Published in Arch Surg on October 01, 2007
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Relationship between surgeon volume and adverse outcomes after RYGB in Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) study. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2009) 1.63
The incidence of bariatric surgery has plateaued in the U.S. Am J Surg (2010) 1.49
Bariatric surgery: a systematic review of the clinical and economic evidence. J Gen Intern Med (2011) 1.45
Volume and outcome relationship in bariatric surgery in the laparoscopic era. Surg Endosc (2013) 0.90
The impact of accreditation on safety and cost of bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2012) 0.84
Influence of treatment center and hospital volume on survival for locally advanced cervical cancer. Gynecol Oncol (2015) 0.79
Central Venous Line Placement prior to Gastric Bypass Improves Operating Room Efficiency. ISRN Surg (2012) 0.75
Acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure: results of a United States multicenter, prospective study. Hepatology (2005) 10.66
Intravenous N-acetylcysteine improves transplant-free survival in early stage non-acetaminophen acute liver failure. Gastroenterology (2009) 3.88
Acute liver failure in children: the first 348 patients in the pediatric acute liver failure study group. J Pediatr (2006) 3.03
Detection of acetaminophen protein adducts in children with acute liver failure of indeterminate cause. Pediatrics (2006) 2.96
Development of an accurate index for predicting outcomes of patients with acute liver failure. Gastroenterology (2012) 2.26
Factors related to hydrocephalus after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurosurgery (2003) 1.88
A SAS(®) macro implementation of a multiple comparison post hoc test for a Kruskal-Wallis analysis. Comput Methods Programs Biomed (2010) 1.78
Abnormal concentrations of esterified carnitine in bile: a feature of pediatric acute liver failure with poor prognosis. Hepatology (2005) 1.60
Performance of elderly Native Americans and Caucasians on the CERAD Neuropsychological Battery. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord (2005) 1.60
Detection of β-amyloid oligomers as a predictor of neurological outcome after brain injury. J Neurosurg (2013) 1.46
An ecological study of the association of environmental chemicals on breast cancer incidence in Texas. Breast Cancer Res Treat (2005) 1.46
Deep vein harvest: predicting need for fasciotomy. J Vasc Surg (2004) 1.42
Predictors of failed primary abdominal closure in the trauma patient with an open abdomen. South Med J (2013) 1.39
Clinical criteria for the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease: still good after all these years. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry (2008) 1.39
Clinical validation of FLACC: preverbal patient pain scale. Pediatr Nurs (2003) 1.37
Prospective comparison of methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant community-associated Staphylococcus aureus infections in hospitalized patients. J Infect (2006) 1.36
Is hypothermia simply a marker of shock and injury severity or an independent risk factor for mortality in trauma patients? Analysis of a large national trauma registry. J Trauma (2005) 1.32
Feasibility of telecognitive assessment in dementia. Assessment (2006) 1.30
Serum apoptosis markers in acute liver failure: a pilot study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol (2007) 1.29
Duodenal brush border intestinal alkaline phosphatase activity affects bicarbonate secretion in rats. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol (2007) 1.24
Intestinal alkaline phosphatase regulates protective surface microclimate pH in rat duodenum. J Physiol (2009) 1.24
Phthalate concentrations and dietary exposure from food purchased in New York State. Environ Health Perspect (2013) 1.19
The PedsQL in pediatric patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: feasibility, reliability, and validity of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Neuromuscular Module and Generic Core Scales. J Clin Neuromuscul Dis (2010) 1.17
Epithelial carbonic anhydrases facilitate PCO2 and pH regulation in rat duodenal mucosa. J Physiol (2006) 1.17
Abeta42 gene vaccine prevents Abeta42 deposition in brain of double transgenic mice. J Neurol Sci (2007) 1.17
The PedsQL in pediatric patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy: feasibility, reliability, and validity of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Generic Core Scales and Neuromuscular Module. Neuromuscul Disord (2009) 1.17
Reliability assessment and validation of the Melasma Area and Severity Index (MASI) and a new modified MASI scoring method. J Am Acad Dermatol (2010) 1.15
The gross motor function measure is a valid and sensitive outcome measure for spinal muscular atrophy. Neuromuscul Disord (2006) 1.15
