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Karim Alavi

Concepts (255)

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Rectal Neoplasms
25
2026
139
6.670
Why?
Colectomy
15
2026
123
4.550
Why?
Rectum
13
2023
97
2.790
Why?
Transanal Endoscopic Surgery
10
2026
33
2.540
Why?
Colorectal Neoplasms
9
2026
289
2.540
Why?
Colonic Neoplasms
6
2026
220
2.190
Why?
Elective Surgical Procedures
8
2025
120
2.110
Why?
Colonic Diseases
4
2020
35
2.100
Why?
Patient Readmission
6
2020
452
2.080
Why?
Diverticulitis
4
2026
38
2.030
Why?
Digestive System Surgical Procedures
10
2021
90
2.030
Why?
Postoperative Complications
19
2025
1334
1.980
Why?
Adenocarcinoma
8
2026
367
1.850
Why?
Laparoscopy
11
2026
492
1.850
Why?
Colorectal Surgery
6
2025
51
1.840
Why?
Colon
6
2021
147
1.710
Why?
Rectal Diseases
3
2020
29
1.630
Why?
Analgesics, Opioid
3
2021
529
1.410
Why?
Crohn Disease
5
2021
106
1.220
Why?
Robotic Surgical Procedures
2
2026
172
1.160
Why?
Consumer Health Information
2
2026
41
1.110
Why?
Surgeons
5
2022
191
1.010
Why?
Middle Aged
36
2026
18386
0.990
Why?
Humans
74
2026
65462
0.970
Why?
Length of Stay
9
2025
828
0.970
Why?
Retrospective Studies
24
2025
6929
0.930
Why?
Comprehension
2
2026
143
0.910
Why?
Surgical Wound Infection
3
2025
126
0.900
Why?
Male
44
2026
31186
0.880
Why?
Fecal Incontinence
3
2025
33
0.880
Why?
Risk Assessment
4
2020
2111
0.860
Why?
Constipation
1
2024
15
0.850
Why?
Diverticulitis, Colonic
4
2020
38
0.820
Why?
Patient Discharge
4
2021
521
0.820
Why?
Female
42
2026
34193
0.810
Why?
Internet
3
2026
472
0.810
Why?
Preoperative Care
3
2025
199
0.800
Why?
Neoplasm Staging
8
2026
552
0.790
Why?
Quality Improvement
7
2025
468
0.780
Why?
Patient-Centered Care
1
2026
265
0.770
Why?
Aged
26
2026
15051
0.760
Why?
Healthcare Disparities
3
2023
409
0.730
Why?
Patient Education as Topic
1
2026
488
0.730
Why?
Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction
1
2021
1
0.700
Why?
Cecal Diseases
1
2021
4
0.700
Why?
Intestinal Volvulus
1
2021
8
0.700
Why?
Sigmoid Diseases
1
2021
8
0.690
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
104
0.630
Why?
Drug Prescriptions
1
2021
165
0.630
Why?
Inappropriate Prescribing
1
2021
68
0.630
Why?
Treatment Outcome
18
2026
5806
0.620
Why?
United States
17
2026
8148
0.620
Why?
Colonic Pouches
1
2019
17
0.610
Why?
Proctocolectomy, Restorative
1
2019
20
0.610
Why?
Skilled Nursing Facilities
1
2020
80
0.610
Why?
Drug Utilization
1
2021
204
0.600
Why?
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
3
2021
708
0.590
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
76
0.580
Why?
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
1
2019
32
0.580
Why?
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
2
2016
128
0.570
Why?
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
2
2015
33
0.530
Why?
Colon, Transverse
1
2017
4
0.510
Why?
Hospital Costs
2
2014
126
0.500
Why?
Colostomy
2
2023
25
0.500
Why?
Postoperative Care
1
2017
125
0.490
Why?
Adult
17
2025
17460
0.490
Why?
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
5
2026
377
0.480
Why?
Risk Factors
13
2025
5459
0.480
Why?
Hospitals
1
2018
397
0.460
Why?
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
3
2020
110
0.460
Why?
Intestinal Diseases
1
2014
38
0.420
Why?
Patient Safety
1
2017
281
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
1263
0.340
Why?
Cohort Studies
5
2022
2632
0.320
Why?
Health Status Disparities
1
2011
147
0.310
Why?
Intestinal Obstruction
2
2023
52
0.300
Why?
Internship and Residency
3
2025
803
0.300
Why?
