Proposal for new selection criteria considering pre-transplant muscularity and visceral adiposity in living donor liver transplantation.

Yuhei HamaguchiToshimi KaidoShinya OkumuraAtsushi KobayashiHisaya ShiraiSiyuan YaoShintaro YagiNaoko KamoHideaki OkajimaShinji Uemoto

Published in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2018)

Using cut-off values determined from healthy donors, we have established new selection criteria for LDLT including body composition, which should improve post-transplant outcomes.

Keyphrases

body composition
resistance training
insulin resistance
bone mineral density
type diabetes
adipose tissue
kidney transplantation
weight gain
postmenopausal women
weight loss
high intensity