Is Physical Exercise Harmful to Liver Transplantation Recipients? Review of Literature

Publication date: Available online 30 December 2015 Source:Cirugía Española (English Edition) Author(s): Diego Moya-Nájera, Sebastien Borreani, Ángel Moya-Herraiz, Joaquin Calatayud, Rafael López-Andújar, Juan Carlos Colado Liver transplantation is a treatment that significantly improves the patients’ quality of life. However, we should be more ambitious and seek an improvement in their fitness through training protocols allowing them to fully return to daily activities. English and Spanish-language articles on PubMed and the Cochrane Library were searched until 2014. Articles were reviewed by 2 of the authors to determine if they were suitable for inclusion. It is shown a compilation of studies that included patients who have participated in aerobic, strength, or both combined training programmes, without implying a risk for the graft function. There is a lack of studies with high scientific evidence that establish a proper exercise programme methodology, supervised by specialists in physical activity and sports.
Source: Cirugia Espanola - Category: Surgery Source Type: research