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Virginia Shaffer

Concepts (210)

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Opioid-Related Disorders
3
2023
161
1.680
Why?
Colorectal Surgery
3
2022
22
1.570
Why?
Quality Improvement
9
2023
429
1.340
Why?
Postoperative Complications
11
2023
2207
1.260
Why?
Rectum
4
2023
146
1.130
Why?
Colectomy
5
2022
167
1.070
Why?
Rectal Neoplasms
3
2024
116
1.050
Why?
Analgesics, Opioid
3
2023
413
0.980
Why?
Prescription Drug Misuse
1
2023
13
0.920
Why?
Catastrophization
1
2022
7
0.850
Why?
Colonic Neoplasms
3
2022
558
0.830
Why?
Sexism
1
2022
51
0.820
Why?
Digestive System Surgical Procedures
3
2022
120
0.810
Why?
Anus Diseases
1
2020
14
0.780
Why?
Paget Disease, Extramammary
1
2020
8
0.760
Why?
Colon
2
2021
496
0.750
Why?
Crohn Disease
2
2020
730
0.750
Why?
Anus Neoplasms
1
2020
30
0.740
Why?
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
1
2021
66
0.740
Why?
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous
1
2020
48
0.730
Why?
Insurance Coverage
1
2021
117
0.720
Why?
Postoperative Care
2
2020
221
0.710
Why?
Home Health Nursing
1
2017
2
0.600
Why?
Ileostomy
1
2017
30
0.590
Why?
Patient Selection
2
2022
686
0.590
Why?
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
2
2021
62
0.570
Why?
Renal Insufficiency
1
2016
114
0.550
Why?
Aftercare
1
2017
85
0.550
Why?
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
1
2022
549
0.530
Why?
Quality Indicators, Health Care
1
2017
145
0.530
Why?
Pouchitis
1
2015
44
0.530
Why?
Humans
35
2024
86678
0.510
Why?
Patient Readmission
2
2019
329
0.490
Why?
Surgical Wound Infection
2
2023
184
0.480
Why?
Risk Assessment
2
2020
2264
0.450
Why?
Length of Stay
5
2022
704
0.430
Why?
Colorectal Neoplasms
2
2022
938
0.410
Why?
Databases, Factual
3
2021
816
0.410
Why?
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
1
2012
237
0.360
Why?
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
1
2020
2438
0.360
Why?
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
3
2023
584
0.350
Why?
United States
9
2024
6681
0.340
Why?
Retrospective Studies
9
2022
8496
0.340
Why?
Perioperative Care
2
2022
161
0.330
Why?
Sepsis
2
2023
306
0.330
Why?
Surgeons
2
2023
238
0.330
Why?
Short Bowel Syndrome
2
2022
37
0.310
Why?
Aged, 80 and over
4
2021
6513
0.280
Why?
Risk Factors
6
2022
5420
0.280
Why?
Pain, Postoperative
3
2022
240
0.270
Why?
Laparoscopy
3
2022
754
0.270
Why?
Hospitals
3
2023
294
0.270
Why?
Logistic Models
2
2021
1188
0.260
Why?
Middle Aged
10
2021
25040
0.240
Why?
Prescriptions
1
2023
21
0.230
Why?
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
1
2023
39
0.230
Why?
Urinary Tract Infections
1
2023
76
0.230
Why?
Female
12
2021
44550
0.220
Why?
Male
11
2021
40988
0.210
Why?
Aged
7
2021
18423
0.210
Why?
Enterostomy
1
2020
3
0.200
Why?
Fibrin Tissue Adhesive
1
2020
15
0.200
Why?
Mental Health
1
2022
162
0.190
Why?
Ligation
1
2020
51
0.190
Why?
Fitness Trackers
1
2020
5
0.190
Why?
Clinical Alarms
1
2020
16
0.190
Why?
Steroids
1
2022
177
0.190
Why?
Adult
8
2021
25659
0.190
Why?
Predictive Value of Tests
2
2016
1673
0.190
Why?
Leadership
1
2022
134
0.190
Why?
