The Liver Transplant Comorbidity Index (LTCI): A composite index of ambulatory pre-LT factors to identify patients at increased risk of post-LT mortality

The LTCI, comprising 5 pretransplant clinical parameters, effectively identifies patients at increased risk of posttransplant mortality. By integrating frailty in the context of other comorbidities, the LTCI can help providers better weigh the relative transplant risks and benefits and standardize the selection of transplant candidates.