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- The Department of Veterans Affairs' NSQIP: the first national, validated, outcome-based, risk-adjusted, and peer-controlled program for the measurement and enhancement of the quality of surgical care. National VA Surgical Quality Improvement Program. (1998) (1465)
- Determinants of Long-Term Survival After Major Surgery and the Adverse Effect of Postoperative Complications (2005) (1236)
- Preoperative serum albumin level as a predictor of operative mortality and morbidity: results from the National VA Surgical Risk Study. (1999) (922)
- Hospital costs associated with surgical complications: a report from the private-sector National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. (2004) (846)
- Risk adjustment of the postoperative mortality rate for the comparative assessment of the quality of surgical care: results of the National Veterans Affairs Surgical Risk Study. (1997) (830)
- Development and Validation of a Multifactorial Risk Index for Predicting Postoperative Pneumonia after Major Noncardiac Surgery (2001) (665)
- Hypothermia-induced reversible platelet dysfunction. (1987) (547)
- Surgical Outcomes for Patients Aged 80 and Older: Morbidity and Mortality from Major Noncardiac Surgery (2005) (547)
- The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program in Non-Veterans Administration Hospitals: Initial Demonstration of Feasibility (2002) (545)
- Successful Implementation of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Surgical Quality Improvement Program in the Private Sector: The Patient Safety in Surgery Study (2008) (530)
- Preoperative hematocrit levels and postoperative outcomes in older patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. (2007) (523)
- The NSQIP: a new frontier in surgery. (2005) (516)
- The comparative assessment and improvement of quality of surgical care in the Department of Veterans Affairs. (2002) (445)
- Outcomes after esophagectomy: a ten-year prospective cohort. (2003) (438)
- Risk factors for prolonged length of stay after major elective surgery. (1999) (405)
- Derivation and Validation of a Preoperative Prediction Rule for Delirium After Cardiac Surgery (2009) (404)
- Risk factors for morbidity and mortality after colectomy for colon cancer (2000) (392)
- The National Veterans Administration Surgical Risk Study: risk adjustment for the comparative assessment of the quality of surgical care. (1995) (385)
- Multivariable predictors of postoperative surgical site infection after general and vascular surgery: results from the patient safety in surgery study. (2007) (352)
- The platelet function defect of cardiopulmonary bypass. (1993) (341)
- The patient safety in surgery study: background, study design, and patient populations. (2007) (339)
- Risk adjustment of the postoperative morbidity rate for the comparative assessment of the quality of surgical care: results of the National Veterans Affairs Surgical Risk Study. (1998) (318)
- Impact of Body Mass Index on Perioperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Major Intra-abdominal Cancer Surgery (2008) (301)
- Relation of surgical volume to outcome in eight common operations: results from the VA National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. (1999) (289)
- Multivariable predictors of postoperative respiratory failure after general and vascular surgery: results from the patient safety in surgery study. (2007) (284)
- Prognostic models of thirty-day mortality and morbidity after major pulmonary resection. (1999) (280)
- National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Risk Factors Can Be Used to Validate American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification (ASA PS) Levels (2006) (278)
- Identifying patient preoperative risk factors and postoperative adverse events in administrative databases: results from the Department of Veterans Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. (2002) (276)
- Risk-adjusted morbidity in teaching hospitals correlates with reported levels of communication and collaboration on surgical teams but not with scale measures of teamwork climate, safety climate, or working conditions. (2007) (273)
- Identifying risk factors for potentially avoidable complications following radical cystectomy. (2005) (256)
