Increased risk of pneumonia among ventilated patients with traumatic brain injury: every day counts!

Prevalence of respiratory colonisations and related antibiotic resistances among paediatric tracheostomised patients of a long-term rehabilitation centre in Italy. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2014) 0.75

Clinical predictors and microbiology of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit: a retrospective analysis in six Italian hospitals. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2016) 0.75

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

Race and insurance status as risk factors for trauma mortality. Arch Surg (2008) 2.79

Association of unconscious race and social class bias with vignette-based clinical assessments by medical students. JAMA (2011) 2.61

Evaluation of surveillance bias and the validity of the venous thromboembolism quality measure. JAMA (2013) 2.31

Falling temperature and colder weather are associated with an increased risk of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. World Neurosurg (2012) 2.20

Safety, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of a multidisciplinary percutaneous tracheostomy program. Crit Care Med (2012) 2.15

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

An assessment of the impact of pregnancy on trauma mortality. Surgery (2011) 2.06

A novel role for otolaryngologists in the multidisciplinary Difficult Airway Response Team. Laryngoscope (2014) 2.00

Serum ceramides increase the risk of Alzheimer disease: the Women's Health and Aging Study II. Neurology (2012) 1.91

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

Practice patterns and outcomes of retrievable vena cava filters in trauma patients: an AAST multicenter study. J Trauma (2007) 1.80

Lessons from the Johns Hopkins Multi-Disciplinary Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prevention Collaborative. BMJ (2012) 1.78

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

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

Functional recovery after moderate/severe traumatic brain injury: a role for cognitive reserve? Neurology (2014) 1.60

Motorcycle helmets associated with lower risk of cervical spine injury: debunking the myth. J Am Coll Surg (2011) 1.55

Is venous thromboembolism in colorectal surgery patients preventable or inevitable? One institution's experience. J Am Coll Surg (2013) 1.54

Comparative effectiveness of inhospital trauma resuscitation at a French trauma center and matched patients treated in the United States. Ann Surg (2013) 1.53

Difficult airway response team: a novel quality improvement program for managing hospital-wide airway emergencies. Anesth Analg (2015) 1.49

Older patients with diverticulitis have low recurrence rates and rarely need surgery. Surgery (2011) 1.48

Redefining hypotension in the elderly: normotension is not reassuring. Arch Surg (2011) 1.46

The impact of molecular testing on the surgical management of patients with thyroid nodules. Ann Surg Oncol (2014) 1.43

Risk Factors for Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Trauma Patients and Validation of a Novel Scoring System: The Risk of Clots in Kids With Trauma Score. Pediatr Crit Care Med (2016) 1.42

BRAF V600E mutation and its association with clinicopathological features of papillary thyroid cancer: a meta-analysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2012) 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

Multicenter validation of a simplified score to predict massive transfusion in trauma. J Trauma (2010) 1.34

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

Multiple imputation in trauma disparity research. J Surg Res (2010) 1.26

Helicopter emergency medical services for adults with major trauma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2013) 1.22

Simplifying physiologic injury severity measurement for predicting trauma outcomes. J Surg Res (2009) 1.21

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

Hospital-based trauma quality improvement initiatives: first step toward improving trauma outcomes in the developing world. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2013) 1.15

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

Impact of a venous thromboembolism prophylaxis "smart order set": Improved compliance, fewer events. Am J Hematol (2013) 1.12

Limitations of administrative databases. JAMA (2012) 1.12

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

Racial disparities in motorcycle-related mortality: an analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank. Am J Surg (2010) 1.10

Can increased incidence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) be used as a marker of quality of care in the absence of standardized screening? The potential effect of surveillance bias on reported DVT rates after trauma. J Trauma (2007) 1.10

Females have fewer complications and lower mortality following trauma than similarly injured males: a risk adjusted analysis of adults in the National Trauma Data Bank. Surgery (2009) 1.09

Practices to prevent venous thromboembolism: a brief review. BMJ Qual Saf (2013) 1.08

Patterns of non-administration of ordered doses of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: implications for novel intervention strategies. PLoS One (2013) 1.08

Impact of nutritional support on clinical outcome in patients at nutritional risk: a multicenter, prospective cohort study in Baltimore and Beijing teaching hospitals. Nutrition (2009) 1.07

Predictors of positive head CT scan and neurosurgical procedures after minor head trauma. J Surg Res (2011) 1.07

The occurrence of potential patient safety events among trauma patients: are they random? Ann Surg (2008) 1.05

Racial, ethnic, and insurance status disparities in use of posthospitalization care after trauma. J Am Coll Surg (2011) 1.03

The CMS ruling on venous thromboembolism after total knee or hip arthroplasty: weighing risks and benefits. JAMA (2009) 1.00

Pedestrians struck by motor vehicles further worsen race- and insurance-based disparities in trauma outcomes: the case for inner-city pedestrian injury prevention programs. Surgery (2010) 0.99

The impact of insurance status on actuarial survival in hospitalized trauma patients: when do they die? J Trauma (2011) 0.99

Hazards of benchmarking complications with the National Trauma Data Bank: numerators in search of denominators. J Trauma (2008) 0.98

Predictors of outcome in acute encephalitis. Neurology (2013) 0.97