Published in Ann Surg on February 01, 2008
Diffusion of surgical innovations, patient safety, and minimally invasive radical prostatectomy. JAMA Surg (2014) 2.79
Patient safety and the diffusion of surgical innovations: a national analysis of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. Surg Endosc (2012) 0.99
Assessing short- and long-term outcomes among black vs white Medicare patients undergoing resection of colorectal cancer. Am J Surg (2013) 0.86
Design of a prospective cohort study to assess ethnic inequalities in patient safety in hospital care using mixed methods. BMC Health Serv Res (2012) 0.83
Explaining ethnic disparities in patient safety: a qualitative analysis. Am J Public Health (2010) 0.80
Ethnic minority patients not at increased risk of adverse events during hospitalisation in urban hospitals in the Netherlands: results of a prospective observational study. BMJ Open (2014) 0.80
Laparoscopic appendectomy is safer than open appendectomy in an elderly population. JSLS (2014) 0.79
Establishing standard hospital performance measures for cervical spinal trauma: a Nationwide In-patient Sample study. Spinal Cord (2015) 0.77
Complication rates as a trauma care performance indicator: a systematic review. Crit Care (2012) 0.75
Frailty as a predictor of surgical outcomes in older patients. J Am Coll Surg (2010) 5.72
Prehospital intravenous fluid administration is associated with higher mortality in trauma patients: a National Trauma Data Bank analysis. Ann Surg (2011) 5.54
Eliminating catheter-related bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med (2004) 5.47
Association between helicopter vs ground emergency medical services and survival for adults with major trauma. JAMA (2012) 5.02
Impact of a national multimodal intervention to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infection in the ICU: the Spanish experience. Crit Care Med (2013) 4.78
Explaining Michigan: developing an ex post theory of a quality improvement program. Milbank Q (2011) 4.58
Public reporting of antibiotic timing in patients with pneumonia: lessons from a flawed performance measure. Ann Intern Med (2008) 4.18
Diagnostic errors--the next frontier for patient safety. JAMA (2009) 4.04
Balancing "no blame" with accountability in patient safety. N Engl J Med (2009) 3.78
Rapid response systems: a systematic review. Crit Care Med (2007) 3.51
Reality check for checklists. Lancet (2009) 3.07
Achieving the National Quality Forum's "Never Events": prevention of wrong site, wrong procedure, and wrong patient operations. Ann Surg (2007) 3.04
National study on the distribution, causes, and consequences of voluntarily reported medication errors between the ICU and non-ICU settings. Crit Care Med (2013) 2.87
Long-term mortality and quality of life in sepsis: a systematic review. Crit Care Med (2010) 2.86
Race and insurance status as risk factors for trauma mortality. Arch Surg (2008) 2.79
Teamwork in the operating room: frontline perspectives among hospitals and operating room personnel. Anesthesiology (2006) 2.78
Rapid response teams--walk, don't run. JAMA (2006) 2.70
Lung protective mechanical ventilation and two year survival in patients with acute lung injury: prospective cohort study. BMJ (2012) 2.69
The checklist--a tool for error management and performance improvement. J Crit Care (2006) 2.68
Identification of physician impairment. JAMA (2013) 2.66
A systematic review of the Charlson comorbidity index using Canadian administrative databases: a perspective on risk adjustment in critical care research. J Crit Care (2005) 2.62
Association of unconscious race and social class bias with vignette-based clinical assessments by medical students. JAMA (2011) 2.61
Quality of life in adult survivors of critical illness: a systematic review of the literature. Intensive Care Med (2005) 2.55
Projected incidence of mechanical ventilation in Ontario to 2026: Preparing for the aging baby boomers. Crit Care Med (2005) 2.52
Neuromuscular dysfunction acquired in critical illness: a systematic review. Intensive Care Med (2007) 2.48
Advancing the science of patient safety. Ann Intern Med (2011) 2.45
Cardiac troponin I predicts short-term mortality in vascular surgery patients. Circulation (2002) 2.39
Needlestick injuries among surgeons in training. N Engl J Med (2007) 2.37
Systematic review identifies number of strategies important for retaining study participants. J Clin Epidemiol (2007) 2.36
The diagnosis and management of empyema in children: a comprehensive review from the APSA Outcomes and Clinical Trials Committee. J Pediatr Surg (2012) 2.35
Mechanical ventilation in Ontario, 1992-2000: incidence, survival, and hospital bed utilization of noncardiac surgery adult patients. Crit Care Med (2004) 2.34
Undertriage of elderly trauma patients to state-designated trauma centers. Arch Surg (2008) 2.33
Evaluation of surveillance bias and the validity of the venous thromboembolism quality measure. JAMA (2013) 2.31
Patient and intensive care unit organizational factors associated with low tidal volume ventilation in acute lung injury. Crit Care Med (2008) 2.28
Operating room teamwork among physicians and nurses: teamwork in the eye of the beholder. J Am Coll Surg (2006) 2.26
Impact of attending physician workload on patient care: a survey of hospitalists. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 2.25
Assessing and improving safety climate in a large cohort of intensive care units. Crit Care Med (2011) 2.22