Hospital Mortality
4
2017
879
0.300
Why?
Databases, Factual
3
2026
887
0.300
Why?
Morbidity
4
2021
110
0.300
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
5
2021
2492
0.280
Why?
Aged, 80 and over
6
2026
5643
0.280
Why?
Practice Guidelines as Topic
3
2021
741
0.280
Why?
Time Factors
6
2019
3774
0.260
Why?
Neoadjuvant Therapy
3
2025
102
0.250
Why?
Reoperation
2
2021
307
0.250
Why?
Multimorbidity
1
2026
53
0.240
Why?
Societies, Medical
3
2024
400
0.230
Why?
Colonoscopy
4
2020
97
0.230
Why?
Health Literacy
1
2026
94
0.220
Why?
Intensive Care Units
2
2020
435
0.220
Why?
Academic Medical Centers
2
2017
308
0.220
Why?
Odds Ratio
2
2020
755
0.220
Why?
Perineum
2
2021
20
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?
Comorbidity
2
2017
1120
0.180
Why?
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
1
2023
418
0.180
Why?
Critical Care
2
2016
416
0.180
Why?
Prospective Studies
6
2025
3325
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
50
0.170
Why?
Proportional Hazards Models
1
2023
744
0.170
Why?
Chronic Disease
1
2024
742
0.170
Why?
Cholinesterase Inhibitors
1
2021
50
0.170
Why?
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
1
2021
71
0.170
Why?
Decompression, Surgical
1
2021
71
0.170
Why?
Ileostomy
4
2023
28
0.160
Why?
Pelvis
1
2021
64
0.160
Why?
Patient Selection
3
2018
484
0.160
Why?
Clinical Competence
1
2025
732
0.160
Why?
Constriction, Pathologic
2
2021
131
0.160
Why?
Online Systems
1
2020
20
0.160
Why?
Severity of Illness Index
2
2015
1564
0.150
Why?
Appendiceal Neoplasms
1
2019
9
0.150
Why?
Multivariate Analysis
2
2021
931
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
142
0.150
Why?
Delphi Technique
1
2019
113
0.140
Why?
Lymph Nodes
1
2019
237
0.140
Why?
Universities
1
2019
169
0.140
Why?
Adolescent
3
2022
6332
0.140
Why?
Disease Management
1
2020
235
0.140
Why?
Education, Medical, Graduate
2
2020
348
0.140
Why?
Clinical Decision-Making
1
2019
168
0.140
Why?
Frailty
1
2020
131
0.140
Why?
Prognosis
2
2014
1789
0.140
Why?
Disease-Free Survival
3
2026
244
0.140
Why?
Self Report
1
2021
391
0.140
Why?
Inpatients
1
2021
322
0.140
Why?
Social Media
1
2020
128
0.130
Why?
General Surgery
1
2020
210
0.130
Why?
Obesity
1
2025
1275
0.130
Why?
Survival Rate
3
2018
847
0.130
Why?
Telemedicine
1
2022
373
0.130
Why?
Diffusion of Innovation
1
2017
67
0.120
Why?
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
1
2020
808
0.120
Why?
Intestine, Small
1
2016
82
0.120
Why?
Checklist
1
2016
71
0.110
Why?
Total Quality Management
1
2015
56
0.110
Why?
Hospitals, High-Volume
1
2016
36
0.110
Why?
Dextrans
1
2015
46
0.110
Why?
Electric Stimulation Therapy
1
2015
28
0.110
Why?
Quality of Health Care
1
2019
533
0.110
Why?
Physical Examination
1
2015
109
0.110
Why?
Prostheses and Implants
1
2015
71
0.110
Why?
Efficiency, Organizational
1
2015
98
0.110
Why?
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological
2
2025
29
0.110
Why?
Surveys and Questionnaires
4
2025
2776
0.110
Why?
Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant
1
2014
9
0.110
Why?
Hyaluronic Acid
1
2015
70
0.110
Why?
Colonoscopes
1
2014
3
0.110
Why?
Intestines
1
2016
182
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?
Costs and Cost Analysis
1
2014
106
0.100
Why?
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
2
2019
1659
0.100
Why?
Cost of Illness
1
2014
169
0.100
Why?
Predictive Value of Tests
2
2020
1114
0.100
Why?
Image Enhancement
1
2014
193
0.100
Why?
Cost-Benefit Analysis
1
2014
318
0.100
Why?
