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Karim Alavi

Concepts (249)

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Rectal Neoplasms
25
2026
139
6.700
Why?
Colectomy
15
2026
123
4.570
Why?
Rectum
13
2023
97
2.800
Why?
Transanal Endoscopic Surgery
10
2026
33
2.550
Why?
Colorectal Neoplasms
8
2026
286
2.360
Why?
Colonic Neoplasms
6
2026
220
2.190
Why?
Elective Surgical Procedures
8
2025
119
2.120
Why?
Colonic Diseases
4
2020
35
2.110
Why?
Patient Readmission
6
2020
448
2.090
Why?
Digestive System Surgical Procedures
10
2021
90
2.030
Why?
Postoperative Complications
19
2025
1322
2.000
Why?
Adenocarcinoma
8
2026
366
1.860
Why?
Laparoscopy
11
2026
490
1.860
Why?
Colorectal Surgery
6
2025
51
1.850
Why?
Colon
6
2021
147
1.720
Why?
Rectal Diseases
3
2020
29
1.640
Why?
Analgesics, Opioid
3
2021
527
1.420
Why?
Crohn Disease
5
2021
107
1.230
Why?
Robotic Surgical Procedures
2
2026
169
1.170
Why?
Diverticulitis
3
2020
33
1.120
Why?
Surgeons
5
2022
191
1.010
Why?
Middle Aged
35
2026
18273
0.980
Why?
Length of Stay
9
2025
827
0.970
Why?
Humans
72
2026
65141
0.930
Why?
Retrospective Studies
24
2025
6865
0.930
Why?
Surgical Wound Infection
3
2025
124
0.900
Why?
Fecal Incontinence
3
2025
32
0.880
Why?
Male
43
2026
31055
0.870
Why?
Risk Assessment
4
2020
2102
0.870
Why?
Constipation
1
2024
15
0.860
Why?
Diverticulitis, Colonic
4
2020
38
0.820
Why?
Patient Discharge
4
2021
519
0.820
Why?
Preoperative Care
3
2025
199
0.810
Why?
Female
41
2026
34030
0.810
Why?
Neoplasm Staging
8
2026
544
0.800
Why?
Quality Improvement
7
2025
464
0.790
Why?
Aged
25
2026
14963
0.750
Why?
Healthcare Disparities
3
2023
407
0.740
Why?
Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction
1
2021
1
0.710
Why?
Cecal Diseases
1
2021
4
0.700
Why?
Intestinal Volvulus
1
2021
8
0.700
Why?
Sigmoid Diseases
1
2021
8
0.700
Why?
Oxycodone
1
2021
28
0.690
Why?
Sarcopenia
1
2022
28
0.690
Why?
Rectal Prolapse
2
2019
11
0.690
Why?
Home Care Services
2
2020
99
0.640
Why?
Drug Prescriptions
1
2021
164
0.630
Why?
Inappropriate Prescribing
1
2021
68
0.630
Why?
Treatment Outcome
18
2026
5790
0.630
Why?
Colonic Pouches
1
2019
17
0.620
Why?
Proctocolectomy, Restorative
1
2019
20
0.610
Why?
Skilled Nursing Facilities
1
2020
80
0.610
Why?
Drug Utilization
1
2021
204
0.610
Why?
United States
16
2026
8098
0.600
Why?
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
3
2021
706
0.600
Why?
Anastomosis, Surgical
5
2023
118
0.590
Why?
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
1
2019
20
0.580
Why?
Insurance Coverage
2
2016
98
0.580
Why?
Colitis, Ulcerative
1
2019
77
0.580
Why?
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
1
2019
32
0.580
Why?
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
2
2016
127
0.570
Why?
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
2
2015
33
0.530
Why?
Colon, Transverse
1
2017
4
0.520
Why?
Hospital Costs
2
2014
126
0.500
Why?
Colostomy
2
2023
25
0.500
Why?
Adult
17
2025
17358
0.500
Why?
Postoperative Care
1
2017
125
0.500
Why?
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
5
2026
373
0.480
Why?
Risk Factors
13
2025
5430
0.480
Why?
Hospitals
1
2018
386
0.460
Why?
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
3
2020
110
0.460
Why?
Patient Safety
1
2017
259
0.430
Why?
Intestinal Diseases
1
2014
37
0.420
Why?
Margins of Excision
4
2024
31
0.420
Why?
Anastomotic Leak
3
2021
36
0.350
Why?
Quality of Life
6
2025
1259
0.340
Why?
Cohort Studies
5
2022
2619
0.320
Why?
Health Status Disparities
1
2011
147
0.320
Why?
Intestinal Obstruction
2
2023
51
0.300
Why?
Internship and Residency
3
2025
805
0.300
Why?
Hospital Mortality
4
2017
875
0.300
Why?
Databases, Factual
3
2026
882
0.300
Why?
