Nutrition and rehabilitation for sarcopenia in lung transplantation

Abstract

The concept of sarcopenia has been recently introduced into the field of lung transplantation. In lung transplant recipients as well as patients on the waiting list for lung transplantation, there are many patients who meet the criteria of sarcopenia. Because of the poor outcomes in sarcopenic patients, measures should be taken, such as nutritional support and rehabilitation therapy in order to prevent various potentially lethal complications. We provide some data on patients undergoing lung transplantation as well as those awaiting lung transplantation in our institution.