TY  - JOUR
AU  - Wang, Ran
AU  - Guo, Xiaozhong
AU  - Romeiro, Fernando Gomes
AU  - Qi, Xingshun
PY  - 2018
TI  - The optimal imaging diagnostic method of sarcopenia in liver transplantation: an unresolved issue
JF  - AME Medical Journal; Vol 3 (January 2018): Ame Medical Journal
Y2  - 2018
KW  - 
N2  - Liver cirrhosis is the end stage of multiple liver diseases with a high morbidity and mortality. Complications related to cirrhosis, including variceal bleeding, ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and hepatic encephalopathy, have been widely recognized (1-3). However, malnutrition, another common complication, has not been fully recognized in clinical practice. Indeed, classical prognostic models, such as Child-Turcotte-Pugh and model for end-stage liver disease (MELD), are lacking an objective assessment of malnutrition in cirrhotic patients (4-6).
UR  - https://amj.amegroups.org/article/view/4235