New Scanographic Index for the Detection of Frailty in Patients with Cirrhosis with a Prognostic Impact.

Background: Frailty is linked to an increased incidence of hepatic decompensation and mortality in cirrhosis. The aim of our study was to identify a novel scanographic score that predicts frailty and its impact in cirrhosis.

Methods: This study included 51 patients with cirrhosis.

Perception and Attitude of Lebanese IBD Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Objective: The emergence of the COVID pandemic affected daily living and healthcare access of IBD patients, due to delays of elective procedures and in-hospital treatments. Our aim is to determine the repercussions of the pandemic on the daily habits of IBD patients and on their compliance to follow-up and treatment.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study.

Prevalence and pattern of comorbidities in chronic rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: the COMORD study.

Increased risk of comorbidities has been reported in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (RMD). We aimed to evaluate the prevalence and pattern of comorbidities in RMD patients nationwide, to identify multimorbidity clusters and to evaluate the gap between recommendations and real screening. Cross-sectional, multicentric nationwide study.