Published in Crit Care Med on May 01, 2013
Awakening and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in cardiac arrest survivors treated with therapeutic hypothermia*. Crit Care Med (2014) 2.73
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Comparative Effectiveness of Therapeutic Hypothermia After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Insight from a Large Data Registry. Ther Hypothermia Temp Manag (2014) 0.86
Cerebral performance category at hospital discharge predicts long-term survival of cardiac arrest survivors receiving targeted temperature management*. Crit Care Med (2014) 0.84
Adverse events associated with poor neurological outcome during targeted temperature management and advanced critical care after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Crit Care (2015) 0.81
Hospital costs of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients treated in intensive care; a single centre evaluation using the national tariff-based system. BMJ Open (2015) 0.80
Factors associated with the clinical outcomes of paediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Japan. BMJ Open (2014) 0.79
Effect of prehospital induction of mild hypothermia on 3-month neurological status and 1-year survival among adults with cardiac arrest: long-term follow-up of a randomized, clinical trial. J Am Heart Assoc (2015) 0.78
Early prognostication markers in cardiac arrest patients treated with hypothermia. Eur J Neurol (2015) 0.77
Is neurologic prognostication after hypothermia ready for primetime?*. Crit Care Med (2014) 0.76
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Epinephrine in cardiac arrest: systematic review and meta-analysis. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem (2016) 0.75
Early clinical prediction of neurological outcome following out of hospital cardiac arrest managed with therapeutic hypothermia. Indian J Crit Care Med (2015) 0.75
The modified SAVE score: predicting survival using urgent veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation within 24 hours of arrival at the emergency department. Crit Care (2016) 0.75
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy in patients with ventricular fibrillation out of hospital cardiac arrest secondary to acute coronary syndrome. J Am Heart Assoc (2015) 0.75
Is there life after hospital discharge for resuscitated cardiac arrest patients? Crit Care Med (2013) 0.75
Characterization of cardiac arrest in the emergency department of a Brazilian University Reference Hospital: A prospective study. Indian J Med Res (2016) 0.75
An enhanced cerebral recovery index for coma prognostication following cardiac arrest. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc (2015) 0.75
A comparison of the outcome of CPR according to AHA 2005 ACLS and AHA 2010 ACLS guidelines in cardiac arrest: multicenter study. Int J Clin Exp Med (2015) 0.75
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Two brief alcohol-screening tests From the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT): validation in a female Veterans Affairs patient population. Arch Intern Med (2003) 3.45
Racial differences in diabetic nephropathy, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in a national population of veterans. Diabetes Care (2003) 3.19
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The relationship between repeated epidural steroid injections and subsequent opioid use and lumbar surgery. Arch Phys Med Rehabil (2008) 2.29
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Elevated prevalence of hepatitis C infection in users of United States veterans medical centers. Hepatology (2005) 2.21
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Sports-related sudden death in the general population. Circulation (2011) 2.06
Prognostic implications of the urinary albumin to creatinine ratio in veterans of different ages with diabetes. Arch Intern Med (2010) 2.03
The patient-centered medical home in the Veterans Health Administration. Am J Manag Care (2013) 1.99
Computer-based rhythm diagnosis and its possible influence on nonexpert electrocardiogram readers. J Electrocardiol (2011) 1.99
Part 5: Adult Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality: 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation (2015) 1.99
Posttraumatic stress disorder in female veterans: association with self-reported health problems and functional impairment. Arch Intern Med (2004) 1.94
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The prevalence of knee pain and symptomatic knee osteoarthritis among veteran traumatic amputees and nonamputees. Arch Phys Med Rehabil (2005) 1.81
Prediction of the localization of high-risk coronary atherosclerotic plaques on the basis of low endothelial shear stress: an intravascular ultrasound and histopathology natural history study. Circulation (2008) 1.74
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Screening for post-traumatic stress disorder in female Veteran's Affairs patients: validation of the PTSD checklist. Gen Hosp Psychiatry (2002) 1.65
