Published in Ann Surg on April 01, 2013
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Preoperative optimization of the vascular surgery patient. Vasc Health Risk Manag (2015) 0.75
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Cardiovascular disease: Patients with ESRD are at increased risk of complications and death after major elective vascular surgery. Nat Rev Nephrol (2013) 0.75
Pancreatic resections in renal failure patients: is it worth the risk? HPB Surg (2014) 0.75
Glucose control and vascular complications in veterans with type 2 diabetes. N Engl J Med (2008) 25.70
Coronary-artery revascularization before elective major vascular surgery. N Engl J Med (2004) 7.80
Induction chemotherapy plus radiation compared with surgery plus radiation in patients with advanced laryngeal cancer. The Department of Veterans Affairs Laryngeal Cancer Study Group. N Engl J Med (1991) 6.39
Determinants of long-term survival after major surgery and the adverse effect of postoperative complications. Ann Surg (2005) 4.95
Preoperative hematocrit levels and postoperative outcomes in older patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. JAMA (2007) 4.36
Risk of major adverse cardiac events following noncardiac surgery in patients with coronary stents. JAMA (2013) 3.88
Standard subcutaneous dosing of unfractionated heparin for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in surgical ICU patients leads to subtherapeutic factor Xa inhibition. Intensive Care Med (2012) 3.68
Hospital costs associated with surgical complications: a report from the private-sector National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. J Am Coll Surg (2004) 3.65
The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program in non-veterans administration hospitals: initial demonstration of feasibility. Ann Surg (2002) 3.44
Factors associated with unanticipated day of surgery deaths in Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals. Anesth Analg (2008) 3.38
The comparative assessment and improvement of quality of surgical care in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Arch Surg (2002) 3.03
Timing of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis and the risk of surgical site infection. JAMA Surg (2013) 2.82
Association of perioperative β-blockade with mortality and cardiovascular morbidity following major noncardiac surgery. JAMA (2013) 2.82
Operative blood loss, blood transfusion, and 30-day mortality in older patients after major noncardiac surgery. Ann Surg (2010) 2.80
Outcomes after esophagectomy: a ten-year prospective cohort. Ann Thorac Surg (2003) 2.73
Identifying patient preoperative risk factors and postoperative adverse events in administrative databases: results from the Department of Veterans Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. J Am Coll Surg (2002) 2.73
Survival among high-risk patients after bariatric surgery. JAMA (2011) 2.57
Successful implementation of the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Surgical Quality Improvement Program in the private sector: the Patient Safety in Surgery study. Ann Surg (2008) 2.34
Total fundoplication is superior to partial fundoplication even when esophageal peristalsis is weak. J Am Coll Surg (2004) 2.31
Prognostic impact of micrometastases in colon cancer: interim results of a prospective multicenter trial. Ann Surg (2007) 2.28
Cost-effectiveness of coronary artery bypass grafts versus percutaneous coronary intervention for revascularization of high-risk patients. Circulation (2006) 2.24
The patient safety in surgery study: background, study design, and patient populations. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 2.22
Use of national surgical quality improvement program data as a catalyst for quality improvement. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 2.18
Impact of obesity on outcomes after open surgical and endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Am Coll Surg (2009) 2.12
Surgical outcomes for patients aged 80 and older: morbidity and mortality from major noncardiac surgery. J Am Geriatr Soc (2005) 2.12
Patient risk factors, operative care, and outcomes among older community-dwelling male veterans with hip fracture. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2008) 2.06
Recurrent pancreatic adenocarcinoma after pancreatic resection. Oncology (Williston Park) (2010) 2.02
Predictive indices of morbidity and mortality after liver resection. Ann Surg (2006) 2.01
Time of day is associated with postoperative morbidity: an analysis of the national surgical quality improvement program data. Ann Surg (2008) 2.00
