Pediatric End-Stage Liver Disease. A disease severity scoring system for children under 18 years of age, designed to improve the organ allocation in transplantation based on the severity of liver disease rather than time on the waiting list. The PELD score is based on both laboratory data and growth data. The laboratory values are a patient's [..]

Candidates under the age of 18 who are waiting for livers are placed in categories according to the Pediatric End-stage Liver Disease (PELD) scoring system. PELD is similar to MELD but uses some different criteria to recognize the specific growth and development of children. PELD scores may also range higher or lower than the range of MELD scores. [..]