Published in Trials on July 10, 2013
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Indications for blood and blood product transfusion. Indian J Anaesth (2014) 0.77
A comparison of methods to adjust for continuous covariates in the analysis of randomised trials. BMC Med Res Methodol (2016) 0.75
EuroQol--a new facility for the measurement of health-related quality of life. Health Policy (1990) 59.70
Systematic review of the empirical evidence of study publication bias and outcome reporting bias. PLoS One (2008) 13.32
Transfusion strategies for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. N Engl J Med (2013) 10.19
SPIRIT 2013 explanation and elaboration: guidance for protocols of clinical trials. BMJ (2013) 9.01
A risk score to predict need for treatment for upper-gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Lancet (2000) 5.07
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Reporting bias in drug trials submitted to the Food and Drug Administration: review of publication and presentation. PLoS Med (2008) 3.57
Comparison of protocols and registry entries to published reports for randomised controlled trials. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2011) 3.23
Covariate adjustment in randomized controlled trials with dichotomous outcomes increases statistical power and reduces sample size requirements. J Clin Epidemiol (2004) 2.77
Adjusting for partially missing baseline measurements in randomized trials. Stat Med (2005) 2.70
Analysis of multicentre trials with continuous outcomes: when and how should we account for centre effects? Stat Med (2012) 2.67
Improper analysis of trials randomised using stratified blocks or minimisation. Stat Med (2011) 2.29
Red blood cell transfusion is associated with increased rebleeding in patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Aliment Pharmacol Ther (2012) 2.19
The Transfusion Alternatives Preoperatively in Sickle Cell Disease (TAPS) study: a randomised, controlled, multicentre clinical trial. Lancet (2013) 1.82
Changing indications for red cell transfusion from 2000 to 2004 in the North of England. Transfus Med (2006) 1.82
Reporting and analysis of trials using stratified randomisation in leading medical journals: review and reanalysis. BMJ (2012) 1.81
Assessing potential sources of clustering in individually randomised trials. BMC Med Res Methodol (2013) 1.56
Comparing methods to estimate treatment effects on a continuous outcome in multicentre randomized controlled trials: a simulation study. BMC Med Res Methodol (2011) 1.34
Strategies for comparing treatments on a binary response with multi-centre data. Stat Med (2000) 1.26
Covariate adjustment increased power in randomized controlled trials: an example in traumatic brain injury. J Clin Epidemiol (2011) 1.19
Restrictive vs liberal blood transfusion for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: rationale and protocol for a cluster randomized feasibility trial. Transfus Med Rev (2013) 0.95
Outcomes following early red blood cell transfusion in acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Aliment Pharmacol Ther (2010) 0.94
The analysis of continuous outcomes in multi-centre trials with small centre sizes. Stat Med (2007) 0.91
Red blood cell transfusion practice in patients presenting with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a survey of 815 UK clinicians. Transfusion (2011) 0.86
SPIRIT 2013 statement: defining standard protocol items for clinical trials. Ann Intern Med (2013) 8.21
Bactericidal and sterilizing activities of antituberculosis drugs during the first 14 days. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2003) 4.36
A 6-month randomized trial of thyroxine treatment in women with mild subclinical hypothyroidism. Am J Med (2002) 3.04
Shear-wave elastography improves the specificity of breast US: the BE1 multinational study of 939 masses. Radiology (2012) 2.94
A no-prophylaxis platelet-transfusion strategy for hematologic cancers. N Engl J Med (2013) 2.90
Shear wave elastography for breast masses is highly reproducible. Eur Radiol (2011) 1.94
End-to-end electronic control of the hospital transfusion process to increase the safety of blood transfusion: strengths and weaknesses. Transfusion (2006) 1.71
The risks and rewards of covariate adjustment in randomized trials: an assessment of 12 outcomes from 8 studies. Trials (2014) 1.54
Genetic variation in dopaminergic pathways and short-term effectiveness of the nicotine patch. Pharmacogenetics (2004) 1.49
Brief review: Supplementing oxygen through an airway exchange catheter: efficacy, complications, and recommendations. Can J Anaesth (2011) 1.48
Factors affecting red blood cell storage age at the time of transfusion. Transfusion (2013) 1.47
The difficult airway with recommendations for management--part 2--the anticipated difficult airway. Can J Anaesth (2013) 1.42
The influence of maternal body mass index on infant adiposity and hepatic lipid content. Pediatr Res (2011) 1.41
Immunoplatelet counting: potential for reducing the use of platelet transfusions through more accurate platelet counting. Br J Haematol (2003) 1.39
Flow dependence and repeatability of interrupter resistance in lower airways and nose. Physiol Meas (2005) 1.38
The missing risk: MRI and MRS phenotyping of abdominal adiposity and ectopic fat. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2011) 1.33
Altered adiposity after extremely preterm birth. Pediatr Res (2004) 1.32
Asymptomatic internal carotid artery stenosis and cerebrovascular risk stratification. J Vasc Surg (2010) 1.31