- Risk factors and clinical impact of postoperative symptomatic venous thromboembolism. (2007) (249)
- Anemia‐induced increase in the bleeding time:implications for treatment of nonsurgical blood loss (2001) (241)
- Hematologic changes during and after cardiopulmonary bypass and their relationship to the bleeding time and nonsurgical blood loss. (1992) (233)
- Validating risk-adjusted surgical outcomes: site visit assessment of process and structure1 (1997) (233)
- Multivariable predictors of postoperative venous thromboembolic events after general and vascular surgery: results from the patient safety in surgery study. (2007) (229)
- Use of national surgical quality improvement program data as a catalyst for quality improvement. (2007) (217)
- Morbidity and mortality after liver resection: results of the patient safety in surgery study. (2007) (212)
- Morbidity and Mortality Following Breast Cancer Surgery in Women: National Benchmarks for Standards of Care (2007) (209)
- Preoperative Risk Factors and Surgical Complexity Are More Predictive of Costs Than Postoperative Complications: A Case Study Using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Database (2005) (193)
- Starting Aspirin Therapy After Operation: Effects on Early Graft Patency (1991) (192)
- Heparin causes platelet dysfunction and induces fibrinolysis before cardiopulmonary bypass. (1995) (184)
- Effect of skin temperature on platelet function in patients undergoing extracorporeal bypass. (1992) (181)
- The Effects of Complement Activation During Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Attenuation by Hypothermia, Heparin, and Hemodilution (1988) (181)
- Surgical site infection prevention: the importance of operative duration and blood transfusion--results of the first American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Best Practices Initiative. (2008) (180)
- Patient risk factors, operative care, and outcomes among older community-dwelling male veterans with hip fracture. (2008) (178)
- Seasonal Variation in Surgical Outcomes as Measured by the American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) (2007) (173)
- Changes in Intramyocardial ST Segment Voltage and Gas Tensions with Regional Myocardial Ischemia in the Dog (1975) (165)
- Predictors of wound complications after laryngectomy: A study of over 2000 patients (2004) (163)
- Postoperative and late survival outcomes after major amputation: findings from the Department of Veterans Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. (2001) (161)
- Patterns of coordination and clinical outcomes: a study of surgical services. (1997) (160)
- Risk Factors for Adverse Outcomes After the Surgical Treatment of Appendicitis in Adults (2003) (157)
- Racial/ethnic differences in surgical outcomes in veterans following knee or hip arthroplasty. (2005) (153)
- Transthoracic versus transhiatal esophagectomy: a prospective study of 945 patients. (2003) (151)
- Open and laparoscopic adrenalectomy: analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. (2008) (149)
- Early outcomes of endovascular versus open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Private Sector (NSQIP-PS). (2005) (147)
- Perioperative myocardial infarction after coronary artery bypass surgery. Clinical significance and approach to risk stratification. (1990) (146)
- Prognostic models of abdominal wound dehiscence after laparotomy. (2003) (143)
- The Case Against Volume as a Measure of Quality of Surgical Care (2005) (142)
- Long-term graft patency (3 years) after coronary artery surgery. Effects of aspirin: results of a VA Cooperative study. (1994) (141)
- Comparison of the effects of transfusions of cryopreserved and liquid-preserved platelets on hemostasis and blood loss after cardiopulmonary bypass. (1999) (138)
- Preoperative risks and outcomes of hip and knee arthroplasty in the Veterans Health Administration. (2003) (135)
- Multivariable predictors of postoperative cardiac adverse events after general and vascular surgery: results from the patient safety in surgery study. (2007) (133)
- Predictive Indices of Morbidity and Mortality After Liver Resection (2006) (132)
- Validating risk-adjusted surgical outcomes: site visit assessment of process and structure. National VA Surgical Risk Study. (1997) (129)
