Published in Am Surg on May 01, 2002
Mechanical compression versus subcutaneous heparin therapy in postoperative and posttrauma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Surg (2010) 1.68
Evidence-based compression: prevention of stasis and deep vein thrombosis. Ann Surg (2004) 1.46
Patterns of non-administration of ordered doses of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: implications for novel intervention strategies. PLoS One (2013) 1.08
Venous thromboembolism in colorectal surgery: skip SCIP or comply? Tech Coloproctol (2014) 0.86
Stratifying the risk of venous thromboembolism in otolaryngology. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2012) 0.83
Complications related to deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis in trauma: a systematic review of the literature. J Trauma Manag Outcomes (2010) 0.76
Sequential compression devices in postoperative urologic patients: an observational trial and survey study on the influence of patient and hospital factors on compliance. BMC Urol (2013) 0.75
Posttraumatic thromboprophylaxis revisited: an argument against the current methods of DVT and PE prophylaxis after injury. World J Surg (2006) 0.75
A prospective randomized clinical trial of phacoemulsification vs manual sutureless small-incision extracapsular cataract surgery in Nepal. Am J Ophthalmol (2006) 4.05
Metabolic footprint of diabetes: a multiplatform metabolomics study in an epidemiological setting. PLoS One (2010) 2.84
Barbed suture impact on wound closure in body contouring surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg (2010) 2.66
The surgical intensive care unit optimal mobility score predicts mortality and length of stay. Crit Care Med (2012) 2.30
Practice management guidelines for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in trauma patients: the EAST practice management guidelines work group. J Trauma (2002) 2.17
Investigations of the effects of gender, diurnal variation, and age in human urinary metabolomic profiles. Anal Chem (2007) 2.15
Increasing age impairs outcomes in breast reduction surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg (2011) 2.12
Overview of the role of alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase and their variants in the genesis of alcohol-related pathology. Proc Nutr Soc (2004) 2.09
Resected periampullary adenocarcinoma: 5-year survivors and their 6- to 10-year follow-up. Surgery (2006) 2.07
An assessment of the impact of pregnancy on trauma mortality. Surgery (2011) 2.06
Risk of adverse outcomes when plastic surgery procedures are combined. Plast Reconstr Surg (2014) 1.98
Trauma fatalities: time and location of hospital deaths. J Am Coll Surg (2004) 1.87
A genome-wide association study of metabolic traits in human urine. Nat Genet (2011) 1.84
Transgenic overexpression of human IL-17E results in eosinophilia, B-lymphocyte hyperplasia, and altered antibody production. Blood (2002) 1.84
Resected serous cystic neoplasms of the pancreas: a review of 158 patients with recommendations for treatment. J Gastrointest Surg (2007) 1.83
Prospective morbidity and mortality assessment of cytoreductive surgery plus perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy to treat peritoneal dissemination of appendiceal mucinous malignancy. Ann Surg Oncol (2006) 1.79
Pneumococcal pneumonia: potential for diagnosis through a urinary metabolic profile. J Proteome Res (2009) 1.78
Operative mortality after hepatic resection: are literature-based rates broadly applicable? J Gastrointest Surg (2008) 1.69
Comparison of social distribution of immunisation with measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, England, 1991-2001. BMJ (2003) 1.69
Pancreaticoduodenectomy in the very elderly. J Gastrointest Surg (2006) 1.67
2013 WSES guidelines for management of intra-abdominal infections. World J Emerg Surg (2013) 1.65
Teaching hospital status and operative mortality in the United States: tipping point in the volume-outcome relationship following colon resections? Arch Surg (2010) 1.61
Genetic variations in the regulator of G-protein signaling genes are associated with survival in late-stage non-small cell lung cancer. PLoS One (2011) 1.51
Enhancement of therapeutic protein in vivo activities through glycoengineering. Nat Biotechnol (2003) 1.51
Passively driven integrated microfluidic system for separation of motile sperm. Anal Chem (2003) 1.48
Does thighplasty for upper thigh laxity after massive weight loss require a vertical incision? Aesthet Surg J (2009) 1.43
Pelvic fractures: epidemiology and predictors of associated abdominal injuries and outcomes. J Am Coll Surg (2002) 1.43
