Diseases

End Stage Liver Disease

Final stage of a liver disease when the liver failure is irreversible and LIVER TRANSPLANTATION is needed.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Final stage of a liver disease when the liver failure is irreversible and LIVER TRANSPLANTATION is needed.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Chronic Liver Failure
  • Liver Failure, Chronic
  • Chronic Liver Failures
  • Failure, Chronic Liver
  • Failures, Chronic Liver
  • Liver Failures, Chronic

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing 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

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History Note

2011

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Previous Indexing

  • Liver Diseases (1986-2010)
  • Liver Failure (1992-2010)

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Tree Number

  1. C06w.552w.308.500w.177

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. End Stage Liver Disease. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058625. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058625
  2. End Stage Liver Disease. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54974362