ArticleClinical transplantation2024
The liver frailty index is a predictor of healthcare utilization after liver transplantation in older adults.
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- AASLD AST Practice Guideline on adult liver transplantation: Candidate evaluation.Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) · 2026Guideline
- Tumor burden and frailty: No association in liver transplantation candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma.Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society · 2026Article
- An Innovative Population Health Tool for Overall Health Status Assessment: Prospective Observational Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Observational
- Challenges in Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Review of Current Controversies.Cancers · 2024Review
- Getting your transplant center ready for prime time: Health care system obstacles to prehabilitation.Clinical liver diseaseReview
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Abstract
backgroundOlder adults have higher healthcare utilization after liver transplantation (LT), yet objective risk stratification tools in this population are lacking. We evaluated the Liver Frailty Index (LFI) as one potential tool.
methodsAmbulatory LT candidates ≥65 years without hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who underwent LT from 1/2012 to 6/2022 at 8 U.S. centers were included. Estimates of the difference in median using quantile regression were used to assess the adjusted association between LFI and hospitalized days within 90 days post-LT.
resultsOf 131 LT recipients, median (interquartile range [IQR]) (1
conclusionAmong older adults undergoing LT, frailty was associated with more hospitalized days within 90 days after LT. The LFI can identify older adults who might benefit from pre-LT or early post-LT programs which may reduce post-LT healthcare utilization, such as early rehabilitation or post-hospital discharge programs.
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