Describe the Model for end-stage liver disease score (MELD score).
Used to predict the three-month mortality rate of patients with cirrhosis
Primarily used to prioritize patients for liver transplantation
Patients are given a score from 6 to 40 based on serum bilirubin, INR, and creatinine levels.
Patients with high scores have the worst prognosis without intervention and should therefore be prioritized for transplantation (if appropriate)
Describe the Child-Pugh score.
A prognostic grading scale that assesses survival rate and predicts the likelihood of developing complications based on bilirubin and albumin levels, prothrombin time, and the presence of ascites and encephalopathy
Can be used as a prognostic scoring system [30]
Child‑Pugh class A: one-year survival rate of ∼ 100%
Child‑Pugh class B: one-year survival rate of ∼ 80%
Child‑Pugh class C: one-year survival rate of ∼ 45%
Child-Pugh score (table).
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