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Karl F Welke

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Top papers

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1 An empirically based tool for analyzing mortality associated with congenital heart surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009 4.10
2 Variation in outcomes for benchmark operations: an analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg 2011 2.67
3 The influence of surgeon specialty on outcomes in general thoracic surgery: a national sample 1996 to 2005. Ann Thorac Surg 2009 2.49
4 Atrial fibrillation correction surgery: lessons from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Database. Ann Thorac Surg 2008 2.35
5 National practice patterns for management of adult congenital heart disease: operation by pediatric heart surgeons decreases in-hospital death. Circulation 2008 1.99
6 Validity of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg 2004 1.97
7 Care models and associated outcomes in congenital heart surgery. Pediatrics 2011 1.90
8 Linking clinical registry data with administrative data using indirect identifiers: implementation and validation in the congenital heart surgery population. Am Heart J 2010 1.87
9 Cardiac surgery in infants with low birth weight is associated with increased mortality: analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008 1.85
10 Perioperative methylprednisolone and outcome in neonates undergoing heart surgery. Pediatrics 2012 1.75
11 The rush to atrial septal defect closure: is the introduction of percutaneous closure driving utilization? Ann Thorac Surg 2008 1.59
12 Center variation and outcomes associated with delayed sternal closure after stage 1 palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010 1.57
13 Contemporary impact of state certificate-of-need regulations for cardiac surgery: an analysis using the Society of Thoracic Surgeons' National Cardiac Surgery Database. Circulation 2006 1.53
14 Physician process and patient outcome measures for diabetes care: relationships to organizational characteristics. Med Care 2004 1.49
15 Variation in outcomes for risk-stratified pediatric cardiac surgical operations: an analysis of the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg 2012 1.46
16 Regional variation in patient risk factors and mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting. Ann Thorac Surg 2011 1.42
17 Hospital volume and selection of valve type in older patients undergoing aortic valve replacement surgery in the United States. Circulation 2005 1.39
18 Accuracy of the aristotle basic complexity score for classifying the mortality and morbidity potential of congenital heart surgery operations. Ann Thorac Surg 2007 1.36
19 Comparative analysis of antifibrinolytic medications in pediatric heart surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012 1.23
20 Major infection after pediatric cardiac surgery: a risk estimation model. Ann Thorac Surg 2010 1.21
21 Congenital heart surgery outcomes in Down syndrome: analysis of a national clinical database. Pediatrics 2010 1.19
22 Evolution of treatment options and outcomes for hypoplastic left heart syndrome over an 18-year period. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009 1.08
23 Contemporary patterns of surgery and outcomes for aortic coarctation: an analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012 1.02
24 Increased extracorporeal membrane oxygenation center case volume is associated with improved extracorporeal membrane oxygenation survival among pediatric patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012 1.00
25 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR) Composite Score: a report of the STS Quality Measurement Task Force. Ann Thorac Surg 2012 0.96
26 A growing problem: maternal death and peripartum complications are higher in women with grown-up congenital heart disease. Ann Thorac Surg 2011 0.95
27 Issues in quality measurement: target population, risk adjustment, and ratings. Ann Thorac Surg 2013 0.93
28 Facility-level factors influencing chronic heart failure care process performance in a national integrated health delivery system. Med Care 2007 0.92
29 Improved quality and cost-effectiveness of coronary artery bypass grafting in the United States from 1988 to 2005. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009 0.87
30 Esophageal atresia associated with a rare vascular ring and esophageal duplication diverticulum: a case report and review of the literature. J Pediatr Surg 2012 0.86
31 Classifying the effectiveness of Veterans Affairs guideline implementation approaches. Am J Med Qual 2004 0.84
32 Gender differences in mortality after mitral valve operation: evidence for higher mortality in perimenopausal women. Ann Thorac Surg 2008 0.84
33 Adults or big kids: what is the ideal clinical environment for management of grown-up patients with congenital heart disease? Ann Thorac Surg 2010 0.82
34 Bacterial pericarditis due to group F streptococci as a complication of esophagomediastinal fistula. Ann Thorac Surg 2005 0.81
35 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons risk model for operative mortality after multiple valve surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2013 0.80
36 Treatment variation in older black and white patients undergoing aortic valve replacement. Circulation 2005 0.79
37 Variation in ventilation time after coronary artery bypass grafting: an analysis from the society of thoracic surgeons adult cardiac surgery database. Ann Thorac Surg 2013 0.78
38 Regional variation in prosthesis choice for aortic valve replacement in older patients. J Heart Valve Dis 2012 0.78
39 ACC/AHA/STS Statement on the Future of Registries and the Performance Measurement Enterprise: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Ann Thorac Surg 2015 0.77
40 ACC/AHA/STS Statement on the Future of Registries and the Performance Measurement Enterprise: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. J Am Coll Cardiol 2015 0.77
41 Common ground: measuring intrainstitutional mortality among pediatric surgical procedures. Surgery 2010 0.76
42 Myocardial apoptosis after cardioplegic arrest in the neonatal lamb. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 0.75
43 Cardiac revascularization in specialty and general hospitals. N Engl J Med 2005 0.75
44 One size does not fit all: the influence of age at surgery on outcomes following Norwood operation. J Cardiothorac Surg 2014 0.75
45 Gastrointestinal complications associated with the treatment of patients with congenital cardiac disease: consensus definitions from the Multi-Societal Database Committee for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease. Cardiol Young 2008 0.75
46 It's All in the Interpretation. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017 0.75
47 Modified Ross procedure to prevent autograft dilatation. Ann Thorac Surg 2010 0.75
48 Outcomes of tricuspid valve repair in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. J Card Surg 2014 0.75
49 Does the Homograft for RVOT Reconstruction in Ros: Patients Fare Better than for Non-Ross Patients? A Single-Center Experience. J Heart Valve Dis 2015 0.75
50 ACC/AHA/STS Statement on the Future of Registries and the Performance Measurement Enterprise: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2015 0.75
51 Geography or pathology? Regional variation in atrial septal defect closure rates and techniques. Cardiol Young 2011 0.75