Unscheduled readmissions to the PICU: epidemiology, risk factors, and variation among centers. Pediatr Crit Care Med (2013) 1.99
Preoperative risks and outcomes of hip and knee arthroplasty in the Veterans Health Administration. J Arthroplasty (2003) 1.97
The Vietnam Era Twin Registry. Twin Res (2002) 1.95
Variation in Institutional Review processes for a multisite observational study. Am J Surg (2005) 1.93
Operative outcomes beyond 30-day mortality: colorectal cancer surgery in oldest old. Ann Surg (2011) 1.93
Assessment of ACS NSQIP's predictive ability for adverse events after major cancer surgery. Ann Surg Oncol (2010) 1.88
Impact of body mass index on perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing major intra-abdominal cancer surgery. Ann Surg Oncol (2008) 1.88
Predictors and outcomes of a perioperative myocardial infarction following elective vascular surgery in patients with documented coronary artery disease: results of the CARP trial. Eur Heart J (2008) 1.87
Gulf War veterans' health: medical evaluation of a U.S. cohort. Ann Intern Med (2005) 1.86
Potential cost savings of erythropoietin administration in end-stage renal disease. Am J Med (2002) 1.83
Seasonal variation in surgical outcomes as measured by the American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP). Ann Surg (2007) 1.81
Racial/ethnic differences in surgical outcomes in veterans following knee or hip arthroplasty. Arthritis Rheum (2005) 1.72
The attributable risk of smoking on surgical complications. Ann Surg (2011) 1.71
Health expenditures among high-risk patients after gastric bypass and matched controls. Arch Surg (2012) 1.69
National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) risk factors can be used to validate American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification (ASA PS) levels. Ann Surg (2006) 1.69
Multivariable predictors of postoperative respiratory failure after general and vascular surgery: results from the patient safety in surgery study. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 1.68
Translating the Diabetes Prevention Program into American Indian and Alaska Native communities: results from the Special Diabetes Program for Indians Diabetes Prevention demonstration project. Diabetes Care (2012) 1.67
Risk of major nonemergent inpatient general surgical procedures in patients on long-term dialysis. JAMA Surg (2013) 1.65
Identifying risk factors for potentially avoidable complications following radical cystectomy. J Urol (2005) 1.63
Multivariable predictors of postoperative surgical site infection after general and vascular surgery: results from the patient safety in surgery study. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 1.61
Surgical site infection prevention: the importance of operative duration and blood transfusion--results of the first American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Best Practices Initiative. J Am Coll Surg (2008) 1.56
Oral Antibiotic Bowel Preparation Significantly Reduces Surgical Site Infection Rates and Readmission Rates in Elective Colorectal Surgery. Ann Surg (2015) 1.53
Predictors of long-term mortality after bariatric surgery performed in Veterans Affairs medical centers. Arch Surg (2009) 1.51
Race and surgical outcomes: it is not all black and white. Ann Surg (2008) 1.48
Early outcomes of endovascular versus open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Private Sector (NSQIP-PS). J Vasc Surg (2005) 1.47
Risk factors and clinical impact of postoperative symptomatic venous thromboembolism. J Vasc Surg (2007) 1.47
Adverse cardiac events in patients with coronary stents undergoing noncardiac surgery: a systematic review. Am J Surg (2012) 1.47
The case against volume as a measure of quality of surgical care. World J Surg (2005) 1.46
Validity of selected AHRQ patient safety indicators based on VA National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data. Health Serv Res (2008) 1.46
Morbidity and mortality after liver resection: results of the patient safety in surgery study. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 1.45
Mortality after nonemergent major surgery performed on Friday versus Monday through Wednesday. Ann Surg (2007) 1.43
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
Economical and clinical outcomes of alternative treatment strategies in the management of common bile duct stones in the elderly: wait and see or surgery? Am J Gastroenterol (2006) 1.42
Risk-adjusted morbidity in teaching hospitals correlates with reported levels of communication and collaboration on surgical teams but not with scale measures of teamwork climate, safety climate, or working conditions. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 1.41
