Fat mass: a novel digital biomarker for remote monitoring that may indicate risk for malnutrition and new complications in decompensated cirrhosis

Abstract Background Cirrhosis is associated with sarcopaenia and fat wasting, which drive decompensation and mortality. Currently, nutritional status, through body composition assessment, is not routinely monitored in outpatients. Given the deleterious outcomes associated with poor nutrition in deco...

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Main Authors: K. Gananandan, V. Thomas, W. L. Woo, R. Boddu, R. Kumar, M. Raja, A. Balaji, K. Kazankov, R. P. Mookerjee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-023-02288-z