Anaes Vivas · Perioperative medicine
Hepatic failure and liver transplant anaesthesia — viva
Structured oral examination station for hepatic-failure-liver-transplant.
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Prompt
Labs: bilirubin high, INR 2.1, creatinine elevated; listed for transplant. Question card: 'What is MELD?'
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List MELD components and meaning for priority/risk.[1]
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- [1]Kamath PS et al. A model to predict survival in patients with end-stage liver disease. Hepatology, 2001.PMID 11172350
- [2]Spahn DR et al. The European guideline on management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following trauma: fifth edition. Critical Care, 2019.PMID 30917843
- [3]Holcomb JB et al. Transfusion of plasma, platelets, and red blood cells in a 1:1:1 vs a 1:1:2 ratio and mortality in patients with severe trauma: the PROPPR randomized clinical trial. JAMA, 2015.PMID 25647203