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Evidence-based current surgical practice: calculous gallbladder disease. J Gastrointest Surg (2012) 1.88

Intraoperative assessment of biliary anatomy for prevention of bile duct injury: a review of current and future patient safety interventions. Surg Endosc (2011) 1.08

Variation in the use of intraoperative cholangiography during cholecystectomy. J Am Coll Surg (2012) 0.98

Indocyanine-green-loaded microballoons for biliary imaging in cholecystectomy. J Biomed Opt (2012) 0.93

Re: Role of intraoperative cholangiography in avoiding bile duct injury. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 0.90

Optimal surgical technique, use of intra-operative cholangiography (IOC), and management of acute gallbladder disease: the results of a nation-wide survey in the UK and Ireland. Ann R Coll Surg Engl (2010) 0.90

Cholecystectomy: from Langenbuch to natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery. World J Surg (2011) 0.87

Near-infrared fluorescent cholangiography facilitates identification of biliary anatomy during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surg Endosc (2014) 0.87

Prevention of bile duct injury: the case for incorporating educational theories of expertise. Surg Endosc (2014) 0.83

Is routine intraoperative cholangiogram necessary in the twenty-first century? A national view. J Gastrointest Surg (2013) 0.80

Severity of Acute Cholecystitis and Risk of Iatrogenic Bile Duct Injury During Cholecystectomy, a Population-Based Case-Control Study. World J Surg (2016) 0.80

Non-invasive assessment of choledocholithiasis in patients with gallstones and abnormal liver function. World J Gastroenterol (2013) 0.78

Aberrant right hepatic duct draining into the cystic duct: clinical outcomes and management. Gastroenterol Res Pract (2011) 0.78

Single-access laparoscopic cholecystectomy with routine intraoperative cholangiogram. Surg Endosc (2010) 0.77

Population-Based Studies Should not be Used to Justify a Policy of Routine Cholangiography to Prevent Major Bile Duct Injury During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. World J Surg (2017) 0.76

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The use of intraoperative cholangiogram during laparoscopic double cholecystectomy. J Surg Case Rep (2010) 0.75

Liver transplantation for "mass-forming" sclerosing cholangitis after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Int J Surg Case Rep (2013) 0.75

Safety of single-incision cholecystectomy. Surg Endosc (2013) 0.75

Fluorocholangiography: reincarnation in the laparoscopic era-evaluation of intra-operative cholangiography in 3635 laparoscopic cholecystectomies. Surg Endosc (2015) 0.75

Transumbilical single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: long-term review from a single center. Surg Endosc (2015) 0.75

No surgical innovation without evaluation: the IDEAL recommendations. Lancet (2009) 5.57

Safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery: Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2007) 3.67

Weight change and health outcomes at 3 years after bariatric surgery among individuals with severe obesity. JAMA (2013) 3.57

Evaluation and stages of surgical innovations. Lancet (2009) 3.04

Challenges in evaluating surgical innovation. Lancet (2009) 2.86

Negative appendectomy and imaging accuracy in the Washington State Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment Program. Ann Surg (2008) 2.82

Primary operative versus nonoperative therapy for pediatric empyema: a meta-analysis. Pediatrics (2005) 2.62

Blueprint for a new American College of Surgeons: National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. J Am Coll Surg (2008) 2.53

Wide local excision or abdominoperineal resection as the initial treatment for anorectal melanoma? Am J Surg (2005) 2.47

Progress in the diagnosis of appendicitis: a report from Washington State's Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment Program. Ann Surg (2012) 2.22

Racial disparities among patients with lung cancer who were recommended operative therapy. Arch Surg (2009) 2.02

Physical activity levels of patients undergoing bariatric surgery in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery study. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2008) 1.91

Creating a learning healthcare system in surgery: Washington State's Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment Program (SCOAP) at 5 years. Surgery (2011) 1.90

Trends in treatment of advanced epithelial ovarian cancer in the Medicare population. Gynecol Oncol (2011) 1.77

Multi-modality mediastinal staging for lung cancer among medicare beneficiaries. J Thorac Oncol (2009) 1.76

Surgeon knowledge, behavior, and opinions regarding intraoperative cholangiography. J Am Coll Surg (2008) 1.75

Primary anastomosis or Hartmann's procedure for patients with diverticular peritonitis? A systematic review. Dis Colon Rectum (2004) 1.74

Baseline characteristics of participants in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery-2 (LABS-2) study. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2013) 1.70