- Laparoscopic Versus Open Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity: A Multicenter, Prospective, Risk-Adjusted Analysis From the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (2006) (128)
- Hydrogen peroxide contrast--enhanced two-dimensional echocardiography: real-time in vivo delineation of regional myocardial perfusion. (1983) (123)
- Influence of renal insufficiency on limb loss and mortality after initial lower extremity surgical revascularization. (2004) (119)
- Saphenous vein conduits harvested by endoscopic technique exhibit structural and functional damage. (2009) (119)
- Serial Evaluation of Myocardial Thickening and Thinning in Acute Experimental Infarction: Identification and Quantification Using Two‐dimensional Echocardiography (1982) (117)
- Defining the high-risk patient for carotid endarterectomy: an analysis of the prospective National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. (2006) (116)
- The effect of antiplatelet therapy on saphenous vein coronary artery bypass graft patency. (1983) (115)
- The coronary artery bypass conduit: I. Intraoperative endothelial injury and its implication on graft patency. (2001) (113)
- Mortality After Nonemergent Major Surgery Performed on Friday Versus Monday Through Wednesday (2007) (111)
- Comparison of risk-adjusted 30-day postoperative mortality and morbidity in Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and selected university medical centers: general surgical operations in men. (2007) (110)
- Surgical resident supervision in the operating room and outcomes of care in Veterans Affairs hospitals. (2005) (109)
- Risk-adjusted surgical outcomes. (2001) (107)
- Best practices for managing surgical services: the role of coordination. (1997) (106)
- Impact of renal insufficiency on short-term morbidity and mortality after lower extremity revascularization: data from the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. (2003) (104)
- Outcome after proctectomy for rectal cancer in Department of Veterans Affairs Hospitals: a report from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. (1998) (104)
- Adenosine myocardial protection: preliminary results of a phase II clinical trial. (1999) (102)
- Open versus endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in VA hospitals. (2006) (102)
- Lower Extremity Nontraumatic Amputation Among Veterans With Peripheral Arterial Disease: Is Race an Independent Factor? (2002) (102)
- Continuous perfusion of donor hearts in the beating state extends preservation time and improves recovery of function. (1998) (100)
- Atherosclerosis Is Associated with Delirium After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (2005) (100)
- Modest serum creatinine elevation affects adverse outcome after general surgery. (2002) (99)
- Freezing human platelets with 6 percent dimethyl sulfoxide with removal of the supernatant solution before freezing and storage at −80°C without postthaw processing (2005) (95)
- Perioperative cardiovascular risk stratification of patients with diabetes who undergo elective major vascular surgery. (2002) (93)
- Risk Factors for Adverse Outcomes Following Surgery for Small Bowel Obstruction (2006) (89)
- Medical compared with surgical management of unstable angina. 5-year mortality and morbidity in the Veterans Administration Study. (1989) (89)
- Operative Blood Loss, Blood Transfusion, and 30-Day Mortality in Older Patients After Major Noncardiac Surgery (2010) (88)
- Pulmonary embolism after cardiac surgery. (1993) (85)
- Postoperative and amputation-free survival outcomes after femorodistal bypass grafting surgery: findings from the Department of Veterans Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. (2001) (84)
- Fresh, liquid‐preserved, and cryopreserved platelets: adhesive surface receptors and membrane procoagulant activity (1999) (81)
- First report of intramyocardial pH in man. II. Assessment of adequacy of myocardial preservation. (1983) (81)
- The effects of adjusting for case mix on mortality and length of stay following radical cystectomy. (2006) (80)
- Pancreatic resection in Veterans Affairs and selected university medical centers: results of the patient safety in surgery study. (2007) (79)
- Comparison of outcome after valve replacement with a bioprosthesis versus a mechanical prosthesis: initial 5 year results of a randomized trial. (1987) (76)
- The effects of the type of anesthesia on outcomes of lower extremity infrainguinal bypass. (2006) (75)
