Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (Combined MELD) - MDCalc
The MELD Score helps to estimate prognosis for patients with end-stage liver disease, and is used to prioritize transplant recipients. Consider referral to hepatologist or liver transplant …
MELD Score: Calculating & Interpreting Results - Cleveland Clinic
Mar 14, 2025 · Your MELD score (Model for End-Stage Liver Disease) is a numerical formula that helps your healthcare provider calculate how soon you need a liver transplant.
MELD (model for end-stage liver disease) score - Mayo Clinic
Oct 28, 2025 · The MELD score helps healthcare professionals predict how likely it is that someone with liver disease will die while waiting for a liver transplant. This is known as …
medcalculators | MELD 3.0
Introduction: The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) is a prognostic score to measure the severity of liver failure and thus to estimate short term survival in patients with chronic liver …
Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) - UpToDate
Oct 29, 2024 · This topic will review the use, impact, refinements, and limitations of the MELD score, particularly with regard to its use in allocating organs for liver transplantation.
MELD Score: Uses, Side Effects, Procedure, Results
Oct 19, 2025 · A MELD score, short for Model for End-Stage Liver Disease, can provide important information about liver failure prognosis and inform decisions about liver transplant. It is based …
Model for End-Stage Liver Disease - Wikipedia
MELD was originally developed at the Mayo Clinic by Dr. Patrick Kamath, and at that point was called the "Mayo End-stage Liver Disease" score. It was derived in a series of patients …
Understanding Your MELD Score for Liver Transplant - UPMC
If you are a candidate for a liver transplant, a MELD score helps determine how urgently you need a transplant. It is used to determine your status on the deceased-donor liver waiting list.
What Are the MELD and Child-Pugh Scores for Liver Disease? - WebMD
Oct 12, 2024 · MELD and Child-Pugh scores measure how serious your liver disease is. If you’re an adult with liver disease that may call for a transplant, your MELD score helps to tell how …
MELD Score (Model for End-Stage Liver Disease) - Kaiser Permanente
Oct 19, 2024 · Learn about a MELD score (Model for End-Stage Liver Disease). Find out why a MELD score is done and how your doctor finds your MELD score.