Published in Arch Surg on February 01, 2008
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The regionalization of pediatric health care. Pediatrics (2010) 1.46
Lower extremity vascular injuries: increased mortality for minorities and the uninsured? Surgery (2011) 0.81
Healthcare outcome disparities in trauma care. West J Emerg Med (2012) 0.80
Accuracy of cardiac function and volume status estimates using the bedside echocardiographic assessment in trauma/critical care. J Trauma (2008) 2.89
The effect of computerized tailored brief advice on at-risk drinking in subcritically injured trauma patients. J Trauma (2006) 1.77
Pulmonary artery catheter use is associated with reduced mortality in severely injured patients: a National Trauma Data Bank analysis of 53,312 patients. Crit Care Med (2006) 1.61
Low-dose ethanol alters the cardiovascular, metabolic, and respiratory compensation for severe blood loss. J Trauma (2002) 1.60
Hemoglobin drops within minutes of injuries and predicts need for an intervention to stop hemorrhage. J Trauma (2007) 1.57
The use of leukoreduced red blood cell products is associated with fewer infectious complications in trauma patients. Am J Surg (2008) 1.55
Usefulness of the abbreviated injury score and the injury severity score in comparison to the Glasgow Coma Scale in predicting outcome after traumatic brain injury. J Trauma (2007) 1.45
Protection against head injuries should not be optional: a case for mandatory installation of side-curtain air bags. Am J Surg (2010) 1.39
Universal consent practice in academic intensive care units (ICUs). J Intensive Care Med (2009) 1.38
Nonoperative management of blunt hepatic injury: an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma practice management guideline. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2012) 1.32
Nationwide survey of alcohol screening and brief intervention practices at US Level I trauma centers. J Am Coll Surg (2008) 1.23
Quantity and quality of sleep in the surgical intensive care unit: are our patients sleeping? J Trauma (2007) 1.15
Comparison of trauma center patient self-reports and proxy reports on the Alcohol Use Identification Test (AUDIT). J Trauma (2004) 1.13
Trauma quality improvement using risk-adjusted outcomes. J Trauma (2008) 1.13
Racial disparities in long-term functional outcome after traumatic brain injury. J Trauma (2007) 1.12
Gender differences in the performance of a computerized version of the alcohol use disorders identification test in subcritically injured patients who are admitted to the emergency department. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (2004) 1.12
Ethnic disparities exist in trauma care. J Trauma (2007) 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
Heart rate: is it truly a vital sign? J Trauma (2007) 1.08
Laparoscopy is sufficient to exclude occult diaphragm injury after penetrating abdominal trauma. J Trauma (2005) 1.07
Financial triage in transfer of trauma patients: a myth or a reality? Am J Surg (2009) 1.05
Challenging issues in surgical critical care, trauma, and acute care surgery: a report from the Critical Care Committee of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma (2010) 1.05
Waiting for the patient to "sober up": Effect of alcohol intoxication on glasgow coma scale score of brain injured patients. J Trauma (2006) 1.03
Significant variations in mortality occur at similarly designated trauma centers. Arch Surg (2009) 0.99
Ethnic disparities in long-term functional outcomes after traumatic brain injury. J Trauma (2007) 0.99
Effects of early use of external pelvic compression on transfusion requirements and mortality in pelvic fractures. Am J Surg (2007) 0.98
Transfusions and long-term functional outcomes in traumatic brain injury. J Neurosurg (2010) 0.97
Effect of alcohol on Glasgow Coma Scale in head-injured patients. Ann Surg (2007) 0.96
Ethnic disparities in initial management of trauma patients in a nationwide sample of emergency department visits. Arch Surg (2008) 0.96
Increased fatalities after motorcycle helmet law repeal: is it all because of lack of helmets? J Trauma (2007) 0.93
The implications of alcohol intoxication and the Uniform Policy Provision Law on trauma centers; a national trauma data bank analysis of minimally injured patients. J Trauma (2009) 0.93
Could Beta blockade improve outcome after injury by modulating inflammatory profiles? J Trauma (2008) 0.92
A critical analysis of secondary overtriage to a Level I trauma center. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2014) 0.91
Inequity of rehabilitation services after traumatic injury. J Trauma (2009) 0.90
