Published in Am Surg on March 01, 2008
Conventional neurocritical care and cerebral oxygenation after traumatic brain injury. J Neurosurg (2006) 2.96
Reduced mortality rate in patients with severe traumatic brain injury treated with brain tissue oxygen monitoring. J Neurosurg (2005) 2.75
Clearance of the cervical spine in clinically unevaluable trauma patients. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2010) 2.65
Cost-effectiveness of current treatment strategies for lumbar spinal stenosis: nonsurgical care, laminectomy, and X-STOP. J Neurosurg Spine (2010) 2.32
Noninvasive measurement of cerebral blood flow and blood oxygenation using near-infrared and diffuse correlation spectroscopies in critically brain-injured adults. Neurocrit Care (2010) 2.26
Is aggressive treatment of traumatic brain injury cost-effective? J Neurosurg (2012) 2.22
Utility of delayed surgical repair of neonatal brachial plexus palsy. J Neurosurg Pediatr (2014) 1.97
Anterior surgical management of single-level cervical disc disease: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2014) 1.96
Brain tissue oxygen and outcome after severe traumatic brain injury: a systematic review. Crit Care Med (2009) 1.75
The impact of trauma activations on the care of emergency department patients with potential acute coronary syndromes. Ann Emerg Med (2006) 1.74
Intensivist use of hand-carried ultrasonography to measure IVC collapsibility in estimating intravascular volume status: correlations with CVP. J Am Coll Surg (2009) 1.67
Poor glycemic control is associated with increased mortality in critically ill trauma patients. Am Surg (2007) 1.67
An acute care surgery model improves outcomes in patients with appendicitis. Ann Surg (2006) 1.62
Deep brain stimulation compared with methadone maintenance for the treatment of heroin dependence: a threshold and cost-effectiveness analysis. Addiction (2012) 1.58
Anemia management program reduces transfusion volumes, incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia, and cost in trauma patients. J Trauma (2006) 1.57
The position of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma on the future of trauma surgery. J Trauma (2005) 1.52
Brain hypoxia is associated with short-term outcome after severe traumatic brain injury independently of intracranial hypertension and low cerebral perfusion pressure. Neurosurgery (2011) 1.51
Nonoperative management of abdominal gunshot wounds. Ann Emerg Med (2004) 1.49
Detection of cerebral compromise with multimodality monitoring in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurosurgery (2011) 1.46
Durability of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery: a meta-regression study. Ann Surg (2012) 1.44
Improved nurse job satisfaction and job retention with the transition from a "mandatory consultation" model to a "semiclosed" surgical intensive care unit: a 1-year prospective evaluation. Crit Care Med (2006) 1.44
Decompressive hemicraniectomy for pediatric traumatic brain injury: long-term outcome based on quality of life. Pediatr Neurosurg (2011) 1.44
Geographic variation in outcomes from severe traumatic brain injury. World Neurosurg (2011) 1.44
Providing care for critically ill surgical patients: challenges and recommendations. JAMA Surg (2013) 1.42
Brain hyperthermia after traumatic brain injury does not reduce brain oxygen. Neurosurgery (2008) 1.42
How large is the typical subarachnoid hemorrhage? A review of current neurosurgical knowledge. World Neurosurg (2011) 1.41
Emergency department thoracotomy for penetrating injuries of the heart and great vessels: an appraisal of 283 consecutive cases from two urban trauma centers. J Trauma (2009) 1.40
Transfusion of fresh frozen plasma in critically ill surgical patients is associated with an increased risk of infection. Crit Care Med (2008) 1.39
The impact of development of acute lung injury on hospital mortality in critically ill trauma patients. Crit Care Med (2008) 1.38
Choosing the best operation for chronic subdural hematoma: a decision analysis. J Neurosurg (2010) 1.33
Experience with the recovery filter as a retrievable inferior vena cava filter. J Vasc Interv Radiol (2005) 1.30
Emergency department length of stay: a major risk factor for pneumonia in intubated blunt trauma patients. J Trauma (2007) 1.29
Inactivation of the mitotic checkpoint as a determinant of the efficacy of microtubule-targeted drugs in killing human cancer cells. Mol Cancer Ther (2004) 1.21
Vasospasm as the sole cause of cerebral ischemia: how strong is the evidence? Neurosurg Focus (2006) 1.19
Respiratory complications and mortality risk associated with thoracic spine injury. J Trauma (2005) 1.19
Cumulative radiation dose caused by radiologic studies in critically ill trauma patients. J Trauma (2004) 1.19
uPA modulates the age-dependent effect of brain injury on cerebral hemodynamics through LRP and ERK MAPK. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab (2008) 1.18
The evolving role of interventional radiology in trauma care. J Trauma (2005) 1.12
Formalized radiology rounds: the final component of the tertiary survey. J Trauma (2004) 1.12