Diet
1
2015
536
0.090
Why?
Evidence-Based Medicine
3
2019
464
0.080
Why?
Defecation
2
2025
17
0.080
Why?
Age Factors
2
2020
1592
0.080
Why?
Colitis
2
2015
77
0.080
Why?
Massachusetts
1
2016
2153
0.080
Why?
Emergencies
1
2010
124
0.080
Why?
Prevalence
1
2014
1451
0.080
Why?
Chi-Square Distribution
1
2010
413
0.080
Why?
Logistic Models
2
2010
1273
0.080
Why?
Quality Assurance, Health Care
1
2011
253
0.070
Why?
Anti-Bacterial Agents
1
2015
806
0.070
Why?
Metabolomics
1
2009
63
0.070
Why?
Hospitalization
1
2016
1399
0.070
Why?
Operative Time
2
2021
94
0.070
Why?
Weight Loss
1
2010
275
0.070
Why?
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
1
2009
278
0.070
Why?
Rectal Fistula
1
2008
21
0.070
Why?
Young Adult
2
2014
4836
0.060
Why?
Feasibility Studies
2
2021
589
0.060
Why?
Puerto Rico
1
2026
141
0.060
Why?
North America
1
2026
114
0.060
Why?
Patient Satisfaction
2
2022
441
0.060
Why?
Smoking
1
2010
863
0.060
Why?
Early Detection of Cancer
1
2009
326
0.060
Why?
Arginine
1
2025
136
0.050
Why?
Reproducibility of Results
2
2022
1710
0.050
Why?
Cross-Sectional Studies
2
2021
2721
0.050
Why?
Search Engine
1
2022
11
0.050
Why?
Bayes Theorem
1
2023
126
0.050
Why?
Syndrome
1
2022
180
0.050
Why?
Registries
1
2026
929
0.050
Why?
Personal Satisfaction
1
2022
82
0.040
Why?
Aftercare
1
2021
77
0.040
Why?
Perioperative Period
1
2021
21
0.040
Why?
Preoperative Period
1
2020
67
0.040
Why?
Treatment Failure
1
2021
208
0.040
Why?
Safety
1
2021
142
0.040
Why?
Outpatients
1
2021
143
0.040
Why?
Specialty Boards
1
2020
15
0.040
Why?
Accreditation
1
2020
76
0.040
Why?
Attitude of Health Personnel
1
2025
628
0.040
Why?
Data Accuracy
1
2020
31
0.040
Why?
Terminology as Topic
1
2021
144
0.040
Why?
Stents
1
2023
500
0.040
Why?
Appointments and Schedules
1
2019
60
0.040
Why?
Pilot Projects
2
2014
1021
0.030
Why?
Walking
1
2020
246
0.030
Why?
Needs Assessment
1
2019
202
0.030
Why?
Abdomen
1
2018
97
0.030
Why?
Diagnostic Imaging
1
2020
272
0.030
Why?
Biopsy
2
2009
459
0.030
Why?
Decision Making
1
2019
422
0.030
Why?
Infant, Newborn
1
2020
1431
0.030
Why?
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
1
2015
20
0.030
Why?
Infant
1
2020
1703
0.030
Why?
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
1
2015
34
0.030
Why?
Child, Preschool
1
2020
2067
0.030
Why?
Bacterial Vaccines
1
2015
79
0.030
Why?
Program Development
1
2015
208
0.030
Why?
Equipment Failure Analysis
1
2014
79
0.030
Why?
Organ Sparing Treatments
1
2014
17
0.030
Why?
Infection Control
1
2015
106
0.030
Why?
Pelvic Floor
1
2013
9
0.030
Why?
Neoplasm Invasiveness
1
2014
289
0.020
Why?
Equipment Design
1
2014
371
0.020
Why?
Recovery of Function
1
2014
290
0.020
Why?
Intestinal Mucosa
1
2014
250
0.020
Why?
Sensitivity and Specificity
1
2014
1169
0.020
Why?
Emergency Treatment
1
2011
55
0.020
Why?
Child
1
2020
4623
0.020
Why?
Urogenital Surgical Procedures
1
2008
5
0.020
Why?
Algorithms
1
2013
1050
0.020
Why?
Drainage
1
2008
153
0.020
Why?
Precancerous Conditions
1
2006
74
0.010
Why?
Incidence
1
2006
1430
0.010
Why?
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