- Clinical, hemodynamic, and angiographic predictors of operative mortality in patients undergoing single valve replacement. Veterans Administration Cooperative Study on Valvular Heart Disease. (1987) (75)
- Quantitative two-dimensional echocardiographic analysis of regional wall motion in patients with perioperative myocardial infarction. (1984) (75)
- Enhanced Detection of the Evolution of Tissue Changes After Acute Myocardial Infarction Using Color‐encoded Two‐dimensional Echocardiography (1982) (74)
- The Impact of Operative Complexity on Patient Risk Factors (2005) (71)
- Modeling Clustered Count Data with Excess Zeros in Health Care Outcomes Research (2002) (71)
- Internal mammary artery and saphenous vein graft patency. Effects of aspirin. (1990) (69)
- Morbidity and mortality of gastrectomy for cancer in Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. (2002) (66)
- Nonsurgical bleeding diathesis in anemic thrombocytopenic patients: role of temperature, red blood cells, platelets, and plasma‐clotting proteins (2007) (66)
- Acidosis-induced apoptosis in human and porcine heart. (2004) (65)
- Postoperative mortality after nontraumatic lower extremity amputation in patients with renal insufficiency. (2004) (65)
- Mechanisms of poly-N-acetyl glucosamine polymer-mediated hemostasis: platelet interactions. (2004) (64)
- Time course of ischemic alterations during normothermic and hypothermic arrest and its reflection by on-line monitoring of tissue pH. (1983) (63)
- Detecting the blind spot: complications in the trauma registry and trauma quality improvement. (2007) (63)
- Mortality After Noncardiac Surgery: Prediction From Administrative Versus Clinical Data (2005) (63)
- Effects of intravenous fluorocarbons during and without oxygen enhancement on acute myocardial ischemic injury assessed by measurement of intramyocardial gas tensions. (1982) (62)
- Quantitative two-dimensional echocardiographic analysis of motion and thickening of the interventricular septum after cardiac surgery. (1983) (62)
- The Significance of the Late Fall in Myocardial Pco2and Its Relationship to Myocardial pH after Regional Coronary Occlusion in the Dog (1985) (60)
- Relationship of processes and structures of care in general surgery to postoperative outcomes: a qualitative analysis. (2007) (59)
- Delayed sternal closure. An improved method of dealing with complications after cardiopulmonary bypass. (1986) (58)
- The superiority of continuous cold blood cardioplegia in the metabolic protection of the hypertrophied human heart. (1988) (57)
- Safety, Quality, and the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (2006) (55)
- Observations on 100 patients with continuous intraoperative monitoring of intramyocardial pH. The adverse effects of ventricular fibrillation and reperfusion. (1985) (55)
- Quantitative detection of regional left ventricular contraction abnormalities by 2-dimensional echocardiography. Comparison of myocardial thickening and thinning and endocardial motion in a canine model. (1983) (55)
- Preoperative risk factors for 30-day mortality after elective surgery for vascular disease in Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals: is race important? (2001) (54)
- Limitations of the hematocrit level to assess the need for red blood cell transfusion in hypovolemic anemic patients (2006) (54)
- Cause and impact of pulmonary hypertension in isolated aortic stenosis on operative mortality for aortic valve replacement in men. (1992) (54)
- Growing use of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the national Veterans Affairs Surgical Risk Study: effects on volume, patient selection, and selected outcomes. (1998) (54)
- Risk factors for serious complication after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. (2006) (53)
- Risk for stroke after elective noncarotid vascular surgery. (2004) (52)
- Long-term follow-up of postcardiotomy patients with profound cardiogenic shock treated with ventricular assist devices. (1985) (51)
- Multi-photon microscopic evaluation of saphenous vein endothelium and its preservation with a new solution, GALA. (2003) (51)
- Race and Surgical Outcomes: It Is Not All Black and White (2008) (51)
- Poly-N-acetyl glucosamine-mediated red blood cell interactions. (2004) (50)
