Dorsal muscle group area and surgical outcomes in liver transplantation

Introduction Better measures of liver transplant risk stratification are needed. Our previous work noted a strong relationship between psoas muscle area and survival following liver transplantation. The dorsal muscle group is easier to measure, but it is unclear if they are also correlated with surg...

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Published in:Clinical transplantation 2014-10, Vol.28 (10), p.1092-1098
Main Authors: Lee, Christopher S., Cron, David C., Terjimanian, Michael N., Canvasser, Leah D., Mazurek, Alyssa A., Vonfoerster, Ellen, Tishberg, Lindsay M., Underwood, Patrick W., Chang, Eric T., Wang, Stewart C., Sonnenday, Christopher J., Englesbe, Michael J.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Cross-Sectional Studies
dorsal muscle group
end-stage liver disease
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Liver Diseases - physiopathology
Liver Diseases - surgery
liver transplant
Liver Transplantation - adverse effects
Male
Middle Aged
morphometric measure
Postoperative Complications
Prognosis
psoas muscle
Psoas Muscles - physiopathology
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
risk stratification
sarcopenia
surgical outcome
Survival Rate
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Summary:Introduction Better measures of liver transplant risk stratification are needed. Our previous work noted a strong relationship between psoas muscle area and survival following liver transplantation. The dorsal muscle group is easier to measure, but it is unclear if they are also correlated with surgical outcomes. Methods Our study population included liver transplant recipients with a preoperative CT scan. Cross‐sectional areas of the dorsal muscle group at the T12 vertebral level were measured. The primary outcomes for this study were one‐ and five‐yr mortality and one‐yr complications. The relationship between dorsal muscle group area and post‐transplantation outcome was assessed using univariate and multivariate techniques. Results Dorsal muscle group area measurements were strongly associated with psoas area (r = 0.72; p 
ISSN:0902-0063
1399-0012
DOI:10.1111/ctr.12422