Upper thigh skeletal muscle index predicts outcomes in liver transplant recipients

PURPOSE: The skeletal muscle index (SMI) at the L3 level is widely used to diagnose sarcopenia. The upper thigh (UT) also reflects changes in whole-body muscle mass, but no study has examined this using the UT to diagnose sarcopenia in liver transplantation (LT). This study aimed to determine an opt...

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Autores principales: Lim, Manuel, Kim, Jong Man, Yang, Jaehun, Kwon, Jieun, Kim, Kyeong Deok, Jeong, Eun Sung, Rhu, Jinsoo, Choi, Gyu-Seong, Joh, Jae-Won, Lee, Suk-Koo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Surgical Society 2023
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10613820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37908380
http://dx.doi.org/10.4174/astr.2023.105.4.219

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10613820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37908380
http://dx.doi.org/10.4174/astr.2023.105.4.219

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