Published in Am J Surg on May 01, 2009
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An approach to transfusion and hemorrhage in trauma: current perspectives on restrictive transfusion strategies. Can J Surg (2007) 1.32
Occurrence and adverse effect on outcome of hyperlactatemia in the critically ill. Crit Care (2009) 1.31
High-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma arising in a gastric duplication cyst: a case report with literature review. Int J Surg Pathol (2007) 1.30
Comparison of the RealTime HIV-1, COBAS TaqMan 48 v1.0, Easy Q v1.2, and Versant v3.0 assays for determination of HIV-1 viral loads in a cohort of Canadian patients with diverse HIV subtype infections. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.28
Clinical review: Fresh frozen plasma in massive bleedings - more questions than answers. Crit Care (2010) 1.27
The occult pneumothorax: what have we learned? Can J Surg (2009) 1.25
Portable bedside ultrasound: the visual stethoscope of the 21st century. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med (2012) 1.22
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17,18-epoxyeicosatetraenoic acid targets PPARγ and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase to mediate its anti-inflammatory effects in the lung: role of soluble epoxide hydrolase. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol (2009) 1.20
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Influence of socioeconomic status on the effectiveness of bicycle helmet legislation for children: a prospective observational study. Pediatrics (2003) 1.18
Where's the tube? Evaluation of hand-held ultrasound in confirming endotracheal tube placement. Prehosp Disaster Med (2005) 1.16
Tension pneumothorax secondary to colonic perforation during diagnostic colonoscopy: report of a case. Surg Today (2006) 1.15
Renal allograft compartment syndrome: an underappreciated postoperative complication. Am J Surg (2006) 1.15
Occult pneumothorax in the mechanically ventilated trauma patient. Can J Surg (2003) 1.14
Long-term mortality outcome associated with prolonged admission to the ICU. Chest (2006) 1.12
The impact of an acute care emergency surgical service on timely surgical decision-making and emergency department overcrowding. J Am Coll Surg (2011) 1.12
Relaxing effects of 17(18)-EpETE on arterial and airway smooth muscles in human lung. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol (2008) 1.11
Intensive care unit-acquired urinary tract infections in a regional critical care system. Crit Care (2005) 1.11
Sonographic depiction of intraperitoneal free air. J Trauma (2009) 1.10
Thoracic ultrasonography versus chest radiography for detection of pneumothoraces: challenges in deriving and interpreting summary diagnostic accuracy estimates. Crit Care (2014) 1.09
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Advanced ultrasonic diagnosis of extremity trauma: the FASTER examination. J Trauma (2002) 1.09
Effect of noise on auditory processing in the operating room. J Am Coll Surg (2013) 1.08
Ten years of major equestrian injury: are we addressing functional outcomes? J Trauma Manag Outcomes (2009) 1.07
EET displays anti-inflammatory effects in TNF-alpha stimulated human bronchi: putative role of CPI-17. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol (2007) 1.05
The effect of different reference transducer positions on intra-abdominal pressure measurement: a multicenter analysis. Intensive Care Med (2008) 1.04
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SOFA is superior to MOD score for the determination of non-neurologic organ dysfunction in patients with severe traumatic brain injury: a cohort study. Crit Care (2006) 1.03
Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of Fusobacterium species bacteremia. BMC Infect Dis (2013) 1.03
Penetrating cardiac injury: overcoming the limits set by Nature. Injury (2009) 1.03
Causes of death in Canadian Forces members deployed to Afghanistan and implications on tactical combat casualty care provision. J Trauma (2011) 1.02
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Utilization of colistin for treatment of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol (2008) 1.02
The secondary abdominal compartment syndrome: not just another post-traumatic complication. Can J Surg (2008) 1.02