Impact of minimally invasive surgery on the treatment of esophageal achalasia: a decade of change. J Am Coll Surg (2003) 1.39
Surgical site infection prevention: time to move beyond the surgical care improvement program. Ann Surg (2011) 1.38
Elective surgical case cancellation in the Veterans Health Administration system: identifying areas for improvement. Am J Surg (2009) 1.31
The effects of adjusting for case mix on mortality and length of stay following radical cystectomy. J Urol (2006) 1.31
Mortality after noncardiac surgery: prediction from administrative versus clinical data. Med Care (2005) 1.29
Prospective multicenter trial of staging adequacy in colon cancer: preliminary results. Arch Surg (2006) 1.28
Surgical care improvement: should performance measures have performance measures. JAMA (2010) 1.28
HLA-DR+ CD38+ CD4+ T lymphocytes have elevated CCR5 expression and produce the majority of R5-tropic HIV-1 RNA in vivo. J Virol (2011) 1.26
Multivariable predictors of postoperative venous thromboembolic events after general and vascular surgery: results from the patient safety in surgery study. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 1.26
Open and laparoscopic adrenalectomy: analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. J Am Coll Surg (2008) 1.25
Enhancement of surgical informed consent by addition of repeat back: a multicenter, randomized controlled clinical trial. Ann Surg (2010) 1.23
Predictors of wound infection in ventral hernia repair. Am J Surg (2005) 1.21
The center for epidemiologic studies depression scale: a review with a theoretical and empirical examination of item content and factor structure. PLoS One (2013) 1.18
Multivariable predictors of postoperative cardiac adverse events after general and vascular surgery: results from the patient safety in surgery study. J Am Coll Surg (2007) 1.13
Laparoscopic versus open gastric bypass for morbid obesity: a multicenter, prospective, risk-adjusted analysis from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Ann Surg (2006) 1.12
Parenteral therapy with lipo-ecraprost, a lipid-based formulation of a PGE1 analog, does not alter six-month outcomes in patients with critical leg ischemia. J Vasc Surg (2006) 1.11
Predictors of cognitive decline following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 1.11
The influence of body mass index obesity status on vascular surgery 30-day morbidity and mortality. J Vasc Surg (2008) 1.10
Perceived experiences of discrimination in health care: a barrier for cancer screening among American Indian women with type 2 diabetes. Womens Health Issues (2013) 1.09
Predictors of comprehension during surgical informed consent. J Am Coll Surg (2010) 1.09
Influence of renal insufficiency on limb loss and mortality after initial lower extremity surgical revascularization. J Vasc Surg (2004) 1.09
Association between Intraoperative Hypotension and Hypertension and 30-day Postoperative Mortality in Noncardiac Surgery. Anesthesiology (2015) 1.08
Prognostic relevance of occult nodal micrometastases and circulating tumor cells in colorectal cancer in a prospective multicenter trial. Clin Cancer Res (2008) 1.08
Shoulder arthroplasties have fewer complications than hip or knee arthroplasties in US veterans. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2009) 1.07
Percutaneous coronary intervention versus repeat bypass surgery for patients with medically refractory myocardial ischemia: AWESOME randomized trial and registry experience with post-CABG patients. J Am Coll Cardiol (2002) 1.07
Major cancer surgery in the elderly: results from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Ann Surg (2010) 1.07
Colon cancer in pregnancy. Cancer Control (2005) 1.06
The effects of the type of anesthesia on outcomes of lower extremity infrainguinal bypass. J Vasc Surg (2006) 1.04
Phase II multicenter study of neoadjuvant biochemotherapy for patients with stage III malignant melanoma. J Clin Oncol (2006) 1.03
Detecting the blind spot: complications in the trauma registry and trauma quality improvement. Surgery (2007) 1.03
Surgical quality and nodal ultrastaging is associated with long-term disease-free survival in early colorectal cancer: an analysis of 2 international multicenter prospective trials. Ann Surg (2010) 1.03
Risk factors for adverse outcomes following surgery for small bowel obstruction. Ann Surg (2006) 1.02
Postoperative mortality after nontraumatic lower extremity amputation in patients with renal insufficiency. J Am Soc Nephrol (2004) 1.02
Risk factors for adverse outcomes after the surgical treatment of appendicitis in adults. Ann Surg (2003) 1.02