Ability of the Short Physical Performance Battery Frailty Index to Predict Mortality and Hospital Readmission in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis.
Mervat Essam BehirySherif MogawerAhmed YamanyMaha RakhaRana AwadNahla EmadYasmine AbdelfatahPublished in: International journal of hepatology (2019)
SPPB could be a screening tool used to detect frailty and excelled over traditional scores as a predictor of death. A low SPPB frailty score among hospitalised patients with cirrhosis is associated with poor outcomes.