Malnutrition is a common feature of chronic liver diseases that is often associated with a
poor prognosis including worsening of clinical outcome, neuropsychiatric complications as …

Protein-energy malnourishment is commonly encountered in patients with end-stage liver
disease who undergo liver transplantation. Malnutrition may further increase morbidity …

Background Altered aerobic capacity and muscular strength among patients suffering from
cirrhosis are poor prognosis factors of the overall survival after liver transplantation (LT). A …

The metabolic syndrome (MS), which includes obesity, dyslipidaemia, hypertension and
hyperglycaemia according to the most widely accepted definitions now used, is one of the …

OBJECTIVE: Infectious complications, including sepsis, that often occur after liver
transplantation (LT) comprise the most frequent causes of in-hospital death. This study …

Managing malnutrition before liver transplantation (LTx) while on the waiting list and,
excessive weight gain/metabolic disturbances in post-surgery are still a challenge in LTx …

Metabolic complications affect over 50% of solid organ transplant recipients. These include
posttransplant diabetes, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, dyslipidemia, and obesity …

Metabolic syndrome (MS) is an established risk factor for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular
disease that affects 20-30% of the adult population in the western world, correlating with …

Background Obesity is common after solid organ transplantation and is associated with
worse transplantation-related outcomes. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) may be …

Liver transplantation (LT) recipients have experienced a significant improvement in short‐
term survival during the past 3 decades attributed to advancements in surgical techniques …