MELD score has been adopted since 2002 for organ allocation to patients listed for liver transplantation in the United States. [30] According to the MELD-based policy, patients with the highest ...

For those with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), indications for liver transplantation include end-stage liver failure (as suggested by a MELD score >16), the onset of liver cancer, intractable symptoms ...

Tapering had no effect on overall survival, nor on Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD ... failure in both groups. The mean MELD scores at day 90 were 16 in the tapering group and 17 in ...