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Model for End-Stage Liver Disease
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Model for End-Stage Liver Disease
The
Model for End-Stage Liver Disease
, or
MELD
, is a scoring system for assessing the severity of
chronic liver disease
. It was initially developed to predict mortality within three months of surgery in patients who had undergone a
transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
(TIPS) procedure, and was subsequently found to be useful in determining prognosis and prioritizing for receipt of a
liver transplant
. This score is now used by the
United Network for Organ Sharing
(UNOS) and
Eurotransplant
for prioritizing allocation of
liver transplants
instead of the older
Child-Pugh score
.
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