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Virginia Shaffer

Concepts (223)

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Opioid-Related Disorders
3
2023
202
1.480
Why?
Colorectal Surgery
3
2022
22
1.430
Why?
Quality Improvement
9
2023
473
1.200
Why?
Colectomy
6
2024
181
1.180
Why?
Postoperative Complications
11
2023
2459
1.090
Why?
Rectum
4
2023
149
1.030
Why?
Rectal Neoplasms
3
2024
133
0.940
Why?
Risk Assessment
3
2024
2370
0.920
Why?
Analgesics, Opioid
3
2023
472
0.880
Why?
Prescription Drug Misuse
1
2023
13
0.840
Why?
Catastrophization
1
2022
8
0.780
Why?
Colonic Neoplasms
3
2022
583
0.760
Why?
Sexism
1
2022
57
0.750
Why?
Digestive System Surgical Procedures
3
2022
134
0.730
Why?
Anus Diseases
1
2020
15
0.710
Why?
Paget Disease, Extramammary
1
2020
8
0.690
Why?
Colon
2
2021
527
0.690
Why?
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
1
2021
64
0.680
Why?
Crohn Disease
2
2020
772
0.680
Why?
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous
1
2020
48
0.670
Why?
Anus Neoplasms
1
2020
37
0.670
Why?
Postoperative Care
2
2020
239
0.650
Why?
Insurance Coverage
1
2021
134
0.650
Why?
Home Health Nursing
1
2017
2
0.550
Why?
Patient Selection
2
2022
689
0.540
Why?
Ileostomy
1
2017
29
0.540
Why?
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
2
2021
72
0.520
Why?
Humans
39
2025
92352
0.510
Why?
Renal Insufficiency
1
2016
98
0.510
Why?
Aftercare
1
2017
88
0.500
Why?
Quality Indicators, Health Care
1
2017
152
0.480
Why?
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
1
2022
611
0.480
Why?
Pouchitis
1
2015
56
0.470
Why?
Surgeons
3
2024
265
0.460
Why?
Patient Readmission
2
2019
393
0.430
Why?
Surgical Wound Infection
2
2023
224
0.420
Why?
Length of Stay
5
2022
798
0.380
Why?
Colorectal Neoplasms
2
2022
1045
0.350
Why?
Databases, Factual
3
2021
955
0.350
Why?
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
1
2020
2556
0.320
Why?
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
3
2023
619
0.320
Why?
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
1
2012
283
0.320
Why?
Colonoscopy
2
2024
300
0.320
Why?
United States
9
2024
7349
0.300
Why?
Perioperative Care
2
2022
174
0.300
Why?
Robotic Surgical Procedures
2
2024
342
0.300
Why?
Retrospective Studies
9
2022
9707
0.290
Why?
Sepsis
2
2023
350
0.290
Why?
Short Bowel Syndrome
2
2022
38
0.280
Why?
Anti-Bacterial Agents
3
2025
810
0.270
Why?
Risk Factors
6
2022
5706
0.260
Why?
Aged, 80 and over
4
2021
6918
0.260
Why?
Laparoscopy
3
2022
785
0.250
Why?
Hospitals
3
2023
314
0.240
Why?
Logistic Models
2
2021
1239
0.240
Why?
Pain, Postoperative
3
2022
275
0.240
Why?
Diverticulitis, Colonic
1
2025
12
0.240
Why?
Middle Aged
12
2024
27039
0.240
Why?
Employee Performance Appraisal
1
2024
5
0.230
Why?
Work Performance
1
2024
5
0.230
Why?
Female
14
2024
47908
0.220
Why?
Aged
9
2024
19952
0.210
Why?
Prescriptions
1
2023
26
0.210
Why?
Male
13
2024
43942
0.210
Why?
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
1
2023
40
0.210
Why?
Urinary Tract Infections
1
2023
80
0.210
Why?
Movement
1
2024
318
0.190
Why?
Adult
9
2024
27536
0.180
Why?
Enterostomy
1
2020
3
0.180
Why?
Fibrin Tissue Adhesive
1
2020
16
0.180
Why?
Steroids
1
2022
173
0.180
Why?
Fitness Trackers
1
2020
6
0.180
Why?
Ligation
1
2020
55
0.180
Why?
Clinical Alarms
1
2020
16
0.180
Why?
