Clinical calculators

Gastroenterology and hepatology. Links open MDCalc in a new tab unless otherwise stated.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

Clinical / laboratory activity

Endoscopic indices (not available on MDCalc — IG-IBD)

  • SES-CD · CDEIS · Rutgeerts · Endoscopic Mayo ScoreendoIG-IBD ↗No separate public UCEIS calculator is available; it is calculated manually (3–8 points).

Liver disease — cirrhosis and ascites

  • Child–Pugh ClassificationChild–PughCalculator →
  • MELD / MELD-Na / MELD 3.0 (combined)MELDCalculator →MDCalc combines all three versions on a single page with a selector.
  • Serum–ascites albumin gradientSAAGCalculator →

Fibrosis and MASLD (NAFLD)

Autoimmune hepatitis

Alcohol-related liver disease

Acute liver failure

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Upper GI bleeding

Lower GI bleeding

Acute pancreatitis

Nutritional risk

General clinical calculators

  • Body mass index + body surface areaBMI · BSACalculator →MDCalc combines BMI and BSA (Mosteller) on a single page.
  • Ideal body weight (and adjusted body weight)IBWCalculator →
  • Creatinine clearance (Cockcroft–Gault)CrClCalculator →
  • Estimated GFR (CKD-EPI 2021)eGFRCalculator →

Endoscopic classifications (descriptive)

  • Los Angeles (A–D) — reflux oesophagitisLAEndoscopy-Campus ↗
  • Prague C&M — Barrett’s oesophagusPragueEndoscopy-Campus ↗
  • IBUS-SAS / Limberg — bowel ultrasoundIUSNo public calculator is available; assessed manually (bowel wall thickness, Doppler signal, wall stratification, i-fat).
Not available on MDCalc — we do not include MDCalc links for the following (no dedicated tool is available):
  • CLIF-C AD and CLIF-C ACLF — decompensated cirrhosis / ACLF (calculated using EASL-CLIF formulas).
  • ALBI classification — HCC (the albumin–bilirubin score is calculated using a formula).
  • King’s College Criteria (non-paracetamol) — MDCalc only provides the paracetamol version.
  • West Haven Classification — hepatic encephalopathy (descriptive scale).

Links checked 2026‑07. Calculators do not replace clinical judgement. Sources: MDCalc, IG-IBD, Endoscopy-Campus, QxMD.