Frailty has emerged as a pivotal determinant of post-liver transplant(LT)outcomes,yet its integration into clinical practice remains inconsistent.Defined by functional impairments and reduced physiologic reserve,frail...
In developed countries,the average life expectancy has been increasing and is now well over 80 years.Increased life expectancy is associated with an increased number of emergency surgical procedures performed in later...
supported by grants from Top Talent Support Program for young and middle-aged people of Wuxi Health Committee(No.BJ2023049,China);Wuxi Social Development Science and Technology Demonstration Project(No.20201003,China).
Sarcopenia and physical deconditioning are common complications in patients with liver cancer,which are frequently caused by insufficient physical activity and poor nutritional status,resulting in physical frailty and...
Sarcopenia reflects patient frailty and should be routinely assessed due to its high prevalence in cirrhotic patients awaiting liver transplants.Pre-transplant nutritional optimization should be tailored for patients ...
Frailty and sarcopenia are frequently observed in patients with end-stage liver disease.Frailty is a complex condition that arises from deteriorations across various physiological systems,including the musculoskeletal...
Objective:To investigate the impact of sarcopenia on the prognosis of frail elderly patients with chronic kidney disease.Methods:A total of 98 elderly frail patients with chronic kidney disease were included in this s...
BACKGROUND The existing literature suggests that exercise for cirrhotic patients is safe and favours significant improvement to their physical capacity.However,exercise training for this population and how to deliver ...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program (No.2022YFC2009600)
Background:Although cancer is a global concern,China has the highest incidence and mortality rates for malignant tumors.The main goals of the present study were to gain a deeper understanding of the current limitation...
This study was carried out in alignment with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the local committee of TJMUGH(No.IRB2023-YX-013-01).
Aim:Sarcopenia,multidimensional frailty,and malnutrition represent common debilitating conditions in the context of cirrhosis,linked to a variety of dismal outcomes.We aimed to clarify their overlap and cumulative imp...
Liver transplantation(LT)is currently the only curative treatment option for selected patients with end stage liver disease or hepatocellular carcinoma.Improving waiting list-mortality,post-transplant morbidity and mo...