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Impact of Morbid Obesity on Liver Transplant Candidacy and Outcomes: National and Regional Trends

Navpreet Kaur, Juliet Emamaullee, Tiffany Lian, Mary Lo, Philip B. Ender, Jeffrey Kahn, Linda Sher

Transplantation · 2020 · 21 citations · 22 references

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Abstract

While BMI ≥45 is associated with modestly lower patient survival, careful selection may equalize these numbers.

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Morbid obesity rates continue to rise rapidly in the United States

R Sturm, A. Hattori · International Journal of Obesity · 2012 · 619 citations · Full text

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Changes in the Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis, and Alcoholic Liver Disease Among Patients With Cirrhosis or Liver Failure on the Waitlist for Liver Transplantation

David S. Goldberg, Ivo Ditah, Kia Saeian et al. · Gastroenterology · 2017 · 593 citations · Full text

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NASH Leading Cause of Liver Transplant in Women: Updated Analysis of Indications For Liver Transplant and Ethnic and Gender Variances

Mazen Noureddin, Aarshi Vipani, Catherine Bresee et al. · The American Journal of Gastroenterology · 2018 · 561 citations · Full text

Obesity and its effect on survival in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation in the United States

Satheesh Nair, Sumita Verma, Paul J. Thuluvath · Hepatology · 2002 · 417 citations · Full text

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Inclusion of Sarcopenia Within MELD (MELD-Sarcopenia) and the Prediction of Mortality in Patients With Cirrhosis

Aldo J. Montaño‐Loza, Andrés Duarte‐Rojo, Judith Meza–Junco et al. · Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology · 2015 · 345 citations · Full text