PELD Score (Pediatric End-Stage Liver Disease) (younger than 12)

Calculates the pediatric version of the MELD score for liver cirrhosis severity and transplant planning.


History of growth failure

Interpretation

Source: Weiss SJ, Ernst AA, Sills MR, Quinn BJ, Johnson A, Nick TG. Development of a novel measure of overcrowding in a pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2007 Sep;23(9):641-5.