Morbidity
4
2021
110
0.300
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
5
2021
2484
0.280
Why?
Practice Guidelines as Topic
3
2021
736
0.280
Why?
Time Factors
6
2019
3762
0.260
Why?
Neoadjuvant Therapy
3
2025
102
0.250
Why?
Reoperation
2
2021
301
0.250
Why?
Aged, 80 and over
5
2021
5614
0.250
Why?
Societies, Medical
3
2024
400
0.240
Why?
Colonoscopy
4
2020
97
0.230
Why?
Intensive Care Units
2
2020
420
0.220
Why?
Academic Medical Centers
2
2017
306
0.220
Why?
Odds Ratio
2
2020
754
0.220
Why?
Perineum
2
2021
19
0.210
Why?
Mesocolon
1
2023
2
0.200
Why?
Surgical Stomas
1
2023
9
0.200
Why?
Dietary Supplements
1
2025
236
0.200
Why?
Anus Neoplasms
1
2022
25
0.190
Why?
Consumer Health Information
1
2022
36
0.190
Why?
Comorbidity
2
2017
1119
0.190
Why?
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
1
2023
415
0.180
Why?
Critical Care
2
2016
402
0.180
Why?
Prospective Studies
6
2025
3310
0.180
Why?
Digestive System Fistula
1
2021
3
0.180
Why?
Neostigmine
1
2021
3
0.180
Why?
Medical Chaperones
1
2021
3
0.170
Why?
Organizational Policy
1
2021
52
0.170
Why?
Proportional Hazards Models
1
2023
740
0.170
Why?
Chronic Disease
1
2024
742
0.170
Why?
Cholinesterase Inhibitors
1
2021
50
0.170
Why?
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
1
2021
74
0.170
Why?
Decompression, Surgical
1
2021
70
0.170
Why?
Ileostomy
4
2023
28
0.170
Why?
Pelvis
1
2021
62
0.160
Why?
Patient Selection
3
2018
485
0.160
Why?
Clinical Competence
1
2025
727
0.160
Why?
Constriction, Pathologic
2
2021
130
0.160
Why?
Online Systems
1
2020
20
0.160
Why?
Severity of Illness Index
2
2015
1559
0.160
Why?
Appendiceal Neoplasms
1
2019
9
0.160
Why?
Multivariate Analysis
2
2021
930
0.150
Why?
Acute Disease
1
2021
663
0.150
Why?
Ischemia
1
2021
203
0.150
Why?
Long-Term Care
1
2020
179
0.150
Why?
Surgical Procedures, Operative
1
2020
141
0.150
Why?
Delphi Technique
1
2019
112
0.140
Why?
Lymph Nodes
1
2019
232
0.140
Why?
Universities
1
2019
168
0.140
Why?
Adolescent
3
2022
6306
0.140
Why?
Disease Management
1
2020
235
0.140
Why?
Education, Medical, Graduate
2
2020
348
0.140
Why?
Frailty
1
2020
130
0.140
Why?
Clinical Decision-Making
1
2019
169
0.140
Why?
Prognosis
2
2014
1785
0.140
Why?
Disease-Free Survival
3
2026
244
0.140
Why?
Inpatients
1
2021
318
0.140
Why?
Self Report
1
2021
391
0.140
Why?
Social Media
1
2020
128
0.130
Why?
General Surgery
1
2020
211
0.130
Why?
Obesity
1
2025
1273
0.130
Why?
Telemedicine
1
2022
363
0.130
Why?
Survival Rate
3
2018
844
0.130
Why?
Diffusion of Innovation
1
2017
58
0.130
Why?
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
1
2020
805
0.120
Why?
Intestine, Small
1
2016
82
0.120
Why?
Checklist
1
2016
72
0.120
Why?
Total Quality Management
1
2015
56
0.110
Why?
Hospitals, High-Volume
1
2016
36
0.110
Why?
Dextrans
1
2015
45
0.110
Why?
Quality of Health Care
1
2019
528
0.110
Why?
Electric Stimulation Therapy
1
2015
28
0.110
Why?
Physical Examination
1
2015
109
0.110
Why?
Prostheses and Implants
1
2015
71
0.110
Why?
Efficiency, Organizational
1
2015
93
0.110
Why?
Surveys and Questionnaires
4
2025
2763
0.110
Why?
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological
2
2025
29
0.110
Why?
Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant
1
2014
9
0.110
Why?
Hyaluronic Acid
1
2015
70
0.110
Why?
Intestines
1
2016
178
0.110
Why?
Colonoscopes
1
2014
3
0.110
Why?
Lenses
1
2014
9
0.110
Why?
Terahertz Imaging
1
2014
11
0.110
Why?
Surface Plasmon Resonance
1
2014
32
0.110
Why?
Lasers
1
2014
37
0.110
Why?
