Dr Simon Hews MBBS, Dr Perri Chambers MBBS
Background:
The prioritisation of patients with end-stage liver disease for liver transplantation requires a quantification of clinical disease severity. The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score is used to prognosticate survival for these patients and is therefore useful to prioritise for transplantation. The MELD score utilises a complex equation, which is now available for calculation using a range of smartphone applications (‘apps’). There is however no published data on the precision of these app-based calculators in calculating a MELD score. ... please click here to download the full article
Journal MTM 1:4:11-15, 2012
Background:
The prioritisation of patients with end-stage liver disease for liver transplantation requires a quantification of clinical disease severity. The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score is used to prognosticate survival for these patients and is therefore useful to prioritise for transplantation. The MELD score utilises a complex equation, which is now available for calculation using a range of smartphone applications (‘apps’). There is however no published data on the precision of these app-based calculators in calculating a MELD score. ... please click here to download the full article
Journal MTM 1:4:11-15, 2012
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