UKELD_score v.1
United Kingdom Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (UKELD) score makes the use of different laboratory tests which are: INR, Bilirubin, Sodium, and serum creatinine in order to categorize End-stage liver disease patient into eligible or non-eligible for liver transplantation, this system is used in the united kingdom.
To calculate the UKELD score for patients with End-stage liver disease to find out if they are eligible for liver transplantation or no.
The formula is used in the United Kingdom for patients diagnosed with End-stage liver disease.
This formula shall not be used to determine if the patient may be eligible for transplantation for reasons other than chronic liver disease.
[1] Barber KM, Pioli SE, Blackwell JE, Collett D, Neuberger JM, Gimson AE. Development of a UK Score for patients with end-stage liver disease. Hepatology. 2007;46:611A. [2] MDCalc. United Kingdom Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (UKELD) - MDCalc [Internet]. 2020 [cited 2020 Mar 15]. Available from: https://www.mdcalc.com/united-kingdom-model-end-stage-liver-disease-ukeld#next-steps
openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.laboratory_test_result, openEHR-EHR-EVALUATION.interpretation_of_ukeld, openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.ukeld_score, openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.laboratory_test_result, openEHR-EHR-CLUSTER.inr, openEHR-EHR-CLUSTER.bilirubin, openEHR-EHR-CLUSTER.sodium, openEHR-EHR-CLUSTER.serum_creatinine
