Published in J Trauma on October 01, 1997
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Colonic resection in trauma: colostomy versus anastomosis. J Trauma (1999) 1.22
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The "seat belt mark" sign: a call for increased vigilance among physicians treating victims of motor vehicle accidents. Am Surg (1999) 1.01
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Selective management of renal gunshot wounds. Br J Surg (1998) 0.97
"Insignificant" mechanism of injury: not to be taken lightly. J Am Coll Surg (2001) 0.97
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Selective conservative management of penetrating abdominal wounds: a prospective study. Br J Surg (1984) 0.96
The prevalence and effect of alcohol and drug abuse on cohort-matched critically injured patients. Am Surg (1998) 0.95
Lung-sparing surgery after penetrating trauma using tractotomy, partial lobectomy, and pneumonorrhaphy. Arch Surg (1999) 0.95
The fate of colonic suture lines in high-risk trauma patients: a prospective analysis. J Am Coll Surg (1998) 0.94
Penetrating neck trauma. Emerg Med Clin North Am (1998) 0.94
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Penetrating injury to the gluteal region. J Trauma (1992) 0.93
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Complications and nonclosure rates of fasciotomy for trauma and related risk factors. World J Surg (1997) 0.92
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Cardiac penetrating injuries: personal experience of 45 cases. Br J Surg (1984) 0.91
Early continuous noninvasive haemodynamic monitoring after severe blunt trauma. Injury (1999) 0.91
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Emergency room thoracotomy for stab wounds to the chest and neck. J Trauma (1987) 0.87
The management of colon injuries by primary repair or colostomy. Br J Surg (1985) 0.87
The pattern of fungal infections in critically ill surgical patients. Am Surg (1995) 0.87
Penetrating external injuries of the oesophagus and pharynx. Br J Surg (1993) 0.87
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Predicting the need for thoracoscopic evacuation of residual traumatic hemothorax: chest radiograph is insufficient. J Trauma (1999) 0.86
Inability of an aggressive policy of thromboprophylaxis to prevent deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in critically injured patients: are current methods of DVT prophylaxis insufficient? J Am Coll Surg (1998) 0.86
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Vertebral artery injuries. Surg Clin North Am (2001) 0.84
Abdominal vascular injuries: the trauma surgeon's challenge. Surg Today (2001) 0.84
Noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring for early warning of adult respiratory distress syndrome in trauma patients. J Crit Care (2000) 0.83
Hemodynamic patterns of survivors and nonsurvivors during high risk elective surgical operations. World J Surg (1999) 0.83
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Healing of traumatic diaphragm injuries: comparison of laparoscopic versus open techniques in an animal model. J Surg Res (2001) 0.83
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in pancreatic trauma: a new diagnostic modality? J Trauma (1999) 0.82
Patterns of injury in victims of urban free-falls. World J Surg (1997) 0.82
A unified approach to the surgical exposure of pancreatic and duodenal injuries. Am J Surg (1997) 0.82
Use of large databases for resolving critical care problems. New Horiz (1996) 0.82
Abdominal computed tomography for the diagnosis of intra-abdominal sepsis in critically injured patients: fishing in murky waters. Arch Surg (1999) 0.82
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Early morbidity and mortality of non-therapeutic operations for penetrating trauma. Am Surg (1994) 0.81
Early thoracoscopy for the evacuation of undrained haemothorax. Eur J Surg (1999) 0.81
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Prophylactic antibiotics after severe trauma: more is not better. Int Surg (2002) 0.80
The high morbidity of colostomy closure after trauma: further support for the primary repair of colon injuries. Surgery (1998) 0.80
Factors predicting prolonged mechanical ventilation in critically injured patients: introducing a simplified quantitative risk score. Am Surg (1997) 0.80
Relative contribution of modifiable versus non-modifiable factors as predictors of racial variance in roux-en-Y gastric bypass weight loss outcomes. Obes Surg (2014) 0.79
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