Description Usage Arguments Details Value Examples
A vectorised function to calculate the MELD-Na score, a variant of the MELD score incorporating serum sodium levels. By default, bilirubin and creatinine are in µmol/l but this can be changed to mg/dl by setting the optional units parameter to "US".
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INR |
numeric vector of INR |
bili |
numeric vector of bilirubin (µmol/l) |
creat |
numeric vector of creatinine (µmol/l) |
Na |
numeric vector of sodium (mmol/l) |
dialysis |
whether on dialysis/CVVH (1 = yes, 0 = no) |
units |
Units for bilirubin and creatinine ("SI" for µmol/l (default), "US" for mg/dl) |
Reference: Biggins SW, Kim WR, Terrault NA, et al. Evidence-based incorporation of serum sodium concentration into MELD. Gastroenterology 2006; 130(6):1652-60.
numeric vector of MELD-Na scores
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