Prehabilitation program reduces death risk for frail transplant candidates (opens in a new tab)

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Prehabilitation program reduces death risk for frail transplant candidates

news-medical.net · 2026-10-21

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Personalized Prehabilitation: A Pathway to Improved Frailty Metrics and Survival in Liver Transplant Candidates
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Claim 1 of 4Not checkedPatients whose frailty score improved by 0.4 points or more had a roughly 50% lower risk of dying while waiting for a transplant.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 4Not checkedA new study from Northwestern Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh suggests that frailty can be significantly improved with a personalized, physician-led fitness program for transplant candidates.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 4Not checkedMore than 350 liver transplant candidates participated in a highly individualized workout and nutrition program, and nearly two-thirds of patients who attended at least three program visits lowered their frailty score by an average of nearly 0.4 points.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 4Not checkedThe study is titled 'Personalized Prehabilitation: A Pathway to Improved Frailty Metrics and Survival in Liver Transplant Candidates' and is scheduled to publish in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology on Oct. 21.View evidenceHide evidence

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