Published in J Trauma on January 01, 2011
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Medicaid status is associated with higher complication rates after spine surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2013) 0.87
Socioeconomic disparity in inpatient mortality after traumatic injury in adults. Surgery (2013) 0.82
Health disparities analysis of critically ill pediatric trauma patients in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. J Am Coll Surg (2013) 0.78
Racial and Regional Disparities in the Effect of the Affordable Care Act's Dependent Coverage Provision on Young Adult Trauma Patients. J Am Coll Surg (2015) 0.78
Uninsured status may be more predictive of outcomes among the severely injured than minority race. Injury (2015) 0.75
Variation in type and frequency of diagnostic imaging during trauma care across multiple time points by patient insurance type. BMC Med Imaging (2016) 0.75
Not Just an Urban Phenomenon: Uninsured Rural Trauma Patients at Increased Risk for Mortality. West J Emerg Med (2015) 0.75
Impact of Insurance Status on Outcomes and Use of Rehabilitation Services in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Findings From Get With The Guidelines-Stroke. J Am Heart Assoc (2016) 0.75
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Rural risk: Geographic disparities in trauma mortality. Surgery (2016) 0.75
1423 pancreaticoduodenectomies for pancreatic cancer: A single-institution experience. J Gastrointest Surg (2006) 7.18
Prehospital intravenous fluid administration is associated with higher mortality in trauma patients: a National Trauma Data Bank analysis. Ann Surg (2011) 5.54
Association between helicopter vs ground emergency medical services and survival for adults with major trauma. JAMA (2012) 5.02
Downwardly mobile: the accidental cost of being uninsured. Arch Surg (2009) 3.65
Physician factors associated with discussions about end-of-life care. Cancer (2010) 3.54
Relationship of perioperative hyperglycemia and postoperative infections in patients who undergo general and vascular surgery. Ann Surg (2008) 3.39
Patterns of communication breakdowns resulting in injury to surgical patients. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 3.09
Race and insurance status as risk factors for trauma mortality. Arch Surg (2008) 2.79
Adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer: do physicians agree about the importance of patient age and comorbidity? J Clin Oncol (2008) 2.62
Association of unconscious race and social class bias with vignette-based clinical assessments by medical students. JAMA (2011) 2.61
Is there a difference in survival between right- versus left-sided colon cancers? Ann Surg Oncol (2008) 2.43
Preoperative hyponatremia and perioperative complications. Arch Intern Med (2012) 2.42
Undertriage of elderly trauma patients to state-designated trauma centers. Arch Surg (2008) 2.33
Black children experience worse clinical and functional outcomes after traumatic brain injury: an analysis of the National Pediatric Trauma Registry. J Trauma (2007) 2.15
Preoperative charlson comorbidity score predicts postoperative outcomes among older intracranial meningioma patients. World Neurosurg (2011) 2.09
An assessment of the impact of pregnancy on trauma mortality. Surgery (2011) 2.06
Impact of total lymph node count and lymph node ratio on staging and survival after pancreatectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a large, population-based analysis. Ann Surg Oncol (2007) 1.94
Improved prophylaxis and decreased rates of preventable harm with the use of a mandatory computerized clinical decision support tool for prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in trauma. Arch Surg (2012) 1.87
Disparity in outcomes of surgical revascularization for limb salvage: race and gender are synergistic determinants of vein graft failure and limb loss. Circulation (2008) 1.80
Lack of insurance negatively affects trauma mortality in US children. J Pediatr Surg (2009) 1.79
Association between hospitals caring for a disproportionately high percentage of minority trauma patients and increased mortality: a nationwide analysis of 434 hospitals. Arch Surg (2011) 1.77
Novel risk markers and long-term outcomes of delirium: the successful aging after elective surgery (SAGES) study design and methods. J Am Med Dir Assoc (2012) 1.73
Disparities in access to neuro-oncologic care in the United States. Arch Surg (2010) 1.67
Effects of visual force feedback on robot-assisted surgical task performance. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 1.66
Does pancreatic duct stenting decrease the rate of pancreatic fistula following pancreaticoduodenectomy? Results of a prospective randomized trial. J Gastrointest Surg (2006) 1.65
Influence of the National Trauma Data Bank on the study of trauma outcomes: is it time to set research best practices to further enhance its impact? J Am Coll Surg (2012) 1.61
Brief tool to measure risk-adjusted surgical outcomes in resource-limited hospitals. Arch Surg (2012) 1.59
NSQIP reveals significant incidence of death following discharge. J Surg Res (2011) 1.55
The effect of volume on esophageal cancer resections: what constitutes acceptable resection volumes for centers of excellence? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 1.55
Motorcycle helmets associated with lower risk of cervical spine injury: debunking the myth. J Am Coll Surg (2011) 1.55
Inpatient safety trends in laparoscopic and open nephrectomy for renal tumours. BJU Int (2012) 1.54
