Comparing the performance of 3 sarcopenia definitions for predicting adverse events prior to liver transplant
Sarcopenia in patients undergoing LT evaluation is prevalent. EWGSOP criteria appear to offer no advantage over CT-only criteria in identifying patients at increased risk of adverse LT outcomes. Bedside measures of muscle function may be of benefit in tracking the effectiveness of interventions targeting sarcopenia.
Authors
- Heidi E. Johnston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5332-6520)
- Yanyan Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6942-7120)
- Aaron P. Thrift (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0084-5308)
- Tahnie G. Takefala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2374-459X)
- Graeme A. Macdonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0929-110X)
- Ingrid J. Hickman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3205-9165)
- Hannah L. Mayr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7356-653X)
- Melita Andelkovic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6050-8381)
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Princess Alexandra Hospital (AU)
- Metro South Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hepatology Communications
- Published
- 2025-05-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/hc9.0000000000000701
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00