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Radiological assessment of skeletal muscle index and myosteatosis and their impact postoperative outcomes after liver transplantation Cover

Radiological assessment of skeletal muscle index and myosteatosis and their impact postoperative outcomes after liver transplantation

Radiology and Oncology
Volume 57 (2023): Issue 2 (June 2023)
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|Jun 2023

Figures & Tables

FIGURE 1.

Correlation between ascites and skeletal muscle index.
Correlation between ascites and skeletal muscle index.

FIGURE 2.

Scatter diagram showing a positive correlation between the intensive care unit length of stay (days) and skeletal muscle index.
Scatter diagram showing a positive correlation between the intensive care unit length of stay (days) and skeletal muscle index.

Laboratory and clinical data of patients

VariableMinMaxIQRSD95% CI
LowerUpper
BMI153864.77525.1326.74
Waiting time for liver transplantation (days)1691166151.311108.44159.38
Sodium12114764.701136.09137.68
Creatinine416964667.08285.91108.49
Albumin1062107.67431.2833.86
Protein23891211.49465.8069.74
Bilirubin268756107.53551.8388.04
INR141.5021.441.61
MELD score74696.70014.3016.56
ALBI score−401.130.802−1.87−1.60

Aetiology of liver disease and incidence of myosteatosis

Variable Myosteatosis
noyes
Liver failureAlcohol-related3228
Virus-related143
Other4714
χ29.717
Degrees of freedom (Df)2
p0.008
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2023-0025 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
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Language: English
Page range: 168 - 177
Submitted on: Mar 12, 2023
Accepted on: May 16, 2023
Published on: Jun 21, 2023
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year
Keywords:
muscle mass,
liver transplantation,
myosteatosis,
skeletal muscle index,
GLIM score
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Internal medicine,
Haematology, oncology,
Radiology

© 2023 Miha Petric, Taja Jordan, Popuri Karteek, Sabina Licen, Blaz Trotovsek, Ales Tomazic, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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