Son Seong Wan, Song Do Seon, Chang U Im, Yang Jin Mo
Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea.
Life (Basel). 2021 Apr 16;11(4):349. doi: 10.3390/life11040349.
Sarcopenia, which is characterized by decline in muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical performance, is common in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) and is associated with poor clinical outcomes. Several consensus definitions for community-dwelling elderly people have been proposed, and these recommend the use of various tools and tests to assess muscle properties and performance. These measurement tools have also been applied in patients with CLD and have been useful for predicting prognosis. However, sarcopenia and its diagnostic criteria specific to patients with CLD have not yet been clearly defined. In addition, fluid retention and body composition should be considered when sarcopenia is assessed in patients with CLD. This review aims to introduce definitions of sarcopenia and diagnostic tools used in patients with CLD.
肌肉减少症的特征是肌肉质量、肌肉力量和身体机能下降,在慢性肝病(CLD)患者中很常见,并且与不良临床结局相关。针对社区居住老年人已经提出了几种共识定义,这些定义推荐使用各种工具和测试来评估肌肉特性和机能。这些测量工具也已应用于CLD患者,并有助于预测预后。然而,CLD患者特有的肌肉减少症及其诊断标准尚未明确界定。此外,在评估CLD患者的肌肉减少症时,应考虑液体潴留和身体成分。本综述旨在介绍CLD患者中肌肉减少症的定义和诊断工具。