Published in Cochrane Database Syst Rev on March 17, 2010
The effect of salvaged blood on coagulation function as measured by thromboelastography. Transfusion (2012) 1.46
Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury. Cardiorenal Med (2013) 1.26
A cost study of postoperative cell salvage in the setting of elective primary hip and knee arthroplasty. Transfusion (2012) 0.90
Postoperative autologous blood transfusion drain or no drain in primary total hip arthroplasty? A randomised controlled trial. Int Orthop (2012) 0.90
Autologous re-transfusion drain compared with no drain in total knee arthroplasty: a randomised controlled trial. Blood Transfus (2013) 0.88
Patterns of use of hemostatic agents in patients undergoing major surgery. J Surg Res (2013) 0.88
Limit allogeneic blood use with routine re-use of patient's own blood: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial in total hip surgery. PLoS One (2012) 0.83
Patient Blood Management: A Patient-Orientated Approach to Blood Replacement with the Goal of Reducing Anemia, Blood Loss and the Need for Blood Transfusion in Elective Surgery. Transfus Med Hemother (2012) 0.82
Favourable results of a new intraoperative and postoperative filtered autologous blood re-transfusion system in total hip arthroplasty: a randomised controlled trial. Int Orthop (2014) 0.81
Washed cell salvage in surgical patients: A review and meta-analysis of prospective randomized trials under PRISMA. Medicine (Baltimore) (2016) 0.79
High-sensitivity to heparin associates with cell salvage transfusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patient undergoing posterior spinal fusion. Int J Clin Exp Med (2014) 0.78
Quick biochemical markers for assessment of quality control of intraoperative cell salvage: a prospective observational study. J Cardiothorac Surg (2014) 0.77
Dynamic changes in clot formation determined using thromboelastometry after reinfusion of unwashed anticoagulated cell-salvaged whole blood in total hip arthroplasty. Blood Transfus (2015) 0.75
Implementation of an obstetric cell salvage service in a tertiary women's hospital. Singapore Med J (2015) 0.75
"Simplified International Recommendations for the Implementation of Patient Blood Management" (SIR4PBM). Perioper Med (Lond) (2017) 0.75
Use of tranexamic acid in craniosynostosis surgery. Plast Surg (Oakv) (2015) 0.75
A decision model and cost analysis of intra-operative cell salvage during hepatic resection. HPB (Oxford) (2016) 0.75
Oxygen carrying capacity of salvaged blood in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a prospective observational study. J Cardiothorac Surg (2015) 0.75
Coagulopathy and transfusion therapy in pediatric liver transplantation. World J Gastroenterol (2016) 0.75
Perioperative blood management. Indian J Anaesth (2014) 0.75
Argatroban for anticoagulation of a blood salvage system - an ex-vivo study. BMC Anesthesiol (2016) 0.75
Experience of Intraoperative Cell Salvage in Surgical Correction of Spinal Deformity: A Retrospective Review of 124 Patients. Medicine (Baltimore) (2016) 0.75
Post-operative retransfusion of unwashed filtered shed blood reduces allogenic blood demand in hip hemiarthroplasty in traumatic femoral neck fractures-a prospective randomized trial. Int Orthop (2016) 0.75
The use of intraoperative cell salvage in urologic oncology. Rev Urol (2017) 0.75
Allogenic Blood Transfusion Is an Independent Predictor of Poorer Peri-operative Outcomes and Reduced Long-Term Survival after Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: a Review of 936 Cases. J Gastrointest Surg (2017) 0.75
Grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendations. BMJ (2004) 26.08
Interventions for preventing obesity in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2011) 8.81
Systems for grading the quality of evidence and the strength of recommendations I: critical appraisal of existing approaches The GRADE Working Group. BMC Health Serv Res (2004) 7.20
A population-based study of the drug interaction between proton pump inhibitors and clopidogrel. CMAJ (2009) 6.21
AMSTAR is a reliable and valid measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews. J Clin Epidemiol (2009) 6.00
Monitoring the quality of medical news reporting: early experience with media doctor. Med J Aust (2005) 4.98
Systems for grading the quality of evidence and the strength of recommendations II: pilot study of a new system. BMC Health Serv Res (2005) 2.91
Effect of computerised prescribing on use of antibiotics. Med J Aust (2003) 2.88
The efficacy and safety of heparin in patients with sepsis: a systematic review and metaanalysis. Crit Care Med (2015) 2.85
Prolonged therapeutic hypothermia after traumatic brain injury in adults: a systematic review. JAMA (2003) 2.73
Vitamin D and vitamin D analogues for preventing fractures associated with involutional and post-menopausal osteoporosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2009) 2.58
