Prehabilitation-Driven Changes in Frailty Metrics Predict Mortality in Patients With Advanced Liver Disease.

Fei-Pi LinJacqueline M VisinaPamela M BloomerMichael A DunnDeborah A JosbenoXingyu ZhangAna Clemente-SanchezAmit D TevarChristopher B HughesJohn M JakicicAndrés Duarte-Rojo

Published in: The American journal of gastroenterology (2021)

Prehabilitation improves frailty metrics in LT candidates and is associated with a survival advantage. Our findings provide a framework for the standardized prehabilitation program in LT candidates while prioritizing compliance, adherence, and on-training LFI goal accomplishment.

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