Prehabilitation in patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation: protocol of a feasibility study

Introduction Patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation (LT) are often frail, and malnourished. The period of time on the waitlist provides an opportunity to improve their physical fitness. Prehabilitation appears to improve the physical fitness of patients before major surgery. Little i...

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Main Authors: Myriam Martel, Francesco Carli, Chelsia Gillis, Giada Sebastiani, Jeffrey Barkun, Tianyan Chen, Amine Benmassaoud, Olivia Geraci, Rashami Awasthi, Linda Edgar, Amal Bessissow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2024-06-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/6/e081362.full