Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity worsen the prognosis after liver transplantation; however, the assessment of body composition is not yet considered in the evaluation prior to liver transplantation to estimate the risk profile of the recipient. Prehabilitation, which includes the nutritional supplementation and physiotherapy, represents a recent focus of interest in clinical transplantation research. This article gives an overview of the recent knowledge about the role of the musculoadipose status and the available methods for the estimation in the assessment of the recipient's risk profile.
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