This study aimed to investigate whether pretransplant frailty can predict postoperative morbidity and mortality after liver transplantation (LT) in patients with cirrhosis....
We retrospectively reviewed 242 patients who underwent LT between 2018 and 2020 at a tertiary hospital in Korea....
Among them, 189 patients (78.1%) received LT from a living donor. Physical frailty at baseline was assessed by the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), by which patients were categorized into tw...
Assessment of pretransplant frailty, as measured by SPPB, provides important prognostic information for clinical outcomes in cirrhotic patients undergoing LT....
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori,) a genetically diversified bacteria which colonizes human gastric epithelium, is now established causative agent for gastric cancer worldwide. Outer membrane protein (O...
Persons with diabetes are at risk for developing a cardiomyopathy through several pathophysiological mechanisms independent of traditional risk factors for heart failure. Among those with diabetic car...
In this prespecified subgroup analysis of the Aldose Reductase Inhibition for Stabilization of Exercise Capacity in Heart Failure (ARISE-HF) trial, 685 participants with asymptomatic DbCM underwent ba...
The median NT-proBNP was 71 (Q1, Q3: 33, 135) ng/L. No association was observed between NT-proBNP concentrations and echocardiographic parameters of either diastolic or systolic dysfunction including ...
Among patients with subclinical DbCM, elevated NT-proBNP concentrations are associated with worse health status, lower activity levels, and reduced functional capacity, but not with cardiac structural...
ARISE-HF, NCT04083339 Date Registered August 23, 2019....
This study aimed to investigate the effects of low phase angle (PhA) on functional status and discharge disposition during the acute phase in older patients with acute stroke....
We included consecutive patients who experienced acute stroke between October 2021 and December 2022. The exclusion criteria included: age<65 years, admission from other than home, death during hospit...
Ultimately, a total of 205 patients were included in this analysis. More patients in the low PhA group were unable to be independent (27.7% vs. 66.7%, P < 0.001) and were unable to be discharged home ...
Low PhA is a risk factor for low functional status at hospital discharge; it decreases the likelihood of home discharge in older patients with acute stroke....
The European registry for individuals with GSD5 and other muscle glycogenosis (EUROMAC) was launched to register rare muscle glycogenosis in Europe, to facilitate recruitment for research trials and t...
Following the initial report on demographics, neuromuscular features and comorbidity (2020), we here present the data on social participation, previous and current treatments (medication, supplements,...
Of 282 participants with confirmed diagnoses of muscle glycogenosis, 269 had GSD5. Of them 196 (73%) completed all questionnaires; for the others, the data were incomplete. The majority, 180 (67%) wer...
The EUROMAC registry have provided insight into the functional and social status of participants with GSD5: most participants are socially active despite limitations in physical and daily life activit...
Whether functional status is associated with survival to pediatric lung transplant is unknown. We hypothesized that completely dependent functional status at waitlist registration, defined using Lansk...
Retrospective cohort study of pediatric lung transplant registrants utilizing United Network for Organ Sharing's Standard Transplant Analysis and Research files (2005-2020). Primary exposure was compl...
A total of 964 patients were included (63.5% ≥ 12 years, 50.2% cystic fibrosis [CF]). Median waitlist days were 95; 20.1% were removed for death/deterioration and 68.2% for transplant/improvement. Com...
Pediatric lung transplant registrants with the worst functional status had worse pretransplant outcomes, especially for adolescents and CF patients. Functional status at waitlist registration may be a...
Functional status, postural dizziness (PD), and postural hypotension (PH) were important issues in older adults. Only one study on the relationship for the three of them in female was without adjustin...
Based on a stratified randomized cluster sampling, 1361 subjects ≥ 65 years in the community were recruited from Tainan City, Taiwan, from 2000 to 2001. PH was defined as a decrease in systolic/diasto...
After adjusting other variables, ADL disability (OR: 1.84, 95% CI: 1.35-2.51) and IADL disability (OR: 1.62, 95% CI: 1.21-2.17) were associated with PD, but not PH. In male and female subgroups, ADL d...
Impaired functional status, shown using ADLs or IADLs, was positively associated with PD, but not PH in older adults ≥ 65 years. Clinically, it may be important to evaluate PD in older adults with ADL...
To determine if decreases in the Karnofsky Performance Score (KPS) while on the waitlist predict decreased survival after lung transplantation (LTx)....
A retrospective evaluation of the United Network for Organ Sharing database. The KPS was evaluated at the time of listing for transplant and at the time of transplantation. Group I consisted of patien...
Retrospective observational database review....
Adult patients undergoing lung transplantation....
None. Patients were stratified according to a change in their KPS....
Patient and graft survival of patients with decreasing or not decreasing KPS were compared. Of the 27,558 subjects included in the analysis, 17,986 (65%) had worsening KPS, which was associated with w...
Deterioration of KPS on the waiting list for LTx is associated with significantly greater postoperative mortality in patients after LTx. These results should be taken into consideration when allocatin...
Post-COVID fatigue significantly limits recovery and return-to-work in COVID-19 survivors. We aimed to assess the effects of physical exercising on post-COVID-19-symptoms, physical/mental capacities a...
Thirty-two HCWs were enrolled in two groups based on Post-COVID-Functional Scale (PCFS) scores: (1) severe (SSG,...
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Post-COVID exercise intervention improved physical fitness, psychological outcomes and workability in HCWs. Cases with severe fatigue showed higher benefit levels compared to those with mild symptoms....
The present study aimed to assess the functional status of children diagnosed with COVID-19 at the time of hospitalization and the associations with clinical features....
This prospective cohort study was carried out with children diagnosed with COVID-19 admitted to a tertiary hospital. The patients' functioning was assessed using the pediatric Functional Status Scale ...
A total of 62 children with a median age of 3 years old were included in the study, and 70% had some comorbidity prior to the diagnosis of COVID-19. The median length of stay was nine days, during whi...
We observed that more than half of the children hospitalized due to COVID-19 had some level of functional change. Greater alterations in functional status were associated with the presence of previous...
