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Karim Alavi

Concepts (247)

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Rectal Neoplasms
22
2025
104
5.970
Why?
Colectomy
13
2021
108
3.720
Why?
Rectum
13
2023
89
2.930
Why?
Colonic Diseases
4
2020
34
2.210
Why?
Transanal Endoscopic Surgery
8
2025
25
2.210
Why?
Patient Readmission
6
2020
430
2.190
Why?
Elective Surgical Procedures
7
2021
123
2.160
Why?
Digestive System Surgical Procedures
10
2021
90
2.120
Why?
Colorectal Surgery
6
2025
51
1.930
Why?
Postoperative Complications
17
2025
1302
1.930
Why?
Colon
6
2021
146
1.790
Why?
Rectal Diseases
3
2020
28
1.710
Why?
Laparoscopy
9
2023
491
1.700
Why?
Colorectal Neoplasms
7
2023
274
1.680
Why?
Analgesics, Opioid
3
2021
536
1.460
Why?
Colonic Neoplasms
5
2023
221
1.430
Why?
Crohn Disease
5
2021
111
1.280
Why?
Diverticulitis
3
2020
31
1.170
Why?
Surgeons
5
2022
181
1.070
Why?
Length of Stay
8
2021
811
0.970
Why?
Pain, Postoperative
3
2021
163
0.940
Why?
Retrospective Studies
22
2024
6628
0.930
Why?
Fecal Incontinence
3
2025
30
0.930
Why?
Humans
68
2025
63282
0.920
Why?
Middle Aged
31
2025
17550
0.910
Why?
Risk Assessment
4
2020
2077
0.900
Why?
Constipation
1
2024
15
0.900
Why?
Diverticulitis, Colonic
4
2020
34
0.860
Why?
Patient Discharge
4
2021
511
0.860
Why?
Male
39
2025
29818
0.830
Why?
Healthcare Disparities
3
2023
358
0.820
Why?
Quality Improvement
6
2019
441
0.790
Why?
Adenocarcinoma
5
2019
342
0.780
Why?
Female
37
2025
32785
0.760
Why?
Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction
1
2021
1
0.740
Why?
Cecal Diseases
1
2021
4
0.740
Why?
Sarcopenia
1
2022
22
0.740
Why?
Intestinal Volvulus
1
2021
7
0.730
Why?
Sigmoid Diseases
1
2021
6
0.730
Why?
Surgical Wound Infection
2
2014
115
0.730
Why?
Rectal Prolapse
2
2019
11
0.720
Why?
Oxycodone
1
2021
30
0.720
Why?
Home Care Services
2
2020
98
0.670
Why?
Drug Prescriptions
1
2021
168
0.660
Why?
Inappropriate Prescribing
1
2021
66
0.660
Why?
Aged
21
2025
14391
0.650
Why?
Colonic Pouches
1
2019
16
0.640
Why?
Proctocolectomy, Restorative
1
2019
19
0.640
Why?
Skilled Nursing Facilities
1
2020
83
0.640
Why?
Drug Utilization
1
2021
209
0.630
Why?
Preoperative Care
2
2020
192
0.630
Why?
Anastomosis, Surgical
5
2023
114
0.620
Why?
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
3
2021
712
0.620
Why?
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
1
2019
20
0.610
Why?
Insurance Coverage
2
2016
100
0.610
Why?
Colitis, Ulcerative
1
2019
74
0.610
Why?
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
1
2019
33
0.610
Why?
Treatment Outcome
16
2025
5656
0.600
Why?
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
2
2016
129
0.600
Why?
Neoplasm Staging
6
2023
501
0.570
Why?
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
2
2015
34
0.550
Why?
Colon, Transverse
1
2017
4
0.540
Why?
Adult
17
2025
16782
0.530
Why?
Hospital Costs
2
2014
126
0.530
Why?
Colostomy
2
2023
24
0.520
Why?
Postoperative Care
1
2017
123
0.520
Why?
United States
14
2025
7824
0.510
Why?
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
3
2020
102
0.480
Why?
Hospitals
1
2018
392
0.480
Why?
Risk Factors
12
2020
5343
0.470
Why?
Patient Safety
1
2017
243
0.460
Why?
Intestinal Diseases
1
2014
36
0.440
Why?
Margins of Excision
4
2024
29
0.440
Why?
Robotic Surgical Procedures
1
2017
161
0.430
Why?
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
3
2024
345
0.410
Why?
Anastomotic Leak
3
2021
35
0.360
Why?
Quality of Life
6
2025
1226
0.360
Why?
Cohort Studies
5
2022
2569
0.330
Why?
Health Status Disparities
1
2011
146
0.330
Why?
Intestinal Obstruction
2
2023
53
0.320
Why?
