Low muscle mass in intestinal transplant recipients: Prevalence, outcomes, and longitudinal analysis of body composition
Pre-TX LMM is common in ITX patients but does not significantly impact long-term survival or body composition post-transplant. Thus, LMM alone may not be a contraindication for ITX, and muscle mass remained relatively stable over the follow-up period.
Authors
- Mihai Oltean (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3783-5207)
- William Bennet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4871-8842)
- Saifullah Khan Khalil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3244-1700)
- Jonas Varkey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3499-7051)
- Antal Bajor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6580-2691)
- Kirsten Mehlig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2653-0734)
- Markus Gäbel
Institutions
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- Södra Älvsborg Hospital (SE)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
- Published
- 2025-05-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2025.05.035
- Primary Topic
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Göteborgs Läkaresällskap
- Bengt Ihres Foundation