Published in Am Surg on May 01, 2010
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The structure of genetic and environmental risk factors for common psychiatric and substance use disorders in men and women. Arch Gen Psychiatry (2003) 10.60
Trial of short-course antimicrobial therapy for intraabdominal infection. N Engl J Med (2015) 5.21
Early coagulopathy predicts mortality in trauma. J Trauma (2003) 3.97
Estimating the size of the human interactome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2008) 3.66
Does bereavement-related major depression differ from major depression associated with other stressful life events? Am J Psychiatry (2008) 3.07
Specificity of genetic and environmental risk factors for symptoms of cannabis, cocaine, alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine dependence. Arch Gen Psychiatry (2007) 2.79
The impact of a repealed motorcycle helmet law in Miami-Dade County. J Trauma (2002) 2.75
Sex differences in the relationship between social support and risk for major depression: a longitudinal study of opposite-sex twin pairs. Am J Psychiatry (2005) 2.28
Mortality, mauling, and maiming by vicious dogs. Ann Surg (2011) 2.07
The heritability of cluster A personality disorders assessed by both personal interview and questionnaire. Psychol Med (2007) 1.84
Seven hundred fifty-three consecutive deaths in a level I trauma center: the argument for injury prevention. J Trauma (2003) 1.83
A prospective randomized study of clinical assessment versus computed tomography for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Surg Infect (Larchmt) (2003) 1.77
Can near-infrared spectroscopy identify the severity of shock in trauma patients? J Trauma (2005) 1.71
Maternal immunization with tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis vaccine: effect on maternal and neonatal serum antibody levels. Am J Obstet Gynecol (2011) 1.63
Malpractice risk and cost are significantly reduced after tort reform. J Am Coll Surg (2011) 1.61
A developmental twin study of church attendance and alcohol and nicotine consumption: a model for analyzing the changing impact of genes and environment. Am J Psychiatry (2009) 1.55
Healthcare utilization in the pregnancy following a perinatal loss. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs (2011) 1.49
Effects of arginine vasopressin during resuscitation from hemorrhagic hypotension after traumatic brain injury. Crit Care Med (2006) 1.47
Spine injuries are common among asymptomatic patients after gunshot wounds. J Trauma (2005) 1.46
The effect of antipyretic therapy upon outcomes in critically ill patients: a randomized, prospective study. Surg Infect (Larchmt) (2005) 1.45
Perceptions and attitudes of critical care training and careers among United States surgical residents: who wants to be a surgical intensivist? Am Surg (2007) 1.44
Induction agents for intubation of the trauma patient. J Trauma (2009) 1.42
Job satisfaction, intent to stay, and recommended job improvements: the palliative nursing assistant speaks. J Palliat Med (2013) 1.39
The relationship between genetic influences on alcohol dependence and on patterns of alcohol consumption. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (2010) 1.28
Massive transfusion in trauma patients: tissue hemoglobin oxygen saturation predicts poor outcome. J Trauma (2008) 1.26
Early hypothermia in severely injured trauma patients is a significant risk factor for multiple organ dysfunction syndrome but not mortality. Ann Surg (2009) 1.25
Caffeine intake, toxicity and dependence and lifetime risk for psychiatric and substance use disorders: an epidemiologic and co-twin control analysis. Psychol Med (2006) 1.24
Senior medical student "Boot Camp": can result in increased self-confidence before starting surgery internships. Curr Surg (2006) 1.23
Early smoking onset and risk for subsequent nicotine dependence: a monozygotic co-twin control study. Am J Psychiatry (2013) 1.20
beta-Catenin has sequential roles in the survival and specification of ventral dermis. Development (2008) 1.17
Intensive insulin protocol improves glucose control and is associated with a reduction in intensive care unit mortality. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 1.14
Blunt splenic injuries: high nonoperative management rate can be achieved with selective embolization. J Trauma (2004) 1.14
Unexpected findings in trauma patients dying in the intensive care unit: results of 153 consecutive autopsies. J Am Coll Surg (2002) 1.13
Therapeutic potential of exogenous ubiquitin during resuscitation from severe trauma. J Trauma (2004) 1.10
Two naturally occurring variants of TAFI (Thr-325 and Ile-325) differ substantially with respect to thermal stability and antifibrinolytic activity of the enzyme. J Biol Chem (2001) 1.08
Laparoscopic appendectomy is superior to open appendectomy in obese patients. Am J Surg (2007) 1.08
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography accurately detects common bile duct stones in resolving gallstone pancreatitis. J Am Coll Surg (2005) 1.06
Effects of exogenous ubiquitin in lethal endotoxemia. Surgery (2004) 1.06
Visualizing canonical Wnt signaling during mouse craniofacial development. Dev Dyn (2010) 1.05
Pneumoperitoneum after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in patients in the intensive care unit. Am Surg (2007) 1.04
Preventing pediatric pedestrian injuries. J Trauma (2009) 1.04
Impact of age of transfused blood in the trauma patient. J Trauma (2002) 1.03
The use of laparoscopic surgery in pregnancy: evaluation of safety and efficacy. Am J Surg (2010) 0.99
Recent trends in the management of combined pancreatoduodenal injuries. Am Surg (2005) 0.99
