Incorporation of frailty estimated by gait speed within MELD-Na and the predictive potential for mortality in cirrhosis.

You DengLin LinXiaofei FanBinxin CuiLijun HouTianming ZhaoJunjie HouLihong MaoXiaoyu WangWei ZhaoBangmao WangQingxiang YuChao Sun

Published in: Therapeutic advances in chronic disease (2020)

In cirrhotic patients, 5GMS is an independent risk factor of mortality. Modification of MELD-Na to include frailty estimated by low 5GMS is related to improved prognostication of mortality.

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