The role of recipient myosteatosis in graft and patient survival after deceased donor liver transplantation

The role of recipient myosteatosis in graft and patient survival after deceased donor liver transplantation

Abstract Background Myosteatosis is associated with perioperative outcomes in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Here, we investigated the effects of body composition and myosteatosis on long‐term graft and patient survival following OLT. Methods Clinical data from 225 consecutive OLT recipient...

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Main Authors: Zoltan Czigany, Wiebke Kramp, Isabella Lurje, Hannah Miller, Jan Bednarsch, Sven Arke Lang, Tom Florian Ulmer, Philipp Bruners, Pavel Strnad, Christian Trautwein, Martin Wolfgang vonWebsky, Frank Tacke, Ulf Peter Neumann, Georg Lurje
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Subjects:
Liver transplantation
Body composition
Myosteatosis
Sarcopenia
Graft survival
Patient survival
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12669

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https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12669

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