Recurrent skin and soft tissue infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus requiring operative debridement. Am J Surg (2010) 0.99
Novel toxin assays implicate Mycoplasma pneumoniae in prolonged ventilator course and hypoxemia. Chest (2010) 0.98
Is there a role for aggressive use of fresh frozen plasma in massive transfusion of civilian trauma patients? Am J Surg (2008) 0.98
Noninvasive muscle oxygenation to guide fluid resuscitation after traumatic shock. Surgery (2004) 0.97
The influence of prior perinatal loss on parents' psychological distress after the birth of a subsequent healthy infant. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs (2009) 0.97
The use of a computed tomography scan to rule out appendicitis in women of childbearing age is as accurate as clinical examination: a prospective randomized trial. Am Surg (2007) 0.97
Resuscitation with pressors after traumatic brain injury. J Am Coll Surg (2005) 0.96
Inter- and intrarater reliability in computed axial tomographic grading of splenic injury: why so many grading scales? J Trauma (2004) 0.95
Traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the pulmonary artery. J Trauma (2010) 0.95
The etiology of pneumoperitoneum in the 21st century. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2012) 0.94
Novel computed tomography scan scoring system predicts the need for intervention after splenic injury. J Trauma (2006) 0.94
Lung contusion: pathophysiology and management. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol (2002) 0.93
Protocol-driven nonoperative management in patients with blunt splenic trauma and minimal associated injury decreases length of stay. J Trauma (2003) 0.92
Building a better fluid for emergency resuscitation of traumatic brain injury. J Trauma (2004) 0.92
Trauma surgery malpractice risk: perception versus reality. Ann Surg (2005) 0.92
Trauma deaths in the first hour: are they all unsalvageable injuries? Am J Surg (2007) 0.92
Computed tomography grading systems poorly predict the need for intervention after spleen and liver injuries. Am Surg (2009) 0.91
A web-based study of personality, psychopathology and substance use in twin, other relative and relationship pairs. Twin Res Hum Genet (2009) 0.90
Views of surgery program directors on the current ACGME and proposed IOM duty-hour standards. J Surg Educ (2009) 0.90
Clinical outcomes of HIV-infected patients hospitalized with bacterial community-acquired pneumonia. Int J Infect Dis (2009) 0.90
Phase I/II randomized trial evaluating the safety and clinical effects of repifermin administered to reduce mucositis in patients undergoing autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Clin Cancer Res (2004) 0.89
Predictors of mortality in trauma patients. Am Surg (2004) 0.89
Prospective randomized control trial of intermittent versus continuous gastric feeds for critically ill trauma patients. J Trauma (2007) 0.88
The incision of choice for pregnant women with appendicitis is through McBurney's point. Am J Surg (2002) 0.87
Early injection of high-dose recombinant factor VIIa decreases blood loss and prolongs time from injury to death in experimental liver injury. J Trauma (2002) 0.87
Aerosolized tobramycin in the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a pilot study. Surg Infect (Larchmt) (2007) 0.87
Tractors and rollover protection in the United States. J Agromedicine (2010) 0.87
The etiology of phobias: an evaluation of the stress-diathesis model. Arch Gen Psychiatry (2002) 0.87
Secondary ultrasound examination increases the sensitivity of the FAST exam in blunt trauma. J Trauma (2004) 0.87
Changes in intracranial pressure, coagulation, and neurologic outcome after resuscitation from experimental traumatic brain injury with hetastarch. Surgery (2004) 0.86
Percutaneous tracheostomy: one center's experience with a new modality. Am J Surg (2005) 0.86
Early use of recombinant factor VIIa improves mean arterial pressure and may potentially decrease mortality in experimental hemorrhagic shock: a pilot study. J Trauma (2002) 0.86
Incidence, etiology, timing, and risk factors for clinical failure in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Chest (2008) 0.86
The heritability of Cluster B personality disorders assessed both by personal interview and questionnaire. J Pers Disord (2012) 0.86
Five percent albumin for adult burn shock resuscitation: lack of effect on daily multiple organ dysfunction score. Transfusion (2006) 0.86
When is it safe to discharge asymptomatic patients with abdominal stab wounds? J Trauma (2005) 0.86
Venomous bites and stings. Curr Probl Surg (2013) 0.86
Pediatric radiation exposure during the initial evaluation for blunt trauma. J Trauma (2011) 0.85
Preferred sleep position on the side is associated with carpal tunnel syndrome. Hand (N Y) (2010) 0.85
Comparing three pedagogical approaches to psychomotor skills acquisition. Am J Surg (2011) 0.84
Low-pressure laparoscopy may ameliorate intracranial hypertension and renal hypoperfusion. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A (2002) 0.84
Abdominal complications after severe burns. J Am Coll Surg (2009) 0.84
Pediatric pedestrian trauma study: a pilot project. Traffic Inj Prev (2004) 0.84
A large single-center experience with treatment of patients with crotalid envenomations: outcomes with and evolution of antivenin therapy. Am J Surg (2006) 0.84
A clinically relevant liver injury grading system by CT, preliminary report. Emerg Radiol (2005) 0.83
Screening cervical spine MRI after normal cervical spine CT scans in patients in whom cervical spine injury cannot be excluded by physical examination. Am J Surg (2008) 0.83