Choosing your words carefully: how physicians would disclose harmful medical errors to patients. Arch Intern Med (2006) 1.69

Trends in the utilization and impact of radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma. J Am Coll Surg (2010) 1.68

Routine leak testing in colorectal surgery in the Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment Program. Arch Surg (2012) 1.67

Repeat surgery after lumbar decompression for herniated disc: the quality implications of hospital and surgeon variation. Spine J (2011) 1.66

Temporal changes in the management of diverticulitis. J Surg Res (2005) 1.59

Filling the gaps in bariatric surgical research. JAMA (2005) 1.56

Impact of surgical clipping on survival in unruptured and ruptured cerebral aneurysms: a population-based study. Stroke (2004) 1.54

Clinical practice. Acute appendicitis--appendectomy or the "antibiotics first" strategy. N Engl J Med (2015) 1.53

Risk of emergency colectomy and colostomy in patients with diverticular disease. Arch Surg (2005) 1.52

A critical evaluation of the impact of Leapfrog's evidence-based hospital referral. J Am Coll Surg (2010) 1.51

The impact of low health literacy on surgical practice. Am J Surg (2004) 1.51

Trends in worldwide volume and methodological quality of surgical randomized controlled trials. Ann Surg (2013) 1.50

Bariatric surgery and diabetes: who should be offered the option of remission? JAMA (2009) 1.48

The timing of elective colectomy in diverticulitis: a decision analysis. J Am Coll Surg (2004) 1.45

Patients' experience and outcomes after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in Washington state. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2012) 1.42

Relationship of body mass index with demographic and clinical characteristics in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS). Surg Obes Relat Dis (2008) 1.41

Impact of advancing age on abdominal surgical outcomes. Arch Surg (2009) 1.41

Trends in the operative management and outcomes of T4 lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.36

Interpreting surgical trials with subjective outcomes: avoiding UnSPORTsmanlike conduct. JAMA (2006) 1.33

A model for incorporating patient and stakeholder voices in a learning health care network: Washington State's Comparative Effectiveness Research Translation Network. J Clin Epidemiol (2013) 1.28

The significance of discharge to skilled care after abdominopelvic surgery in older adults. Ann Surg (2009) 1.28

A systematic review of whether oral contrast is necessary for the computed tomography diagnosis of appendicitis in adults. Am J Surg (2005) 1.25

Prevalence and predictors of asymptomatic liver disease in patients undergoing gastric bypass surgery. Arch Surg (2003) 1.24

Surgeon specialty and long-term survival after pulmonary resection for lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.21

Computed tomography diagnosis of ischemia and complete obstruction in small bowel obstruction: a systematic review. J Gastrointest Surg (2005) 1.20

Cost-effectiveness analysis of laparoscopic gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding, and nonoperative weight loss interventions. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2007) 1.19

Management of pleural space infections: a population-based analysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 1.19

Pre- to postoperative changes in physical activity: report from the longitudinal assessment of bariatric surgery-2 (LABS-2). Surg Obes Relat Dis (2011) 1.19

Gastrointestinal surgery as a treatment for diabetes. JAMA (2008) 1.18

Adoption of laparoscopy for elective colorectal resection: a report from the Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment Program. J Am Coll Surg (2012) 1.11

Safety and efficacy of video-assisted versus conventional lung resection for lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 1.11

Shared decision-making for cancer care among racial and ethnic minorities: a systematic review. Am J Public Health (2013) 1.07

Hartmann's colectomy and reversal in diverticulitis: a population-level assessment. Dis Colon Rectum (2005) 1.07

Health care utilization among surgically treated Medicare beneficiaries with lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.05

The effect of obesity in adolescence on adult health status. Pediatrics (2013) 1.03

Preoperative Immunonutrition and Elective Colorectal Resection Outcomes. Dis Colon Rectum (2017) 1.00

Perioperative hyperglycemia and risk of adverse events among patients with and without diabetes. Ann Surg (2015) 0.99

Guideline-concordant cancer care and survival among American Indian/Alaskan Native patients. Cancer (2014) 0.98

Diagnostic imaging and biopsy use among elderly medicare beneficiaries with hepatocellular carcinoma. J Oncol Pract (2011) 0.98

Distribution of 10-year and lifetime predicted risk for cardiovascular disease prior to surgery in the longitudinal assessment of bariatric surgery-2 study. Am J Cardiol (2012) 0.96

