UKELD Score

The United Kingdom Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (UKELD) predicts prognosis in chronic liver disease and can be used to prioritize for liver transplantation

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The United Kingdom Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (UKELD) is a scoring system which can be used to predict the prognosis of patients with chronic liver disease. In the United Kingdom, it is used to determine whether a patient required liver transplantation. It was originally derived in 2008 from the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score, incorporating the serum sodium level.

References

Asrani, S.K., Kim, W.R.

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology 2010, 26 (3): 209-13

Cholongitas, E., Germani, G., Burroughs, A.K.

Nature Reviews. Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2010, 7 (12): 659-68

Neuberger J, Gimson A, Davies M, Akyol M, O'Grady J, Burroughs A, Hudson M.

Gut 2008, 57 (2): 252-7

Submitted by Harry Zacharias, BSc.

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About

The United Kingdom Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (UKELD) is a scoring system which can be used to predict the prognosis of patients with chronic liver disease. In the United Kingdom, it is used to determine whether a patient required liver transplantation. It was originally derived in 2008 from the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score, incorporating the serum sodium level.

References

Asrani, S.K., Kim, W.R.

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology 2010, 26 (3): 209-13

Cholongitas, E., Germani, G., Burroughs, A.K.

Nature Reviews. Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2010, 7 (12): 659-68

Neuberger J, Gimson A, Davies M, Akyol M, O'Grady J, Burroughs A, Hudson M.

Gut 2008, 57 (2): 252-7

Submitted by Harry Zacharias, BSc.

The UKELD Score calculator is created by QxMD.
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