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Active Regional Guidelines Standard

International medical criteria & SI Metric protocols standard.

Region:Middle East & North Africa (MENA)
Units:Metric (SI)

MELD Score

Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD-Na)

MELD-Na Score
8Points
1.9% 3-month mortality

Interpretation

MELD usually ranges from 6 to 40. Higher values indicate higher 3-month mortality and prioritize liver transplantation waitlists.

Mathematical Metric

MELD Score predicting 3-month mortality

Evidence & Lit

References: Kamath PS, et al. A model to predict survival in patients with end-stage liver disease. Biggins SW, et al. Evidence-based incorporation of serum sodium concentration into MELD.