- Evaluating alternative risk-adjustment strategies for surgery. (2004) (49)
- The effects of aspirin and hypothermia on platelet function in vivo (1999) (49)
- Invited commentary: Surgeons, not General Motors, should set standards for surgical care. (2001) (47)
- Postoperative Mortality and Pulmonary Complication Rankings: How Well Do They Correlate at the Hospital Level? (2003) (46)
- Validating risk-adjusted surgical outcomes: chart review of process of care. (2001) (46)
- Intrathoracic pressures and left ventricular configuration with respiratory maneuvers. (1989) (46)
- Outcome after pancreaticoduodenectomy for periampullary cancer: An analysis from the veterans affairs national surgical quality improvement program (2003) (45)
- Electrode-derived myocardial pH measurements reflect intracellular myocardial metabolism assessed by phosphorus 31-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy during normothermic ischemia. (1992) (43)
- Racial Variations in Postoperative Outcomes of Carotid Endarterectomy: Evidence From the Veterans Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (2002) (43)
- Safety and therapeutic effectiveness of reinfused shed blood after open heart surgery. (1994) (43)
- Effects of atrial pacing on regional myocardial gas tensions with critical coronary stenosis. (1977) (41)
- Intramural PCO2: a reliable index of the severity of myocardial ischemic injury. (1979) (41)
- Breast cancer surgery in Veterans Affairs and selected university medical centers: results of the patient safety in surgery study. (2007) (41)
- Platypnea syndrome after left pneumonectomy. (1981) (41)
- Acquired abnormalities of platelet function [2] (1991) (39)
- Bariatric operations in Veterans Affairs and selected university medical centers: results of the patient safety in surgery study. (2007) (39)
- Heterogeneity of heparin lots associated with thrombocytopenia and thromboembolism. (1984) (39)
- Quality, advocacy, healthcare policy, and the surgeon. (2002) (39)
- Six month postoperative hemodynamics of the Hancock heterograft and the Björk-Shiley prosthesis: results of a Veterans Administration cooperative prospective randomized trial. (1988) (39)
- Comparison of risk-adjusted 30-day postoperative mortality and morbidity in Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and selected university medical centers: general surgical operations in women. (2007) (39)
- Effects of centrifugal and roller pumps on survival of autologous red cells in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery (2006) (38)
- The Patient Safety in Surgery Study (2007) (38)
- Efficacy of nadolol in preventing supraventricular tachycardia after coronary artery bypass grafting. (1987) (38)
- Effects of amrinone on experimental acute myocardial ischaemic injury. (1980) (38)
- Breast cancer surgery trends and outcomes: results from a National Department of Veterans Affairs study. (2004) (37)
- Racial variation in the use of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the Department of Veterans Affairs medical system. (1999) (36)
- Assessment of the efficacy of interventions to limit ischemic injury by direct measurement of intramural carbon dioxide tension after coronary artery occlusion in the dog. (1979) (36)
- Effect of heparin on fibrinolytic activity and platelet function in vivo. (1996) (35)
- Thyroid and parathyroid operations in veterans affairs and selected university medical centers: results of the patient safety in surgery study. (2007) (34)
- First report of intramyocardial pH in man: I. Methodology and initial results. (1984) (33)
- Intraoperative regional myocardial acidosis and reduction in long-term survival after cardiac surgery. (2005) (32)
- Propensity score analysis in observational studies: outcomes after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. (2006) (32)
- Non-Q wave perioperative myocardial infarction: assessment of the incidence and severity of regional dysfunction with quantitative two-dimensional echocardiography. (1985) (32)
- Structural and metabolic correlates of cell injury in the hypertrophied myocardium during valve replacement. (1987) (32)
- Development and Evaluation of a Novel Solution, Somah, for the Procurement and Preservation of Beating and Nonbeating Donor Hearts for Transplantation (2009) (31)
- Significance of the Transmural Diminution in Regional Hydrogen Ion Production After Repeated Coronary Artery Occlusions (1989) (31)
