This version was machine-translated from German and has not been medically reviewed. The authoritative version is the German version.
PELD score (2002)
Pediatric End-Stage Liver Disease from bilirubin, INR, albumin, age < 1 year and growth failure (McDiarmid 2002)
Calculation aid for healthcare professionals: the calculator reproduces what the sources cited assign to the inputs. Clinical assessment and every treatment decision remain with the treating physician. Inputs and results are not stored.
Frequently asked questions
PELD score (2002): What does this calculator compute?
Calculates the classic PELD score (McDiarmid 2002; UNOS 2002–2023) for children under 12 years on the liver transplant waiting list: 10 × [0.480 × ln(bilirubin) + 1.857 × ln(INR) − 0.687 × ln(albumin) + 0.436 (age < 1 year) + 0.667 (growth failure)].
PELD score (2002): Which sources is this calculator based on?
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 74:173–181) (2002); Hsu E, Schladt DP, Wey A, Perito ER, Israni AK: Improving the predictive ability of the pediatric end-stage liver disease score for young children awaiting liver transplant (Am J Transplant 21:222–228) (2021); HRSA / Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: OPTN Policy 9: Allocation of Livers and Liver-Intestines – PELD calculation (effective since July 13, 2023) (2025)