Post-operative Mortality Risk in Patients with Cirrhosis

To determine the risk of post-operative mortality for all types of major surgery, especially gastro-intestinal, orthopedic and cardiac surgery (includes open-heart procedures), please enter the following variables:

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This is the original version of the MELD scale as developed by investigators at Mayo Clinic. A number of modification have been made by UNOS to the model for its implementation in organ allocation for liver transplantation. The UNOS-modified version is also available on this site under MELD, UNOS modification.

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Classification

• Physical status I: Healthy patient
• Physical status II: Systemic disease without functional limitation
• Physical status III: Severe systemic disease with definite functional limitation
• Physical status IV: Patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life
• Physical status V: Moribund patient unlikely to survive 24 hours with or without an operation