Published in CMAJ on October 11, 2005
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A randomized trial of rectal indomethacin to prevent post-ERCP pancreatitis. N Engl J Med (2012) 4.51
A lexicon for endoscopic adverse events: report of an ASGE workshop. Gastrointest Endosc (2010) 4.26
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Adapting the Charlson Comorbidity Index for use in patients with ESRD. Am J Kidney Dis (2003) 3.60
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Using proteinuria and estimated glomerular filtration rate to classify risk in patients with chronic kidney disease: a cohort study. Ann Intern Med (2011) 3.49
Risk factors for complications after ERCP: a multivariate analysis of 11,497 procedures over 12 years. Gastrointest Endosc (2009) 3.30
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Using effectiveness and cost-effectiveness to make drug coverage decisions: a comparison of Britain, Australia, and Canada. JAMA (2009) 3.11
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Effect of simply recording colonoscopy withdrawal time on polyp and adenoma detection rates. Gastrointest Endosc (2010) 2.89
Infection after ERCP, and antibiotic prophylaxis: a sequential quality-improvement approach over 11 years. Gastrointest Endosc (2007) 2.68
Nephrology visits and health care resource use before and after reporting estimated glomerular filtration rate. JAMA (2010) 2.61
Overview of the Alberta Kidney Disease Network. BMC Nephrol (2009) 2.58
An observational study found that authors of randomized controlled trials frequently use concealment of randomization and blinding, despite the failure to report these methods. J Clin Epidemiol (2004) 2.58
Prevention of dialysis catheter malfunction with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. N Engl J Med (2011) 2.48
Rates of treated and untreated kidney failure in older vs younger adults. JAMA (2012) 2.43
Mycophenolate mofetil for induction therapy of lupus nephritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2007) 2.38
EUS-based criteria for the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis: the Rosemont classification. Gastrointest Endosc (2009) 2.32
CKD and risk of hospitalization and death with pneumonia. Am J Kidney Dis (2009) 2.17
Proteinuria and life expectancy. Am J Kidney Dis (2012) 2.16
Cost of acute renal failure requiring dialysis in the intensive care unit: clinical and resource implications of renal recovery. Crit Care Med (2003) 2.13
Risk adjustment performance of Charlson and Elixhauser comorbidities in ICD-9 and ICD-10 administrative databases. BMC Health Serv Res (2008) 2.12
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Impact of anemia on hospitalization and mortality in older adults. Blood (2006) 2.07
Higher estimated glomerular filtration rates may be associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes, especially with concomitant proteinuria. Kidney Int (2011) 2.07
Defining the optimal treatment of locally advanced esophageal cancer: a systematic review and decision analysis. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 2.06
Meta-analysis: antibiotics for prophylaxis against hemodialysis catheter-related infections. Ann Intern Med (2008) 2.06
Access to health care among status Aboriginal people with chronic kidney disease. CMAJ (2008) 1.91
Chronic kidney disease and life expectancy. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2012) 1.90
Quality of care and mortality are worse in chronic kidney disease patients living in remote areas. Kidney Int (2010) 1.89
Associations among estimated glomerular filtration rate, proteinuria, and adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2011) 1.89
Prevalence of adenomas and colorectal cancer in average risk individuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol (2009) 1.88
Associations between acute kidney injury and cardiovascular and renal outcomes after coronary angiography. Circulation (2011) 1.85
The impact of selecting a high hemoglobin target level on health-related quality of life for patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Intern Med (2009) 1.77
NSAID use and progression of chronic kidney disease. Am J Med (2007) 1.75
Assessment of endoscopic training of general surgery residents in a North American health region. Gastrointest Endosc (2008) 1.71
Diagnostic performance of EUS for chronic pancreatitis: a comparison with histopathology. Gastrointest Endosc (2007) 1.70
Multisociety guideline on reprocessing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes: 2011. Gastrointest Endosc (2011) 1.69
Endoscopic pancreatic sphincterotomy for pancreas divisum by using a needle-knife or standard pull-type technique: safety and reintervention rates. Gastrointest Endosc (2006) 1.66
Variation in health services utilization among ethnic populations. CMAJ (2006) 1.64
Common genetic variants in the CLDN2 and PRSS1-PRSS2 loci alter risk for alcohol-related and sporadic pancreatitis. Nat Genet (2012) 1.63
Substantial practice variation exists in the management of childhood nephrotic syndrome. Pediatr Nephrol (2013) 1.62
Interobserver agreement for EUS findings in familial pancreatic-cancer kindreds. Gastrointest Endosc (2007) 1.62