Long-term outcomes following pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest*. Pediatr Crit Care Med (2013) 1.64
A case-control study of endoscopy and mortality from adenocarcinoma of the esophagus or gastric cardia in persons with GERD. Gastrointest Endosc (2003) 1.63
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Early-onset pneumonia after cardiac arrest: characteristics, risk factors and influence on prognosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2011) 1.62
Impact of combat deployment and posttraumatic stress disorder on newly reported coronary heart disease among US active duty and reserve forces. Circulation (2014) 1.57
Active surface cooling protocol to induce mild therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a retrospective before-and-after comparison in a single hospital. Crit Care Med (2009) 1.54
Trends in coronary revascularization in the United States from 2001 to 2009: recent declines in percutaneous coronary intervention volumes. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2011) 1.51
Blood glucose level and outcome after cardiac arrest: insights from a large registry in the hypothermia era. Intensive Care Med (2014) 1.51
Effects of ethnicity and nephropathy on lower-extremity amputation risk among diabetic veterans. Diabetes Care (2003) 1.49
Warning Symptoms Are Associated With Survival From Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Ann Intern Med (2016) 1.49
The impact of financial incentives on physician productivity in medical groups. Health Serv Res (2002) 1.47
Changing volumes, risk profiles, and outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting and percutaneous coronary interventions. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.45
Estimating risk of alcohol dependence using alcohol screening scores. Drug Alcohol Depend (2009) 1.42
High Level of Endotoxemia Following Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Is Associated With Severity and Duration of Postcardiac Arrest Shock. Crit Care Med (2015) 1.41
The failure of years of experience with electrocardiographic transmission from paramedics to the hospital emergency department to reduce the delay from door to primary coronary intervention below the 90-minute threshold during acute myocardial infarction. J Electrocardiol (2006) 1.38
Is copeptin level associated with 1-year mortality after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? Insights from the Paris registry*. Crit Care Med (2015) 1.38
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Major regional disparities in outcomes after sudden cardiac arrest during sports. Eur Heart J (2013) 1.35
Pilot study of rapid infusion of 2 L of 4 degrees C normal saline for induction of mild hypothermia in hospitalized, comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Circulation (2005) 1.29
Intensive care unit mortality after cardiac arrest: the relative contribution of shock and brain injury in a large cohort. Intensive Care Med (2013) 1.27
Predicting risk of hospitalization or death among patients receiving primary care in the Veterans Health Administration. Med Care (2013) 1.22
Winter respiratory viruses and health care use: a population-based study in the northwest United States. Clin Infect Dis (2003) 1.22
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Problem-based learning of research skills. J Electrocardiol (2005) 1.15
Diabetes-related utilization and costs for inpatient and outpatient services in the Veterans Administration. Diabetes Care (2004) 1.14
The association of sex and payer status on management and subsequent survival in acute myocardial infarction. Arch Intern Med (2002) 1.14
Effect of patient activation on self-management in patients with heart failure. J Cardiovasc Nurs (2012) 1.13
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Augmented expression and activity of extracellular matrix-degrading enzymes in regions of low endothelial shear stress colocalize with coronary atheromata with thin fibrous caps in pigs. Circulation (2011) 1.11
Risk factors for nonfatal overdose at Seattle-area syringe exchanges. J Urban Health (2011) 1.10
Genome-wide association study identifies GPC5 as a novel genetic locus protective against sudden cardiac arrest. PLoS One (2010) 1.09
Diabetes and renal disease in veterans. Diabetes Care (2004) 1.08
Appropriateness of percutaneous coronary interventions in Washington State. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2012) 1.06
Predictors of wound complications after laryngectomy: A study of over 2000 patients. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2004) 1.03
Diabetes in nonveterans, veterans, and veterans receiving Department of Veterans Affairs health care. Diabetes Care (2004) 1.02
Regions of low endothelial shear stress are the sites where coronary plaque progresses and vascular remodelling occurs in humans: an in vivo serial study. Eur Heart J (2007) 1.02