Early Ambulation
1
2020
25
0.190
Why?
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
1
2020
30
0.190
Why?
Organizational Innovation
1
2020
41
0.190
Why?
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation
1
2020
53
0.180
Why?
Margins of Excision
1
2020
39
0.180
Why?
Drainage
1
2020
157
0.180
Why?
Anal Canal
1
2020
89
0.180
Why?
Self Care
1
2020
164
0.170
Why?
Proctocolectomy, Restorative
1
2020
87
0.170
Why?
Referral and Consultation
1
2022
328
0.170
Why?
Operating Rooms
1
2020
126
0.170
Why?
Infection Control
1
2020
115
0.170
Why?
Foundations
1
2019
25
0.170
Why?
Simulation Training
1
2020
88
0.170
Why?
Mental Disorders
1
2022
371
0.170
Why?
Clostridium Infections
1
2021
125
0.160
Why?
Biological Products
1
2020
143
0.160
Why?
Quality of Health Care
1
2022
381
0.160
Why?
Research Support as Topic
1
2019
80
0.160
Why?
Surgical Flaps
1
2020
241
0.160
Why?
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
1
2020
468
0.160
Why?
Clinical Protocols
1
2019
156
0.160
Why?
Neoplasm Staging
2
2022
1939
0.160
Why?
Neoplasm Invasiveness
1
2020
552
0.160
Why?
Cecum
1
2018
68
0.160
Why?
Intestinal Perforation
1
2018
34
0.160
Why?
Patient Care Team
1
2020
280
0.160
Why?
Clinical Decision-Making
1
2020
257
0.150
Why?
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
1
2020
861
0.150
Why?
Proportional Hazards Models
1
2020
860
0.150
Why?
Critical Care
1
2021
370
0.150
Why?
Healthcare Disparities
1
2022
372
0.150
Why?
Suburethral Slings
1
2018
73
0.150
Why?
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
1
2020
683
0.150
Why?
Age Factors
1
2021
1852
0.140
Why?
Dyspnea
1
2016
73
0.140
Why?
Serum Albumin
1
2016
130
0.140
Why?
Emergencies
1
2016
113
0.140
Why?
Hospital Costs
1
2017
107
0.140
Why?
Area Under Curve
1
2016
334
0.140
Why?
Colonoscopy
1
2018
267
0.140
Why?
Urinary Incontinence, Stress
1
2018
192
0.140
Why?
Incidence
2
2019
1578
0.140
Why?
Economics, Hospital
1
2015
11
0.130
Why?
Creatinine
1
2016
339
0.130
Why?
Transanal Endoscopic Surgery
1
2015
2
0.130
Why?
Ulcer
1
2015
36
0.130
Why?
Reimbursement Mechanisms
1
2015
41
0.130
Why?
Treatment Outcome
2
2020
7998
0.130
Why?
Carcinoid Tumor
1
2015
42
0.130
Why?
Inflammation
1
2020
923
0.130
Why?
Pneumonia, Viral
1
2020
316
0.130
Why?
Coronavirus Infections
1
2020
301
0.130
Why?
Societies, Medical
1
2019
573
0.130
Why?
Acute Kidney Injury
1
2019
296
0.130
Why?
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
1
2015
81
0.130
Why?
Acute Disease
1
2016
826
0.130
Why?
Odds Ratio
1
2016
680
0.130
Why?
Anti-Bacterial Agents
2
2021
747
0.130
Why?
Anesthesiology
1
2016
157
0.120
Why?
Internship and Residency
1
2024
1010
0.120
Why?
Hepatectomy
1
2015
166
0.120
Why?
Preoperative Care
1
2016
397
0.120
Why?
Pilot Projects
1
2017
840
0.120
Why?
Pandemics
1
2020
740
0.120
Why?
Combined Modality Therapy
2
2022
1686
0.120
Why?
Prospective Studies
1
2022
4214
0.110
Why?
Colitis, Ulcerative
1
2020
711
0.110
Why?
Sex Factors
1
2016
1055
0.110
Why?
