Description Usage Arguments Details Value Examples
A vectorised function to generate a PELD score for paediatric liver transplant candidates. The default unit for bilirubin is µmol/l and albumin in g/l, but these can be changed to mg/dl and g/dl respectively by setting the optional units parameter to "US".
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INR |
INR |
bili |
serum biliruin (µmol/l) |
albumin |
serum albumin (g/l) |
listing_age |
age at the time of listing (years; integer or decimal) |
growth_failure |
whether there is growth failure (1 = yes, 0 = no) |
units |
units used for bilirubin ("SI" for µmol/l (default), "US" for mg/dl) |
Some labs report albumin in g/dl rather than the g/l used in this function. If units are set to "US" then g/dl is assumed and albumin should be divided by 10 if the lab reports are in g/l. If using SI units, take care to multiply the lab albumin by 10 if the lab output is in g/dl.
Reference: McDiarmid SV, Anand R, Lindblad AS, et. al. Development of a pediatric end-stage liver disease score to predict poor outcome in children awaiting liver transplantation. Transplantation 2002; 74(2):173-81.
numeric vector of PELD scores
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