Alcohol-associated liver disease increases the risk of muscle loss and mortality in patients with cirrhosis

• DOI: 10.1007/s00535-024-02137-4
• Publication Date: 2024-07-28T08:01:27Z
• Authors: Tatsunori Hanai; Kayoko Nishimura; Shinji Unome; Takao Miwa; Yuki Nakahata; Kenji Imai; Atsushi Suetsugu; Koji Takai; Masahito Shimizu
• Keywords: Colorectal Surgery; Surgical oncology; Liver disease

Rapid skeletal muscle loss adversely affects the clinical outcomes of liver cirrhosis. However, relationships between annual changes in area (ΔSMA/year) and etiology cirrhosis, factors associated with loss, risk mortality remains unclear.