Age of transfused blood in critically ill adults. N Engl J Med (2015) 2.52
Transfusion thresholds and other strategies for guiding allogeneic red blood cell transfusion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2010) 2.41
Treatment of new-onset atrial fibrillation in noncardiac intensive care unit patients: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Crit Care Med (2008) 2.33
Evaluating medicines: let's use all the evidence. Med J Aust (2007) 2.32
Ultrasound-Guided Subclavian Vein Catheterization: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Crit Care Med (2015) 2.21
Can erythropoietin eradicate red cell transfusions in the critically ill? Crit Care Med (2006) 2.21
The future of clinical trials evaluating blood substitutes. JAMA (2008) 2.14
Daily sedation interruption versus no daily sedation interruption for critically ill adult patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2014) 2.01
Vitamin D and vitamin D analogues for preventing fractures in post-menopausal women and older men. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2014) 1.97
Effect of a liberal versus restrictive transfusion strategy on mortality in patients with moderate to severe head injury. Neurocrit Care (2006) 1.87
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia prophylaxis is not required with a CD4+ T-cell count < 200 cells/microl when viral replication is suppressed. AIDS (2007) 1.85
Revisiting transfusion practices in critically ill patients. Crit Care Med (2005) 1.78
Meta-analysis: intravenous immunoglobulin in critically ill adult patients with sepsis. Ann Intern Med (2007) 1.75
Describing treatment effects to patients. J Gen Intern Med (2003) 1.75
Anti-fibrinolytic use for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2011) 1.74
Determination of neurologic prognosis and clinical decision making in adult patients with severe traumatic brain injury: a survey of Canadian intensivists, neurosurgeons, and neurologists. Crit Care Med (2013) 1.72
Mortality associated with withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy for patients with severe traumatic brain injury: a Canadian multicentre cohort study. CMAJ (2011) 1.72
The spectrum of human immunodeficiency virus-associated cancers in a South African black population: results from a case-control study, 1995-2004. Int J Cancer (2008) 1.63
Have last-observation-carried-forward analyses caused us to favour more toxic dementia therapies over less toxic alternatives? A systematic review. Open Med (2009) 1.62
Anti-fibrinolytic use for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2011) 1.53
Red blood cell transfusions in critically ill patients. JAMA (2002) 1.51
Red blood cell transfusion practices amongst Canadian anesthesiologists: a survey. Can J Anaesth (2006) 1.47
Sex ratios among Canadian liveborn infants of mothers from different countries. CMAJ (2012) 1.46
A Quality Use of Medicines program for general practitioners and older people: a cluster randomised controlled trial. Med J Aust (2007) 1.44
Postsurgical pathology reporting of thyroid cancer in New South Wales, Australia. Thyroid (2012) 1.42
Cardiac complications in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. PLoS Med (2011) 1.42
Erythropoietin-receptor agonists in critically ill patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. CMAJ (2007) 1.38
Frequency of adverse events in patients with poor anticoagulation: a meta-analysis. CMAJ (2007) 1.29
Cell salvage for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2010) 1.26
Association Between Incretin-Based Drugs and the Risk of Acute Pancreatitis. JAMA Intern Med (2016) 1.21
Differential pricing of drugs: a role for cost-effectiveness analysis? Lancet (2002) 1.21
Transparency in pricing arrangements for medicines listed on the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Aust Health Rev (2009) 1.15
Perioperative intravenous lidocaine infusion for postoperative pain control: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Can J Anaesth (2011) 1.14
Reference pricing, generic drugs and proposed changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Med J Aust (2007) 1.13
Expert opinion on laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer parallels evidence from a cumulative meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. PLoS One (2012) 1.11
Prevention of contrast-induced acute kidney injury: is simple oral hydration similar to intravenous? A systematic review of the evidence. PLoS One (2013) 1.09
Injectable and oral contraceptive use and cancers of the breast, cervix, ovary, and endometrium in black South African women: case-control study. PLoS Med (2012) 1.05
Cancer screening among migrants in an Australian cohort; cross-sectional analyses from the 45 and Up Study. BMC Public Health (2009) 1.03
Avoiding transfusions in children undergoing cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized trials of aprotinin. Anesth Analg (2006) 1.03
