

The MELD was updated in January 2016 and now includes serum sodium level. MELD Score should be periodically re-assessed, as it changes with changing lab values.Īll cirrhosis patients should be periodically screened for hepatocellular carcinoma with serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and by appropriate imaging to see if they can earn “standard MELD exceptions”.

(a) after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS).Predicts mortality in the following scenarios:.

MELD score used to stratify patients ≥12 years old on liver transplant waiting lists.
