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E W Ely

Author PubWeight™ 65.90‹?›

Top papers

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1 Efficacy and safety of recombinant human activated protein C for severe sepsis. N Engl J Med 2001 27.70
2 Long-term cognitive impairment after critical illness. N Engl J Med 2013 9.20
3 Evidence-based guidelines for weaning and discontinuing ventilatory support: a collective task force facilitated by the American College of Chest Physicians; the American Association for Respiratory Care; and the American College of Critical Care Medicine. Chest 2001 3.77
4 Safety and dose relationship of recombinant human activated protein C for coagulopathy in severe sepsis. Crit Care Med 2001 1.97
5 A research algorithm to improve detection of delirium in the intensive care unit. Crit Care 2006 1.89
6 Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease: a case series and new observations. Chest 2000 1.80
7 Feasibility and safety of early combined cognitive and physical therapy for critically ill medical and surgical patients: the Activity and Cognitive Therapy in ICU (ACT-ICU) trial. Intensive Care Med 2013 1.62
8 Predictors of successful extubation in neurosurgical patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001 1.61
9 Living and dying with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Am Geriatr Soc 2000 1.57
10 Flock worker's lung: broadening the spectrum of clinicopathology, narrowing the spectrum of suspected etiologies. Chest 2000 1.50
11 Insulin-like growth factor-1 and delirium in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients: a preliminary investigation. Int Psychogeriatr 2011 1.44
12 Education of physicians-in-training can decrease the risk for vascular catheter infection. Ann Intern Med 2000 1.31
13 A national survey of the management of delirium in UK intensive care units. QJM 2010 1.28
14 New ways to reduce unnecessary variation and improve outcomes in the intensive care unit. Curr Opin Crit Care 2001 1.23
15 Protocol-driven care in the intensive care unit: a tool for quality. Crit Care 2001 1.15
16 Organisational culture: variation across hospitals and connection to patient safety climate. Qual Saf Health Care 2010 1.12
17 Using real time process measurements to reduce catheter related bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit. Qual Saf Health Care 2005 0.97
18 Appraising pulmonary edema using supine chest roentgenograms in ventilated patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1998 0.84
19 Commentary. Balancing sedation and analgesia in the critically ill. Crit Care Clin 2001 0.83
20 Treating dyspnea in a patient with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. West J Med 2001 0.82
21 Pulmonary embolism and normal oxygenation: application of PIOPED-derived likelihood ratios. Am J Med 1997 0.80
22 Demyelinating polyneuropathy in eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome. Muscle Nerve 1992 0.79
23 Understanding terminology of delirium and long-term cognitive impairment in critically ill patients. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 2012 0.78
24 Alpha-2 agonists: can they modify the outcomes in the Postanesthesia Care Unit? Curr Drug Targets 2005 0.77
25 Active CMV infection before lung transplantation: risk factors and clinical implications. J Heart Lung Transplant 2000 0.77
26 Transfusions in critically ill patients. N Engl J Med 1999 0.75
27 Images in clinical medicine. Superficial thrombophlebitis. N Engl J Med 2001 0.75
28 Challenges encountered in changing physicians' practice styles: the ventilator weaning experience. Intensive Care Med 1998 0.75
29 Radiographic assessment of hyperinflation: correlation with objective chest radiographic measurements and mechanical ventilator parameters. Chest 1998 0.75
30 Lung allocation in the United States, 1995-1997: an analysis of equity and utility. J Heart Lung Transplant 2000 0.75