Trauma deaths in a mature urban trauma system: is "trimodal" distribution a valid concept? J Am Coll Surg (2005) 1.40
Using micropower impulse radar technology to screen for pneumothorax: an international bi-institutional study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2012) 1.38
Periampullary and pancreatic incidentaloma: a single institution's experience with an increasingly common diagnosis. Ann Surg (2006) 1.36
Candida infection and colonization among trauma patients. Virulence (2010) 1.34
Aggressive early crystalloid resuscitation adversely affects outcomes in adult blunt trauma patients: an analysis of the Glue Grant database. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2013) 1.34
Validation of the World Health Organization tool for situational analysis to assess emergency and essential surgical care at district hospitals in Ghana. World J Surg (2011) 1.32
Spinal injuries in children. J Pediatr Surg (2004) 1.32
Clinical importance of precursor lesions in the pancreas. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg (2007) 1.31
Pedestrians injured by automobiles: relationship of age to injury type and severity. J Am Coll Surg (2004) 1.30
Utility of CEA and CA 19-9 tumor markers in diagnosis and prognostic assessment of mucinous epithelial cancers of the appendix. J Surg Oncol (2004) 1.29
Candida infection and colonization among non-trauma emergency surgery patients. Virulence (2010) 1.27
Serum response factor MADS box serine-162 phosphorylation switches proliferation and myogenic gene programs. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2006) 1.21
Trends in the surgical management of localized renal masses: thermal ablation, partial and radical nephrectomy in the USA, 1998-2008. BJU Int (2013) 1.19
Seroma development following body contouring surgery for massive weight loss: patient risk factors and treatment strategies. Plast Reconstr Surg (2008) 1.18
Nanopatch-targeted skin vaccination against West Nile Virus and Chikungunya virus in mice. Small (2010) 1.16
Prognostic indicators for patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery and perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy for diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. Ann Surg Oncol (2006) 1.16
The p160 family coactivators regulate breast cancer cell proliferation and invasion through autocrine/paracrine activity of SDF-1alpha/CXCL12. Carcinogenesis (2005) 1.16
Residential segregation and access to surgical care by minority populations in US counties. J Am Coll Surg (2009) 1.14
Acetylation: a novel method for modulation of the immune response following trauma/hemorrhage and inflammatory second hit in animals and humans. Surgery (2008) 1.13
Operative management and outcomes in 103 AAST-OIS grades IV and V complex hepatic injuries: trauma surgeons still need to operate, but angioembolization helps. J Trauma (2003) 1.12
Blunt traumatic occult pneumothorax: is observation safe?--results of a prospective, AAST multicenter study. J Trauma (2011) 1.11
NIH Roundtable on Emergency Trauma Research. Ann Emerg Med (2010) 1.09
Reply to "reducing endophthalmitis in India: an example of the importance of critical appraisal". Indian J Ophthalmol (2011) 1.07
Blood-donor perceptions of health history screening with a computer-assisted self-administered interview. Transfusion (2003) 1.07
Alternative settings: unintended consequences. Psychiatr Serv (2013) 1.06
Emergent cricothyroidotomies for trauma: training considerations. Am J Emerg Med (2011) 1.06
An outcomes analysis of patients undergoing body contouring surgery after massive weight loss. Plast Reconstr Surg (2006) 1.04
Multifocal intraocular lenses: relative indications and contraindications for implantation. J Cataract Refract Surg (2014) 1.04
Long telomeres in peripheral blood leukocytes are associated with an increased risk of soft tissue sarcoma. Cancer (2013) 1.03
The surgical treatment of lymphedema: a systematic review of the contemporary literature (2004-2010). Ann Surg Oncol (2011) 1.03
Robotic gastrointestinal surgery: early experience and system description. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A (2002) 1.02
Surviving blood loss without fluid resuscitation. J Trauma (2008) 1.01
Changes induced by surgical and clinical factors in the pharmacology of intraperitoneal mitomycin C in 145 patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol (2010) 1.01
Perinatal depression among black Caribbean women. Health Soc Care Community (2004) 1.00
Towards automatic metabolomic profiling of high-resolution one-dimensional proton NMR spectra. J Biomol NMR (2011) 1.00
Necrotizing soft tissue infections: improved outcomes with modern care. Am Surg (2004) 1.00