Umami receptor activation increases duodenal bicarbonate secretion via glucagon-like peptide-2 release in rats. J Pharmacol Exp Ther (2011) 1.12
Ethnic disparities exist in trauma care. J Trauma (2007) 1.10
Cerebral autoregulation of blood velocity and volumetric flow during steady-state changes in arterial pressure. Hypertension (2013) 1.10
Systemic hypotension is a late marker of shock after trauma: a validation study of Advanced Trauma Life Support principles in a large national sample. Am J Surg (2006) 1.09
Platelet amyloid precursor protein processing: a bio-marker for Alzheimer's disease. J Neurol Sci (2005) 1.06
Abeta42 gene vaccination reduces brain amyloid plaque burden in transgenic mice. J Neurol Sci (2006) 1.05
Carbonic anhydrases and mucosal vanilloid receptors help mediate the hyperemic response to luminal CO2 in rat duodenum. Gastroenterology (2006) 1.03
Vascular disease and risk factors, rate of progression, and survival in Alzheimer's disease. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol (2006) 1.03
Effects of cognitive-communication stimulation for Alzheimer's disease patients treated with donepezil. J Speech Lang Hear Res (2004) 1.02
Prenatal depression in women hospitalized for obstetric risk. J Clin Psychiatry (2008) 1.02
Elevated troponin I levels in acute liver failure: is myocardial injury an integral part of acute liver failure? Hepatology (2007) 1.00
The CERAD Neuropsychologic Battery Total Score and the progression of Alzheimer disease. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord (2010) 0.99
Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT in the differential diagnosis of the dementias with histopathologic confirmation. Clin Nucl Med (2006) 0.98
Pediatric oligodendrogliomas: a study of molecular alterations on 1p and 19q using fluorescence in situ hybridization. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol (2003) 0.98
Comparison of the test of everyday functional abilities with a direct measure of daily function. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord (2006) 0.97
NHE3 inhibition activates duodenal bicarbonate secretion in the rat. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol (2003) 0.97
Reliability of 4 outcome measures in pediatric spinal muscular atrophy. Arch Neurol (2003) 0.97
Dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibition potentiates amino acid- and bile acid-induced bicarbonate secretion in rat duodenum. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol (2012) 0.96
Cystic fibrosis gene mutation reduces epithelial cell acidification and injury in acid-perfused mouse duodenum. Gastroenterology (2004) 0.94
The test of infant motor performance: reliability in spinal muscular atrophy type I. Pediatr Phys Ther (2008) 0.94
Prevalence of vulvar pain in an urban, minority population. J Reprod Med (2007) 0.94
Can alzheimer's disease and dementias with Lewy bodies be distinguished clinically? J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol (2003) 0.93
Management of small polyps detected by screening CT colonography: patient and physician preferences. Am J Med (2009) 0.93
Lateralization on neuroimaging does not differentiate frontotemporal lobar degeneration from Alzheimer's disease. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord (2004) 0.93
Differential diagnosis between Alzheimer's and frontotemporal disease by the posterior cingulate sign. J Nucl Med (2004) 0.93
Dyadic short forms of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III. Assessment (2002) 0.92
Can a direct IADL measure detect deficits in persons with MCI? Curr Alzheimer Res (2009) 0.92
Consumer acceptability of brief videoconference-based neuropsychological assessment in older individuals with and without cognitive impairment. Clin Neuropsychol (2013) 0.92
Intravenous high-dose enzyme replacement therapy with recombinant palmitoyl-protein thioesterase reduces visceral lysosomal storage and modestly prolongs survival in a preclinical mouse model of infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. Mol Genet Metab (2012) 0.91
International Paediatric Stroke Study: stroke associated with cardiac disorders. Int J Stroke (2012) 0.91
Gender differences in outcomes of patients with cystic fibrosis. J Womens Health (Larchmt) (2014) 0.91
Lipids and adipokines as risk factors for Alzheimer's disease. J Alzheimers Dis (2012) 0.90
An ecological study of the association of metal air pollutants with lung cancer incidence in Texas. J Thorac Oncol (2006) 0.90
Dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibition prevents the formation and promotes the healing of indomethacin-induced intestinal ulcers in rats. Dig Dis Sci (2013) 0.89
A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of citicoline add-on therapy in outpatients with bipolar disorder and cocaine dependence. J Clin Psychopharmacol (2007) 0.89