Medical Errors
1
2016
202
0.100
Why?
Anal Canal
1
2014
38
0.100
Why?
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
2
2019
1656
0.100
Why?
Costs and Cost Analysis
1
2014
106
0.100
Why?
Cost of Illness
1
2014
171
0.100
Why?
Predictive Value of Tests
2
2020
1113
0.100
Why?
Cost-Benefit Analysis
1
2014
317
0.100
Why?
Image Enhancement
1
2014
194
0.100
Why?
Diet
1
2015
536
0.090
Why?
Evidence-Based Medicine
3
2019
460
0.080
Why?
Defecation
2
2025
17
0.080
Why?
Age Factors
2
2020
1585
0.080
Why?
Colitis
2
2015
77
0.080
Why?
Massachusetts
1
2016
2145
0.080
Why?
Emergencies
1
2010
123
0.080
Why?
Prevalence
1
2014
1445
0.080
Why?
Chi-Square Distribution
1
2010
414
0.080
Why?
Logistic Models
2
2010
1270
0.080
Why?
Quality Assurance, Health Care
1
2011
252
0.070
Why?
Anti-Bacterial Agents
1
2015
801
0.070
Why?
Metabolomics
1
2009
63
0.070
Why?
Hospitalization
1
2016
1392
0.070
Why?
Operative Time
2
2021
93
0.070
Why?
Weight Loss
1
2010
276
0.070
Why?
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
1
2009
278
0.070
Why?
Rectal Fistula
1
2008
21
0.070
Why?
Internet
2
2022
468
0.070
Why?
Young Adult
2
2014
4812
0.060
Why?
Feasibility Studies
2
2021
587
0.060
Why?
North America
1
2026
114
0.060
Why?
Patient Satisfaction
2
2022
440
0.060
Why?
Smoking
1
2010
861
0.060
Why?
Early Detection of Cancer
1
2009
325
0.060
Why?
Arginine
1
2025
136
0.050
Why?
Reproducibility of Results
2
2022
1698
0.050
Why?
Cross-Sectional Studies
2
2021
2704
0.050
Why?
Search Engine
1
2022
10
0.050
Why?
Bayes Theorem
1
2023
125
0.050
Why?
Syndrome
1
2022
180
0.050
Why?
Personal Satisfaction
1
2022
83
0.040
Why?
Comprehension
1
2022
138
0.040
Why?
Aftercare
1
2021
76
0.040
Why?
Perioperative Period
1
2021
20
0.040
Why?
Preoperative Period
1
2020
67
0.040
Why?
Treatment Failure
1
2021
208
0.040
Why?
Safety
1
2021
143
0.040
Why?
Outpatients
1
2021
142
0.040
Why?
Specialty Boards
1
2020
15
0.040
Why?
Accreditation
1
2020
76
0.040
Why?
Attitude of Health Personnel
1
2025
627
0.040
Why?
Data Accuracy
1
2020
31
0.040
Why?
Terminology as Topic
1
2021
144
0.040
Why?
Stents
1
2023
498
0.040
Why?
Appointments and Schedules
1
2019
60
0.040
Why?
Pilot Projects
2
2014
1016
0.030
Why?
Walking
1
2020
245
0.030
Why?
Needs Assessment
1
2019
201
0.030
Why?
Abdomen
1
2018
94
0.030
Why?
Diagnostic Imaging
1
2020
272
0.030
Why?
Biopsy
2
2009
456
0.030
Why?
Decision Making
1
2019
418
0.030
Why?
Infant, Newborn
1
2020
1422
0.030
Why?
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
1
2015
20
0.030
Why?
Infant
1
2020
1693
0.030
Why?
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
1
2015
34
0.030
Why?
Child, Preschool
1
2020
2061
0.030
Why?
Bacterial Vaccines
1
2015
79
0.030
Why?
Program Development
1
2015
208
0.030
Why?
Equipment Failure Analysis
1
2014
78
0.030
Why?
Organ Sparing Treatments
1
2014
17
0.030
Why?
Infection Control
1
2015
104
0.030
Why?
Pelvic Floor
1
2013
9
0.030
Why?
Neoplasm Invasiveness
1
2014
287
0.020
Why?
Equipment Design
1
2014
363
0.020
Why?
Recovery of Function
1
2014
291
0.020
Why?
Intestinal Mucosa
1
2014
249
0.020
Why?
Sensitivity and Specificity
1
2014
1163
0.020
Why?
Emergency Treatment
1
2011
55
0.020
Why?
Child
1
2020
4612
0.020
Why?
Urogenital Surgical Procedures
1
2008
5
0.020
Why?
Algorithms
1
2013
1048
0.020
Why?
Drainage
1
2008
152
0.020
Why?
Precancerous Conditions
1
2006
74
0.010
Why?
Incidence
1
2006
1419
0.010
Why?
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