Clinical controversies: etomidate as an induction agent for endotracheal intubation in patients with sepsis: continue to use etomidate for intubation of patients with septic shock. Ann Emerg Med (2008) 1.30
Concepts of blood transfusion in adults. Lancet (2013) 1.28
Early intervention for the management of acute low back pain: a single-blind randomized controlled trial of biopsychosocial education, manual therapy, and exercise. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2004) 1.11
Aberrant adiposity and ectopic lipid deposition characterize the adult phenotype of the preterm infant. Pediatr Res (2011) 1.11
Three-year outcomes of cultured limbal epithelial allografts in aniridia and Stevens-Johnson syndrome evaluated using the Clinical Outcome Assessment in Surgical Trials assessment tool. Stem Cells Transl Med (2014) 1.09
The difficult airway with recommendations for management--part 1--difficult tracheal intubation encountered in an unconscious/induced patient. Can J Anaesth (2013) 1.08
ISSLS prize winner: Function After Spinal Treatment, Exercise, and Rehabilitation (FASTER): a factorial randomized trial to determine whether the functional outcome of spinal surgery can be improved. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 1.08
Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography in subjects over 60 years of age, and its implications for designing clinical trials. Br J Ophthalmol (2012) 1.07
Does preoperative hip rehabilitation advice improve recovery and patient satisfaction? J Arthroplasty (2004) 1.05
European collaborative study of the antenatal management of feto-maternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia. Br J Haematol (2003) 1.05
Red cell transfusion for the management of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2010) 1.05
New strategies for the optimal use of platelet transfusions. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program (2008) 1.04
Prophylactic platelet transfusion for prevention of bleeding in patients with haematological disorders after chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2012) 1.03
Pathogen-reduced platelets for the prevention of bleeding. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2013) 1.02
What is the maximum time that a unit of red blood cells can be safely left out of controlled temperature storage? Transfus Med Rev (2011) 0.99
The accuracy of platelet counting in thrombocytopenic blood samples distributed by the UK National External Quality Assessment Scheme for General Haematology. Am J Clin Pathol (2012) 0.95
Restrictive vs liberal blood transfusion for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: rationale and protocol for a cluster randomized feasibility trial. Transfus Med Rev (2013) 0.95
The challenges of measuring bleeding outcomes in clinical trials of platelet transfusions. Transfusion (2013) 0.91
Challenges and opportunities to prevent transfusion errors: a Qualitative Evaluation for Safer Transfusion (QUEST). Transfusion (2012) 0.90
Red blood cell transfusion for people undergoing hip fracture surgery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2015) 0.89
Prevalence, management, and outcomes of patients with coagulopathy after acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding in the United Kingdom. Transfusion (2012) 0.89
HALT-IT--tranexamic acid for the treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials (2014) 0.88
Rehabilitation following surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2013) 0.88
Biosimilars in IBD: hope or expectation? Gut (2013) 0.88
Pain and uterine contractions during breast feeding in the immediate post-partum period increase with parity. Pain (2003) 0.88
Antifibrinolytics (lysine analogues) for the prevention of bleeding in patients with haematological disorders. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2013) 0.88
Antinuclear antibodies and clinical associations in a british cohort with limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis. J Rheumatol (2011) 0.87
Reducing bias in open-label trials where blinded outcome assessment is not feasible: strategies from two randomised trials. Trials (2014) 0.87
The incidence and outcomes of fetomaternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia: a UK national study using three data sources. Br J Haematol (2011) 0.87
Determinants of adiposity during preweaning postnatal growth in appropriately grown and growth-restricted term infants. Pediatr Res (2006) 0.86
Red blood cell transfusion practice in patients presenting with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a survey of 815 UK clinicians. Transfusion (2011) 0.86
HPA-1a phenotype-genotype discrepancy reveals a naturally occurring Arg93Gln substitution in the platelet beta 3 integrin that disrupts the HPA-1a epitope. Blood (2002) 0.86
Prospective observational cohort study of the association between thromboelastometry, coagulation and platelet parameters and bleeding in patients with haematological malignancies- the ATHENA study. Br J Haematol (2014) 0.86
Impact of prophylactic platelet transfusions on bleeding events in patients with hematologic malignancies: a subgroup analysis of a randomized trial. Transfusion (2014) 0.86
Function after spinal treatment, exercise, and rehabilitation: cost-effectiveness analysis based on a randomized controlled trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 0.86
Measurement of phosphatidylserine exposure during storage of platelet concentrates using the novel probe lactadherin: a comparison study with annexin V. Transfusion (2008) 0.85