Association between multidisciplinary care and survival for elderly patients with chronic kidney disease. J Am Soc Nephrol (2007) 1.60
Feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation for decreasing post-ERCP pain: a randomized, sham-controlled, pilot study. Gastrointest Endosc (2011) 1.58
Influence of race and sex on prevalence and recurrence of colon polyps. Arch Intern Med (2010) 1.53
Chronic calcific pancreatitis: combination ERCP and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for pancreatic duct stones. South Med J (2010) 1.52
Development and validation of a nurse-assessed patient comfort score for colonoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc (2013) 1.52
Colorectal cancer screening for average-risk North Americans: an economic evaluation. PLoS Med (2010) 1.51
Acute kidney injury following coronary angiography is associated with a long-term decline in kidney function. Kidney Int (2010) 1.50
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and survival among aboriginal people. J Am Soc Nephrol (2007) 1.47
Renal outcomes associated with invasive versus conservative management of acute coronary syndrome: propensity matched cohort study. BMJ (2013) 1.46
Publication bias in gastroenterological research - a retrospective cohort study based on abstracts submitted to a scientific meeting. BMC Med Res Methodol (2002) 1.46
Standardized endoscopic reporting. J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2014) 1.46
In the dark: the reporting of blinding status in randomized controlled trials. J Clin Epidemiol (2002) 1.45
Rapid evaluation after high-risk TIA is associated with lower stroke risk. Can J Neurol Sci (2009) 1.45
Assessing record linkage between health care and Vital Statistics databases using deterministic methods. BMC Health Serv Res (2006) 1.44
Assessing efficacy of complementary medicine: adding qualitative research methods to the "Gold Standard". J Altern Complement Med (2002) 1.42
Validation of self-reported history of colorectal cancer screening. Can Fam Physician (2007) 1.41
Governments, pay for smoking cessation. CMAJ (2010) 1.39
Grading the complexity of endoscopic procedures: results of an ASGE working party. Gastrointest Endosc (2011) 1.39
Endoscopic ultrasound: a meta-analysis of test performance in suspected biliary obstruction. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol (2007) 1.33
Economic evaluation of sirolimus-eluting stents. CMAJ (2005) 1.32
Lifetime risk of ESRD. J Am Soc Nephrol (2012) 1.31
A comparison between the APACHE II and Charlson Index Score for predicting hospital mortality in critically ill patients. BMC Health Serv Res (2009) 1.30
Postoperative complications and mortality following colectomy for ulcerative colitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol (2011) 1.24
Development and evaluation of a quality score for abstracts. BMC Med Res Methodol (2003) 1.22
Do hospital standardized mortality ratios measure patient safety? HSMRs in the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. Healthc Pap (2008) 1.20
An economic evaluation of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents in CKD. Am J Kidney Dis (2010) 1.20
The effects of nocturnal compared with conventional hemodialysis on mineral metabolism: A randomized-controlled trial. Hemodial Int (2009) 1.17
Colorectal cancer screening: practices and opinions of primary care physicians. Prev Med (2004) 1.17
Risk of bloodstream infection in patients with chronic kidney disease not treated with dialysis. Arch Intern Med (2008) 1.16
Addressing cost-related barriers to prescription drug use in Canada. CMAJ (2013) 1.16
Why patients with inflammatory bowel disease use or do not use complementary and alternative medicine: a Canadian national survey. Can J Gastroenterol (2005) 1.15
Early dialysis of no benefit to the patient or the health care system. Am J Kidney Dis (2011) 1.15
The impact of using different costing methods on the results of an economic evaluation of cardiac care: microcosting vs gross-costing approaches. Health Econ (2009) 1.14
Validity of administrative data claim-based methods for identifying individuals with diabetes at a population level. Can J Public Health (2010) 1.13
Ascorbic acid for anemia management in hemodialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Kidney Dis (2009) 1.12
Nonoperative imaging techniques in suspected biliary tract obstruction. HPB (Oxford) (2006) 1.12
Proteinuria and rate of change in kidney function in a community-based population. J Am Soc Nephrol (2013) 1.11
Inappropriate use of intravenous pantoprazole: extent of the problem and successful solutions. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol (2005) 1.10
Effect of ambient air pollution on the incidence of appendicitis. CMAJ (2009) 1.10
Double blind, you are the weakest link--good-bye! ACP J Club (2002) 1.08
Nocturnal hypoxia and loss of kidney function. PLoS One (2011) 1.07
An economic evaluation of operative compared with nonoperative management of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2005) 1.07
Endosonographic features predictive of malignancy in mediastinal lymph nodes in patients with lung cancer. Gastrointest Endosc (2010) 1.06
Physical and mental quality of life in chronic pancreatitis: a case-control study from the North American Pancreatitis Study 2 cohort. Pancreas (2013) 1.06