Brain tissue oxygen-directed management and outcome in patients with severe traumatic brain injury. J Neurosurg (2010) 1.12
Screening tests for normal-pressure hydrocephalus: sensitivity, specificity, and cost. J Neurosurg (2006) 1.11
uPA impairs cerebrovasodilation after hypoxia/ischemia through LRP and ERK MAPK. Brain Res (2008) 1.09
Relationship between intracranial pressure and other clinical variables in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Neurosurg (2004) 1.08
Redefining the future of trauma surgery as a comprehensive trauma and emergency general surgery service. J Am Coll Surg (2004) 1.07
Weekend and night outcomes in a statewide trauma system. Arch Surg (2011) 1.07
Retained surgical items: a problem yet to be solved. J Am Coll Surg (2012) 1.04
Alternating day emergency medicine and anesthesia resident responsibility for management of the trauma airway: a study of laryngoscopy performance and intubation success. Ann Emerg Med (2004) 1.04
Mitotic spindle checkpoint inactivation by trichostatin a defines a mechanism for increasing cancer cell killing by microtubule-disrupting agents. Cancer Biol Ther (2005) 1.04
Hepatic angiography in patients undergoing damage control laparotomy. J Trauma (2002) 1.03
Pelvic radiography in blunt trauma resuscitation: a diminishing role. J Trauma (2002) 1.02
Does the trauma system protect against the weekend effect? J Trauma (2010) 1.01
Dural cavernous angioma of the posterior sagittal sinus: case report. Surg Neurol (2005) 1.01
Methylene blue and vasoplegia: who, when, and how? Mini Rev Med Chem (2008) 1.00
Traumatic coagulopathy: the effect of brain injury. J Neurotrauma (2008) 1.00
Intensivist bedside ultrasound (INBU) for volume assessment in the intensive care unit: a pilot study. J Trauma (2007) 1.00
Utility of flexion and extension radiographs of the cervical spine in the acute evaluation of blunt trauma. J Trauma (2002) 1.00
The concept of damage control: extending the paradigm to emergency general surgery. Injury (2007) 1.00
The inefficiency of plain radiography to evaluate the cervical spine after blunt trauma. J Trauma (2005) 0.99
Glycemic control needs a standard reference point. Crit Care Med (2006) 0.99
Signaling, delivery and age as emerging issues in the benefit/risk ratio outcome of tPA For treatment of CNS ischemic disorders. J Neurochem (2010) 0.98
Clinical evaluation of a portable near-infrared device for detection of traumatic intracranial hematomas. J Neurotrauma (2010) 0.98
Induced normothermia attenuates cerebral metabolic distress in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and refractory Fever. Stroke (2009) 0.94
Anemia and brain oxygen after severe traumatic brain injury. Intensive Care Med (2012) 0.94
Pediatric intracranial arachnoid cysts: comparative effectiveness of surgical treatment options. Childs Nerv Syst (2013) 0.93
Cost-effectiveness of confirmatory techniques for the placement of lumbar pedicle screws. Neurosurg Focus (2012) 0.92
Short simulation training improves objective skills in established advanced practitioners managing emergencies on the ward and surgical intensive care unit. J Trauma (2011) 0.92
Morphometric analysis of posterior fossa after in utero myelomeningocele repair. J Neurosurg Pediatr (2011) 0.91
Evidence that a panel of neurodegeneration biomarkers predicts vasospasm, infarction, and outcome in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. PLoS One (2011) 0.90
Integrating emergency general surgery with a trauma service: impact on the care of injured patients. J Trauma (2004) 0.90
Interhospital transfer: an independent risk factor for mortality in the surgical intensive care unit. Am Surg (2013) 0.89
Brain lactate metabolism in humans with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Stroke (2012) 0.89
The association of early transfusion with acute lung injury in patients with severe injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2012) 0.89
Hemoglobin concentration and cerebral metabolism in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Stroke (2009) 0.89
Predicting intracranial lesions by antiplatelet agents in subjects with mild head injury. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry (2010) 0.89
Relating quality of life to Glasgow outcome scale health states. J Neurotrauma (2012) 0.88
Prevalence of cervical spinal injury in trauma. Neurosurg Focus (2008) 0.88
Airway pressure release and biphasic intermittent positive airway pressure ventilation: are they ready for prime time? J Trauma (2007) 0.88
Exploring measurement biases associated with esophageal Doppler monitoring in critically ill patients in intensive care unit. Ann Thorac Med (2007) 0.87
Magnetic resonance perfusion-weighted imaging defines angiogenic subtypes of oligodendroglioma according to 1p19q and EGFR status. J Neurooncol (2009) 0.87
Timing of pulmonary emboli after trauma: implications for retrievable vena cava filters. J Trauma (2006) 0.87
Three-dimensional bone-free rendering of the cerebral circulation by use of computed tomographic angiography and fuzzy connectedness. Neurosurgery (2002) 0.87