Influence of clinical features on the health status of patients with limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis. Arthritis Rheum (2006) 0.85
Endoscopic glue injection for persistent biliary leakage. Gastrointest Endosc (2009) 0.85
An exploration of patients' expectation of and satisfaction with surgical outcome. Eur Spine J (2013) 0.85
Small-area analyses of bone cancer diagnosed in Great Britain provide clues to aetiology. BMC Cancer (2012) 0.84
Polymorphisms in dopamine metabolic enzymes and tobacco consumption in smokers: seeking confirmation of the association in a follow-up study. Pharmacogenetics (2002) 0.84
Antenatal interventions for fetomaternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2011) 0.84
Markers of platelet activation and apoptosis during storage of apheresis- and buffy coat-derived platelet concentrates for 7 days. Transfusion (2008) 0.84
Sex and gender in adverse drug events, addiction, and placebo. Handb Exp Pharmacol (2012) 0.83
Standardizing care and monitoring for anesthesia or procedural sedation delivered outside the operating room. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol (2010) 0.83
Carotid and femoral arterial wall changes and the prevalence of clinical cardiovascular disease. Vasc Med (2009) 0.83
Ophthalmic statistics note 2: absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Br J Ophthalmol (2014) 0.83
An evaluation of a postoperative rehabilitation program after spinal surgery and its impact on outcome. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2012) 0.83
Rehabilitation following surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis. A Cochrane review. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2014) 0.82
Retraction. Science (2002) 0.82
Ophthalmic statistics note 1: unit of analysis. Br J Ophthalmol (2013) 0.82
Red cell transfusion management for patients undergoing cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2014) 0.81
Colour doppler ultrasound of the lumbar arteries: a novel application and reproducibility study in healthy subjects. Ultrasound Med Biol (2006) 0.81
The AABB recommendations for the Choosing Wisely campaign of the American Board of Internal Medicine. Transfusion (2014) 0.81
The Fastrach Intubating Laryngeal Mask Airway: an overview and update. Can J Anaesth (2010) 0.81
Platelet transfusion in neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia. Blood (2007) 0.80
Inhibition of lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 reduces leukocyte adhesion within the intestinal microcirculation in experimental endotoxemia in rats. Crit Care (2010) 0.80
Comparison of different platelet count thresholds to guide administration of prophylactic platelet transfusion for preventing bleeding in people with haematological disorders after myelosuppressive chemotherapy or stem cell transplantation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2015) 0.80
Corrigendum: Responsiveness of Endoscopic Indices of Disease Activity for Crohn's Disease. Am J Gastroenterol (2017) 0.80
Endoscopic scoring indices for evaluation of disease activity in Crohn's disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2016) 0.79
Evaluation of the Impact-R for monitoring the platelet storage lesion. Platelets (2009) 0.79
Juxtaluminal hypoechoic area in ultrasonic images of carotid plaques and hemispheric symptoms. J Vasc Surg (2010) 0.79
Blood transfusion safety: the potential role of the patient. Transfus Med Rev (2011) 0.79
Human platelet antigen 1a epitopes are dependent on the cation-regulated conformation of integrin α(IIb)β(3) (GPIIb/IIIa). J Immunol Methods (2011) 0.79
Vancomycin and to lesser extent tobramycin have vasomodulatory effects in experimental endotoxemia in the rat. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc (2010) 0.79
Prophylactic platelet transfusions in patients with blood malignancies: cost analysis of a randomized trial. Transfusion (2014) 0.79
Is fluoride a risk factor for bone cancer? Small area analysis of osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma diagnosed among 0-49-year-olds in Great Britain, 1980-2005. Int J Epidemiol (2014) 0.78
Effect of six months of treatment with V0191 in patients with suspected prodromal Alzheimer's disease. J Alzheimers Dis (2012) 0.78
Legal and ethical issues in blood transfusion. Br J Hosp Med (Lond) (2013) 0.78
Nonvariceal upper GI bleeding: it's not just about peptic ulcers. Gastrointest Endosc (2012) 0.78
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of low-dose oral prednisolone for treating painful hand osteoarthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) (2012) 0.78
High incidence of defective high-shear platelet function among platelet donors. Transfusion (2004) 0.77
Red cell transfusion for the management of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2009) 0.77
Different doses of prophylactic platelet transfusion for preventing bleeding in people with haematological disorders after myelosuppressive chemotherapy or stem cell transplantation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2015) 0.77
Low frequency of anti-D alloimmunization following D+ platelet transfusion: the Anti-D Alloimmunization after D-incompatible Platelet Transfusions (ADAPT) study. Br J Haematol (2014) 0.77
Baseline vWF factor predicts the development of elevated pulmonary artery pressure in systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology (Oxford) (2012) 0.77