D Fergusson

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1 Anti-fibrinolytic use for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007 3.28
2 Assessing the quality of randomized trials: reliability of the Jadad scale. Control Clin Trials 1999 2.99
3 Is infant immunization a risk factor for childhood asthma or allergy? Epidemiology 1997 1.94
4 Counting, analysing and reporting exacerbations of COPD in randomised controlled trials. Thorax 2007 1.81
5 Intracellular targets of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors: identification by affinity chromatography using immobilised inhibitors. Chem Biol 2000 1.75
6 Preoperative autologous donation decreases allogeneic transfusion but increases exposure to all red blood cell transfusion: results of a meta-analysis. International Study of Perioperative Transfusion (ISPOT) Investigators. Arch Intern Med 1998 1.68
7 Autologous versus allogeneic transfusion: patients' perceptions and experiences. CMAJ 1999 1.45
8 Re-evaluation of randomized control trials of lithium monotherapy: a cohort effect. Bipolar Disord 2005 1.41
9 A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of cell salvage to minimize perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion in cardiac and orthopedic surgery. International Study of Perioperative Transfusion (ISPOT) Investigators. Anesth Analg 1999 1.40
10 Anti-fibrinolytic use for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2001 1.37
11 Drugs to minimize perioperative blood loss in cardiac surgery: meta-analyses using perioperative blood transfusion as the outcome. The International Study of Peri-operative Transfusion (ISPOT) Investigators. Anesth Analg 1997 1.32
12 Pre-operative autologous donation for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2002 1.16
13 Predictors of pulmonary exacerbations in patients with cystic fibrosis infected with multi-resistant bacteria. Thorax 2006 1.11
14 Use of intravenous immunoglobulin for treatment of recurrent miscarriage: a systematic review. BJOG 2006 1.08
15 The CRK3 protein kinase is essential for cell cycle progression of Leishmania mexicana. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2001 1.05
16 Erythropoietin to minimize perioperative blood transfusion: a systematic review of randomized trials. The International Study of Peri-operative Transfusion (ISPOT) Investigators. Transfus Med 1998 1.02
17 Renin angiotensin system blockade in kidney transplantation: a systematic review of the evidence. Am J Transplant 2007 1.02
18 Utilization of technologies to reduce allogeneic blood transfusion in the United States. Transfus Med 2001 1.01
19 Adverse effects of methods for minimizing perioperative allogeneic transfusion: a critical review of the literature. Transfus Med Rev 1998 0.96
20 Desmopressin for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2004 0.95
21 The use of nicotinamide in the prevention of type 1 diabetes. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1993 0.91
22 The cost of allogeneic red blood cells--a systematic review. Transfus Med 2003 0.89
23 Platelet-rich plasmapheresis in cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of the effect on transfusion requirements. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 0.88
24 Increased mortality in hemodialysis patients having specific antibodies to the platelet factor 4-heparin complex. Kidney Int 2007 0.85
25 What should be included in meta-analyses? An exploration of methodological issues using the ISPOT meta-analyses. Int J Technol Assess Health Care 2000 0.84
26 Persistency of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in sputum cultures and clinical outcomes in adult patients with cystic fibrosis. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2011 0.84
27 The use of technologies to minimize exposure to perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion in elective surgery. A survey of Canadian hospitals. Int J Technol Assess Health Care 2000 0.78
28 Desmopressin for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2001 0.78
29 The use of technologies to decrease peri-operative allogenic blood transfusion: results of practice variation in Israel. Isr Med Assoc J 2001 0.76
30 Antibiotics for presumed viral respiratory infections. Br Med J 1977 0.75
31 Thromboprophylaxis for catheter-related thrombosis in patients with cancer: a systematic review of the randomized, controlled trials. J Thromb Haemost 2007 0.75
32 Intravenous iron therapy for treatment of anaemia. BMJ 2013 0.75
33 Endotracheal suctioning: time-worn ritual or timely intervention? Am J Crit Care 1995 0.75
34 Psychiatric antecedents of myocardial infarction. Med J Aust 1978 0.75