UKELD score

UKELD is the UK equivalent of MELD-Na. A score of 49 or more is the usual minimum for listing for liver transplant in the UK for chronic liver disease, corresponding to a predicted 1-year mortality of about 9% without transplant.

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How it is worked out

UKELD = (5.395 × ln INR) + (1.485 × ln creatinine) + (3.13 × ln bilirubin) − (81.565 × ln sodium) + 435, with creatinine and bilirubin in µmol/L and sodium in mmol/L.

Reference

Barber K, Madden S, Allen J, et al. Elective liver transplant list mortality: development of a United Kingdom end-stage liver disease score. Transplantation. 2011;92(4):469-476.