Gait Speed and Grip Strength Are Associated With Dropping Out of the Liver Transplant Waiting List

摘要

Introduction. Frailty measures can predict perioperative surgical risk in liver transplant patients. The 5-meter walk test (5MWT) and hand grip strength (HGS) are easy and reproducible frailty measures. We hypothesized that they could capture frailty in liver transplant listed patients and would be associated with dropping out of the waiting list.