Hepatology

MELD Score

Severity of end-stage liver disease.

Education and reference only. Not a substitute for clinical judgement, local policy or product labelling. Always verify before clinical use. Values are calculated in your browser and never stored.

When to use

Use to quantify the severity of chronic liver disease, e.g. for transplant prioritisation and prognosis.

Why use

It is a validated, objective measure of liver-disease severity.

Critical actions

Bilirubin and creatinine in mg/dL. Creatinine is capped at 4.0; minimum value of 1.0 is used for each. This is the original MELD; MELD-Na and MELD 3.0 add further adjustments.

Evidence & references

Kamath PS et al. A model to predict survival in patients with end-stage liver disease. Hepatology. 2001.

About the creator

Kamath PS et al.

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