High-level falls: type and severity of injuries and survival outcome according to age. J Trauma (2005) 1.00
Prognostic significance of histomorphologic parameters in diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. Arch Pathol Lab Med (2006) 1.00
QuikClot use in trauma for hemorrhage control: case series of 103 documented uses. J Trauma (2008) 1.00
Patient safety and the diffusion of surgical innovations: a national analysis of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. Surg Endosc (2012) 0.99
Complicated intra-abdominal infections in a worldwide context: an observational prospective study (CIAOW Study). World J Emerg Surg (2013) 0.99
Discovery and SAR development of 2-(phenylamino) imidazolines as prostacyclin receptor antagonists [corrected]. Bioorg Med Chem Lett (2004) 0.98
Neoadjuvant FOLFOX chemotherapy in 34 consecutive patients with mucinous peritoneal carcinomatosis of appendiceal origin. J Surg Oncol (2010) 0.98
The intercartilaginous graft for actual and potential alar retraction. Plast Reconstr Surg (2008) 0.98
Synthesis and structure based optimization of novel Akt inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett (2008) 0.97
Pathways by which reconstituted high-density lipoprotein mobilizes free cholesterol from whole body and from macrophages. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2009) 0.96
Estimates of cancer incidence, mortality and survival in aboriginal people from NSW, Australia. BMC Cancer (2012) 0.96
Structural requirements for additional N-linked carbohydrate on recombinant human erythropoietin. J Biol Chem (2004) 0.96
The initial response to the Boston marathon bombing: lessons learned to prepare for the next disaster. Ann Surg (2014) 0.95
A translation inhibitor that suppresses dengue virus in vitro and in vivo. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2011) 0.95
Prevalence of blood-borne pathogens in an urban, university-based general surgical practice. Ann Surg (2005) 0.95
Human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis testing and prevalence among surgical patients in an urban university hospital. Am J Surg (2007) 0.95
Cervical spine injury is highly dependent on the mechanism of injury following blunt and penetrating assault. J Trauma (2006) 0.93
Investigating relationships between health need, primary care and social care using routine statistics. Health Place (2004) 0.93
Disparities in colon cancer presentation and in-hospital mortality in Maryland: a ten-year review. Ann Surg Oncol (2006) 0.92
Microvascular breast reconstruction in the diabetic patient. Plast Reconstr Surg (2007) 0.92
Hyperthermic intraoperative thoracoabdominal chemotherapy. Gastroenterol Res Pract (2012) 0.92
WSES guidelines for emergency repair of complicated abdominal wall hernias. World J Emerg Surg (2013) 0.92
Cholecystectomy, liver resection, and pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy for gallbladder cancer: report of five cases. J Gastrointest Surg (2002) 0.92
Penetrating thoracoabdominal injuries: ongoing dilemma-which cavity and when? World J Surg (2001) 0.91
Early leukocytosis in trauma patients: what difference does it make? Curr Surg (2004) 0.91
Triangular fibrocartilage complex tears: a review. Bull NYU Hosp Jt Dis (2006) 0.91
Identification of a novel potential biomarker in a model of hemorrhagic shock and valproic acid treatment. J Surg Res (2009) 0.91
Reduction of alloantibodies via proteasome inhibition in cardiac transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant (2011) 0.90
Maintenance of weight loss after body contouring surgery for massive weight loss. Plast Reconstr Surg (2008) 0.90
Epidural steroid injections: an updated review on recent trends in safety and complications. Pain Manag (2015) 0.90
Vertebral artery injury associated with blunt cervical spine trauma: a multivariate regression analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2013) 0.89
Radiologic features of injuries from the Boston Marathon bombing at three hospitals. AJR Am J Roentgenol (2014) 0.89
Gastrointestinal complications in 147 consecutive patients with peritoneal surface malignancy treated by cytoreductive surgery and perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Int J Surg Oncol (2011) 0.89
Looking beyond age and co-morbidities as predictors of outcomes in paraesophageal hernia repair. J Gastrointest Surg (2008) 0.89
Platelet activation and dysfunction in a large-animal model of traumatic brain injury and hemorrhage. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2013) 0.89
Inequity in recording of risk in a local population-based screening programme for cardiovascular disease. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil (2005) 0.89