Mental Health
1
2022
184
0.170
Why?
Predictive Value of Tests
2
2016
1764
0.170
Why?
Early Ambulation
1
2020
30
0.170
Why?
Leadership
1
2022
146
0.170
Why?
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
1
2020
32
0.170
Why?
Organizational Innovation
1
2020
42
0.170
Why?
Acute Disease
2
2025
856
0.170
Why?
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation
1
2020
65
0.170
Why?
Margins of Excision
1
2020
42
0.170
Why?
Drainage
1
2020
170
0.160
Why?
Anal Canal
1
2020
90
0.160
Why?
Self Care
1
2020
169
0.160
Why?
Foundations
1
2019
15
0.160
Why?
Proctocolectomy, Restorative
1
2020
105
0.160
Why?
Operating Rooms
1
2020
134
0.160
Why?
Referral and Consultation
1
2022
353
0.160
Why?
Infection Control
1
2020
128
0.150
Why?
Clinical Competence
1
2024
807
0.150
Why?
Clostridium Infections
1
2021
125
0.150
Why?
Quality of Health Care
1
2022
390
0.150
Why?
Simulation Training
1
2020
106
0.150
Why?
Surgical Flaps
1
2020
254
0.150
Why?
Research Support as Topic
1
2019
87
0.150
Why?
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
1
2020
485
0.150
Why?
Clinical Protocols
1
2019
157
0.150
Why?
Neoplasm Invasiveness
1
2020
569
0.150
Why?
Neoplasm Staging
2
2022
2035
0.150
Why?
Mental Disorders
1
2022
424
0.150
Why?
Biological Products
1
2020
171
0.150
Why?
Cecum
1
2018
76
0.140
Why?
Intestinal Perforation
1
2018
36
0.140
Why?
Patient Care Team
1
2020
295
0.140
Why?
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
1
2020
866
0.140
Why?
Proportional Hazards Models
1
2020
871
0.140
Why?
Clinical Decision-Making
1
2020
291
0.140
Why?
Obesity
1
2024
1016
0.140
Why?
Critical Care
1
2021
399
0.140
Why?
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
1
2020
709
0.140
Why?
Suburethral Slings
1
2018
77
0.140
Why?
Healthcare Disparities
1
2022
444
0.130
Why?
Age Factors
1
2021
1905
0.130
Why?
Serum Albumin
1
2016
127
0.130
Why?
Dyspnea
1
2016
80
0.130
Why?
Hospital Costs
1
2017
115
0.130
Why?
Emergencies
1
2016
121
0.130
Why?
Area Under Curve
1
2016
337
0.130
Why?
Urinary Incontinence, Stress
1
2018
198
0.120
Why?
Creatinine
1
2016
296
0.120
Why?
Incidence
2
2019
1661
0.120
Why?
Economics, Hospital
1
2015
11
0.120
Why?
Transanal Endoscopic Surgery
1
2015
1
0.120
Why?
Reimbursement Mechanisms
1
2015
41
0.120
Why?
Ulcer
1
2015
38
0.120
Why?
Pneumonia, Viral
1
2020
328
0.120
Why?
Coronavirus Infections
1
2020
313
0.120
Why?
Carcinoid Tumor
1
2015
45
0.120
Why?
Societies, Medical
1
2019
601
0.120
Why?
Treatment Outcome
2
2020
8744
0.120
Why?
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
1
2015
85
0.120
Why?
Odds Ratio
1
2016
694
0.120
Why?
Inflammation
1
2020
1025
0.110
Why?
Acute Kidney Injury
1
2019
324
0.110
Why?
Anesthesiology
1
2016
159
0.110
Why?
Internship and Residency
1
2024
1082
0.110
Why?
Preoperative Care
1
2016
406
0.110
Why?
Hepatectomy
1
2015
176
0.110
Why?
Pandemics
1
2020
812
0.110
Why?
Pilot Projects
1
2017
900
0.110
Why?
Combined Modality Therapy
2
2022
1733
0.110
Why?
Sex Factors
1
2016
1095
0.100
Why?
Prospective Studies
1
2022
4470
0.100
Why?
Colitis, Ulcerative
1
2020
775
0.100
Why?
Adenoma
1
2015
255
0.100
Why?
Chronic Disease
1
2015
964
0.100
Why?
