meld_na_US: MELD-Na score (US units)

In transplantr: Audit and Research Functions for Transplantation

Description

A wrapper for meld_na(), a vectorised function to calculate the MELD-Na score, a variant of the MELD score incorporating serum sodium levels. In this wrapper function, bilirubin and creatinine are in mg/dl.

Usage

meld_na_US(INR, bili, creat, Na, dialysis)

Arguments

INR	numeric vector of INR
bili	numeric vector of serum bilirubin (mg/dl)
creat	numeric vector of serum creatinine (mg/dl)
Na	numeric vector of serum sodium (mmol/l)
dialysis	whether on dialysis/CVVH (1 = yes, 0 = no)

Details

Reference: Biggins SW, Kim WR, Terrault NA, et al. Evidence-based incorporation of serum sodium concentration into MELD. Gastroenterology 2006; 130(6):1652-60.

Value

numeric vector of MELD-Na scores

Examples

meld_na_US(INR = 1.8, bili = 2, creat = 2, Na = 131, dialysis = 0)

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