Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD)
The MELD Score predicts mortality in chronic liver disease using bilirubin, INR, and creatinine (MELD-Na adds sodium; MELD 3.0 adds albumin and sex adjustment). Scores range 6-40; higher scores indicate greater mortality risk. Anaesthesia trainees use it for perioperative risk stratification, drug dosing, monitoring intensity, and ICU planning in patients with cirrhosis.
