Sarcopenia and frailty combined increases the risk of mortality in patients with decompensated cirrhosis

• Main Authors: Gaoyue Guo (Author), Chaoqun Li (Author), Yangyang Hui (Author), Lihong Mao (Author), Mingyu Sun (Author), Yifan Li (Author), Wanting Yang (Author), Xiaoyu Wang (Author), Zihan Yu (Author), Xiaofei Fan (Author), Kui Jiang (Author), Chao Sun (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Both sarcopenia and frailty are prevalent in patients with decompensated cirrhosis and associated with negative outcomes. However, few studies investigated the impact of their coexistence on mortality. We aimed to evaluate the role of sarcopenia and frailty on survival in a cohort of hos...