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28305

Description

"The MELD (Model for End-Stage Liver Disease) scale is a reliable measure of mortality risk in patients with end-stage liver diseaseand suitable for use as a disease severity index to determine organ allocation priorities." Reference: Kamath, P. S., Wiesner, R. H., Malinchoc, M., Kremers, W., Therneau, T. M., Kosberg, C. L., ... & Kim, W. (2001). A model to predict survival in patients with end‐stage liver disease. Hepatology, 33(2), 464-470. Wiesner, R., Edwards, E., Freeman, R., Harper, A., Kim, R., Kamath, P., ... & Wolfe, R. A. (2003). Model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) and allocation of donor livers. Gastroenterology, 124(1), 91-96.

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Copyright Holder

P. S. Kamath; R. H. Wiesner; M. Malinchoc; W. Kremers; T. M. Therneau; C. L. Kosberg; G. D'Amico; E. R. Dickson; W. R. Kim

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January 3, 2018

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MELD score

MELD score

  1. StudyEvent: ODM
    1. MELD score
MELD score
Description

MELD score

Serum creatinine
Description

Serum creatinine

Data type

float

Measurement units
  • mg/dL
mg/dL
Serum bilirubin
Description

Serum bilirubin

Data type

float

Measurement units
  • mg/dL
mg/dL
INR
Description

International Normalized Ratio

Data type

float

MELD score
Description

3.8*ln(bilirubin[mg/dL]) + 11.2*ln(INR) + 9.6*ln(creatinine [mg/dL]) + 6.4. The score is rounded to the nearest integer.

Data type

integer

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MELD score

  1. StudyEvent: ODM
    1. MELD score
Name
Type
Description | Question | Decode (Coded Value)
Data type
Alias
Item Group
MELD score
Serum creatinine
Item
Serum creatinine
float
Serum bilirubin
Item
Serum bilirubin
float
International Normalized Ratio
Item
INR
float
MELD score
Item
MELD score
integer

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