Published in Eur J Cardiothorac Surg on September 29, 2010
Leadership in cardiac surgery: challenging the paradigms. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2011) 0.75
Systematic review of the application of the plan-do-study-act method to improve quality in healthcare. BMJ Qual Saf (2013) 5.30
Technologies for global health. Lancet (2012) 5.05
Surgical ward round quality and impact on variable patient outcomes. Ann Surg (2014) 4.17
Reduction in adhesive small-bowel obstruction by Seprafilm adhesion barrier after intestinal resection. Dis Colon Rectum (2006) 3.43
Metabolic surgery profoundly influences gut microbial-host metabolic cross-talk. Gut (2011) 3.42
Preparing for precision medicine. N Engl J Med (2012) 3.34
Objective assessment of technical skills in surgery. BMJ (2003) 3.28
Intraoperative tissue identification using rapid evaporative ionization mass spectrometry. Sci Transl Med (2013) 3.26
Complications after robot-assisted radical cystectomy: results from the International Robotic Cystectomy Consortium. Eur Urol (2013) 2.74
Avoiding radical surgery improves early survival in elderly patients with rectal cancer, demonstrating complete clinical response after neoadjuvant therapy: results of a decision-analytic model. Dis Colon Rectum (2015) 2.67
Body mass index category as a risk factor for colorectal adenomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Gastroenterol (2012) 2.48
Laparoscopic versus open hepatic resections for benign and malignant neoplasms--a meta-analysis. Surgery (2006) 2.43
Harnessing the cloud of patient experience: using social media to detect poor quality healthcare. BMJ Qual Saf (2013) 2.37
A minimally invasive approach to undergraduate anatomy teaching. Anat Sci Educ (2008) 2.36
Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy in children: a meta-analysis. Ann Surg (2006) 2.34
Assessment of laparoscopic suturing skills of urology residents: a pan-European study. Eur Urol (2008) 2.30
Laparoscopic versus open surgery for rectal cancer: a meta-analysis. Ann Surg Oncol (2006) 2.29
Have we learned from lessons of the past? A systematic review of training for single incision laparoscopic surgery. Surg Endosc (2012) 2.22
"Blowing up the barriers" in surgical training: exploring and validating the concept of distributed simulation. Ann Surg (2011) 2.20
Evaluation of robotic and laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for small renal tumours (T1a). BJU Int (2013) 2.19
Summary receiver operating characteristic curve analysis techniques in the evaluation of diagnostic tests. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 2.14
Surgical patch angioplasty of the left main coronary artery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 2.12
Does obesity affect outcomes in patients undergoing esophagectomy for cancer? A meta-analysis. World J Surg (2012) 2.11
Chronic hypoxia: a model for cyanotic congenital heart defects. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2002) 2.11
Proving the effectiveness of virtual reality simulation for training in laparoscopic surgery. Ann Surg (2007) 2.07
The surgeon as educator: fundamentals of faculty training in surgical specialties. BJU Int (2012) 2.06
Transcatheter valve implantation for patients with aortic stenosis: a position statement from the European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), in collaboration with the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI). Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2008) 2.06
A comparison of hand-sewn versus stapled ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) following proctocolectomy: a meta-analysis of 4183 patients. Ann Surg (2006) 2.05
Outpatient laser ablation of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: is it safe, tolerable and cost-effective? BJU Int (2013) 2.03
We must convince the public that researchers need access to medical records. BMJ (2015) 2.03
How has healthcare research performance been assessed?: a systematic review. J R Soc Med (2011) 1.97
Associations between Internet-based patient ratings and conventional surveys of patient experience in the English NHS: an observational study. BMJ Qual Saf (2012) 1.95
Development and implementation of centralized simulation training: evaluation of feasibility, acceptability and construct validity. BJU Int (2012) 1.94
Diffuse optical imaging of the healthy and diseased breast: a systematic review. Breast Cancer Res Treat (2007) 1.93
Associations between Web-based patient ratings and objective measures of hospital quality. Arch Intern Med (2012) 1.90
The human gut microbiome: implications for future health care. Curr Gastroenterol Rep (2008) 1.84
A competency-based virtual reality training curriculum for the acquisition of laparoscopic psychomotor skill. Am J Surg (2006) 1.84
Defining the role of recombinant activated factor VII in pediatric cardiac surgery: where should we go from here? Pediatr Crit Care Med (2009) 1.84