Splenectomy in hereditary spherocytosis: Review of 1,657 patients and application of the pediatric quality indicators. Pediatr Blood Cancer (2009) 1.53
Factors impacting thromboembolism after bariatric body contouring surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg (2007) 1.51
Race and surgical outcomes: it is not all black and white. Ann Surg (2008) 1.48
The number of lymph nodes examined debate in colon cancer: how much is enough? J Surg Res (2010) 1.47
Provider density and health system facility factors and their relationship to rates of pediatric perforated appendicitis in US counties. Arch Surg (2010) 1.47
Predictors of marginal ulcers after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. J Surg Res (2012) 1.46
Redefining hypotension in the elderly: normotension is not reassuring. Arch Surg (2011) 1.46
Tale of two sites: capillary versus arterial blood glucose testing in the operating room. Am J Surg (2012) 1.46
Vagus nerve and postinjury inflammatory response. Arch Surg (2012) 1.45
Risk factors and outcomes for foreign body left during a procedure: analysis of 413 incidents after 1 946 831 operations in children. Arch Surg (2010) 1.44
Bariatric operations in Veterans Affairs and selected university medical centers: results of the patient safety in surgery study. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 1.42
Laparoscopic appendectomy in children with complicated appendicitis: ethnic disparity amid changing trend. J Surg Res (2011) 1.40
Dyslipidemia is associated with an increased risk of nephrolithiasis. Urolithiasis (2014) 1.39
Monash medical student's foray into surgical research. ANZ J Surg (2011) 1.39
Insurance status is a potent predictor of outcomes in both blunt and penetrating trauma. Am J Surg (2010) 1.38
Melanoma in children and teenagers: an analysis of patients from the National Cancer Data Base. J Clin Oncol (2007) 1.37
Incidence and predictors of 30-day readmission for patients discharged home after craniotomy for malignant supratentorial tumors in California (1995-2010). J Neurosurg (2014) 1.36
Laparoscopic versus open resection for colorectal cancer: a metaanalysis of oncologic outcomes. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 1.36
Comparison of long-term survival after open vs endovascular repair of intact abdominal aortic aneurysm among Medicare beneficiaries. JAMA (2012) 1.36
Percent body fat and prediction of surgical site infection. J Am Coll Surg (2010) 1.35
Health care system and socioeconomic factors associated with variance in use of sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma in the United States. J Clin Oncol (2009) 1.33
2'-O methylation of internal adenosine by flavivirus NS5 methyltransferase. PLoS Pathog (2012) 1.32
Surveillance bias and deep vein thrombosis in the national trauma data bank: the more we look, the more we find. J Trauma (2008) 1.30
Mechanism of injury predicts patient mortality and impairment after blunt trauma. J Surg Res (2008) 1.28
The first national examination of outcomes and trends in robotic surgery in the United States. J Am Coll Surg (2012) 1.26
Multiple imputation in trauma disparity research. J Surg Res (2010) 1.26
Relationship of plasma gelsolin levels to outcomes in critically ill surgical patients. Ann Surg (2006) 1.25
Disparate outcomes in patients with colorectal cancer: effect of race on long-term survival. Arch Surg (2002) 1.24
Are surgical outcomes for lung cancer resections improved at teaching hospitals? Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.23
Racial clustering and access to colorectal surgeons, gastroenterologists, and radiation oncologists by African Americans and Asian Americans in the United States: a county-level data analysis. Arch Surg (2009) 1.21
Simplifying physiologic injury severity measurement for predicting trauma outcomes. J Surg Res (2009) 1.21
Biochemical and genetic characterization of dengue virus methyltransferase. Virology (2010) 1.21
Disparities in access to left ventricular assist device therapy. J Surg Res (2008) 1.19
Video-assisted thoracic surgery removal of foreign bodies after penetrating chest trauma. J Am Coll Surg (2006) 1.17
The burden of acute traumatic spinal cord injury among adults in the united states: an update. J Neurotrauma (2014) 1.16
Multilevel analysis of the impact of community vs patient factors on access to immediate breast reconstruction following mastectomy in Maryland. Arch Surg (2008) 1.16
Examining a common disease with unknown etiology: trends in epidemiology and surgical management of appendicitis in California, 1995-2009. World J Surg (2012) 1.16
Risk stratification of 4344 patients with gastroschisis into simple and complex categories. J Pediatr Surg (2007) 1.15
Hospital-based trauma quality improvement initiatives: first step toward improving trauma outcomes in the developing world. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2013) 1.15
Negative appendectomy: a 10-year review of a nationally representative sample. Am J Surg (2011) 1.14
Trends in the in-hospital stroke rate following carotid endarterectomy in California and Maryland. J Vasc Surg (2006) 1.14
Duplex ultrasound screening for deep vein thrombosis in asymptomatic trauma patients: a survey of individual trauma surgeon opinions and current trauma center practices. J Trauma (2011) 1.13
Evidence of hormonal basis for improved survival among females with trauma-associated shock: an analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank. J Trauma (2010) 1.12