The incidence and factors associated with graft infection after aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg (2008) 0.95

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the Medicare cohort with advanced ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol (2011) 0.95

Reproductive health of women electing bariatric surgery. Fertil Steril (2009) 0.95

Variation in esophagectomy outcomes in hospitals meeting Leapfrog volume outcome standards. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 0.94

Evaluating the association of preoperative functional status and postoperative functional decline in older patients undergoing major surgery. Am Surg (2012) 0.94

A general framework for estimating volume-outcome associations from longitudinal data. Stat Med (2011) 0.93

Epithelioid sarcoma: the University of Washington experience. Am J Surg (2008) 0.92

Do antireflux operations decrease the rate of reflux-related hospitalizations in children? Pediatrics (2006) 0.91

Thirty-day mortality after bariatric surgery: independently adjudicated causes of death in the longitudinal assessment of bariatric surgery. Obes Surg (2011) 0.90

The costs of nonsurgical and surgical weight loss interventions: is an ounce of prevention really worth a pound of cure? Surg Obes Relat Dis (2006) 0.90

Prevalence of adverse intraoperative events during obesity surgery and their sequelae. J Am Coll Surg (2012) 0.90

The business of quality in surgery. Ann Surg (2012) 0.89

Perioperative pharmacologic prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in colorectal surgery. J Am Coll Surg (2011) 0.89

Risk taking and tolerance of uncertainty: implications for surgeons. J Surg Res (2005) 0.89

Reporting weight change: standardized reporting accounting for baseline weight. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2012) 0.88

Examining the BMI-mortality relationship using fractional polynomials. BMC Med Res Methodol (2011) 0.87

Are bariatric surgical outcomes worth their cost? A systematic review. J Am Coll Surg (2005) 0.87

Risk tolerance and bile duct injury: surgeon characteristics, risk-taking preference, and common bile duct injuries. J Am Coll Surg (2009) 0.87

Temporal trends in the management of potentially resectable lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 0.86

Addressing the appropriateness of elective colon resection for diverticulitis: a report from the SCOAP CERTAIN collaborative. Ann Surg (2014) 0.85

Thirty-day mortality after primary cytoreductive surgery for advanced ovarian cancer in the elderly. Obstet Gynecol (2011) 0.85

A population-based, shared decision-making approach to recruit for a randomized trial of bariatric surgery versus lifestyle for type 2 diabetes. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2013) 0.85

Pulmonary function in the morbidly obese. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2008) 0.84

Cost-effectiveness of bariatric surgical procedures for the treatment of severe obesity. Eur J Health Econ (2013) 0.84

The impact of accreditation on safety and cost of bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2012) 0.84

Lower extremity angioplasty for claudication: a population-level analysis of 30-day outcomes. J Vasc Surg (2007) 0.82

Comparative assessment of the safety and effectiveness of radiofrequency ablation among elderly medicare beneficiaries with hepatocellular carcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol (2011) 0.82

Perioperative rofecoxib plus local anesthetic field block diminishes pain and recovery time after outpatient inguinal hernia repair. Anesth Analg (2005) 0.82

Bariatric surgery training: getting your ticket punched. J Gastrointest Surg (2007) 0.81

BMI trajectories among the severely obese: results from an electronic medical record population. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2012) 0.80

The Impact of Elective Colon Resection on Rates of Emergency Surgery for Diverticulitis. Ann Surg (2016) 0.80

Ketorolac Use and Postoperative Complications in Gastrointestinal Surgery. Ann Surg (2016) 0.79

Should cholecystectomy be performed for asymptomatic cholelithiasis in transplant patients? J Am Coll Surg (2003) 0.79

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy safer than open? Administrative data gone astray. Am J Gastroenterol (2004) 0.79

Medicare and bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2006) 0.79

Prophylactic cholecystectomy in transplant patients: a decision analysis. J Gastrointest Surg (2005) 0.79

Processes and outcomes of care among navajo women with breast cancer. JAMA (2003) 0.78

β-blocker continuation after noncardiac surgery: a report from the surgical care and outcomes assessment program. Arch Surg (2012) 0.78

Short- and long-term mortality after appendectomy in Sweden 1987-2006: influence of appendectomy diagnosis, sex, age, co-morbidity, surgical method, hospital volume, and time period--a national population based cohort study. World J Surg (2013) 0.78

Predictors and outcomes of completion axillary node dissection among older breast cancer patients. Ann Surg Oncol (2014) 0.78