A multicenter, phased, cluster-randomized controlled trial to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections in intensive care units*. Crit Care Med (2012) 2.18
Black children experience worse clinical and functional outcomes after traumatic brain injury: an analysis of the National Pediatric Trauma Registry. J Trauma (2007) 2.15
Modified nuss procedure in concurrent repair of pectus excavatum and open heart surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2013) 2.13
Quality of life after acute respiratory distress syndrome: a meta-analysis. Intensive Care Med (2006) 2.13
The 100,000 Lives Campaign: A scientific and policy review. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf (2006) 2.12
In their own words: patients and families define high-quality palliative care in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med (2010) 2.08
An assessment of the impact of pregnancy on trauma mortality. Surgery (2011) 2.06
Is quality of care improving in the UK? BMJ (2011) 2.06
The impact of obesity on outcomes after critical illness: a meta-analysis. Intensive Care Med (2009) 2.01
A novel role for otolaryngologists in the multidisciplinary Difficult Airway Response Team. Laryngoscope (2014) 2.00
Operating room briefings and wrong-site surgery. J Am Coll Surg (2006) 2.00
California's Proposition 46: a wolf in sheep's wool. Ann Intern Med (2014) 1.98
Sepsis change bundles: converting guidelines into meaningful change in behavior and clinical outcome. Crit Care Med (2004) 1.96
Depressive symptoms and impaired physical function after acute lung injury: a 2-year longitudinal study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2011) 1.93
Study protocol: The Improving Care of Acute Lung Injury Patients (ICAP) study. Crit Care (2006) 1.89
An evaluation of surgical site infections by wound classification system using the ACS-NSQIP. J Surg Res (2011) 1.89
Patient flow variability and unplanned readmissions to an intensive care unit. Crit Care Med (2009) 1.88
Improved prophylaxis and decreased rates of preventable harm with the use of a mandatory computerized clinical decision support tool for prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in trauma. Arch Surg (2012) 1.87
The top patient safety strategies that can be encouraged for adoption now. Ann Intern Med (2013) 1.87
Qualitative review of intensive care unit quality indicators. J Crit Care (2002) 1.84
Practice patterns and outcomes of retrievable vena cava filters in trauma patients: an AAST multicenter study. J Trauma (2007) 1.80
Lessons from the Johns Hopkins Multi-Disciplinary Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prevention Collaborative. BMJ (2012) 1.78
Surveillance bias in outcomes reporting. JAMA (2011) 1.78
Informed consent in the critically ill: a two-step approach incorporating delirium screening. Crit Care Med (2008) 1.78
Association between hospitals caring for a disproportionately high percentage of minority trauma patients and increased mortality: a nationwide analysis of 434 hospitals. Arch Surg (2011) 1.77
Timing of low tidal volume ventilation and intensive care unit mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome. A prospective cohort study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2015) 1.76
Commentary: a call to go green in health care by reprocessing medical equipment. Acad Med (2010) 1.75
25-Year summary of US malpractice claims for diagnostic errors 1986-2010: an analysis from the National Practitioner Data Bank. BMJ Qual Saf (2013) 1.73
The business case for quality: economic analysis of the Michigan Keystone Patient Safety Program in ICUs. Am J Med Qual (2011) 1.73
Effectiveness and efficiency of root cause analysis in medicine. JAMA (2008) 1.70
Collaborative cohort study of an intervention to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2011) 1.69
Adverse events during medical and surgical hospitalizations for persons with schizophrenia. Arch Gen Psychiatry (2006) 1.68
Impact of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) on safety culture in a surgical inpatient unit. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf (2010) 1.64
Reduction of catheter-associated bloodstream infections in pediatric patients: experimentation and reality. Pediatr Crit Care Med (2008) 1.63
Epidemiology and impact of aspiration pneumonia in patients undergoing surgery in Maryland, 1999-2000. Crit Care Med (2003) 1.63
Influence of the National Trauma Data Bank on the study of trauma outcomes: is it time to set research best practices to further enhance its impact? J Am Coll Surg (2012) 1.61
Responsibility for quality improvement and patient safety: hospital board and medical staff leadership challenges. Chest (2010) 1.61
Number needed to treat and cost of recombinant human erythropoietin to avoid one transfusion-related adverse event in critically ill patients. Crit Care Med (2005) 1.60
Functional recovery after moderate/severe traumatic brain injury: a role for cognitive reserve? Neurology (2014) 1.60
A system factors analysis of airway events from the Intensive Care Unit Safety Reporting System (ICUSRS). Crit Care Med (2004) 1.56
National study on the quality of emergency department care in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction and pneumonia. Acad Emerg Med (2007) 1.55
Motorcycle helmets associated with lower risk of cervical spine injury: debunking the myth. J Am Coll Surg (2011) 1.55