Published in Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg on July 01, 2004
Estimating anesthesia time using the medicare claim: a validation study. Anesthesiology (2011) 1.25
Multivariable analysis of risk factors for enlargement of the tracheoesophageal puncture after total laryngectomy. Head Neck (2011) 1.05
Multivariate analysis of risk factors for pharyngocutaneous fistula after total laryngectomy. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol (2008) 0.89
Salvage surgery after induction chemotherapy with paclitaxel/cisplatin and primary radiotherapy for advanced laryngeal and hypopharyngeal carcinomas. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol (2009) 0.87
Surgical site infection in clean-contaminated head and neck cancer surgery: risk factors and prognosis. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol (2012) 0.83
Surgical complications of salvage total laryngectomy following concurrent chemoradiotherapy. Int J Clin Oncol (2008) 0.81
The roles of albumin levels in head and neck cancer patients with liver cirrhosis undergoing tumor ablation and microsurgical free tissue transfer. PLoS One (2012) 0.77
Catastrophic Outcomes in Free Tissue Transfer: A Six-Year Review of the NSQIP Database. Plast Surg Int (2014) 0.75
Risk factors and etiology of surgical site infection after radical neck dissection in patients with head and neck cancer. Korean J Intern Med (2015) 0.75
Salvage surgery for locoregional recurrences of advanced pharyngolaryngeal squamous cell carcinoma after organ preservation failure. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital (2014) 0.75
Comparative Study Between Double Layered Repair of Pharyngeal Mucosa Against Routine Single Layered Repair in Cases of "Total Laryngectomy with Partial Pharyngectomy" in Respect To Formation of Pharyngo-cutaneous Fistula. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2014) 0.75
Comparative study of two cefazolin prophylactic protocols in oncologic surgery of the larynx: A randomized trial. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2010) 0.75
Evaluation of Post Laryngectomy Pharyngocutaneous Fistula risk Factors. Iran J Otorhinolaryngol (2016) 0.75
Postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis in clean-contaminated head and neck oncologic surgery: a retrospective cohort study. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol (2015) 0.75
Open mesh versus laparoscopic mesh repair of inguinal hernia. N Engl J Med (2004) 8.24
A primer and comparative review of major US mortality databases. Ann Epidemiol (2002) 6.59
Preoperative hematocrit levels and postoperative outcomes in older patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. JAMA (2007) 4.36
Physician clinical performance assessment: prospects and barriers. JAMA (2003) 4.16
Accuracy and completeness of mortality data in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Popul Health Metr (2006) 4.04
Hospital costs associated with surgical complications: a report from the private-sector National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. J Am Coll Surg (2004) 3.65
Two brief alcohol-screening tests From the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT): validation in a female Veterans Affairs patient population. Arch Intern Med (2003) 3.45
The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program in non-veterans administration hospitals: initial demonstration of feasibility. Ann Surg (2002) 3.44
Design of the cooperative study on glycemic control and complications in diabetes mellitus type 2: Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trial. J Diabetes Complications (2003) 3.33
Racial differences in diabetic nephropathy, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in a national population of veterans. Diabetes Care (2003) 3.19
Derivation and validation of a preoperative prediction rule for delirium after cardiac surgery. Circulation (2008) 3.06
The comparative assessment and improvement of quality of surgical care in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Arch Surg (2002) 3.03
Long-term patency of saphenous vein and left internal mammary artery grafts after coronary artery bypass surgery: results from a Department of Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 2.99
Operative blood loss, blood transfusion, and 30-day mortality in older patients after major noncardiac surgery. Ann Surg (2010) 2.80
Outcomes after esophagectomy: a ten-year prospective cohort. Ann Thorac Surg (2003) 2.73
Identifying patient preoperative risk factors and postoperative adverse events in administrative databases: results from the Department of Veterans Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. J Am Coll Surg (2002) 2.73
Development and validation of the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) scale. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2004) 2.54
Successful implementation of the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Surgical Quality Improvement Program in the private sector: the Patient Safety in Surgery study. Ann Surg (2008) 2.34
The relationship between repeated epidural steroid injections and subsequent opioid use and lumbar surgery. Arch Phys Med Rehabil (2008) 2.29