- Coronary bypass surgery improves survival in high-risk unstable angina. Results of a Veterans Administration Cooperative study with an 8-year follow-up. Veterans Administration Unstable Angina Cooperative Study Group. (1991) (30)
- Mass spectrometry for the measurement of intramyocardial gas tensions: methodology and application to the study of myocardial ischemia. (1975) (30)
- Evaluation of poly-N-acetyl glucosamine as a hemostatic agent in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization: a double-blind, randomized study. (2004) (28)
- The Effect of Nitroglycerin and Nitroprusside on Intramural Carbon Dioxide Tension during Acute Experimental Myocardial Ischemia in Dogs (1981) (28)
- Comparison of risk-adjusted 30-day postoperative mortality and morbidity in Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and selected university medical centers: vascular surgical operations in men. (2007) (27)
- Relationship of processes and structures of care in general surgery to postoperative outcomes: a descriptive analysis. (2007) (26)
- Improved myocardial preservation with oxygenated cardioplegic solutions as reflected by on-line monitoring of intramyocardial pH during arrest. (1986) (26)
- Circadian and circannual rhythm of nonfatal pulmonary embolism. (2001) (26)
- Comparative analysis of vagotomy and drainage versus vagotomy and resection procedures for bleeding peptic ulcer disease: results of 907 patients from the Department of Veterans Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. (2006) (25)
- Morbidity of lung resection after prior lobectomy: results from the Veterans Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. (2007) (23)
- Comparison of risk-adjusted 30-day postoperative mortality and morbidity in Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and selected university medical centers: vascular surgical operations in women. (2007) (23)
- Intracoronary shunt-induced endothelial cell damage in porcine heart. (2006) (22)
- The role of propranolol's negative chronotropic effect on protection of the ischemic myocardium. (1979) (22)
- Technetium-99m(Sn2+)pyrophosphate in ischemic and infarcted dog myocardium in early stages of acute coronary occlusion: histochemical and tissue-counting comparisons. (1983) (21)
- Load tolerance of the right ventricle: Effect of increased aortic pressure (1986) (21)
- Pathologic findings in postcardiotomy patients managed with a temporary left ventricular assist pump. (1982) (21)
- Multi-photon microscopy in the evaluation of human saphenous vein. (2001) (20)
- Intraaortic balloon counterpulsation as a temporary support measure in decompensated critical aortic stenosis. (1985) (19)
- Prognosis for aorta-coronary graft patency. A comparison of preoperative and intraoperative assessments. (1983) (19)
- Hypomagnesemia and low alkaline phosphatase activity in patients' serum after cardiac surgery. (1989) (19)
- Comparative results of angioplasty and aortofemoral bypass in patients with symptomatic iliac disease. (1987) (18)
- Intraoperative regional myocardial acidosis predicts the need for inotropic support in cardiac surgery. (2004) (18)
- Role of myocardial temperature measurement in monitoring the adequacy of myocardial protection during cardiac surgery. (2001) (18)
- Surgical morbidity and mortality among American Indian and Alaska Native veterans: a comparative analysis. (2005) (17)
- The effect of cardiopulmonary bypass perfusion pressure on myocardial gas tensions in the presence of coronary stenosis. (1975) (17)
- Relationship of processes and structures of care in general surgery to postoperative outcomes: a hierarchical analysis. (2007) (17)
- Effects of Aspirin 0130 BLEEDING COMPLICATIONS IN TREATMENT WITH ASA AND ANTICOAGULANTS (2005) (17)
- The relative importance of alkalinity, temperature, and the washout effect of bicarbonate-buffered, multidose cardioplegic solution. (1984) (17)
- Adenosine Myocardial Protection (1999) (17)
- Determinants of regional myocardial acidosis during cardiac surgery. (2004) (16)
- Reduction in myocardial acidosis using blood cardioplegia. (1987) (16)
- Adrenalectomy in Veterans Affairs and selected university medical centers: results of the patient safety in surgery study. (2007) (16)
- Randomized clinical trials in surgery. (1979) (16)