Differentiating ST elevation myocardial infarction and nonischemic causes of ST elevation by analyzing the presenting electrocardiogram. Am J Cardiol (2008) 1.02
Alcohol screening and risk of postoperative complications in male VA patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery. J Gen Intern Med (2011) 0.99
Survival of veterans with sleep apnea: continuous positive airway pressure versus surgery. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2004) 0.98
Postcardiac arrest syndrome: from immediate resuscitation to long-term outcome. Ann Intensive Care (2011) 0.96
Time-dependent predictors of primary cardiac arrest in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol (2003) 0.96
Predicting risk of hospitalization or death among patients with heart failure in the veterans health administration. Am J Cardiol (2012) 0.96
Servicemembers and veterans with major traumatic limb loss from Vietnam war and OIF/OEF conflicts: survey methods, participants, and summary findings. J Rehabil Res Dev (2010) 0.96
Race, treatment, and survival of veterans with cancer of the distal esophagus and gastric cardia. Med Care (2002) 0.96
Declining mortality following acute myocardial infarction in the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System. BMC Cardiovasc Disord (2009) 0.93
Attenuation of inflammation and expansive remodeling by Valsartan alone or in combination with Simvastatin in high-risk coronary atherosclerotic plaques. Atherosclerosis (2008) 0.93
Glycemic and lipid control among patients with diabetes at six U.S. public hospitals. J Health Care Poor Underserved (2008) 0.92
Clopidogrel and long-term outcomes after stent implantation for acute coronary syndrome. Am Heart J (2007) 0.92
Risk for addiction-related disorders following mild traumatic brain injury in a large cohort of active-duty U.S. airmen. Am J Psychiatry (2013) 0.92
Depression and incident lower limb amputations in veterans with diabetes. J Diabetes Complications (2010) 0.91
Disaster events and the risk of sudden cardiac death: a Washington State investigation. Prehosp Disaster Med (2007) 0.91
Clarifying the role of social comparison in the big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE): an integrative study. J Pers Soc Psychol (2009) 0.91
Posttraumatic stress disorder screening status is associated with increased VA medical and surgical utilization in women. J Gen Intern Med (2006) 0.90
The epidemiology of lower-extremity disease in veterans with diabetes. Diabetes Care (2004) 0.90
Challenges in merging Medicaid and Medicare databases to obtain healthcare costs for dual-eligible beneficiaries: using diabetes as an example. Pharmacoeconomics (2009) 0.90
Comparison of role of early (less than six hours) to later (more than six hours) or no cardiac catheterization after resuscitation from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Am J Cardiol (2011) 0.90
Regulation of heparanase expression in coronary artery disease in diabetic, hyperlipidemic swine. Atherosclerosis (2010) 0.89
Deciphering the use and predictive value of "emergency medical services provider judgment" in out-of-hospital trauma triage: a multisite, mixed methods assessment. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2012) 0.88
Inpatient and follow-up cardiology care and mortality for acute coronary syndrome patients in the Veterans Health Administration. Am Heart J (2007) 0.87
Eye disease in veterans with diabetes. Diabetes Care (2004) 0.87
The burden of diabetes-associated cardiovascular hospitalizations in Veterans Administration (VA) and non-VA medical facilities. Diabetes Care (2004) 0.87
Acute kidney injury after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: risk factors and prognosis in a large cohort. Intensive Care Med (2015) 0.87
Prevalence and procedural outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with diabetes and multivessel coronary artery disease. J Card Surg (2010) 0.86
Quantitative clinical assessment of chronic anterior myocardial infarction with delayed enhancement magnetic resonance imaging and QRS scoring. Am Heart J (2003) 0.85
Determination of the mitral papillary muscle positions by the septal-to-free wall arc ratio method. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging (2009) 0.85
Thin-capped atheromata with reduced collagen content in pigs develop in coronary arterial regions exposed to persistently low endothelial shear stress. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2013) 0.85
Value of procalcitonin for diagnosis of early onset pneumonia in hypothermia-treated cardiac arrest patients. Intensive Care Med (2009) 0.84
Prehospital triage of acute myocardial infarction: wireless transmission of electrocardiograms to the on-call cardiologist via a handheld computer. J Electrocardiol (2005) 0.84
Effects of a statewide physician-led quality-improvement program on the quality of cardiac care. Am Heart J (2006) 0.83