This score was originally developed to evaluate the prognoses of patients who were being considered for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts 15. Th e MELD score is based on a logarithmic calculation of 3 variables: bilirubin level, plasma concentration of creatinine and the INR. This calculation is used to objectively predict the risk of death within 3 months.
Este se desarrolló originalmente para evaluar la sobrevida de pacientes que serían sometidos a TIPS Derivación portosistémica intrahepática transyugular 15, basado en un cálculo logarítmico de 3 variables: el nivel de bilirrubina, la creatinina plasmática y el INR, para objetivamente predecir el riesgo de muerte en los próximos 3 meses.