Intestine, Large
1
2012
15
0.100
Why?
Intestinal Fistula
1
2012
31
0.100
Why?
Feasibility Studies
2
2024
800
0.100
Why?
Abdominal Abscess
1
2012
23
0.100
Why?
Georgia
2
2022
40
0.090
Why?
Infliximab
1
2012
161
0.090
Why?
Constriction, Pathologic
1
2012
219
0.090
Why?
Hypertension
1
2016
763
0.090
Why?
Intestine, Small
1
2012
301
0.080
Why?
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
1
2012
246
0.080
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
1
2017
3775
0.080
Why?
Reoperation
1
2012
654
0.080
Why?
Recurrence
1
2012
1180
0.080
Why?
Protein Kinases
1
2009
215
0.070
Why?
Immunologic Memory
1
2009
177
0.070
Why?
Adenocarcinoma
1
2015
1191
0.070
Why?
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
1
2012
887
0.070
Why?
Immunosuppressive Agents
1
2012
989
0.070
Why?
Clinical Trials as Topic
1
2012
1150
0.070
Why?
Antibodies, Monoclonal
1
2012
1399
0.060
Why?
CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
1
2009
624
0.060
Why?
Young Adult
2
2020
6627
0.060
Why?
Ergonomics
1
2024
23
0.060
Why?
Wrist
1
2024
29
0.060
Why?
Adolescent
2
2020
9505
0.060
Why?
Data Accuracy
1
2024
32
0.050
Why?
Risk Adjustment
1
2023
40
0.050
Why?
Accreditation
1
2024
62
0.050
Why?
Video Recording
1
2024
205
0.050
Why?
Biomechanical Phenomena
1
2024
488
0.050
Why?
Cell Differentiation
1
2009
1592
0.050
Why?
Syndrome
1
2023
449
0.050
Why?
Nutritional Status
1
2022
82
0.050
Why?
Machine Learning
1
2024
298
0.050
Why?
Anastomosis, Surgical
1
2022
280
0.040
Why?
Postoperative Period
1
2022
311
0.040
Why?
Medical Audit
1
2020
39
0.040
Why?
Child
1
2012
7334
0.040
Why?
Personal Protective Equipment
1
2020
36
0.040
Why?
Patient Compliance
1
2020
236
0.040
Why?
Financing, Government
1
2019
24
0.040
Why?
Federal Government
1
2019
29
0.040
Why?
Artificial Intelligence
1
2022
358
0.040
Why?
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
1
2019
130
0.040
Why?
Delayed Diagnosis
1
2018
39
0.040
Why?
Publishing
1
2019
92
0.040
Why?
General Surgery
1
2020
238
0.040
Why?
Incidental Findings
1
2018
98
0.030
Why?
Elective Surgical Procedures
1
2019
159
0.030
Why?
Betacoronavirus
1
2020
269
0.030
Why?
Surveys and Questionnaires
1
2024
2729
0.030
Why?
Pneumonia, Aspiration
1
2015
19
0.030
Why?
Rectal Diseases
1
2015
23
0.030
Why?
Registries
1
2020
902
0.030
Why?
Abscess
1
2015
95
0.030
Why?
Reference Standards
1
2015
144
0.030
Why?
Operative Time
1
2015
158
0.030
Why?
Cost-Benefit Analysis
1
2015
490
0.020
Why?
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
1
2022
2684
0.020
Why?
Time Factors
1
2020
5433
0.020
Why?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
1
2022
3513
0.020
Why?
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
1
2009
14
0.020
Why?
Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1
1
2009
40
0.020
Why?
Lymphocyte Count
1
2009
100
0.020
Why?
Antigens, Viral
1
2009
133
0.020
Why?
Multiprotein Complexes
1
2009
103
0.020
Why?
Sirolimus
1
2009
174
0.020
Why?
TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
1
2009
209
0.020
Why?
Macaca mulatta
1
2009
468
0.020
Why?
Cells, Cultured
1
2009
2902
0.010
Why?
Proteins
1
2009
803
0.010
Why?
Mice, Inbred C57BL
1
2009
3360
0.010
Why?
Transcription Factors
1
2009
1684
0.010
Why?
Mice
1
2009
12110
0.010
Why?
Animals
1
2009
28017
0.010
Why?
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