A223 THE CHAIR STAND TEST IS A RELIABLE FRAILTY METRIC FOR PREDICTING WAITLIST MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH CIRRHOSIS

BACKGROUND: Frailty is defined as a clinical state of increased vulnerability to health and age associated stressors. The liver frailty index (LFI), composed of grip strength, chair stand and balance testing, is an accepted predictor of morbidity and mortality in cirrhosis. With the need for COVID-1...

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Autores principales: Nguyen, V V, Wang, S, Whitlock, R, Xu, C, Taneja, S, Singh, S, Abraldes, J, Burak, K, Bailey, R, Lai, J, Tandon, P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8859355/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jcag/gwab049.222

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