Coronary artery wall shear stress is associated with progression and transformation of atherosclerotic plaque and arterial remodeling in patients with coronary artery disease. Circulation (2011) 2.27
Guideline-concordant therapy and reduced mortality and length of stay in adults with community-acquired pneumonia: playing by the rules. Arch Intern Med (2009) 2.26
The patient safety in surgery study: background, study design, and patient populations. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 2.22
Impact of race on cardiac care and outcomes in veterans with acute myocardial infarction. Med Care (2002) 2.21
Elevated prevalence of hepatitis C infection in users of United States veterans medical centers. Hepatology (2005) 2.21
Incidence of suicide in persons with cancer. J Clin Oncol (2008) 2.21
Pilot randomized clinical trial of prehospital induction of mild hypothermia in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients with a rapid infusion of 4 degrees C normal saline. Circulation (2007) 2.18
Use of national surgical quality improvement program data as a catalyst for quality improvement. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 2.18
Surgical outcomes for patients aged 80 and older: morbidity and mortality from major noncardiac surgery. J Am Geriatr Soc (2005) 2.12
Trajectories of kidney function decline in the 2 years before initiation of long-term dialysis. Am J Kidney Dis (2012) 2.10
Patient risk factors, operative care, and outcomes among older community-dwelling male veterans with hip fracture. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2008) 2.06
Prognostic implications of the urinary albumin to creatinine ratio in veterans of different ages with diabetes. Arch Intern Med (2010) 2.03
Outcomes after nasal septoplasty: results from the Nasal Obstruction Septoplasty Effectiveness (NOSE) study. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2004) 2.03
The patient-centered medical home in the Veterans Health Administration. Am J Manag Care (2013) 1.99
Computer-based rhythm diagnosis and its possible influence on nonexpert electrocardiogram readers. J Electrocardiol (2011) 1.99
Cerebral Performance Category and long-term prognosis following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Crit Care Med (2013) 1.97
Preoperative risks and outcomes of hip and knee arthroplasty in the Veterans Health Administration. J Arthroplasty (2003) 1.97
Quality of life after tonsillectomy in children with recurrent tonsillitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2008) 1.94
Posttraumatic stress disorder in female veterans: association with self-reported health problems and functional impairment. Arch Intern Med (2004) 1.94
Retention in methadone maintenance drug treatment for prescription-type opioid primary users compared to heroin users. Addiction (2009) 1.88
Impact of body mass index on perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing major intra-abdominal cancer surgery. Ann Surg Oncol (2008) 1.88
Seasonal variation in surgical outcomes as measured by the American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP). Ann Surg (2007) 1.81
The prevalence of knee pain and symptomatic knee osteoarthritis among veteran traumatic amputees and nonamputees. Arch Phys Med Rehabil (2005) 1.81
Prediction of the localization of high-risk coronary atherosclerotic plaques on the basis of low endothelial shear stress: an intravascular ultrasound and histopathology natural history study. Circulation (2008) 1.74
Racial/ethnic differences in surgical outcomes in veterans following knee or hip arthroplasty. Arthritis Rheum (2005) 1.72
Cottage industry to postindustrial care--the revolution in health care delivery. N Engl J Med (2010) 1.69
National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) risk factors can be used to validate American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification (ASA PS) levels. Ann Surg (2006) 1.69
Multivariable predictors of postoperative respiratory failure after general and vascular surgery: results from the patient safety in surgery study. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 1.68
Transformation in mandibular imaging with sweep imaging with fourier transform magnetic resonance imaging. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2011) 1.65
Screening for post-traumatic stress disorder in female Veteran's Affairs patients: validation of the PTSD checklist. Gen Hosp Psychiatry (2002) 1.65
Influenza vaccination and risk of mortality among adults hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia. Arch Intern Med (2007) 1.63
Identifying risk factors for potentially avoidable complications following radical cystectomy. J Urol (2005) 1.63
A case-control study of endoscopy and mortality from adenocarcinoma of the esophagus or gastric cardia in persons with GERD. Gastrointest Endosc (2003) 1.63
Multivariable predictors of postoperative surgical site infection after general and vascular surgery: results from the patient safety in surgery study. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 1.61
Gene expression profiling identifies genes predictive of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2008) 1.60
Impact of combat deployment and posttraumatic stress disorder on newly reported coronary heart disease among US active duty and reserve forces. Circulation (2014) 1.57