Improvements in hepatic serological biomarkers are associated with clinical benefit of intravenous N-acetylcysteine in early stage non-acetaminophen acute liver failure. Dig Dis Sci (2013) 0.89
Rasch analysis of clinical outcome measures in spinal muscular atrophy. Muscle Nerve (2013) 0.89
Higher-order reasoning training years after traumatic brain injury in adults. J Head Trauma Rehabil (2011) 0.89
Two-year outcomes in initial survivors with acute liver failure: results from a prospective, multicentre study. Liver Int (2014) 0.89
Risk of residual breast tissue after skin-sparing mastectomy. Breast J (2012) 0.88
Convergence of connected language and SPECT in variants of frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord (2005) 0.88
MMSE scores decline at a greater rate in frontotemporal degeneration than in AD. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord (2006) 0.88
Two distinct subtypes of hepatitis B virus-related acute liver failure are separable by quantitative serum immunoglobulin M anti-hepatitis B core antibody and hepatitis B virus DNA levels. Hepatology (2012) 0.88
Comprehensive proficiency-based inanimate training for robotic surgery: reliability, feasibility, and educational benefit. Surg Endosc (2012) 0.88
Fetal central nervous system biometry on MR imaging. AJR Am J Roentgenol (2003) 0.87
Polyfluoroalkyl compounds in Texas children from birth through 12 years of age. Environ Health Perspect (2011) 0.87
Mechanism of augmented duodenal HCO(3)(-) secretion after elevation of luminal CO(2). Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol (2004) 0.87
Detection of neurofilament-H in serum as a diagnostic tool to predict injury severity in patients who have suffered mild traumatic brain injury. J Neurosurg (2014) 0.87
Prediction of pulmonary morbidity and mortality in patients with femur fracture. J Trauma (2010) 0.87
False positive acetaminophen concentrations in patients with liver injury. Clin Chim Acta (2008) 0.87
CFTR inhibition augments NHE3 activity during luminal high CO2 exposure in rat duodenal mucosa. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol (2008) 0.87
The association of pretreatment health-related quality of life with surgical complications for patients undergoing open surgical resection for colorectal cancer. Ann Surg (2003) 0.87
Short-chain fatty acid sensing in rat duodenum. J Physiol (2015) 0.86
Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) stereoisomers in U.S. food from Dallas, Texas. Environ Health Perspect (2012) 0.86
Prompt control of an outbreak caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neonatal intensive care unit. J Pediatr (2013) 0.86
Characterization of Atrophic Changes in the Cerebral Cortex Using Fractal Dimensional Analysis. Brain Imaging Behav (2009) 0.85
Surgical complications exert a lasting effect on disease-specific health-related quality of life for patients with colorectal cancer. Surgery (2003) 0.85
Ocular findings as predictors of carotid artery occlusive disease: is carotid imaging justified? J Vasc Surg (2004) 0.83
Abnormal neurites containing C-terminally truncated alpha-synuclein are present in Alzheimer's disease without conventional Lewy body pathology. Am J Pathol (2010) 0.83
Androgen receptor gene and sex-specific Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol Aging (2013) 0.83
Micro-RNA-122 levels in acute liver failure and chronic hepatitis C. J Med Virol (2014) 0.83
Leptin and cognition. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord (2012) 0.83
An Abbreviated Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) for Dementia Screening. Clin Neuropsychol (2015) 0.83
Effect of trauma systems on motor vehicle occupant mortality: A comparison between states with and without a formal system. J Trauma (2006) 0.82
A randomized, controlled study of an Alzheimer's caregiver skills training program. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen (2005) 0.82
Reliability of telephone administration of the PedsQL Generic Quality of Life Inventory and Neuromuscular Module in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Neuromuscul Disord (2010) 0.82
Low-dose PGE2 mimics the duodenal secretory response to luminal acid in mice. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol (2004) 0.82
Comparison of Alzheimer's disease in Native Americans and Whites. Int Psychogeriatr (2003) 0.82
Responsiveness of the quality of life in late-stage dementia scale to psychotropic drug treatment in late-stage dementia. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord (2004) 0.82
A direct functional measure to help ascertain optimal level of residential care. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen (2007) 0.81
Preparing data for analysis using microsoft Excel. J Investig Med (2006) 0.81
Luria's three-step test: what is it and what does it tell us? Int Psychogeriatr (2011) 0.80