DIMINISHED HAND GRIP STRENGTH AND CIRRHOSIS: PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS.
Carolina Pretti Tumang de AndradeLara Ferrari DalcumuneNúbia Mesquita FioreseLivia Zardo TrindadeFelipe Bertollo FerreiraMariana Poltronieri PachecoPublished in: Arquivos de gastroenterologia (2023)
In our study, we obtained a diminished HG strength variation of 35-52%, which was related to higher MELD scores, suggesting an association with worse clinical outcomes. Therefore, the presence of reduced muscle strength in cirrhotic patients may be linked to prognostic factors and should be valued as clinical data in the management of these patients.