The relationship between anti-HPV-16 IgG seropositivity and cancer of the cervix, anogenital organs, oral cavity and pharynx, oesophagus and prostate in a black South African population. Infect Agent Cancer (2007) 1.03
Treatment of polyomavirus infection in kidney transplant recipients: a systematic review. Transplantation (2010) 1.02
A prompt to the web: the media and health information seeking behaviour. PLoS One (2012) 1.01
An analysis of news media coverage of complementary and alternative medicine. PLoS One (2008) 0.99
Intern prescribing decisions: few and far between. Educ Health (Abingdon) (2002) 0.98
Discontinuation of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia prophylaxis with CD4 count <200 cells/µL and virologic suppression: a systematic review. PLoS One (2011) 0.97
Concordance with national guidelines for colorectal cancer care in New South Wales: a population-based patterns of care study. Med J Aust (2007) 0.97
Large differences in patterns of breast cancer survival between Australia and England: a comparative study using cancer registry data. Int J Cancer (2009) 0.97
Transfusion thresholds and other strategies for guiding allogeneic red blood cell transfusion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2016) 0.96
Public payments to physicians in Ontario adjusted for overhead costs. Healthc Policy (2012) 0.95
Multispecialty physician networks in Ontario. Open Med (2013) 0.95
Validation of diagnostic codes for intussusception and quantification of childhood intussusception incidence in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study. J Pediatr (2013) 0.94
Liver cancer and hepatitis B and C in New South Wales, 1990-2002: a linkage study. Aust N Z J Public Health (2007) 0.93
Hemoglobin levels and transfusions in neurocritically ill patients: a systematic review of comparative studies. Crit Care (2012) 0.92
All the right intentions but few of the desired results: lessons on access to primary care from Ontario's patient enrolment models. Healthc Q (2012) 0.92
Are antifibrinolytic drugs equivalent in reducing blood loss and transfusion in cardiac surgery? A meta-analysis of randomized head-to-head trials. BMC Cardiovasc Disord (2005) 0.92
Impact of interventional bronchoscopy on quality of life in malignant airway obstruction. Respiration (2008) 0.92
Do transfusions get to the heart of the matter? JAMA (2004) 0.91
Effect of epidural analgesia in patients with traumatic rib fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Can J Anaesth (2009) 0.90
Breast cancer detection and survival among women with cosmetic breast implants: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. BMJ (2013) 0.88
The health services burden of heart failure: an analysis using linked population health data-sets. BMC Health Serv Res (2012) 0.87
Cancer incidence and mortality in people aged less than 75 years: changes in Australia over the period 1987-2007. Cancer Epidemiol (2013) 0.87
Fluid Resuscitation with 5% albumin versus Normal Saline in Early Septic Shock: a pilot randomized, controlled trial. J Crit Care (2011) 0.86
Pathways to the diagnosis of thyroid cancer in New South Wales: a population-based cross-sectional study. Cancer Causes Control (2011) 0.86
Review of the clinical practice literature on patient characteristics associated with perioperative allogeneic red blood cell transfusion. Transfus Med Rev (2003) 0.86
The PBS community awareness campaign: how helpful is blaming patients? Med J Aust (2003) 0.86
Can patient decision aids help people make good decisions about participating in clinical trials? A study protocol. Implement Sci (2008) 0.86
Socio-demographic and other patient characteristics associated with time between colonoscopy and surgery, and choice of treatment centre for colorectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open (2012) 0.86
Sociodemographic and health-related predictors of self-reported mammogram, faecal occult blood test and prostate specific antigen test use in a large Australian study. BMC Public Health (2013) 0.84
Using decision aids may improve informed consent for research. Contemp Clin Trials (2010) 0.84
The influence of specialists on prescribing by GPs. A qualitative study. Aust Fam Physician (2003) 0.84
Factors associated with the withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies in patients with severe traumatic brain injury: a multicenter cohort study. Neurocrit Care (2013) 0.83
Efficacy and safety of dopamine agonists in traumatic brain injury: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. J Neurotrauma (2011) 0.82
Interventions for shared decision-making about life support in the intensive care unit: a systematic review. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs (2012) 0.82
Platelet-rich-plasmapheresis for minimising peri-operative allogeneic blood transfusion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2011) 0.81