Internship and Residency
3
2025
800
0.310
Why?
Morbidity
4
2021
113
0.310
Why?
Hospital Mortality
4
2017
874
0.310
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
5
2021
2458
0.290
Why?
Practice Guidelines as Topic
3
2021
735
0.290
Why?
Neoadjuvant Therapy
3
2025
84
0.270
Why?
Time Factors
6
2019
3761
0.270
Why?
Reoperation
2
2021
289
0.270
Why?
Aged, 80 and over
5
2021
5447
0.260
Why?
Societies, Medical
3
2024
375
0.250
Why?
Colonoscopy
4
2020
97
0.240
Why?
Intensive Care Units
2
2020
406
0.240
Why?
Academic Medical Centers
2
2017
317
0.230
Why?
Odds Ratio
2
2020
768
0.220
Why?
Perineum
2
2021
19
0.220
Why?
Mesocolon
1
2023
2
0.210
Why?
Surgical Stomas
1
2023
9
0.210
Why?
Anus Neoplasms
1
2022
23
0.200
Why?
Consumer Health Information
1
2022
37
0.190
Why?
Comorbidity
2
2017
1122
0.190
Why?
Critical Care
2
2016
397
0.190
Why?
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
1
2023
421
0.190
Why?
Prospective Studies
6
2025
3285
0.190
Why?
Digestive System Fistula
1
2021
3
0.190
Why?
Neostigmine
1
2021
3
0.180
Why?
Medical Chaperones
1
2021
3
0.180
Why?
Proportional Hazards Models
1
2023
729
0.180
Why?
Organizational Policy
1
2021
52
0.180
Why?
Cholinesterase Inhibitors
1
2021
47
0.180
Why?
Chronic Disease
1
2024
753
0.180
Why?
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
1
2021
74
0.180
Why?
Decompression, Surgical
1
2021
69
0.170
Why?
Pelvis
1
2021
59
0.170
Why?
Ileostomy
4
2023
27
0.170
Why?
Patient Selection
3
2018
488
0.170
Why?
Constriction, Pathologic
2
2021
129
0.160
Why?
Clinical Competence
1
2025
725
0.160
Why?
Online Systems
1
2020
20
0.160
Why?
Appendiceal Neoplasms
1
2019
8
0.160
Why?
Severity of Illness Index
2
2015
1543
0.160
Why?
Multivariate Analysis
2
2021
935
0.160
Why?
Clinical Protocols
1
2020
139
0.160
Why?
Ischemia
1
2021
204
0.160
Why?
Acute Disease
1
2021
672
0.160
Why?
Long-Term Care
1
2020
177
0.160
Why?
Surgical Procedures, Operative
1
2020
141
0.150
Why?
Delphi Technique
1
2019
101
0.150
Why?
Lymph Nodes
1
2019
224
0.150
Why?
Universities
1
2019
158
0.150
Why?
Adolescent
3
2022
6238
0.150
Why?
Disease Management
1
2020
232
0.150
Why?
Prognosis
2
2014
1749
0.150
Why?
Clinical Decision-Making
1
2019
165
0.150
Why?
Inpatients
1
2021
303
0.150
Why?
Education, Medical, Graduate
2
2020
350
0.150
Why?
Frailty
1
2020
130
0.150
Why?
Self Report
1
2021
375
0.150
Why?
Social Media
1
2020
128
0.140
Why?
General Surgery
1
2020
210
0.140
Why?
Telemedicine
1
2022
321
0.140
Why?
Survival Rate
3
2018
849
0.130
Why?
Diffusion of Innovation
1
2017
58
0.130
Why?
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
1
2020
738
0.130
Why?
Intestine, Small
1
2016
79
0.130
Why?
Checklist
1
2016
73
0.120
Why?
Hospitals, High-Volume
1
2016
35
0.120
Why?
Total Quality Management
1
2015
56
0.120
Why?
Quality of Health Care
1
2019
519
0.120
Why?
Dextrans
1
2015
46
0.120
Why?
Electric Stimulation Therapy
1
2015
27
0.120
Why?
Databases, Factual
2
2016
869
0.120
Why?
Prostheses and Implants
1
2015
71
0.120
Why?
Physical Examination
1
2015
112
0.120
Why?
Surveys and Questionnaires
4
2025
2674
0.110
Why?
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological
2
2025
27
0.110
Why?
Efficiency, Organizational
1
2015
96
0.110
Why?
Intestines
1
2016
167
0.110
Why?
Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant
1
2014
10
0.110
Why?
Hyaluronic Acid
1
2015
67
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
34
0.110
Why?
Lasers
1
2014
36
0.110
Why?
Medical Errors
1
2016
195
0.110
Why?