Introduction of laparoscopic bariatric surgery in England: observational population cohort study. BMJ (2010) 1.80
Minimal access aortic valve replacement: is it worth it? Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.79
Is there a surgeon or hospital volume-outcome relationship in off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2012) 1.76
The inflammatory response to cardiopulmonary bypass: part 1--mechanisms of pathogenesis. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth (2008) 1.73
Learning curves for urological procedures: a systematic review. BJU Int (2013) 1.72
Understanding the role of gut microbiome-host metabolic signal disruption in health and disease. Trends Microbiol (2011) 1.72
Phacoemulsification skills training and assessment. Br J Ophthalmol (2009) 1.71
The myocardial band: fiction or fact? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2005) 1.70
An innovative model for teaching and learning clinical procedures. Med Educ (2002) 1.69
Is virtual bronchoscopy an efficient diagnostic tool for the thoracic surgeon? Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 1.69
Distributed simulation--accessible immersive training. Med Teach (2010) 1.69
Nobel Prizes in medicine: are clinicians out of fashion? J R Soc Med (2011) 1.68
An evidence-based virtual reality training program for novice laparoscopic surgeons. Ann Surg (2006) 1.66
Benchmarking in surgical research. Lancet (2009) 1.66
Traditional and laparoscopic appendectomy in adults: outcomes in English NHS hospitals between 1996 and 2006. Ann Surg (2008) 1.65
The effects of stress on surgical performance. Am J Surg (2006) 1.63
The impact of stress on surgical performance: a systematic review of the literature. Surgery (2009) 1.63
Tackling cancer burden in the Middle East: Qatar as an example. Lancet Oncol (2012) 1.62
Heparin-bonded circuits versus nonheparin-bonded circuits: an evaluation of their effect on clinical outcomes. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2007) 1.61
Use of sentiment analysis for capturing patient experience from free-text comments posted online. J Med Internet Res (2013) 1.61
Assessment of the cerebral cortex during motor task behaviours in adults: a systematic review of functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) studies. Neuroimage (2010) 1.61
Preservation of the mitral valve apparatus: evidence synthesis and critical reappraisal of surgical techniques. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2008) 1.60
Rapid diagnosis and staging of colorectal cancer via high-resolution magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (HR-MAS NMR) spectroscopy of intact tissue biopsies. Ann Surg (2014) 1.58
A systematic quantitative assessment of risks associated with poor communication in surgical care. Arch Surg (2010) 1.58
Medical student attitudes about mental illness: does medical-school education reduce stigma? Acad Psychiatry (2012) 1.57
Use of mobile phones in hospital: time to lift the ban? Lancet (2003) 1.57
Visuospatial and psychomotor aptitude predicts endovascular performance of inexperienced individuals on a virtual reality simulator. J Vasc Surg (2010) 1.56
The volume-mortality relation for radical cystectomy in England: retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics. BMJ (2010) 1.56
Indicators for research performance evaluation: an overview. BJU Int (2012) 1.56
Conversion and safety in off-pump coronary artery bypass: a system failure that needs re-emphasis. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.54
Is minimally invasive surgery beneficial in the management of esophageal cancer? A meta-analysis. Surg Endosc (2010) 1.54
Case series of sixteen patients with nummular headache. Cephalalgia (2010) 1.53
Emotional intelligence in medicine: a systematic review through the context of the ACGME competencies. Med Educ (2010) 1.52
Which hemostatic device in thyroid surgery? A network meta-analysis of surgical technologies. Thyroid (2013) 1.52
Current diagnosis and management of left main coronary disease. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2010) 1.52
The role of single-incision laparoscopic surgery in abdominal and pelvic surgery: a systematic review. Surg Endosc (2010) 1.52
Relationship between skill and outcome in the laboratory-based model. Surgery (2002) 1.51
Laparoscopic vs. open surgery for diverticular disease: a meta-analysis of nonrandomized studies. Dis Colon Rectum (2006) 1.51
Intra-operative conversion is a cause of masked mortality in off-pump coronary artery bypass: a meta-analysis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 1.50
Functional renal outcome in on-pump and off-pump coronary revascularization: a propensity-based analysis. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 1.50
Can pre-operative computed tomography predict the need for a thoracic approach for removal of retrosternal goitre? Int J Surg (2013) 1.50