The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD)formula is used to calculate risk of 3-month mortality in patients 12 years old or older.What criteria is part of the MELD formula?

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The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD)formula is used in all U.S.transplant centers to calculate the risk of 3-month mortality in patients 12 years old or older.The MELD objective criteria include serum total bilirubin,serum creatinine,prothrombin time,international normalized ratio,and whether the patient has undergone hemodialysis at least twice in the past 2 weeks.Patients who have hepatocellular carcinoma that meet specific tumor criteria are automatically given a MELD score of 22 because the risk of metastasis outside the liver within 3 months is high.Once metastasis occurs,the patient is no longer deemed a transplant candidate.Intractable pruritus and number of hours to live are not part of the MELD formula.

The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD)formula Is Used to Calculate