Are sarcopenia, frailty and malnutrition prognostic markers of liver disease decompensation in the ambulatory setting? - A prospective cohort study.

In this study, muscle strength was lower in the group of patients with cirrhosis who presented a liver-related event. Handgrip strength might be a promising tool in the ambulatory setting to identify patients at risk of liver decompensation and liver-related death in the short term.