Why 3.0? Since 2002 MELD scores have been used to prioritize patients with chronic liver disease for transplantation depending on medical urgency or the risk of mortality without transplant.

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 ...

Since the introduction in 2002 of the Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD), which places a high value on serum creatinine levels in determining priority for liver transplantation, the number ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO — Since the adoption of the most recent Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD 3.0 ... such as the creatinine term in the MELD score underestimating renal dysfunction in women ...

Tapering doses of corticosteroids was safer than, and just as effective as, a fixed dose in patients with severe ...