Internal Medicine · General Surgery
MELD-Na
How sick a patient with liver disease is. Used for transplant priority; MELD-Na adds the sodium.
mg/dL
mg/dL
mmol/L
Add the values above.
Kim WR et al. Hyponatremia and mortality among patients on the liver-transplant waiting list. N Engl J Med, 2008;359:1018-1026; OPTN policy 9.1. A guide for your judgement, not a replacement for it.