Published in Med Care on July 01, 2009
The effect of multidisciplinary care teams on intensive care unit mortality. Arch Intern Med (2010) 4.41
Severe sepsis in pre-hospital emergency care: analysis of incidence, care, and outcome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2012) 3.36
The implications of long-term acute care hospital transfer practices for measures of in-hospital mortality and length of stay. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2012) 2.11
Obesity and 1-year outcomes in older Americans with severe sepsis. Crit Care Med (2014) 2.10
The effect of race and ethnicity on outcomes among patients in the intensive care unit: a comprehensive study involving socioeconomic status and resuscitation preferences. Crit Care Med (2011) 1.61
Changes in hospital mortality for United States intensive care unit admissions from 1988 to 2012. Crit Care (2013) 1.49
Use of intensive care services and associated hospital mortality after Massachusetts healthcare reform*. Crit Care Med (2014) 1.43
Lower short- and long-term mortality associated with overweight and obesity in a large cohort study of adult intensive care unit patients. Crit Care (2012) 1.17
Nurse practitioner/physician assistant staffing and critical care mortality. Chest (2014) 1.00
Predictors of early postdischarge mortality in critically ill patients: a retrospective cohort study from the California Intensive Care Outcomes project. J Crit Care (2010) 0.84
Discovering the truth about life after discharge: Long-term trauma-related mortality. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2016) 0.77
Adults with childhood-onset chronic conditions admitted to US pediatric and adult intensive care units. J Crit Care (2014) 0.77
ICU Telemedicine and Critical Care Mortality: A National Effectiveness Study. Med Care (2016) 0.75
Temporal Trends of the Clinical, Resource Use and Outcome Attributes of ICU-Managed Candidemia Hospitalizations: A Population-Level Analysis. J Clin Med Res (2016) 0.75
Reconsidering lactate as a sepsis risk biomarker. PLoS One (2017) 0.75
Detecting organisational innovations leading to improved ICU outcomes: a protocol for a double-blinded national positive deviance study of critical care delivery. BMJ Open (2017) 0.75
Impact of Public Reporting of 30-day Mortality on Timing of Death after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Anesthesiology (2017) 0.75
Decreases in community viral load are accompanied by reductions in new HIV infections in San Francisco. PLoS One (2010) 10.39
Effect of the transformation of the Veterans Affairs Health Care System on the quality of care. N Engl J Med (2003) 8.74
Depressive symptoms, health behaviors, and risk of cardiovascular events in patients with coronary heart disease. JAMA (2008) 6.50
Racial differences in incident heart failure among young adults. N Engl J Med (2009) 5.60
Weight loss to treat urinary incontinence in overweight and obese women. N Engl J Med (2009) 5.58
Short-course rifampin and pyrazinamide compared with isoniazid for latent tuberculosis infection: a multicenter clinical trial. Ann Intern Med (2002) 5.42
Glycemic effects of postmenopausal hormone therapy: the Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Ann Intern Med (2003) 5.38
Subclinical hypothyroidism and the risk of coronary heart disease and mortality. JAMA (2010) 5.20
Limited knowledge and use of HIV post- and pre-exposure prophylaxis among gay and bisexual men. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2008) 5.05
Comparison of change in quality of care between safety-net and non-safety-net hospitals. JAMA (2008) 4.99
Cardiovascular disease outcomes during 6.8 years of hormone therapy: Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study follow-up (HERS II). JAMA (2002) 4.91
Racial differences in the progression from chronic renal insufficiency to end-stage renal disease in the United States. J Am Soc Nephrol (2003) 4.28
Posttraumatic stress disorder and risk of dementia among US veterans. Arch Gen Psychiatry (2010) 4.27
Substance use and sexual risk: a participant- and episode-level analysis among a cohort of men who have sex with men. Am J Epidemiol (2004) 4.03
Pay-for-performance: will the latest payment trend improve care? JAMA (2007) 4.01
The sensitivity and specificity of a simple test to distinguish between urge and stress urinary incontinence. Ann Intern Med (2006) 3.93
Therapy modifications in response to poorly controlled hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes mellitus. Ann Intern Med (2006) 3.71
Frequency of stress testing to document ischemia prior to elective percutaneous coronary intervention. JAMA (2008) 3.62
Subclinical hypothyroidism and the risk of heart failure, other cardiovascular events, and death. Arch Intern Med (2005) 3.56
Sexual risk, nitrite inhalant use, and lack of circumcision associated with HIV seroconversion in men who have sex with men in the United States. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2005) 3.54
