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Publication Name World Journal of Transplantation
Manuscript ID 74772
Country/Territory Australia
Category Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type Retrospective Study
Article Title Reduced upper limb lean mass on dual energy X-ray absorptiometry predicts adverse outcomes in male liver transplant recipients
Manuscript Source Invited Manuscript
All Author List Penelope Hey, Rudolf Hoermann, Paul Gow, Timothy P Hanrahan, Adam G Testro, Ross Apostolov and Marie Sinclair
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Corresponding Author Penelope Hey, FRACP, MBBS, Research Fellow, Staff Physician, Liver Transplant Unit, Austin Health, 145 Studley Road, Heidelberg 3084, Australia. penny.hey@austin.org.au
Key Words Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; Sarcopenia; Body composition; Liver transplantation; Survival
Core Tip Pre-transplant sarcopenia as measured by single-slice computed tomography has prognostic value in predicting outcomes in liver transplant recipients. In this retrospective study, we explore the association of pre-transplant dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) body composition analysis with early post-transplant outcomes. Low upper limb lean mass (LM) was a predictor of 180-d post-transplant bacterial infections and longer hospital and intensive care length of stay in men but not women. Upper limb LM was superior to other measures of LM including appendicular LM in predicting adverse outcomes. There was no association between pre-transplant body composition and post-transplant mortality, graft failure or early acute cellular rejection. In conclusion, pre-transplant sarcopenia is associated with adverse outcomes in men after liver transplantation. Upper limb LM provides a novel measure of muscle mass that is superior to other measures of LM on DEXA in predicting early post-transplant outcomes.
Citation Hey P, Hoermann R, Gow P, Hanrahan TP, Testro AG, Apostolov R, Sinclair M. Reduced upper limb lean mass on dual energy X-ray absorptiometry predicts adverse outcomes in male liver transplant recipients. World J Transplant 2022; 12(6): 120-130
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ISSN 2220-3230 (online)
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