Lunch and Learn 1

Monday July 02, 2018 from 13:30 to 14:15

Room: Retiro Room (located next to the exhibit room)

350.2 Significance of sarcopenia in liver transplantation

Toshimi Kaido, Japan

Kyoto University

Overview

Sarcopenia is characterized by muscle mass depletion and decrease in muscle power or physical activity. In this Lunch & Learn Session, I would like to talk about evaluation of sarcopenia and the impact of pre-transplant sarcopenia on survival after liver transplantation. Moreover, I would like to introduce our new selection criteria for liver transplantation considering sarcopenia.

Objectives

To learn evaluation and significance of sarcopenia in liver transplantation

Presentations by Toshimi Kaido



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