Use of skeletal muscle index as a predictor of short-term mortality in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure

Abstract Sarcopenia is a well-recognized factor affecting the prognosis of chronic liver disease, but its impact on acute decompensation underlying chronic liver disease is unknown. This study evaluated the impact of sarcopenia on short-term mortality in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure...

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Main Authors: Tongzeng Li, Manman Xu, Ming Kong, Wenyan Song, Zhongping Duan, Yu Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92087-1