NAFLD and liver transplantation: current burden and expected challenges

R Pais, AS Barritt 4th, Y Calmus, O Scatton, T Runge… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Because of global epidemics of obesity and type 2 diabetes, the prevalence of non-alcoholic
fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing both in Europe and the United States, becoming …

Quality of life after liver transplantation. A systematic review

S Tome, JT Wells, A Said, MR Lucey - Journal of hepatology, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND/AIM: Although many studies have reported significant improvements in
quality of life (QOL) after liver transplantation (LT), consistent data on areas of improvement …

The effect of liver transplantation on fatigue in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis: a prospective study

M Carbone, S Bufton, A Monaco, L Griffiths… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background & Aims The role of liver transplantation (LT) for the relief of fatigue in patients
with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is unclear, and while many centers exclude fatigue as an …

Quality of life and physical activity in liver transplantation patients: results of a case-control study in Italy

D Masala, A Mannocci, B Unim, A Del Cimmuto… - Transplantation …, 2012 - Elsevier
The aim of the study was to assess the quality of life (QOL) and the physical activity of liver
transplant recipients compared with the general population. The case-controlled pilot study …

Preoperative preparation of patients with advanced liver disease

RA Wiklund - Critical care medicine, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Preoperative preparation of patients with advanced liver dis... : Critical Care Medicine
Preoperative preparation of patients with advanced liver disease : Critical Care Medicine SCCM …

Exercise limitation following transplantation

TJ Williams, MJ McKenna - Comprehensive Physiology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Organ transplantation is one of the medical miracles or the 20th century. It has the capacity
to substantially improve exercise performance and quality of life in patients who are severely …

[PDF][PDF] Fatigue is a major problem after liver transplantation

R van den Berg‐Emons, B van Ginneken… - Liver …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Fatigue is often experienced after liver transplantation. The aim of this cross‐sectional study
was to assess the severity of fatigue in liver transplant recipients. In addition, the nature of …

Early survivorship after liver transplantation: a qualitative study identifying challenges in recovery from the patient and caregiver perspective

SR Lieber, HP Kim, L Baldelli, R Nash… - Liver …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Survivorship after liver transplantation (LT) is a novel concept providing a holistic view of the
arduous recovery experienced after transplantation. We explored components of early …

The impact of liver transplantation on the phenotype of primary biliary cirrhosis patients in the UK-PBC cohort

G Pells, GF Mells, M Carbone, JL Newton… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Liver transplantation improves survival in end-stage primary biliary
cirrhosis (PBC), but the benefit for systemic symptoms including fatigue is less clear. The aim …

The Liver Disease Symptom Index 2.0; validation of a disease-specific questionnaire

SM Plas, BE Hansen, JB Boer, T Stijnen… - Quality of Life …, 2004 - Springer
The available liver disease-specific questionnaires do address severity of symptoms but
hardly evaluate how patients experience these specific symptoms during daily activities. The …