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Jose J Diaz

Author PubWeight™ 24.03‹?›

Top papers

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1 Complications after 344 damage-control open celiotomies. J Trauma 2005 1.56
2 Provision of balanced nutrition protects against hypoglycemia in the critically ill surgical patient. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2011 1.43
3 Rib fracture repair: indications, technical issues, and future directions. World J Surg 2009 1.31
4 Obesity and pulmonary complications in critically injured adults. Chest 2008 1.24
5 Creating an emergency general surgery service enhances the productivity of trauma surgeons, general surgeons and the hospital. J Trauma 2005 1.23
6 Practice management guidelines for identification of cervical spine injuries following trauma: update from the eastern association for the surgery of trauma practice management guidelines committee. J Trauma 2009 1.22
7 Glucose metabolism, not obesity, predicts mortality in critically ill surgical patients. Am Surg 2010 1.16
8 Glucose control and the inflammatory response. Nutr Clin Pract 2008 1.08
9 Outcome of necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2008 0.98
10 Severe hypoglycemia while on intensive insulin therapy is not an independent predictor of death after trauma. J Trauma 2010 0.94
11 Cervical spine evaluation in urban trauma centers: lowering institutional costs and complications through helical CT scan. J Am Coll Surg 2005 0.92
12 Colon anastomosis after damage control laparotomy: recommendations from 174 trauma colectomies. J Trauma 2011 0.91
13 The open abdomen in trauma: do infectious complications affect primary abdominal closure? Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2006 0.90
14 Intensive insulin therapy in practice: can we do it? JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2008 0.87
15 Duration of time on intensive insulin therapy predicts severe hypoglycemia in the surgically critically ill population. World J Surg 2012 0.87
16 Twenty-year analysis of surgical resident operative trauma experiences. J Surg Res 2012 0.84
17 Insulin resistance despite tight glucose control is associated with mortality in critically ill surgical patients. J Intensive Care Med 2009 0.82
18 Surgical intensive care unit admission variables predict subsequent readmission. Am Surg 2013 0.80
19 Influence of broad-spectrum antibiotic prophylaxis on intracranial pressure monitor infections and subsequent infectious complications in head-injured patients. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2006 0.79
20 Critical care issues in managing complex open abdominal wound. J Intensive Care Med 2011 0.77
21 Failure to achieve euglycemia despite aggressive insulin control signals abnormal physiologic response to trauma. J Crit Care 2011 0.77
22 Increased ICU resource needs for an academic emergency general surgery service*. Crit Care Med 2014 0.76
23 Recurrent kidney injury in critically ill surgical patients is common and associated with worse outcomes. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2014 0.76
24 Nontrauma open abdomens: A prospective observational study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2016 0.76
25 Hypocaloric enteral nutrition protects against hypoglycemia associated with intensive insulin therapy better than intravenous dextrose. Am Surg 2014 0.75
26 All trauma surgeons are not created equal: asymmetric distribution of malpractice claims risk. J Trauma 2010 0.75
27 Independent Preoperative Predictors of Prolonged Length of Stay after Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Patients Over 30 Years of Age: Experience from a Single Institution. Am Surg 2016 0.75
28 Expanding the scope of quality measurement in surgery to include nonoperative care: Results from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program emergency general surgery pilot. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2017 0.75
29 Spurious laboratory values from improper sampling of blood containing parenteral nutrition. Nutr Clin Pract 2004 0.75
30 Stapled versus handsewn: A prospective emergency surgery study (SHAPES). An American Association for the Surgery of Trauma multi-institutional study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2016 0.75
31 Expanding the Scope of Quality Measurement in Surgery to Include Non-Operative Care: Results from the ACS NSQIP Emergency General Surgery Pilot. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2017 0.75
32 Laparoendoscopic evaluation and treatment of massive pneumoperitoneum occurring 1 year after gastrostomy tube removal. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2008 0.75
33 Perioperative use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the risk of anastomotic failure in emergency general surgery. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2017 0.75
34 Emergency General Surgery: Defining Burden of Disease in the State of Maryland. Am Surg 2015 0.75
35 Independent Preoperative Predictors of Prolonged Length of Stay after Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Patients Over 30 Years of Age: Experience from a Single Institution. Am Surg 2016 0.75
36 Acute care surgery and emergency general surgery: Addition by subtraction. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2016 0.75