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Surgical treatment of intact thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms in the United States: Hospital and surgeon volume-related outcomes by Cowan, John A, Dimick, Justin B, Henke, Peter K, Huber, Thomas S, Stanley, James C, Upchurch, Gilbert R

“…Surgical treatment of intact thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) is crucial to prevent rupture but is associated with high perioperative mortality. We…”
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Epidemiology of Aortic Aneurysm Repair in the United States from 1993 to 2003 by COWAN Jr, JOHN A., DIMICK, JUSTIN B., HENKE, PETER K., RECTENWALD, JOHN, STANLEY, JAMES C., UPCHURCH Jr, GILBERT R.

“…:  The epidemiology of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) disease has been well described over the preceding 50 years. This disease primarily affects elderly…”
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Use of endovascular coil embolization and surgical clip occlusion for cerebral artery aneurysms by COWAN, John A, ZIEWACZ, John, DIMICK, Justin B, UPCHURCH, Gilbert R, THOMPSON, B. Gregory

“…In recent years, endovascular treatment of cerebral artery aneurysms (CAAs) has received greater attention. The authors evaluated patient demographics,…”
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Efficacy of Postoperative Epidural Analgesia: A Meta-analysis by Block, Brian M, Liu, Spencer S, Rowlingson, Andrew J, Cowan, Anne R, Cowan, Jr, John A, Wu, Christopher L

“…CONTEXT Whether epidural analgesia is a better method than parenteral opioids for postoperative pain control remains controversial. OBJECTIVE To systematically…”
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Surgeon specialty and provider volumes are related to outcome of intact abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the united states by Dimick, Justin B, Cowan, John A, Stanley, James C, Henke, Peter K, Pronovost, Peter J, Upchurch, Gilbert R

“…This study was undertaken to determine the relative importance of surgeon specialty, hospital volume, and surgeon volume on outcome after abdominal aortic…”
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Changes in the utilization of spinal fusion in the United States by Cowan, Jr, John A, Dimick, Justin B, Wainess, Reid, Upchurch, Jr, Gilbert R, Chandler, William F, La Marca, Frank

“…Several reports suggest that spine surgery has experienced rapid growth in the past decade. Limited data exist, however, documenting the increase in spinal…”
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Back and Neck Pain and Psychopathology in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence From the Gilgel Gibe Growth and Development Study, Ethiopia by EL-SAYED, Abdulrahman M, HADLEY, Craig, TESSEMA, Fasil, TEGEGN, Ayalew, COWAN, John A, GALEA, Sandro

“…Community-based cross-sectional analysis of the relation between symptoms of psychopathology and back pain (BP) or neck pain (NP) in rural southwest Ethiopia…”
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Informatics and the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program: Automated Processes Could Replace Manual Record Review by Hanauer, David A., MD, MS, Englesbe, Michael J., MD, Cowan, John A., MD, Campbell, Darrell A., MD, FACS

“…Background The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) provides reliable, risk-adjusted outcomes data using…”
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Complications and costs after high-risk surgery: Where should we focus quality improvement initiatives? by DIMICK, Justin B, PRONOVOST, Peter J, COWAN, John A, LIPSETT, Pamela A

“…Data on the relative clinical and economic impact of postoperative complications are needed in order to direct quality improvement efforts. Patients undergoing…”
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A national and single institutional experience in the contemporary treatment of acute lower extremity ischemia by Eliason, Jonathan L, Wainess, Reid M, Proctor, Mary C, Dimick, Justin B, Cowan, Jr, John A, Upchurch, Jr, Gilbert R, Stanley, James C, Henke, Peter K

“…To determine the contemporary clinical relevance of acute lower extremity ischemia and the factors associated with amputation and in-hospital mortality. Acute…”
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Surgical volume and quality of care for esophageal resection: do high-volume hospitals have fewer complications? by Dimick, Justin B, Pronovost, Peter J, Cowan, John A, Lipsett, Pamela A

