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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 by KHURI, S. F, DALEY, J, MCDONALD, G, PASSARO, E. JR, FABRI, P. J, SPENCER, J, HAMMERMEISTER, K, AUST, J. B, HENDERSON, W, HUR, K, GIBBS, J. O, BARBOUR, G, DEMAKIS, J, IRVIN, G. III, STREMPLE, J. F, GROVER, F

“…The National Veterans Affairs Surgical Risk Study was designed to collect reliable, valid data on patient risk and outcomes for major surgery in the Veterans…”
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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 by DALEY, J, KHURI, S. F, MCDONALD, G, PASSARO, E. JR, FABRI, P. J, SPENCER, J, HAMMERMEISTER, K, AUST, J. B, OPRIAN, C, HENDERSON, W, HUR, K, GIBBS, J. O, BARBOUR, G, DEMAKIS, J, IRVIN, G. III, STREMPLE, J. F, GROVER, F

“…The National Veterans Affairs Surgical Risk Study was designed to collect reliable, valid data on patient risk and outcomes for major surgery in the Veterans…”
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Relation of Surgical volume to outcome in eight common operations : Results from the VA National Surgical Quality Improvement Program by KHURI, S. F, DALEY, J, DEMAKIS, J, FABRI, P. J, GIBBS, J. O, GROVER, F, HAMMERMEISTER, K, MCDONALD, G, PASSARO, E, PHILLIPS, U, SCAMMAN, F, SPENCER, J, HENDERSON, W, STREMPLE, J. F, BRENNAN, M. F, GORDON, T. A, MUNOZ, E, CAMERON, J. L, DECOSSE, J. J, HUR, K, HOSSAIN, M, SOYBEL, D, KIZER, K. W, AUST, J. B, BELL, R. H, CHONG, V

“…To examine, in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the relation between surgical volume and outcome in eight commonly performed operations of…”
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Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist decreases severity of experimental acute pancreatitis by Norman, James, Franz, Michael, Messina, Jane, Riker, Adam, Fabri, Peter J., Rosemurgy, Alexander S., Gower, William R.

“…Background. Fulminant acute pancreatitis is a disease of complex origin that results in activation of several of the proinflammatory cytokines. Because…”
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Statistical and prognostic analysis of dynamic changes of platelet count in ICU patients by Puertas, M, Zayas-Castro, J L, Fabri, P J

“…Laboratory tests are a primary resource to diagnose patient's diseases. However, physicians often make decisions based on the available information, which…”
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Increased morbidity of appendicitis with advancing age by Franz, M G, Norman, J, Fabri, P J

“…The early diagnosis of acute appendicitis before progression to gangrene or abscess formation is recognized as important to minimize morbidity from this common…”
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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 by KHURI, S. F, DALEY, J, HAMMERMEISTER, K, IRVIN, G. III, MCDONALD, G, PASSARO, E. JR, PHILLIPS, L, SCAMMAN, F, SPENCER, J, STREMPLE, J. F, MOORE, F. D, REEMTSMA, K, HENDERSON, W, MEAKINS, J. L, BENFIELD, J. R, KELLY, K. A, PRUITT, B. A, SPENCER, F. C, KWAN HUR, DEMAKIS, J, AUST, J. B, VERNON CHONG, FABRI, P. J, GIBBS, J. O, GROVER, F

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Combating the stress of residency: one school's approach by Dabrow, Sharon, Russell, Stephen, Ackley, Karen, Anderson, Eric, Fabri, Peter Jeff

“…Residency is a time of stress and turmoil for many residents. The stresses are varied and great, often involving both personal and professional issues. One…”
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Comparison of surgical outcomes between teaching and nonteaching hospitals in the Department of Veterans Affairs by Khuri, S F, Najjar, S F, Daley, J, Krasnicka, B, Hossain, M, Henderson, W G, Aust, J B, Bass, B, Bishop, M J, Demakis, J, DePalma, R, Fabri, P J, Fink, A, Gibbs, J, Grover, F, Hammermeister, K, McDonald, G, Neumayer, L, Roswell, R H, Spencer, J, Turnage, R H

“…To determine whether the investment in postgraduate education and training places patients at risk for worse outcomes and higher costs than if medical and…”
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On the Evolution of a Society—With an Apology to Charles Darwin by Fabri, Peter J.

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Reoperation for small intestinal obstruction by Fabri, P J, Rosemurgy, A

“…Today, intestinal adhesions represent the most frequent etiology for complete or partial intestinal obstruction. Although partial obstruction can be treated…”
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Complications of splenectomy. Etiology, prevention, and management by Ellison, E C, Fabri, P J

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The evaluation of putative tumor markers for malignant melanoma by Reintgen, D S, Cruse, C W, Wells, K E, Saba, H I, Fabri, P J

“…Biomarkers have long held out the promise that malignancies might be diagnosed early and that patients could be monitored more confidently during their…”
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Effect of Frequent Guidewire Changes on Triple-Lumen Catheter Sepsis by Powell, Carla, Kudsk, Kenneth A., Kulich, Patricia A., Mandelbaum, Jon A., Fabri, Peter J.

“…Frequent guidewire changes of single-lumen (SLC) and triple-lumen (TLC) catheters have been proposed to decrease catheter sepsis. We placed TLC in 126 patients…”
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Mixed-Function Oxidase Activity in Sepsis by Godellas, Constantine V., Williams, Joseph F., Fabri, Peter J.

“…Hepatic dysfunction is a major contributor to death in multiple organ system failure. To evaluate whether this dysfunction increases with the length of sepsis,…”
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Functional glucocorticoid receptor modulates pancreatic carcinoma growth through an autocrine loop by Norman, J, Franz, M, Schiro, R, Nicosia, S, Docs, J, Fabri, P J, Gower, Jr, W R

“…Several peptide hormones have been shown to influence growth and function in pancreatic carcinoma and have given evidence for an autocrine feedback loop…”
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HPAC, a New Human Glucocorticoid-Sensitive Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Cell Line by GOWER, W. R, RISCH, R. M, GODELLAS, C. V, FABRI, P. J

“…A new human pancreatic cancer (HPAC) cell line was established from a nude mouse xenograft (CAP) of a primary human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. In…”
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Iatrogenic anemia by Henry, M L, Garner, W L, Fabri, P J

“…Prodigious quantities of blood are withdrawn from critically ill patients in intensive care units, adding to the cost of their care and, more important, to…”
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The Effect of Partial Portal Decompression on Portal Blood Flow and Effective Hepatic Blood Flow in Man: A Prospective Study by Rosemurgy, Alexander S., McAllister, Earl W., Godellas, Constantine V., Goode, Sarah E., Albrink, Michael H., Fabri, Peter J.

“…With the advent of transjugular intrahepatic portasystemic stent shunt and the wider application of the surgically placed small diameter prosthetic H-graft…”
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Evaluation of NH2-terminus gastrins in gastrinoma syndrome by Kothary, P C, Fabri, P J, Gower, W, O'Dorisio, T M, Ellis, J, Vinik, A I

“…Forty-six patients with the gastrinoma syndrome were divided into 2 categories: 1) benign sporadic gastrinoma (n = 30), and 2) gastrinoma with metastases to…”
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