MELD scores range from 6 to 40, with higher scores indicating a higher risk of waitlist mortality and increased urgency for transplant, and Kwong noted that the median MELD score for women was ...

Transplant rates and waitlist dropouts for women are now similar to those for men, yet some disparities still exist.

The Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) score—derived from serum total bilirubin and creatinine levels, plus the international normalized ratio—is commonly used in the US to assess ...

70.5 ± 18.9 120.7 ± 30.6 200.3 ± 40.2 MELD score 25.1 ± 4.8 37.3 ± 3.5 45.2 ± 4.2 Age (years) 45.3 ± 15.8 44.3 ± 14.2 44.6 ± 15.4 Etiology (viral/alcoholic) 51/40 149/4 55/1 Bilirubin ...