Nutrition
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 398-403, May 2007

Hypermetabolism predicts reduced transplant-free survival independent of MELD and Child-Pugh scores in liver cirrhosis

  • Sachin Mathur, M.B., Ch.B.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    • S.M. is the recipient of a Health Research Council Clinical Training Fellowship and a Foundation New Zealand Research Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
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  • Szelin Peng, M.B., Ch.B.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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  • Edward J. Gane, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • New Zealand Liver Transplant Unit, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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  • John L. McCall, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • New Zealand Liver Transplant Unit, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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  • Lindsay D. Plank, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +64-9-307-4935; fax: +64-9-377-9656.

Received 8 September 2006; accepted 9 February 2007. published online 02 April 2007.

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 Financial support for this study was provided by the Health Research Council of New Zealand.

PII: S0899-9007(07)00024-X

doi:10.1016/j.nut.2007.02.003

Nutrition
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 398-403, May 2007