Published in J Trauma on February 01, 2008
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Determination of fibromyalgia syndrome after whiplash injuries: methodologic issues. Pain (2011) 0.79
Patients with pelvic fractures due to falls: A paradigm that contributed to autopsy-based audit of trauma in Greece. J Trauma Manag Outcomes (2011) 0.75
"Smoker's Paradox" in Patients Treated for Severe Injuries: Lower Risk of Mortality After Trauma Observed in Current Smokers. Nicotine Tob Res (2015) 0.75
Risk Factors for Deep Venous Thrombosis Following Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery: An Analysis of 56,000 patients. Arch Trauma Res (2016) 0.75
A simple clinical risk nomogram to predict mortality-associated geriatric complications in severely injured geriatric patients. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2013) 0.75
Complication rates as a trauma care performance indicator: a systematic review. Crit Care (2012) 0.75
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1423 pancreaticoduodenectomies for pancreatic cancer: A single-institution experience. J Gastrointest Surg (2006) 7.18
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
Is there a difference in survival between right- versus left-sided colon cancers? Ann Surg Oncol (2008) 2.43
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
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
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
Preoperative charlson comorbidity score predicts postoperative outcomes among older intracranial meningioma patients. World Neurosurg (2011) 2.09
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
Impact of total lymph node count and lymph node ratio on staging and survival after pancreatectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a large, population-based analysis. Ann Surg Oncol (2007) 1.94
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
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
Disparities in access to neuro-oncologic care in the United States. Arch Surg (2010) 1.67
Effects of visual force feedback on robot-assisted surgical task performance. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 1.66
Does pancreatic duct stenting decrease the rate of pancreatic fistula following pancreaticoduodenectomy? Results of a prospective randomized trial. J Gastrointest Surg (2006) 1.65
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