Longitudinal patterns of methamphetamine, popper (amyl nitrite), and cocaine use and high-risk sexual behavior among a cohort of san francisco men who have sex with men. J Urban Health (2005) 3.33
Temporal changes in incidence of dialysis-requiring AKI. J Am Soc Nephrol (2012) 3.23
Support from hospital to home for elders: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med (2014) 3.21
Recommendations for intrauterine contraception: a randomized trial of the effects of patients' race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Am J Obstet Gynecol (2010) 3.18
Thiazolidinedione use and bone loss in older diabetic adults. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2006) 3.15
Noncardiovascular disease outcomes during 6.8 years of hormone therapy: Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study follow-up (HERS II). JAMA (2002) 3.13
Modelling clustered survival data from multicentre clinical trials. Stat Med (2004) 3.02
Food insecurity is associated with diabetes mellitus: results from the National Health Examination and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2002. J Gen Intern Med (2007) 3.01
What drives the US and Peruvian HIV epidemics in men who have sex with men (MSM)? PLoS One (2012) 2.97
Fetuin-A and incident diabetes mellitus in older persons. JAMA (2008) 2.92
Prevalence of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection in homosexual men at beginning of and during the HIV epidemic. JAMA (2002) 2.91
Endoscopic and surgical treatments for achalasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Surg (2009) 2.89
The incidence of end-stage renal disease is increasing faster than the prevalence of chronic renal insufficiency. Ann Intern Med (2004) 2.86
Effect of awareness of language law on language access in the health care setting. J Gen Intern Med (2006) 2.82
High interest in preexposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men at risk for HIV infection: baseline data from the US PrEP demonstration project. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2015) 2.80
Effects of individual physician-level and practice-level financial incentives on hypertension care: a randomized trial. JAMA (2013) 2.77
Cost-effectiveness of genotype-guided and dual antiplatelet therapies in acute coronary syndrome. Ann Intern Med (2014) 2.69
Effect of pay-for-performance incentives on quality of care in small practices with electronic health records: a randomized trial. JAMA (2013) 2.68
A Cost Analysis of the American Board of Internal Medicine's Maintenance-of-Certification Program. Ann Intern Med (2015) 2.68
Prepregnancy health status and the risk of preterm delivery. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2005) 2.65
Sexual activity and function in middle-aged and older women. Obstet Gynecol (2006) 2.59
A randomized comparison of total or supracervical hysterectomy: surgical complications and clinical outcomes. Obstet Gynecol (2003) 2.57
A multidimensional index and staging system for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Ann Intern Med (2012) 2.54
Weight loss: a novel and effective treatment for urinary incontinence. J Urol (2005) 2.52
Prehypertension during young adulthood and coronary calcium later in life. Ann Intern Med (2008) 2.49
Arterial imaging outcomes and cardiovascular risk factors in recently menopausal women: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med (2014) 2.48
Pelvic organ prolapse surgery in the United States, 1997. Am J Obstet Gynecol (2002) 2.43
Preoperative medical testing in Medicare patients undergoing cataract surgery. N Engl J Med (2015) 2.41
Diabetes-related complications, glycemic control, and falls in older adults. Diabetes Care (2007) 2.39
Determinants of enrollment in a preventive HIV vaccine trial: hypothetical versus actual willingness and barriers to participation. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2004) 2.39
Perioperative use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and risks for adverse outcomes of surgery. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 2.38
Nonoptimal lipids commonly present in young adults and coronary calcium later in life: the CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) study. Ann Intern Med (2010) 2.37
Five years of denosumab exposure in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis: results from the first two years of the FREEDOM extension. J Bone Miner Res (2012) 2.34
Sexual risk behaviors and implications for secondary HIV transmission during and after HIV seroconversion. AIDS (2002) 2.33
The association between quality of care and the intensity of diabetes disease management programs. Ann Intern Med (2006) 2.32
Risk prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis: the ADRESS-HCC risk model. Cancer (2014) 2.26
Subclinical hyperthyroidism and the risk of coronary heart disease and mortality. Arch Intern Med (2012) 2.24
