Published in Bull Am Coll Surg on February 01, 2005
Quality, safety, and transparency. Ann Surg (2005) 0.95
Short-term hyperglycemia in surgical patients and a study of related cellular mechanisms. Ann Surg (2006) 0.89
Facemasks and hand hygiene to prevent influenza transmission in households: a cluster randomized trial. Ann Intern Med (2009) 5.68
Antimicrobial prophylaxis for surgery: an advisory statement from the National Surgical Infection Prevention Project. Clin Infect Dis (2004) 4.40
Viral shedding and clinical illness in naturally acquired influenza virus infections. J Infect Dis (2010) 3.29
Use of antimicrobial prophylaxis for major surgery: baseline results from the National Surgical Infection Prevention Project. Arch Surg (2005) 2.99
Antibiotics for bacteremic pneumonia: Improved outcomes with macrolides but not fluoroquinolones. Chest (2007) 2.65
Antimicrobial prophylaxis for surgery: an advisory statement from the National Surgical Infection Prevention Project. Am J Surg (2005) 2.50
Effects of oseltamivir treatment on duration of clinical illness and viral shedding and household transmission of influenza virus. Clin Infect Dis (2010) 2.36
The surgical infection prevention and surgical care improvement projects: national initiatives to improve outcomes for patients having surgery. Clin Infect Dis (2006) 2.27
Predicting bacteremia in patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2003) 2.25
Preliminary findings of a randomized trial of non-pharmaceutical interventions to prevent influenza transmission in households. PLoS One (2008) 2.04
Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers: results from the national Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System study. J Am Geriatr Soc (2012) 2.03
Expanded surgical time out: a key to real-time data collection and quality improvement. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 1.67
Failure to vaccinate Medicare inpatients: a missed opportunity. Arch Intern Med (2002) 1.54
Factors affecting QuickVue Influenza A + B rapid test performance in the community setting. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2009) 1.52
Volume, quality of care, and outcome in pneumonia. Ann Intern Med (2006) 1.36
Adverse events after total knee arthroplasty: a national Medicare study. J Arthroplasty (2009) 1.29
Hypertonic saline resuscitation improves intestinal microcirculation in a rat model of hemorrhagic shock. Surgery (2006) 1.15
Direct peritoneal resuscitation from hemorrhagic shock: effect of time delay in therapy initiation. J Trauma (2005) 1.02
Performance measures for pneumonia: are they valuable, and are process measures adequate? Curr Opin Infect Dis (2007) 0.99
A novel method of peritoneal resuscitation improves organ perfusion after hemorrhagic shock. Am J Surg (2003) 0.98
Antibiotic treatment of acute respiratory tract infections in the elderly: effect of a multidimensional educational intervention. J Am Geriatr Soc (2004) 0.96
Intraperitoneal resuscitation improves intestinal blood flow following hemorrhagic shock. Ann Surg (2003) 0.96
Generalized dilation of the visceral microvasculature by peritoneal dialysis solutions. Perit Dial Int (2002) 0.94
Resuscitation regimens for hemorrhagic shock must contain blood. Shock (2002) 0.94
Practicing surgeons lead in quality care, safety, and cost control. Ann Surg (2004) 0.93
Racial disparities in the frequency of patient safety events: results from the National Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System. Med Care (2011) 0.93
Opportunities for improved performance in surgical specialty practice. Ann Surg (2008) 0.92
A unique case of pancreatitis and retention cyst in esophageal heterotopic pancreas. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech (2005) 0.90
Quality and safety in surgical care. Ann Surg (2006) 0.87
Pneumonia treatment process and quality. Arch Intern Med (2002) 0.87
A practical method of linking data from Medicare claims and a comprehensive electronic medical records system. Int J Med Inform (2003) 0.86
To pump or not to pump: a comparison of machine perfusion vs cold storage for deceased donor kidney transplantation. J Am Coll Surg (2013) 0.85
Role of neutrophils on shock/resuscitation-mediated intestinal arteriolar derangements. Shock (2004) 0.85
In-hospital observation after antibiotic switch in pneumonia: a national evaluation. Am J Med (2006) 0.85
Effects of previous influenza vaccination on subsequent readmission and mortality in elderly patients hospitalized with pneumonia. Am J Med (2003) 0.84
Incremental increases in organ retrieval after protocol driven change in an organ procurement organization: a 15-year assessment. Am Surg (2009) 0.83
Modulation of mesenteric lymph flow and composition by direct peritoneal resuscitation from hemorrhagic shock. Arch Surg (2009) 0.83
Impairment of endothelium-dependent dilation response after resuscitation from hemorrhagic shock involved postreceptor mechanisms. Shock (2004) 0.83
Perioperative risk assessment in elderly and high-risk patients. J Am Coll Surg (2004) 0.83
Obesity-induced hepatic hypoperfusion primes for hepatic dysfunction after resuscitated hemorrhagic shock. Surgery (2009) 0.82
