Prognostication of patients with cirrhosis is complex, depending on more than just the
severity of liver disease. Scores such as the model for end‐stage liver disease (MELD) and …

Immunosuppression strategies that selectively inhibit effector T cells while preserving and
even enhancing CD4+FOXP3+ regulatory T cells (Treg) permit immune self-regulation and …

A consensus conference on frailty in kidney, liver, heart, and lung transplantation sponsored
by the American Society of Transplantation (AST) and endorsed by the American Society of …

Prediction models for post-kidney transplantation mortality have had limited success (C-
statistics≤ 0.70). Adding objective measures of potentially modifiable factors may improve …

Background Frailty predicts adverse post-kidney transplant (KT) outcomes, yet the impact of
frailty assessment on center-level outcomes remains unclear. We sought to test whether …

Background & aims There is no “gold standard” tool for the assessment of frailty in cirrhosis.
This study compares Liver Frailty Index (LFI), Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) …

Frailty, characterized by a decreased physiological reserve and an increased vulnerability to
stressors, is common among kidney transplant (KT) candidates and recipients. In this review …

Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for most of the patients with end-stage renal
disease (ESRD). It improves quality of life, life expectancy, and has a lower financial burden …

The syndrome of frailty for patients undergoing heart or lung transplantation has been a
recent focus for perioperative clinicians because of its association with postoperative …

Objective To assess frailty, a measure of physiologic declines in multiple organ systems, in
children with chronic liver disease using a novel pediatric frailty tool. Study design We …