Published in BMJ on March 05, 2005
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Radical surgery for mesothelioma. BMJ (2004) 0.98
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A systematic review of lung-sparing extirpative surgery for pleural mesothelioma. J R Soc Med (2011) 0.87
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A historical note on pulmonary metastasectomy. J Thorac Oncol (2010) 0.84
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A prospective controlled trial of St. Jude versus Starr Edwards aortic and mitral valve prostheses. Ann Thorac Surg (2003) 0.81
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Appendicectomy: who performs it, when and how? Ann R Coll Surg Engl (2006) 0.81
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Fertility (update): summary of NICE guidance. BMJ (2013) 0.80
Pharmacologic prophylaxis for postoperative atrial tachyarrhythmia in general thoracic surgery: evidence from randomized clinical trials. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 0.80
The management of trauma victims in England and Wales: a study by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2009) 0.80
The risk of aprotinin: a conflict of evidence. Lancet (2006) 0.79
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Can tissue adhesives and glues significantly reduce the incidence and length of postoperative air leaks in patients having lung resections? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2007) 0.78
Surgery for mesothelioma: MARS landing and future missions. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2009) 0.77
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Acupuncture to relieve the pain of thoracotomy: commentary on randomized, controlled trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 0.76
Thymectomy for thymoma and myasthenia gravis. A survey of current surgical practice in thymic disease amongst EACTS members. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2012) 0.76
Extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant mesothelioma: should pericardium be resected routinely? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 0.75
Congenital heart disease. BMJ (2004) 0.75
Authors respond to criticisms of booked inpatient admissions and hospital capacity study. BMJ (2002) 0.75
Response to the article "pulmonary resection for metastatic gastric cancer" by kemp et Al. J Thorac Oncol (2011) 0.75
The need for randomized trials in mesothelioma: let's walk the talk. Oncologist (2011) 0.75
LUCADA: a valuable resource but there are questions it cannot answer. Thorax (2011) 0.75
Surgeons may have introduced a new operative technique in African-American patients. J Health Serv Res Policy (2007) 0.75
Smoking cessation. BMJ (2010) 0.75
Reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with acute stroke: more evidence from the CLOTS Trial Collaboration. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry (2011) 0.75
Forty years on: pulmonary metastasectomy for sarcoma. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2013) 0.75
Does lung cancer screening with low-dose computerised tomography (LDCT) improve disease-free survival? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2006) 0.75
Constrictive pericarditis. BMJ (2012) 0.75