Anal Canal
1
2014
36
0.110
Why?
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
2
2019
1614
0.110
Why?
Costs and Cost Analysis
1
2014
102
0.110
Why?
Cost of Illness
1
2014
163
0.100
Why?
Predictive Value of Tests
2
2020
1083
0.100
Why?
Image Enhancement
1
2014
191
0.100
Why?
Cost-Benefit Analysis
1
2014
311
0.100
Why?
Diet
1
2015
524
0.090
Why?
Defecation
2
2025
17
0.090
Why?
Evidence-Based Medicine
3
2019
462
0.090
Why?
Age Factors
2
2020
1559
0.090
Why?
Colitis
2
2015
77
0.090
Why?
Massachusetts
1
2016
2077
0.090
Why?
Prevalence
1
2014
1378
0.080
Why?
Emergencies
1
2010
120
0.080
Why?
Chi-Square Distribution
1
2010
417
0.080
Why?
Logistic Models
2
2010
1274
0.080
Why?
Quality Assurance, Health Care
1
2011
255
0.080
Why?
Anti-Bacterial Agents
1
2015
784
0.080
Why?
Metabolomics
1
2009
53
0.070
Why?
Hospitalization
1
2016
1359
0.070
Why?
Operative Time
2
2021
92
0.070
Why?
Weight Loss
1
2010
272
0.070
Why?
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
1
2009
294
0.070
Why?
Rectal Fistula
1
2008
21
0.070
Why?
Internet
2
2022
469
0.070
Why?
Young Adult
2
2014
4682
0.070
Why?
Feasibility Studies
2
2021
568
0.060
Why?
Patient Satisfaction
2
2022
433
0.060
Why?
Smoking
1
2010
865
0.060
Why?
Early Detection of Cancer
1
2009
319
0.060
Why?
Reproducibility of Results
2
2022
1648
0.050
Why?
Cross-Sectional Studies
2
2021
2569
0.050
Why?
Search Engine
1
2022
9
0.050
Why?
Bayes Theorem
1
2023
122
0.050
Why?
Syndrome
1
2022
180
0.050
Why?
Personal Satisfaction
1
2022
82
0.050
Why?
Comprehension
1
2022
138
0.050
Why?
Aftercare
1
2021
76
0.040
Why?
Perioperative Period
1
2021
21
0.040
Why?
Preoperative Period
1
2020
72
0.040
Why?
Treatment Failure
1
2021
200
0.040
Why?
Attitude of Health Personnel
1
2025
595
0.040
Why?
Safety
1
2021
145
0.040
Why?
Outpatients
1
2021
142
0.040
Why?
Specialty Boards
1
2020
15
0.040
Why?
Accreditation
1
2020
77
0.040
Why?
Data Accuracy
1
2020
32
0.040
Why?
Terminology as Topic
1
2021
141
0.040
Why?
Stents
1
2023
491
0.040
Why?
Appointments and Schedules
1
2019
60
0.040
Why?
Walking
1
2020
238
0.040
Why?
Pilot Projects
2
2014
1006
0.040
Why?
Abdomen
1
2018
91
0.040
Why?
Needs Assessment
1
2019
198
0.040
Why?
Diagnostic Imaging
1
2020
264
0.030
Why?
Biopsy
2
2009
444
0.030
Why?
Decision Making
1
2019
407
0.030
Why?
Infant, Newborn
1
2020
1355
0.030
Why?
Infant
1
2020
1649
0.030
Why?
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
1
2015
20
0.030
Why?
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
1
2015
34
0.030
Why?
Child, Preschool
1
2020
1988
0.030
Why?
Bacterial Vaccines
1
2015
78
0.030
Why?
Program Development
1
2015
207
0.030
Why?
Equipment Failure Analysis
1
2014
75
0.030
Why?
Organ Sparing Treatments
1
2014
16
0.030
Why?
Infection Control
1
2015
106
0.030
Why?
Pelvic Floor
1
2013
10
0.030
Why?
Disease-Free Survival
1
2014
242
0.030
Why?
Neoplasm Invasiveness
1
2014
278
0.030
Why?
Equipment Design
1
2014
349
0.030
Why?
Recovery of Function
1
2014
287
0.020
Why?
Intestinal Mucosa
1
2014
245
0.020
Why?
Sensitivity and Specificity
1
2014
1146
0.020
Why?
Emergency Treatment
1
2011
57
0.020
Why?
Child
1
2020
4522
0.020
Why?
Algorithms
1
2013
1000
0.020
Why?
Urogenital Surgical Procedures
1
2008
5
0.020
Why?
Drainage
1
2008
154
0.020
Why?
Precancerous Conditions
1
2006
70
0.020
Why?
Incidence
1
2006
1376
0.010
Why?
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