Morbidity and mortality following breast cancer surgery in women: national benchmarks for standards of care. Ann Surg (2007) 1.57
Surgical site infection prevention: the importance of operative duration and blood transfusion--results of the first American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Best Practices Initiative. J Am Coll Surg (2008) 1.56
Analysis of randomized controlled trials. Epidemiol Rev (2002) 1.55
Pathogenesis, prevalence, diagnosis, and management of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction: a practice parameter. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol (2010) 1.55
Multi-photon microscopic evaluation of saphenous vein endothelium and its preservation with a new solution, GALA. Ann Thorac Surg (2003) 1.55
Active surface cooling protocol to induce mild therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a retrospective before-and-after comparison in a single hospital. Crit Care Med (2009) 1.54
A complication from neurocranial restructuring: nasal septum fracture. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2003) 1.53
FDG-PET prediction of head and neck squamous cell cancer outcomes. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2004) 1.51
Trends in coronary revascularization in the United States from 2001 to 2009: recent declines in percutaneous coronary intervention volumes. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2011) 1.51
Limitations of the hematocrit level to assess the need for red blood cell transfusion in hypovolemic anemic patients. Transfusion (2006) 1.50
Effects of ethnicity and nephropathy on lower-extremity amputation risk among diabetic veterans. Diabetes Care (2003) 1.49
Race and surgical outcomes: it is not all black and white. Ann Surg (2008) 1.48
Early outcomes of endovascular versus open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Private Sector (NSQIP-PS). J Vasc Surg (2005) 1.47
The impact of financial incentives on physician productivity in medical groups. Health Serv Res (2002) 1.47
Data feedback and clinical process improvement in acute myocardial infarction. Am Heart J (2005) 1.47
Quality of life after tonsillectomy in adults with recurrent or chronic tonsillitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2008) 1.47
Saphenous vein conduits harvested by endoscopic technique exhibit structural and functional damage. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.47
Clinical assessment of music perception in cochlear implant listeners. Otol Neurotol (2008) 1.46
Morbidity and mortality after liver resection: results of the patient safety in surgery study. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 1.45
Changing volumes, risk profiles, and outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting and percutaneous coronary interventions. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.45
Mortality after nonemergent major surgery performed on Friday versus Monday through Wednesday. Ann Surg (2007) 1.43
Design and statistical methodology of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program: why is it what it is? Am J Surg (2009) 1.43
Estimating risk of alcohol dependence using alcohol screening scores. Drug Alcohol Depend (2009) 1.42
Risk-adjusted morbidity in teaching hospitals correlates with reported levels of communication and collaboration on surgical teams but not with scale measures of teamwork climate, safety climate, or working conditions. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 1.41
The failure of years of experience with electrocardiographic transmission from paramedics to the hospital emergency department to reduce the delay from door to primary coronary intervention below the 90-minute threshold during acute myocardial infarction. J Electrocardiol (2006) 1.38
From theory to practice: implementation of pre-hospital electrocardiogram transmission in ST-elevation myocardial infarction - a multicenter experience. J Invasive Cardiol (2010) 1.38
The Leapfrog volume criteria may fall short in identifying high-quality surgical centers. Ann Surg (2003) 1.37
Transthoracic versus transhiatal esophagectomy: a prospective study of 945 patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 1.37
The effects of adjusting for case mix on mortality and length of stay following radical cystectomy. J Urol (2006) 1.31
Mortality after noncardiac surgery: prediction from administrative versus clinical data. Med Care (2005) 1.29
Development and validation of the University of Washington Clinical Assessment of Music Perception test. Ear Hear (2009) 1.29
Pilot study of rapid infusion of 2 L of 4 degrees C normal saline for induction of mild hypothermia in hospitalized, comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Circulation (2005) 1.29
Genomewide gene expression profiles of HPV-positive and HPV-negative oropharyngeal cancer: potential implications for treatment choices. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2009) 1.27
Multivariable predictors of postoperative venous thromboembolic events after general and vascular surgery: results from the patient safety in surgery study. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 1.26
The impact of operative complexity on patient risk factors. Ann Surg (2005) 1.25