Most Highly Cited (5 years)

The following list represents the top 20 most frequently cited articles within the field of surgery over the past five years, according to data from the Web of Knowledge.

Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - GOLD executive summary

Rabe Klaus F.; Hurd Suzanne; Anzueto Antonio; et al.
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Volume: 176 Issue: 6 Pages: 532-555 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200703-456SO Published: 2007

Effects of bariatric surgery on mortality in Swedish obese subjects

Sjostrom, L; Narbro, K; Sjostrom, D, et al.
New England Journal of Medicine. Volume: 357 Issue: 8 Pages: 741-752 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa066254 Published: 2007

Intensive insulin therapy and pentastarch resuscitation in severe sepsis

Brunkhorst Frank M.; Engel Christoph; Bloos Frank; et al.
New England Journal of Medicine. Volume: 358 Issue: 2 Pages: 125-139 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa070716 Published: 2008

Glucose Control and Vascular Complications in Veterans with Type 2 Diabetes

Duckworth William; Abraira Carlos; Moritz Thomas; et al.
New England Journal of Medicine. Volume: 360 Issue: 2 Pages: 129-U62 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa0808431 Published: 2009

Prevention of venous thromboembolism

Geerts, WH; Bergqvist, D; Pineo, GF, et al.
Chest Volume: 133 Issue: 6 Pages: 381S-453S DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-0656 Published: 2008

Guidelines on the management of valvular heart disease - The Task Force on the Management of Valvular Heart Disease of the European Society of Cardiology

Vahanian Alec; Baumgartner Helmut; Bax Jeroen; et al.
European Heart Journal. Volume: 28 Issue: 2 Pages: 230-268 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehl428 Published: 2007

Long-term mortality after gastric bypass surgery

Adams, TD; Gress, RE; Smith, SC, et al.
New England Journal of Medicine. Volume: 357 Issue: 8 Pages: 753-761 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa066603 Published: 2007

Percutaneous transarterial aortic valve replacement in selected high-risk patients with aortic stenosis

Webb, JG; Pasupati, S; Humphries, K, et al
Circulation Volume: 116 Issue: 7 Pages: 755-763 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa0804626 Published: 2007

Inter-society consensus for the management of peripheral arterial disease (TASC II)

Norgren L.; Hiatt W. R.; Dormandy J. A.; et al.
Journal of Vascular Surgery. Volume: 45 Supplement: S Pages: S5-S67 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.12.037 Published: 2007

A Surgical Safety Checklist to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality in a Global Population

Haynes Alex B.; Weiser Thomas G.; Berry William R.; et al.
New England Journal of Medicine. Volume: 360 Issue: 5 Pages: 491-499 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsa0810119 Published: 2009

Duloxetine, a serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence: A systematic review

Mariappan Paramananthan; Alhasso Ammar; Ballantyne Zoe; et al.
European Urology. Volume: 51 Issue: 1 Pages: 67-74 DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2006.08.041 Published: 2007

Expert committee recommendations regarding the prevention, assessment, and treatment of child and adolescent overweight and obesity: Summary report

Barlow Sarah E.
Pediatrics. Volume: 120 Supplement: S Pages: S164-S192 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-2329C Published: DEC 2007

Molecular-phylogenetic characterization of microbial community imbalances in human inflammatory bowel diseases

Frank Daniel N.; Amand Allison L. St.; Feldman Robert A.; et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of sciences of the United States of America. Volume: 104 Issue: 34 Pages: 13780-13785 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0706625104 Published: 2007

Percutaneous transarterial aortic valve replacement in selected high-risk patients with aortic stenosis

Webb John G.; Pasupati Sanjeevan; Humphries Karin; et al.
Circulation. Volume: 116 Issue: 7 Pages: 755-763 DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.698258 Published: 2007

Universal definition of myocardial infarction

Thygesen Kristian; Alpert Joseph S.; White Harvey D.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Volume: 50 Issue: 22 Pages: 2173-2195 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.09.011 Published: 2007

Survival benefits from neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy or chemotherapy in oesophageal carcinoma: a meta-analysis

Gebski Val; Burmeister Bryan; Smithers B. Mark; et al.
Lancet Oncology. Volume: 8 Issue: 3 Pages: 226-234 DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(07)70039-6 Published: 2007

Percutaneous aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis in high-rick patients using the second- and current third-generation self-expanding CoreValve prosthesis - Device success and 30-day clinical outcome

Grube, E; Schuler, G; Buellesfeld, L, et al.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology Volume: 50 Issue: 1 Pages: 69-76 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.04.047 Published: 2007

Surgery without scars - Report of transluminal cholecystectomy in a human being

Marescaux, J; Dalleinagne, B; Perretta, S, et al.
Archives of Surgery Volume: 142 Issue: 9 Pages: 823-826 DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.142.9.823 Published: 2007

Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: Risk factors and incidence estimation

Sadowski Elizabeth A.; Bennett Lindsey K.; Chan Micah R.; et al.
Radiology. Volume: 243 Issue: 1 Pages: 148-157 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2431062144 Published: 2007

Dabigatran etexilate versus enoxaparin for prevention of venous thromboembolism after total hip replacement: a randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority trial

Eriksson, BI; Dahl, OE; Rosencher, N, et al.
Lancet Volume: 370 Issue: 9591 Pages: 949-956 DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61445-7 Published: 2007