In patients with decompensated cirrhosis, sarcopenia and frailty are prevalent. Although
several definitions exist for these terms, in the field of hepatology, sarcopenia has commonly …

Advances in the surgical and systemic therapeutic landscape of hepatocellular carcinoma
have increased the complexity of patient management. A dynamic adaptation of the …

A consensus conference on frailty in kidney, liver, heart, and lung transplantation sponsored
by the American Society of Transplantation (AST) and endorsed by the American Society of …

Background & Aims Frailty is associated with mortality in patients with cirrhosis. We
measured frailty using 3 simple tests and calculated Liver Frailty Index (LFI) scores for …

Physical inactivity, sarcopenia, and frailty are highly prevalent, independent predictors of
morbidity and mortality in patients with cirrhosis. Across a range of chronic diseases …

Summary In this Expert Opinion, we thoroughly analyse the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer
(BCLC) staging and treatment algorithm for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) that, since …

Frailty has emerged as a powerful predictor of outcomes in patients with cirrhosis and has
inevitably made its way into decision making within liver transplantation. In an effort to …

Objectives Frailty is typically assessed in older populations. Identifying frailty in adults aged
under 60 years may also have value, if it supports the delivery of timely care. We sought to …

Robust physical activity after liver transplantation is an important determinant of longterm
health, similar in its importance to the value of pretransplant activity for withstanding the …

Prognostication of patients with cirrhosis is complex, depending on more than just the
severity of liver disease. Scores such as the model for end‐stage liver disease (MELD) and …