Comanagement of surgical patients between neurosurgeons and hospitalists. Arch Intern Med (2010) 2.22
Age-Specific prevalence of anal human papillomavirus infection in HIV-negative sexually active men who have sex with men: the EXPLORE study. J Infect Dis (2004) 2.21
Intensive blood pressure control, falls, and fractures in patients with type 2 diabetes: the ACCORD trial. J Gen Intern Med (2014) 2.20
Pay-for-performance research: how to learn what clinicians and policy makers need to know. JAMA (2005) 2.18
Subgroup interactions in the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study: lessons learned. Circulation (2002) 2.18
Volume of mammographic density and risk of breast cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2011) 2.18
Beta-blockers for chest pain associated with recent cocaine use. Arch Intern Med (2010) 2.14
Impact of proactive rounding by a rapid response team on patient outcomes at an academic medical center. J Hosp Med (2012) 2.12
Statin use and postoperative atrial fibrillation after major noncardiac surgery. Heart Rhythm (2011) 2.11
Association between marijuana exposure and pulmonary function over 20 years. JAMA (2012) 2.09
Association of major and minor ECG abnormalities with coronary heart disease events. JAMA (2012) 2.07
Hot flushes, coronary heart disease, and hormone therapy in postmenopausal women. Menopause (2009) 2.07
Better weight loss, resolution of diabetes, and quality of life for laparoscopic gastric bypass vs banding: results of a 2-cohort pair-matched study. Arch Surg (2011) 2.05
Association of BMD and FRAX score with risk of fracture in older adults with type 2 diabetes. JAMA (2011) 2.04
Cardiologists' use of percutaneous coronary interventions for stable coronary artery disease. Arch Intern Med (2007) 2.02
Impact of decreased heparin dose for flush-lock of implanted venous access ports in pediatric oncology patients. Pediatr Blood Cancer (2014) 2.00
Chronic conditions among children admitted to U.S. pediatric intensive care units: their prevalence and impact on risk for mortality and prolonged length of stay*. Crit Care Med (2012) 1.97
Effect of hysterectomy vs medical treatment on health-related quality of life and sexual functioning: the medicine or surgery (Ms) randomized trial. JAMA (2004) 1.97
Race/ethnicity and economic differences in cost-related medication underuse among insured adults with diabetes: the Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes Study. Diabetes Care (2007) 1.95
Postmenopausal hormone therapy: does it cause incontinence? Obstet Gynecol (2005) 1.94
A clinical scoring system for predicting nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in morbidly obese patients. Hepatology (2008) 1.93
Amphetamine-group substances and HIV. Lancet (2010) 1.93
Higher cardiovascular disease prevalence and mortality among younger blacks compared to whites. Am J Med (2010) 1.92
Control of hypertension in adults with chronic kidney disease in the United States. Hypertension (2005) 1.92
Relationship between bone mineral density changes with denosumab treatment and risk reduction for vertebral and nonvertebral fractures. J Bone Miner Res (2012) 1.92
European ancestry as a risk factor for atrial fibrillation in African Americans. Circulation (2010) 1.90
Extreme makeover: Transformation of the veterans health care system. Annu Rev Public Health (2009) 1.90
Nondaily smokers should be asked and advised to quit. Am J Prev Med (2006) 1.88
Association of spinal muscle composition and prevalence of hyperkyphosis in healthy community-dwelling older men and women. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2011) 1.86
Bone mineral density in HIV-negative men participating in a tenofovir pre-exposure prophylaxis randomized clinical trial in San Francisco. PLoS One (2011) 1.84
Stratification of risk of early-onset sepsis in newborns ≥ 34 weeks' gestation. Pediatrics (2013) 1.81
Subclinical thyroid dysfunction and the risk of heart failure events: an individual participant data analysis from 6 prospective cohorts. Circulation (2012) 1.79
Comparison of methods to measure low serum estradiol levels in postmenopausal women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2006) 1.76
Predictors of heart failure among women with coronary disease. Circulation (2004) 1.74
Association between hospital-reported Leapfrog Safe Practices Scores and inpatient mortality. JAMA (2009) 1.74
Aligning quality and payment for heart failure care: defining the challenges. J Card Fail (2003) 1.71
Prevalence and risk factors for urinary incontinence in women with type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001-2002. Diabetes Care (2006) 1.71
Measuring hospital quality using pediatric readmission and revisit rates. Pediatrics (2013) 1.68
Moderate ascites identifies patients with low model for end-stage liver disease scores awaiting liver transplantation who have a high mortality risk. Liver Transpl (2011) 1.67
Major abdominal surgery in nursing home residents: a national study. Ann Surg (2011) 1.64