Adenoma
1
2015
237
0.110
Why?
Intestine, Large
1
2012
16
0.110
Why?
Intestinal Fistula
1
2012
30
0.110
Why?
Chronic Disease
1
2015
973
0.100
Why?
Abdominal Abscess
1
2012
22
0.100
Why?
Infliximab
1
2012
151
0.100
Why?
Georgia
2
2022
34
0.100
Why?
Constriction, Pathologic
1
2012
213
0.100
Why?
Intestine, Small
1
2012
303
0.090
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
1
2017
3642
0.090
Why?
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
1
2012
243
0.090
Why?
Reoperation
1
2012
597
0.090
Why?
Recurrence
1
2012
1139
0.080
Why?
Immunologic Memory
1
2009
152
0.080
Why?
Protein Kinases
1
2009
209
0.080
Why?
Hypertension
1
2016
1142
0.080
Why?
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
1
2012
865
0.080
Why?
Adenocarcinoma
1
2015
1169
0.080
Why?
Immunosuppressive Agents
1
2012
977
0.070
Why?
Clinical Trials as Topic
1
2012
1169
0.070
Why?
Antibodies, Monoclonal
1
2012
1376
0.070
Why?
CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
1
2009
558
0.070
Why?
Young Adult
2
2020
5980
0.070
Why?
Adolescent
2
2020
8984
0.060
Why?
Data Accuracy
1
2024
31
0.060
Why?
Risk Adjustment
1
2023
39
0.060
Why?
Accreditation
1
2024
60
0.060
Why?
Cell Differentiation
1
2009
1458
0.060
Why?
Syndrome
1
2023
446
0.050
Why?
Nutritional Status
1
2022
83
0.050
Why?
Anastomosis, Surgical
1
2022
267
0.050
Why?
Postoperative Period
1
2022
303
0.050
Why?
Child
1
2012
6928
0.050
Why?
Medical Audit
1
2020
41
0.050
Why?
Personal Protective Equipment
1
2020
32
0.050
Why?
Artificial Intelligence
1
2022
298
0.040
Why?
Patient Compliance
1
2020
228
0.040
Why?
Financing, Government
1
2019
23
0.040
Why?
Federal Government
1
2019
29
0.040
Why?
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
1
2019
122
0.040
Why?
Delayed Diagnosis
1
2018
29
0.040
Why?
Publishing
1
2019
90
0.040
Why?
Elective Surgical Procedures
1
2019
116
0.040
Why?
General Surgery
1
2020
229
0.040
Why?
Incidental Findings
1
2018
95
0.040
Why?
Betacoronavirus
1
2020
258
0.040
Why?
Registries
1
2020
703
0.040
Why?
Surveys and Questionnaires
1
2024
2504
0.030
Why?
Pneumonia, Aspiration
1
2015
19
0.030
Why?
Rectal Diseases
1
2015
24
0.030
Why?
Abscess
1
2015
91
0.030
Why?
Operative Time
1
2015
127
0.030
Why?
Reference Standards
1
2015
159
0.030
Why?
Cost-Benefit Analysis
1
2015
455
0.030
Why?
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
1
2022
2601
0.030
Why?
Time Factors
1
2020
5214
0.020
Why?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
1
2022
3362
0.020
Why?
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
1
2009
13
0.020
Why?
Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1
1
2009
29
0.020
Why?
Lymphocyte Count
1
2009
94
0.020
Why?
Antigens, Viral
1
2009
143
0.020
Why?
Multiprotein Complexes
1
2009
95
0.020
Why?
Sirolimus
1
2009
170
0.020
Why?
TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
1
2009
182
0.020
Why?
Macaca mulatta
1
2009
459
0.020
Why?
Cells, Cultured
1
2009
2819
0.010
Why?
Proteins
1
2009
777
0.010
Why?
Mice, Inbred C57BL
1
2009
3095
0.010
Why?
Transcription Factors
1
2009
1565
0.010
Why?
Mice
1
2009
11356
0.010
Why?
Animals
1
2009
26590
0.010
Why?
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