Calc Function

    • Calcs that help predict probability of a diseaseDiagnosis
    • Subcategory of 'Diagnosis' designed to be very sensitiveRule Out
    • Disease is diagnosed: prognosticate to guide treatmentPrognosis
    • Numerical inputs and outputsFormula
    • Med treatment and moreTreatment
    • Suggested protocolsAlgorithm

    Disease

    Select...

    Specialty

    Select...

    Chief Complaint

    Select...

    Organ System

    Select...

    Patent Pending

    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.
    When to Use

    Similar to the MELD score, but for pediatrics: determines prognosis and prioritizes receipt of liver transplantation.

    years
    mg/dL
    g/dL
    No
    0
    Yes
    +1

    Result:

    Please fill out required fields.

    Next Steps
    Evidence
    Creator Insights
    Dr. Suzanne McDiarmid

    About the Creator

    Suzanne McDiarmid, MD, is the chief of pediatric gastroenterology and the director of the UCLA Intestinal Transplant Program and Intestinal Failure Center at UCLA Medical Center. She is also a professor of pediatrics at the UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. McDiarmid researches liver and pancreatic transplantation.

    To view Dr. Suzanne McDiarmid's publications, visit PubMed

    Are you Dr. Suzanne McDiarmid? Send us a message to review your photo and bio, and find out how to submit Creator Insights!
    MDCalc loves calculator creators – researchers who, through intelligent and often complex methods, discover tools that describe scientific facts that can then be applied in practice. These are real scientific discoveries about the nature of the human body, which can be invaluable to physicians taking care of patients.
    About the Creator
    Dr. Suzanne McDiarmid
    Are you Dr. Suzanne McDiarmid?