Frailty and the Burden of Concurrent and Incident Disability in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Prospective Cohort Study
Jennifer C. Lai, Jennifer L. Dodge, Charles E. McCulloch, Kenneth E. Covinsky, Jonathan P. Singer – 31 October 2019 – Frailty results from the chronic effects of malnutrition and muscle wasting in patients with cirrhosis. It is well‐established that frailty is strongly associated with mortality in this population. However, little is known of its relationship with physical disability, a critical patient‐centered outcome.