- On-line metabolic monitoring of the heart during cardiac surgery. (1985) (15)
- Adverse 30-day outcomes after cardiac surgery: predictive role of intraoperative myocardial acidosis. (2005) (15)
- Effects of Cardiopulmonary Bypass on Hemostasis (1997) (15)
- The measurement of quality in surgery. (1999) (14)
- DISCOVERY OF A POTENT, DIRECT THROMBIN INHIBITING APTAMER (2007) (14)
- Evaluation of blood components exposed to coated arterial filters in extracorporeal circuits (2009) (14)
- Heparin-bonded circuits without a cardiotomy: a description of a minimally invasive technique of cardiopulmonary bypass (2002) (14)
- Past accomplishments and future directions: risk prevention in anesthesia and surgery. (2006) (14)
- Intraoperative assessment of the physiologic significance of coronary stenosis in humans. (1986) (13)
- Evidence, sources, and assessment of injury during and following cardiac surgery. (2001) (13)
- Effects of bepridil on regional myocardial ischemia and comparison with verapamil. (1986) (12)
- Operative mortality in patients undergoing single valve replacement in teaching institutions--early mortality as a function of resident versus staff surgeon. (1988) (12)
- Liver resection in veterans affairs and selected university medical centers: results of the patient safety in surgery study. (2007) (12)
- Impact of intraoperative myocardial tissue acidosis on postoperative adverse outcomes and cost of care for patients undergoing prolonged aortic clamping during cardiopulmonary bypass. (2009) (12)
- Vulnerability to ventricular fibrillation in patients with clinically manifest ventricular tachycardia. (1984) (12)
- Regional changes in myocardial acid production during ischemic arrest: a comparison of sanguineous and asanguineous cardioplegia. (1988) (12)
- Survival, function, and hemolysis of shed red blood cells processed as nonwashed blood and washed red blood cells. (2001) (10)
- Patients with diabetes mellitus undergoing cardiac surgery are at greater risk for developing intraoperative myocardial acidosis. (2007) (10)
- To Skeletonize the Internal Thoracic Artery or Not?: Is That the Question? (2006) (10)
- Echocardiographic features of an unruptured aneurysm of the right sinus of Valsalva. (1980) (10)
- Methods for the metabolic quantification of regional myocardial ischemia. (1987) (9)
- Does volume help predict outcome in surgical disease? (2005) (9)
- Direct evidence for the beneficial effect of propranolol on myocardial ischemia following coronary artery occlusion (1978) (8)
- Hematologic Changes During and Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Their Relationship to Non-Surgical Blood Loss. 2. Oncotic, Opsonic and Clotting Proteins (1990) (8)
- Significance of changes in resting left ventricular ejection fraction after coronary artery bypass grafting. (1991) (8)
- The coronary artery bypass conduit: I. Intraoperative endothelial injury and its implication on graft patency. Discussion : Monitoring and improving patient safety during and following cardiac surgery (2001) (7)
- Metabolic Correlates of Myocardial Stunning and the Effect of Cardiopulmonary Bypass (1993) (7)
- Race, ethnicity and length of hospital stay after knee or hip arthroplasty (2008) (6)
- Changes in septal regional ejection fraction early and late following coronary artery bypass grafting in patients without postoperative myocardial infarction. (1992) (6)
- Effects of fluorocarbons and supplemental oxygen on acute myocardial ischemia assessed by intramyocardial gas tension measurement (1981) (6)
- Technique for routine use of heparin bonded circuits with a reduced anticoagulation protocol. (2000) (6)
- Troponin I after cardiac surgery and its implications on myocardial protection, outcomes, and cost. (2008) (6)
- Determination of intramyocardial blood flow with xenon 127: new radionuclide with potential intraoperative application. (1980) (6)
- Heparin Causes Platelet Dysfunction and Induces Fibrinolysis Before the Institution of Cardiopulmonary Bypass (1995) (5)
- Transmural gradients in myocardial gas tensions in regionally ischemic canine left ventricle. (1976) (5)
- Intraoperative myocardial acidosis as a risk for hospital readmission after cardiac surgery. (2009) (5)
- Complication rates as a measure of quality of care. (1995) (5)
