Sara Brown, Brooks Richardson, Erin Bouquet, Elise Reid, Evan Mercer, Michael Goncalves, Ashley Spann, Jeffrey Annis, Evan Brittain, Anthony Dreher, Sophoclis Alexopoulos, James C Slaughter, Heidi J Silver, Manhal Izzy
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Sarcopenia has significant burden in cirrhosis and has been shown to worsen short-term post-liver transplantation (LT). This study aims to evaluate the long-term change in sarcopenia post-LT along with its associations and predictors. METHODS: A retrospective study of adult patients who underwent LT at a tertiary centre between 1/1/2009 and 12/31/2018. Relevant demographic and clinical data were collected. Skeletal muscle index (SMI) was calculated using standard of care computerised tomography (CT) scans pre- and post-LT...
November 2023: JHEP reports: innovation in hepatology