Frailty is a syndrome characterized by the decline in the physiologic reserve and function of
several systems, leading to increased vulnerability and adverse health outcomes. While …

Frailty corresponds to an emerging construct in the hepatology which is originally introduced
as a validated geriatric syndrome regarding increased vulnerability to pathophysiological …

METHODS: We prospectively enrolled 294 subjects with Child AB (70% Child A) cirrhosis
and portal hypertension without previous HE from July 2016 to August 2018. The primary …

Background & Aims Falls are a devastating complication of cirrhosis. The risk of falls in
patients without hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is unclear. Further, bedside tools for …

Background Frailty is an important contributor to morbidity and mortality in chronic liver
disease. Understanding the contributors to frailty has the potential to identify individuals at …

Introduction Balance decrements and increased fall risk in older cancer survivors have been
attributed to chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). Cognition is also affected …

Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is associated with mild cognitive impairment and
frailty. This study aims to identify cognitive and motor differences in cirrhotic patients with …

Background Health literacy is a concept that refers to patients' ability to manage their
disease and the health system's ability to guarantee access to services. There is evidence …

Physical frailty and impaired cognition are common in patients with cirrhosis. Physical frailty
can be assessed using performance‐based tests, but the extent to which impaired cognition …

Background: Stratifying patients with liver cirrhosis for risk of rehospitalization is challenging
with established scoring systems for chronic liver disease. Frailty captures the physical …