Published in Surg Endosc on September 04, 2013
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Association between helicopter vs ground emergency medical services and survival for adults with major trauma. JAMA (2012) 5.02
Patient satisfaction as a possible indicator of quality surgical care. JAMA Surg (2013) 3.34
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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
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Laparoscopic ileal pouch-anal anastomosis reduces abdominal and pelvic adhesions. Surg Endosc (2008) 1.09
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Transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV-1) promotes neurogenic inflammation in the pancreas via activation of the neurokinin-1 receptor (NK-1R). Pancreas (2005) 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
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Hazards of benchmarking complications with the National Trauma Data Bank: numerators in search of denominators. J Trauma (2008) 0.98
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Trends in robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty in pediatric patients. Urology (2013) 0.96
Muscular effects of statins in the elderly female: a review. Clin Interv Aging (2013) 0.96
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Disparities in access to surgical care within a lower income country: an alarming inequity. World J Surg (2013) 0.95
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Spine immobilization in penetrating trauma: more harm than good? J Trauma (2010) 0.95
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Is BRAF mutation associated with lymph node metastasis in patients with papillary thyroid cancer? Surgery (2012) 0.94
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Class I obesity is paradoxically associated with decreased risk of postoperative stroke after carotid endarterectomy. J Vasc Surg (2012) 0.92
Postoperative venous thromboembolism rates vary significantly after different types of major abdominal operations. J Gastrointest Surg (2008) 0.92
Parastomal hernia: short-term outcome after laparoscopic and conventional repairs. Surg Innov (2007) 0.92
Enhanced recovery after surgery protocols for open hepatectomy--physiology, immunomodulation, and implementation. J Gastrointest Surg (2014) 0.92
MUC5AC, a gel-forming mucin accumulating in gallstone disease, is overproduced via an epidermal growth factor receptor pathway in the human gallbladder. Am J Pathol (2006) 0.91
Contemporary surgical management for ileosigmoid fistulas in Crohn's disease. J Gastrointest Surg (2009) 0.91
Favorable response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiation in a patient with prostatic stromal sarcoma. J Clin Oncol (2012) 0.90
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Lumbopelvic reconstruction after combined L5 spondylectomy and total sacrectomy for en bloc resection of a malignant fibrous histiocytoma. Neurosurgery (2010) 0.90
Causes and trends in traumatic brain injury for United States adolescents. J Neurotrauma (2013) 0.90
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Rectal imaging: part 1, High-resolution MRI of carcinoma of the rectum at 3 T. AJR Am J Roentgenol (2012) 0.89
Analgesic Access for Acute Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Patients: A Nationwide Examination. Med Care (2015) 0.89
Developing best practices to study trauma outcomes in large databases: an evidence-based approach to determine the best mortality risk adjustment model. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2014) 0.88
Differences in dual-task performance and prefrontal cortex activation between younger and older adults. BMC Neurosci (2013) 0.88
Factors affecting the likelihood of presentation to the emergency department of trauma patients after discharge. Ann Emerg Med (2011) 0.88
Disparities in mortality after blunt injury: does insurance type matter? J Surg Res (2012) 0.87
Does BRAF V600E mutation predict aggressive features in papillary thyroid cancer? Results from four endocrine surgery centers. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2013) 0.87
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Risk-adjusted clinical outcomes in patients enrolled in a bloodless program. Transfusion (2014) 0.87
Pay for obesity? Pay-for-performance metrics neglect increased complication rates and cost for obese patients. J Gastrointest Surg (2011) 0.86
Association between helmets and facial injury after a motorcycle collision: an analysis of more than 40 000 patients from the National Trauma Data Bank. Arch Surg (2012) 0.86
Reliability adjustment: a necessity for trauma center ranking and benchmarking. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2013) 0.86
Assessing short- and long-term outcomes among black vs white Medicare patients undergoing resection of colorectal cancer. Am J Surg (2013) 0.86
Comparison of superior mesenteric versus jugular venous infusions of insulin in streptozotocin-diabetic rats on the choice of caloric intake, body weight, and fat stores. Endocrinology (2006) 0.86
Post-treatment surveillance of patients with colorectal cancer with surgically treated liver metastases. Surgery (2013) 0.86