Frailty as a predictive factor for survival after liver transplantation, especially for patients with MELD≤15-a prospective study.

Christian G KleinEugen MalamutmannJenny LatuskeSefik TagayNora DörriMartin TeufelAndreas PaulArzu Oezcelik

Published in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2021)

The addition of frailty assessment can be beneficial for predicting mortality after liver transplantation, especially in patients with low MELD score. Frail patients on the waitlist have significant risk for mortality even with low MELD score.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
cardiovascular events
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
risk factors
peritoneal dialysis
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
coronary artery disease