Long-term fetal outcomes in pregnant trauma patients. Am J Surg (2006) 0.89
The risk of reinjury in relation to time since first injury: a retrospective population-based study. J Trauma (2006) 0.87
Damage control laparotomy: a vital tool once overused. J Trauma (2010) 0.87
Health care reform at trauma centers--mortality, complications, and length of stay. J Trauma (2010) 0.86
Disseminating Organizational Screening and Brief Intervention Services (DO-SBIS) for alcohol at trauma centers study design. Gen Hosp Psychiatry (2012) 0.86
Moving from "optimal resources" to "optimal care" at trauma centers. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2012) 0.85
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services quality indicators do not correlate with risk-adjusted mortality at trauma centers. J Trauma (2010) 0.84
Serum B-type natriuretic peptide: a marker of fluid resuscitation after injury? J Trauma (2007) 0.84
Alcohol and the intensive care unit: it's not just an antiseptic. Crit Care Med (2007) 0.82
Alcohol use increases diagnostic testing, procedures, charges, and the risk of hospital admission: a population-based study of injured patients in the emergency department. Am J Surg (2013) 0.82
More operations, more deaths? Relationship between operative intervention rates and risk-adjusted mortality at trauma centers. J Trauma (2010) 0.82
Predictors of early versus late timing of pulmonary embolus after traumatic injury. Am J Surg (2010) 0.81
Screening trauma patients with the alcohol use disorders identification test and biomarkers of alcohol use. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (2009) 0.80
Candidate performance measures for screening for, assessing, and treating unhealthy substance use in hospitals. Ann Intern Med (2011) 0.80
Chronic consequences of acute injuries: worse survival after discharge. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2012) 0.79
Continuous noninvasive hemoglobin monitor from pulse ox: ready for prime time? World J Surg (2013) 0.78
High-frequency percussive ventilation improves oxygenation in trauma patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a retrospective review. Am J Surg (2006) 0.78
Dabigatran therapy: minor trauma injuries are no longer minor. Am Surg (2014) 0.78
High-flow venovenous rewarming for the correction of hypothermia in a canine model of hypovolemic shock. J Trauma (2002) 0.78
Barriers to compliance with evidence-based care in trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2012) 0.78
Parenteral nutrition: a clear and present danger unabated by tight glucose control. Am J Surg (2010) 0.78
Bedside echocardiographic assessment for trauma/critical care: the BEAT exam. J Am Coll Surg (2008) 0.77
Quality of Care Within a Trauma Center Is not Altered by Injury Type. J Trauma (2010) 0.77
Postinjury employment as a surrogate for functional outcomes: a quality indicator for trauma systems. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) (2010) 0.77
Focused bedside echocardiography in the surgical intensive care unit: comparison of 3 methods to estimate cardiac index. J Intensive Care Med (2011) 0.77
Treatment of severe hemolytic anemia caused by Clostridium perfringens sepsis in a liver transplant recipient. Surg Infect (Larchmt) (2012) 0.76
Swan-Ganz catheter use in trauma patients can be reduced without negatively affecting outcomes. World J Surg (2011) 0.76
Trauma operative skills in the era of nonoperative management: the trauma exposure course (TEC). J Trauma (2009) 0.76
Abdominal ultrasound is an unreliable modality for the detection of hemoperitoneum in patients with pelvic fracture. J Trauma (2007) 0.75
Let's diagnose alcohol problems in the emergency department and successfully intervene. MedGenMed (2006) 0.75
Spatial analysis of injury-related deaths in Dallas County using a geographic information system. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) (2012) 0.75
Sleep, circadian rhythms, and critical illness. Sleep (2012) 0.75
Increased risk of death associated with hypotension is not altered by the presence of brain injury in pediatric trauma patients. Am J Surg (2007) 0.75
The liver bag: report of a new technique for treating severe, exsanguinating hepatic injuries. J Trauma (2004) 0.75
Repeal of the concealed weapons law and its impact on gun-related injuries and deaths. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2014) 0.75
Lung penetration by thoracostomy tubes: imaging findings on CT. J Thorac Imaging (2006) 0.75
ACS Level I trauma centers outcomes do not correlate with patients' perception of hospital experience. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2017) 0.75