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Association of sex‐specific donor skeletal muscle index with surgical outcomes in living donor liver transplantation recipients

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A recent study reported a correlation between the muscle mass of male donors and graft failure in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) recipients. We investigated the association of sex‐specific donor… Click to show full abstract

A recent study reported a correlation between the muscle mass of male donors and graft failure in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) recipients. We investigated the association of sex‐specific donor skeletal muscle index (SMI) with mortality and graft failure in LDLT recipients.

Keywords: muscle; sex specific; association sex; donor liver; liver transplantation; living donor

Journal Title: Liver International
Year Published: 2022

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