Another paper on Mirizzi Syndrome? ANZ J Surg (2004) 0.82
Hemorrhage-induced hepatic injury and hypoperfusion can be prevented by direct peritoneal resuscitation. J Gastrointest Surg (2009) 0.82
Maternal cigarette smoking and the development of necrotizing enterocolitis. Pediatrics (2012) 0.82
Disparity in osmolarity-induced vascular reactivity. J Am Soc Nephrol (2005) 0.82
Intravital intestinal videomicroscopy: techniques and experiences. Microsurgery (2005) 0.80
Hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation-mediated tissue water distribution is normalized by adjunctive peritoneal resuscitation. J Am Coll Surg (2008) 0.80
Direct energy delivery improves tissue perfusion after resuscitated shock. Surgery (2005) 0.80
Attitudes of surgical specialists toward venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in surgical patients. Am Surg (2008) 0.79
Optimization of donor management goals yields increased organ use. Am Surg (2010) 0.79
Direct peritoneal resuscitation accelerates primary abdominal wall closure after damage control surgery. J Am Coll Surg (2010) 0.79
Microvascular responses to adenosine help explain functional and pathologic differences between intestinal segments. Am J Surg (2004) 0.79
Preservation of hepatic blood flow by direct peritoneal resuscitation improves survival and prevents hepatic inflammation following hemorrhagic shock. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol (2012) 0.78
Omega-3 fatty acids in immune-enhancing enteral diets selectively increase blood flow to the ileum by a bile acid dependent mechanism. Surgery (2002) 0.78
Peritoneal dialysis solutions contract arteries through endothelium-independent prostanoid pathways. Adv Perit Dial (2004) 0.78
Machine perfusion: not just for marginal kidney donors. Am Surg (2015) 0.78
The complementary value of trained abstractors and surgeons in the more accurate assessment of surgical quality. Am J Med Qual (2010) 0.77
Differences and similarities between rural and urban operations. Surgery (2006) 0.77
Antibiotics and pneumonia: is timing everything or just a cause of more problems? Chest (2006) 0.77
Antibiotic administration in community-acquired pneumonia. Chest (2004) 0.77
Limitation of a single clinical data source for measuring physicians' performance on quality indicators. J Am Geriatr Soc (2006) 0.77
Sepsis alters vessel contraction by adrenoceptor-induced nitric oxide and prostanoid. J Surg Res (2003) 0.77
Obesity and inflammation: II. Curr Gastroenterol Rep (2007) 0.76
Impact of physician reminders on the use of influenza vaccinations: a randomized trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil (2002) 0.76
Obesity and inflammation: III. Curr Gastroenterol Rep (2007) 0.76
Temporal trends in femoral diaphyseal torsional asymmetry among the Arikara associated with postural behavior. Am J Phys Anthropol (2014) 0.76
Role of adenosine receptor subtypes in rat jejunum in unfed state versus glucose-induced hyperemia. J Surg Res (2007) 0.75
Advances in the management of localized breast cancer: an overview. J Ky Med Assoc (2004) 0.75
Glucose-induced intestinal vasodilation via adenosine A1 receptors requires nitric oxide but not K(+)(ATP) channels. J Surg Res (2010) 0.75
Obesity and inflammation: should the principles of immunonutrition be applied to this disease process? Curr Gastroenterol Rep (2007) 0.75
A patient-centered approach to detecting harm in adverse drug events. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf (2010) 0.75
Immune-enhancing diet and cytokine expression during chronic sepsis: an immune-enhancing diet containing L-arginine, fish oil, and RNA fragments promotes intestinal cytokine expression during chronic sepsis in rats. J Gastrointest Surg (2006) 0.75
Intercondylar eminences and their effect on the maximum length measure of the tibia. J Forensic Sci (2009) 0.75
Fish oil increases blood flow in the ileum during chronic feeding in rats. Nutr Res (2012) 0.75
Enteral glutamine supplementation impairs intestinal blood flow in rats. Am J Surg (2008) 0.75
Intestinal microcirculatory flow alterations in necrotizing enterocolitis are improved by direct peritoneal resuscitation. Am Surg (2012) 0.75
Intraperitoneal 1.5% Delflex improves intestinal blood flow in necrotizing enterocolitis. J Surg Res (2013) 0.75
Immune-enhancing enteral diet increases blood flow and proinflammatory cytokines in the rat ileum. J Surg Res (2003) 0.75
Office evaluation and treatment of elderly patients with acute bronchitis. J Am Geriatr Soc (2004) 0.75
The use of ACE inhibitors in the treatment of heart failure in Kentucky Medicare beneficiaries: a quality improvement project. J Ky Med Assoc (2002) 0.75
Adrenomedullin is increased in the portal circulation during chronic sepsis in rats. Am J Surg (2003) 0.75
Immune-enhancing enteral diet selectively augments ileal blood flow in the rat. J Surg Res (2002) 0.75
Blood culture and susceptibility results and allergy history do not influence fluoroquinolone use in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. Pharmacotherapy (2005) 0.75