Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Frailty improvement linked to survival in liver transplant candidates
Candidates whose frailty score improved by at least 0.4 had about 50% lower mortality than those who did not reach that improvement.Candidates whose frailty score improved by at least 0.4 had about 50% lower mortality than those who did not reach that improvement.
Cohort · 352 peopleInterventions
Who was studied352 liver transplant candidates, against candidates not reaching that improvement
What changedRisk of death was about 50% lower with frailty-score improvements of at least 0.4 than with smaller improvements
The catchOnly 355 candidates attended repeated follow-up visits, restricting who contributed frailty-change data