Different serum sodium assay, different MELD-Na scores in patients awaiting liver transplant: a cross-sectional study.

Fatima Rodriguez-AlvarezPaulina Moctezuma-VelazquezBlanca Zuleyma Mota-AyalaPaul Alonso Pamila-TecuautzinIgnacio Garcia-JuarezCarlos Moctezuma-Velazquez

Published in: Annals of clinical biochemistry (2023)

There was a statistically significant difference between the MELD-Na scores calculated based on the two different sodium concentrations, which would theoretically result in changes in the order of the waiting list. This finding should prompt studies to assess if MELD-Na calculated based on direct methods has a better performance to predict clinically relevant outcomes.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
physical activity
type diabetes
risk factors
patient reported outcomes
patient reported