The impact of age and frailty on hospitalization and survival in older liver transplant recipients: a longitudinal cohort study
Frailty, rather than age, emerges as a key predictor of mortality in liver transplant candidates. Further research is needed to validate these findings and enhance frailty assessment, ultimately improving candidate selection for transplantation.
Authors
- Maria Devita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5899-8000)
- Carlotta Campodall’Orto
- Patrizia Burra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8791-191X)
- Umberto Cillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2310-0245)
- Marta Tonon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8913-0992)
- Giuseppe Sergi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9757-856X)
- Marco Rossato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4327-2500)
- Matteo Valenti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7645-9176)
- Chiara Curreri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9157-2490)
- Chiara Ceolin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5064-1672)
- Marina De Rui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4966-1312)
- Martina Gambato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0101-1938)
- Jessica Vanin
- Paolo Angeli
Institutions
- University of Padua (IT)
- Stockholm University (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Aging
- Published
- 2025-04-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fragi.2025.1539688
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.93