“…Previous studies have shown that high-volume hospitals (HVHs) have lower mortality rates than low-volume hospitals (LVHs). However, little is known regarding…”
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Reversal of Traumatic Quadriplegia after Closed Reduction by Cowan, John A, McGillicuddy, John E

“…A 39-year-old woman was struck by a truck traveling at high speed. Cervical computed tomography showed a dislocation between the C5 and C6 vertebrae (Panel A,…”
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Outcomes after cerebral aneurysm clip occlusion in the United States: the need for evidence-based hospital referral by COWAN, John A, DIMICK, Justin B, WAINESS, Reid M, UPCHURCH, Gilbert R, THOMPSON, B. Gregory

“…In an age of multimodality and multidisciplinary treatment of cerebral aneurysms, patient outcomes have improved significantly. For a number of complex…”
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Household food insecurity and symptoms of neurologic disorder in Ethiopia: an observational analysis by El-Sayed, Abdulrahman M, Hadley, Craig, Tessema, Fasil, Tegegn, Ayelew, Cowan, Jr, John A, Galea, Sandro

“…Food insecurity (FI) has been shown to be associated with poor health both in developing and developed countries. Little is known about the relation between FI…”
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Surgeon volume as an indicator of outcomes after carotid endarterectomy: An effect independent of specialty practice and hospital volume by Cowan, John A, Dimick, Justin B, Thompson, B.Gregory, Stanley, James C, Upchurch, Gilbert R

“…High-volume hospitals have been shown to have superior outcomes after carotid endarterectomy (CEA), but the contribution of surgeon volume and specialty…”
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Accurate Molecular Structures of 16-Electron Rhodium Hydrido Boryl Complexes:  Low-Temperature Single-Crystal X-ray and Neutron Diffraction and Computational Studies of [(PR3)2RhHCl(Boryl)] (Boryl = Bpin, Bcat) by Lam, Wai Han, Shimada, Shigeru, Batsanov, Andrei S, Lin, Zhenyang, Marder, Todd B, Cowan, John A, Howard, Judith A. K, Mason, Sax A, McIntyre, Garry J

“…Rhodium hydrido boryl complexes of the form [(PR3)2RhHCl{B(OR‘)2}] are key first intermediates in several Rh-catalyzed borylation processes. Previous…”
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Variable-temperature neutron diffraction studies of the short, strong hydrogen bonds in the crystal structure of pyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid by Cowan, John. A., Howard, Judith A. K., McIntyre, Garry, J., Lo, Samuel M.-F, Williams, Ian D.

“…Pyridine‐3,5‐dicarboxylic acid has been studied by single‐crystal neutron diffraction at 15 and 296 K. Pyridine‐3,5‐dicarboxylic acid, in which the carboxylic…”
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Variation in postoperative complication rates after high-risk surgery in the United States by Dimick, Justin B, Pronovost, Peter J, Cowan, John A, Lipsett, Pamela A, Stanley, James C, Upchurch, Gilbert R

“…Our goal was to characterize variation in complication rates across hospitals with differing volumes for select high-risk operations in the United States. Data…”
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Diffusion of new technology in health care: The case of aorto-iliac occlusive disease by Upchurch, Gilbert R., Dimick, Justin B., Wainess, Reid M., Eliason, Jonathan L., Henke, Peter K., Cowan, John A., Eagleton, Matthew J., Srivastava, Sunita D., Stanley, James C.

“…The objective of the current study was to characterize temporal trends in the treatment of aorto-iliac occlusive disease (AIOD) and the impact of the…”
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Ruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm treatment in the United States: 1988 to 1998 by Cowan, John A, Dimick, Justin B, Wainess, Reid M, Henke, Peter K, Stanley, James C, Upchurch, Gilbert R

“…Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) rupture usually results in death. The outcome remains poor for patients who reach the operating room. The objective of…”
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