- Effect of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery on Smoking Implications for Rehabilitation (1992) (5)
- The radionuclide evaluation of septal wall motion following coronary bypass surgery. (1985) (5)
- Role of the Hct in the treatment of thrombocytopenic patients (2003) (5)
- Clinical significance and approach to risk stratification Perioperative myocardial infarction after coronary artery bypass surgery. (2011) (4)
- Hematologic Changes During and Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Their Relationship to Non-Surgical Blood Loss. 1. Platelet Function and the Bleeding Time. (1990) (4)
- The effect of perfluorocarbons on experimental myocardial ischemia and infarction. (1983) (4)
- Hemodynamic effects of nitroglycerin in an experimental model of acute aortic regurgitation. (1989) (4)
- Myocardial tissue pH in the assessment of the extent of myocardial ischemia and the adequacy of myocardial protection (1993) (4)
- Multifactorial comparison of modified and conventional perfusion strategies in a porcine model of cardiopulmonary bypass. (2011) (4)
- 742-6 Prognostic Significance of Change in Resting Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Early After Successful Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Long-term Follow-up Study (1995) (3)
- Constrictive pericarditis in a child presenting as liver cirrhosis. (Cardiac output studies). (1972) (3)
- Coordination and Patient Care Outcomes (2009) (3)
- Hemodynamic and metabolic responses to graded microvascular occlusion. (1991) (3)
- Pathogenesis and prognostic significance of conduction abnormalities after coronary bypass surgery. (1996) (3)
- Predictors of primary bioprosthetic heart valve failure — Results from the VA randomized trial (1991) (3)
- Lack of effect of nitroglycerin on the transmural variation of tissue pH during fixed coronary stenosis. (1983) (3)
- Simultaneous in vivo measurements of intracellular and extracellular myocardial pH during repeated episodes of ischemia. (1989) (3)
- Readmission after cardiac surgery: The role of intraoperative myocardial acidosis (2004) (2)
- Elective major surgery on Friday leads to higher mortality as compared with Monday through Wednesday (2006) (2)
- Routine measurement of myocardial temperature is not reflective of myocardial metabolism during cardiac surgery (1990) (2)
- The mass spectrometric measurement of intramural carbon dioxide tension to assess the efficacy of interventions to limit myocardial ischemic injury. (1978) (2)
- The effects of normothermic and hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass on defibrillation energy requirements and transmyocardial impedance. Implications for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation. (1995) (2)
- Calcified left atrial mass associated with mitral valve prolapse. (1986) (2)
- Metabolic characterization of reversible versus irreversible ischemic damage (1981) (1)
- Surgical management of portal hypertension. A ten-year experience. (1971) (1)
- 7:301. The Relative Importance of Diabetes and Smoking in Postoperative Wound Complications (2006) (1)
- A gastric buttress for the management of acute perforation of the lower esophagus in dogs. (1970) (1)
- Comparison of outcome an average of 10 years after valve replacement with a mechanical versus a bioprosthetic valve. Results of the VA randomized trial (1991) (1)
- Pericardial closure decreases right ventricular load tolerance in the dog (1990) (1)
- Impact of Preoperative Hypoalbuminemia On Morbidity and Mortality in Cardiac Surgery (1999) (1)
- Relationship of surgical volume to outcomes in the VA revisited (2005) (1)
- Reversible platelet dysfunction following cardiopulmonary bypass: A temperature-dependent defect in platelet membrane thromboxane A2 synthesis (1989) (1)
- Myocardial pH and coronary perfusion pressure as indicators of survival during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (1989) (1)
- Morbidity and mortality after liver resection Running title : Morbidity and mortality after liver resection (2007) (1)
- Matrix Engineering: Remodeling of Dense Fibrillar Collagen Vascular Grafts in Vivo (1993) (1)
- Medical Compared WithSurgical ManagementofUnstable Angina 5-YearMortality andMorbidity intheVeterans Administration Study (1989) (0)
- On-Line Metabolic Monitoring of Tissue Ischemia. (1991) (0)
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