Table 4.
Illustrative low-, intermediate- and high-risk cases with MELD, MELDNa and MELD 3.0 scores
| Risk Level | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Intermediate | High | ||||||
| Data | ||||||||
| Sex | M | F | M | M | F | M | M | F |
| Bilirubin | 2.5 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Na | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 128 | 128 | 128 |
| INR | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Creatinine | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Albumin | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Scores | ||||||||
| MELD | 12 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 35 | 35 |
| MELDNa | 18 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 36 | 36 |
| MELD 3.0 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 34 | 38 | 39 |
| Delta* | −2 | −1 | −1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| MELD 3.0 no albumin | 16 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 34 | 39 | 40 |
| Predicted Mortality | ||||||||
| 30 day | 0.9% | 1.1% | 4.3% | 5.3% | 6.4% | 19.8% | 35.8% | 41.8% |
| 90 day | 2.6% | 3.1% | 12.1% | 14.5% | 17.5% | 47.1% | 72.3% | 79.1% |
*
Difference between MELDNa and MELD 3.0 (Delta score = MELD 3.0 - MELDNa)