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Howard Belzberg

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1 Diagnosis of acid-base derangements and mortality prediction in the trauma intensive care unit: the physiochemical approach. J Trauma 2005 2.26
2 Intracranial pressure monitoring in severe head injury: compliance with Brain Trauma Foundation guidelines and effect on outcomes: a prospective study. J Neurosurg 2013 1.72
3 Decompressive craniectomy: surgical control of traumatic intracranial hypertension may improve outcome. Injury 2010 1.65
4 Suicide bombing attacks: update and modifications to the protocol. Ann Surg 2004 1.54
5 The impact of Acinetobacter baumannii infections on outcome in trauma patients: a matched cohort study. Crit Care Med 2010 1.48
6 Aggressive organ donor management significantly increases the number of organs available for transplantation. J Trauma 2005 1.44
7 The relationship between post-traumatic ventilator-associated pneumonia outcomes and American College of Surgeons trauma centre designation. Injury 2011 1.41
8 The effect of a protocol of aggressive donor management: Implications for the national organ donor shortage. J Trauma 2006 1.41
9 Measurable outcomes of quality improvement in the trauma intensive care unit: the impact of a daily quality rounding checklist. J Trauma 2008 1.35
10 Alcohol abuse and illegal drug use among Los Angeles County trauma patients: prevalence and evaluation of single item screener. J Trauma 2009 1.11
11 Acute respiratory distress syndrome in the trauma intensive care unit: Morbid but not mortal. Arch Surg 2006 1.09
12 Cadaveric organ donor recruitment at Los Angeles County Hospital: improvement after formation of a structured clinical, educational and administrative service. Clin Transplant 2003 1.05
13 Measurable outcomes of quality improvement using a daily quality rounds checklist: one-year analysis in a trauma intensive care unit with sustained ventilator-associated pneumonia reduction. J Trauma 2010 1.01
14 Development and validation of a modified version of the Peritraumatic Dissociative Experiences Questionnaire. Psychol Assess 2002 1.00
15 Crystalloids after primary colon resection and anastomosis at initial trauma laparotomy: excessive volumes are associated with anastomotic leakage. J Trauma 2011 1.00
16 Survivors of violence-related facial injury: psychiatric needs and barriers to mental health care. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2007 1.00
17 Noninvasive monitoring of the autonomic nervous system and hemodynamics of patients with blunt and penetrating trauma. J Trauma 2008 0.99
18 Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression after trauma center hospitalization. J Trauma 2010 0.99
19 The decreasing incidence of late posttraumatic acute respiratory distress syndrome: the potential role of lung protective ventilation and conservative transfusion practice. J Trauma 2007 0.98
20 Troponin increases in the critically injured patient: mechanical trauma or physiologic stress? J Trauma 2005 0.97
21 Improving consent rates for organ donation: the effect of an inhouse coordinator program. J Trauma 2007 0.95
22 Discrepancies between capillary glucose measurements and traditional laboratory assessments in both shock and non-shock states after trauma. J Surg Res 2012 0.90
23 Leukoreduction is associated with a decreased incidence of late onset acute respiratory distress syndrome after injury. Am Surg 2008 0.88
24 Measurable outcomes of quality improvement using a daily quality rounds checklist: two-year prospective analysis of sustainability in a surgical intensive care unit. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2013 0.88
25 The decreasing incidence and mortality of acute respiratory distress syndrome after injury: a 5-year observational study. J Trauma 2005 0.87
26 Complications of brain death: frequency and impact on organ retrieval. Am Surg 2006 0.86
27 ACS trauma centre designation and outcomes of post-traumatic ARDS: NTDB analysis and implications for trauma quality improvement. Injury 2009 0.86
28 Changes in serum cortisol with age in critically ill patients. Gerontology 2002 0.81
29 Evaluation of invasive and noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring in trauma patients. J Trauma 2006 0.81
30 Retained foreign bodies after emergent trauma surgery: incidence after 2526 cavitary explorations. Am Surg 2007 0.81
31 Mental health service utilization after physical trauma: the importance of physician referral. Med Care 2009 0.80
32 Microbiological profile and antimicrobial susceptibility in surgical site infections following hollow viscus injury. J Gastrointest Surg 2010 0.78
33 Nursing involvement improves compliance with tight blood glucose control in the trauma ICU: a prospective observational study. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2009 0.78
34 The association of race and survival from sepsis after injury. Am Surg 2010 0.78
35 Outcome prediction by a mathematical model based on noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring. J Trauma 2006 0.77
36 A 6-year review of total parenteral nutrition use and association with late-onset acute respiratory distress syndrome among ventilated trauma victims. Injury 2008 0.75
37 American College of Surgeons trauma centre designation and mechanical ventilation outcomes. Injury 2009 0.75
38 Stochastic model for outcome prediction in acute illness. Comput Biol Med 2005 0.75
39 Clinical research in the lay press: irresponsible journalism raises a huge dose of doubt. Clin Infect Dis 2006 0.75
40 Direct coextensive plethysmography for non-invasive measurement of systemic pressures and volumes. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2004 0.75
41 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a surgical intensive care unit. Am Surg 2009 0.75