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End Stage Liver Disease MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
End Stage Liver Disease
Tree Number(s)
C06.552.308.500.177
Unique ID
D058625
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058625
Annotation
For "Model for End Stage Liver Disease (MELD)" and related "Pediatric End Stage Liver Disease Model (PELD)" coordinate with SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX and probably LIVER TRANSPLANTATION
Scope Note
Final stage of a liver disease when the liver failure is irreversible and LIVER TRANSPLANTATION is needed.
Entry Term(s)
Chronic Liver Failure
Liver Failure, Chronic
Previous Indexing
Liver Diseases (1986-2010)
Liver Failure (1992-2010)
Public MeSH Note
2011
History Note
2011
Date Introduced
2011/01/01
Last Updated
2011/01/01
End Stage Liver Disease Preferred
Chronic Liver Failure Narrower
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