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M.B.A. W. Ray Kim M.D.
Researcher at Mayo Clinic
Publications - 2
Citations - 4223
M.B.A. W. Ray Kim M.D. is an academic researcher from Mayo Clinic. The author has contributed to research in topics: Liver disease & Cirrhosis. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 3797 citations.
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A model to predict survival in patients with end‐stage liver disease
Patrick S. Kamath,Russell H. Wiesner,Michael Malinchoc,Walter K. Kremers,Terry M. Therneau,Catherine L. Kosberg,Gennaro D'Amico,E. Rolland Dickson,M.B.A. W. Ray Kim M.D. +8 more
TL;DR: The MELD scale is a reliable measure of mortality risk in patients with end‐stage liver disease and suitable for use as a disease severity index to determine organ allocation priorities in patient groups with a broader range of disease severity and etiology.
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Efficacy, effectiveness, and comparative effectiveness in liver disease
TL;DR: The term ‘‘efficacy’’ reflects the degree to which an intervention produces the expected result under carefully controlled conditions chosen to maximize the likelihood of observing an effect if it exists.