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Early identification of physical frailty in the liver transplantation clinical pathway is essential for targeted interventions.
Clinicians should implement screening tools for frailty in liver transplant candidates to tailor interventions.
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Therefore, it is essential that physical frailty is identified early in the LT clinical pathway to provide targeted nutritional and individualized exercise interventions.
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Physical Frailty and Sarcopenia in Liver Transplantation: How Should They Be Assessed and Addressed?
Chiemelie Ngonadi et al. · Transplantation · 2025
DOI 10.1097/tp.0000000000005519
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