More information about this index can be obtained from:
Lai JC, Covinsky KE, Dodge JL, Boscardin WJ, Segev DL, Roberts JP, Feng S. Development of a Novel Frailty Index to Predict Mortality in Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease. Hepatology 2017
Lai JC, Rahimi R, Verna EC, Kappus MR, Dunn MA, McAdams-DeMarco M, Haugen CE, Volk ML, Duarte-Rojo A, Ganger DR, O'leary JG, Dodge JL, Ladner D, Segev D. Frailty Associated With Waitlist Mortality Independent of Ascites and Hepatic Encephalopathy in a Multi-Center Study. Gastroenterology. 2019 Jan. PMID: 30668935
Wang CW, Lebsack A, Chau S, Lai JC. The Range and Reproducibility of the Liver Frailty Index™. Liver Transpl. 2019 Jun;25(6):841-847. PMID: 30884128
Lai JC, Covinsky KE, McCulloch CE, Feng S. The Liver Frailty Index™ Improves Mortality Prediction of the Subjective Clinician Assessment in Patients With Cirrhosis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2018 Feb;113(2):235-242. PMID: 29231189. PMCID: PMC5866923
Lai JC, Segev DL, McCulloch CE, Covinsky KE, Dodge JL, Feng S. Physical frailty after liver transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2018 Aug;18(8):1986-1994. PMID: 29380529. PMCID: PMC6066446
Haugen CE, McAdams-DeMarco M, Holscher CM, Ying H, Gurakar AO, Garonzik-Wang J, Cameron AM, Segev DL, Lai JC. Multicenter Study of Age, Frailty, and Waitlist Mortality Among Liver Transplant Candidates. Ann Surg. 2019 Jan. PMID: 30672803
Haugen CE, McAdams-DeMarco M, Verna EC, Rahimi R, Kappus MR, Dunn MA, Volk ML, Gurakar A, Duarte-Rojo A, Ganger DR, O'Leary JG, Ladner D, Garonzik-Wang J, Segev DL, Lai JC. Association Between Liver Transplant Wait-list Mortality and Frailty Based on Body Mass Index. JAMA Surg. 2019 Sep 11. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.2845. PMID: 31509169
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