Abstract:Purpose: This study aimed at assessment of respiratory muscle performance (RMP), functional capacity (FC), feeling of fatigue, and quality of life (QOL) in liver transplant candidates and to correlate these variables with each other and with the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD). Methods: A prospective study carried out from January/2008 to June/2009 including 130 liver transplant candidates on waiting–list at the São Paulo Health Transplant System, followed at the Unit of Liver Transplantation - Unicam… Show more
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