Published in J Am Coll Surg on June 01, 2007
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Successful implementation of the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Surgical Quality Improvement Program in the private sector: the Patient Safety in Surgery study. Ann Surg (2008) 2.34
Health literacy, social support, and health: a research agenda. Soc Sci Med (2004) 2.26
Cost-effectiveness of coronary artery bypass grafts versus percutaneous coronary intervention for revascularization of high-risk patients. Circulation (2006) 2.24
The patient safety in surgery study: background, study design, and patient populations. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 2.22
Use of national surgical quality improvement program data as a catalyst for quality improvement. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 2.18
Impact of obesity on outcomes after open surgical and endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Am Coll Surg (2009) 2.12
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Patient risk factors, operative care, and outcomes among older community-dwelling male veterans with hip fracture. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2008) 2.06
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Effects of health literacy on health status and health service utilization amongst the elderly. Soc Sci Med (2008) 1.91
Implementation and evaluation of a low-literacy diabetes education computer multimedia application. Diabetes Care (2005) 1.89
Assessment of ACS NSQIP's predictive ability for adverse events after major cancer surgery. Ann Surg Oncol (2010) 1.88
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Potential cost savings of erythropoietin administration in end-stage renal disease. Am J Med (2002) 1.83
Seasonal variation in surgical outcomes as measured by the American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP). Ann Surg (2007) 1.81
Racial/ethnic differences in surgical outcomes in veterans following knee or hip arthroplasty. Arthritis Rheum (2005) 1.72
The attributable risk of smoking on surgical complications. Ann Surg (2011) 1.71
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National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) risk factors can be used to validate American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification (ASA PS) levels. Ann Surg (2006) 1.69
Translating the Diabetes Prevention Program into American Indian and Alaska Native communities: results from the Special Diabetes Program for Indians Diabetes Prevention demonstration project. Diabetes Care (2012) 1.67
Risk of major nonemergent inpatient general surgical procedures in patients on long-term dialysis. JAMA Surg (2013) 1.65
Identifying risk factors for potentially avoidable complications following radical cystectomy. J Urol (2005) 1.63
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Barriers to advancement in academic surgery: views of senior residents and early career faculty. Am J Surg (2013) 1.56
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Multi-photon microscopic evaluation of saphenous vein endothelium and its preservation with a new solution, GALA. Ann Thorac Surg (2003) 1.55
Predictors of long-term mortality after bariatric surgery performed in Veterans Affairs medical centers. Arch Surg (2009) 1.51
Limitations of the hematocrit level to assess the need for red blood cell transfusion in hypovolemic anemic patients. Transfusion (2006) 1.50
The risk of major elective vascular surgical procedures in patients with end-stage renal disease. Ann Surg (2013) 1.49
Race and surgical outcomes: it is not all black and white. Ann Surg (2008) 1.48
Early outcomes of endovascular versus open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Private Sector (NSQIP-PS). J Vasc Surg (2005) 1.47
Risk factors and clinical impact of postoperative symptomatic venous thromboembolism. J Vasc Surg (2007) 1.47
Saphenous vein conduits harvested by endoscopic technique exhibit structural and functional damage. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.47
The case against volume as a measure of quality of surgical care. World J Surg (2005) 1.46
Validity of selected AHRQ patient safety indicators based on VA National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data. Health Serv Res (2008) 1.46
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Mortality after nonemergent major surgery performed on Friday versus Monday through Wednesday. Ann Surg (2007) 1.43
Bariatric operations in Veterans Affairs and selected university medical centers: results of the patient safety in surgery study. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 1.42
Risk-adjusted morbidity in teaching hospitals correlates with reported levels of communication and collaboration on surgical teams but not with scale measures of teamwork climate, safety climate, or working conditions. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 1.41
Management of biliary tract disease during pregnancy. J Am Coll Surg (2010) 1.39
Surgical site infection prevention: time to move beyond the surgical care improvement program. Ann Surg (2011) 1.38
Transthoracic versus transhiatal esophagectomy: a prospective study of 945 patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 1.37
Visual analog scales for assessing surgical pain. J Am Coll Surg (2005) 1.32
The effects of adjusting for case mix on mortality and length of stay following radical cystectomy. J Urol (2006) 1.31
Racial differences in medication adherence: A cross-sectional study of Medicare enrollees. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother (2010) 1.30
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