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Victor A Ferraris

Author PubWeight™ 39.37‹?›

Top papers

Rank Title Journal Year PubWeight™‹?›
1 Perioperative blood transfusion and blood conservation in cardiac surgery: the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists clinical practice guideline. Ann Thorac Surg 2007 5.32
2 2011 update to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists blood conservation clinical practice guidelines. Ann Thorac Surg 2011 4.84
3 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 1--coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2009 4.39
4 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 2--isolated valve surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2009 3.45
5 Quality measurement in adult cardiac surgery: part 1--Conceptual framework and measure selection. Ann Thorac Surg 2007 2.60
6 Quality measurement in adult cardiac surgery: part 2--Statistical considerations in composite measure scoring and provider rating. Ann Thorac Surg 2007 2.59
7 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 3--valve plus coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2009 2.18
8 Management of alveolar air leaks after pulmonary resection. Ann Thorac Surg 2010 1.16
9 Multivariable predictors of postoperative cardiac adverse events after general and vascular surgery: results from the patient safety in surgery study. J Am Coll Surg 2007 1.13
10 Gender-specific practice guidelines for coronary artery bypass surgery: perioperative management. Ann Thorac Surg 2005 1.06
11 Should coronary artery bypass grafting be regionalized? Ann Thorac Surg 2005 0.84
12 Interventions to improve guideline compliance following coronary artery bypass grafting. Surgery 2006 0.83
13 Mediastinoscopy: trends and practice patterns in the United States. South Med J 2013 0.83
14 Surgical treatment of lung cancer in octogenarians. South Med J 2013 0.81
15 Heroes and evidence. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 0.81
16 Aprotinin in cardiac surgery. N Engl J Med 2006 0.81
17 Intraoperative blood transfusion of one or two units of packed red blood cells is associated with a fivefold risk of stroke in patients undergoing elective carotid endarterectomy. J Vasc Surg 2013 0.80
18 Antiplatelet drugs: mechanisms and risks of bleeding following cardiac operations. Int J Angiol 2011 0.80
19 Facts, opinions, and conclusions: aprotinin brings out all of these. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012 0.79
20 Variation in ventilation time after coronary artery bypass grafting: an analysis from the society of thoracic surgeons adult cardiac surgery database. Ann Thorac Surg 2013 0.78
21 The Case for a Conservative Approach to Blood Transfusion Management in Cardiac Surgery. Innovations (Phila) 2016 0.78
22 Care of the adult cardiac surgery patient: part I. Curr Probl Surg 2004 0.77
23 Operative management of multilevel iliofemoral occlusive disease. Int J Angiol 2009 0.75
24 Effectiveness of tunneled pleural catheter placement in patients with malignant pleural effusions. Int J Angiol 2011 0.75
25 Variability in carotid endarterectomy at a single medical center: an outcome and cost analysis. Int J Angiol 2012 0.75
26 Blood transfusion balance: too much, not enough, or just right. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014 0.75
27 Trends and practice patterns in the management of thoracic empyema. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2013 0.75
28 Care of the adult cardiac surgery patient: part II. Curr Probl Surg 2004 0.75