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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
6.040
Why?
Colectomy
13
2021
108
3.770
Why?
Rectum
13
2023
88
2.970
Why?
Colonic Diseases
4
2020
34
2.240
Why?
Transanal Endoscopic Surgery
8
2025
25
2.230
Why?
Patient Readmission
6
2020
429
2.210
Why?
Elective Surgical Procedures
7
2021
117
2.200
Why?
Digestive System Surgical Procedures
10
2021
91
2.150
Why?
Postoperative Complications
17
2025
1284
1.960
Why?
Colorectal Surgery
6
2025
54
1.940
Why?
Colon
6
2021
145
1.820
Why?
Laparoscopy
9
2023
468
1.740
Why?
Rectal Diseases
3
2020
27
1.740
Why?
Colorectal Neoplasms
7
2023
280
1.690
Why?
Analgesics, Opioid
3
2021
532
1.480
Why?
Colonic Neoplasms
5
2023
220
1.440
Why?
Crohn Disease
5
2021
111
1.290
Why?
Diverticulitis
3
2020
31
1.190
Why?
Surgeons
5
2022
181
1.080
Why?
Length of Stay
8
2021
805
0.980
Why?
Pain, Postoperative
3
2021
161
0.950
Why?
Retrospective Studies
22
2024
6545
0.950
Why?
Fecal Incontinence
3
2025
31
0.940
Why?
Humans
68
2025
62870
0.930
Why?
Middle Aged
31
2025
17394
0.920
Why?
Risk Assessment
4
2020
2051
0.920
Why?
Constipation
1
2024
16
0.910
Why?
Diverticulitis, Colonic
4
2020
34
0.870
Why?
Patient Discharge
4
2021
505
0.870
Why?
Male
39
2025
29555
0.840
Why?
Healthcare Disparities
3
2023
352
0.830
Why?
Quality Improvement
6
2019
439
0.790
Why?
Adenocarcinoma
5
2019
337
0.790
Why?
Female
37
2025
32569
0.770
Why?
Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction
1
2021
1
0.750
Why?
Cecal Diseases
1
2021
4
0.750
Why?
Sarcopenia
1
2022
22
0.750
Why?
Intestinal Volvulus
1
2021
7
0.740
Why?
Sigmoid Diseases
1
2021
6
0.740
Why?
Surgical Wound Infection
2
2014
114
0.730
Why?
Rectal Prolapse
2
2019
12
0.730
Why?
Oxycodone
1
2021
30
0.730
Why?
Home Care Services
2
2020
98
0.680
Why?
Inappropriate Prescribing
1
2021
66
0.660
Why?
Drug Prescriptions
1
2021
168
0.660
Why?
Aged
21
2025
14269
0.660
Why?
Colonic Pouches
1
2019
16
0.650
Why?
Proctocolectomy, Restorative
1
2019
19
0.650
Why?
Skilled Nursing Facilities
1
2020
83
0.650
Why?
Drug Utilization
1
2021
210
0.640
Why?
Preoperative Care
2
2020
188
0.640
Why?
Anastomosis, Surgical
5
2023
111
0.630
Why?
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
3
2021
709
0.620
Why?
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
1
2019
20
0.620
Why?
Insurance Coverage
2
2016
100
0.620
Why?
Colitis, Ulcerative
1
2019
74
0.610
Why?
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
1
2019
33
0.610
Why?
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
2
2016
122
0.610
Why?
Treatment Outcome
16
2025
5596
0.610
Why?
Neoplasm Staging
6
2023
489
0.570
Why?
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
2
2015
34
0.560
Why?
Colon, Transverse
1
2017
4
0.550
Why?
Adult
17
2025
16673
0.530
Why?
Hospital Costs
2
2014
126
0.530
Why?
Colostomy
2
2023
24
0.530
Why?
Postoperative Care
1
2017
121
0.530
Why?
United States
14
2025
7744
0.520
Why?
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
3
2020
101
0.490
Why?
Hospitals
1
2018
393
0.480
Why?
Risk Factors
12
2020
5309
0.480
Why?
Patient Safety
1
2017
242
0.460
Why?
Intestinal Diseases
1
2014
36
0.450
Why?
Margins of Excision
4
2024
27
0.450
Why?
Robotic Surgical Procedures
1
2017
141
0.440
Why?
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
3
2024
337
0.410
Why?
Anastomotic Leak
3
2021
35
0.370
Why?
Quality of Life
6
2025
1221
0.360
Why?
Cohort Studies
5
2022
2549
0.340
Why?
Health Status Disparities
1
2011
144
0.330
Why?
Intestinal Obstruction
2
2023
53
0.320
Why?
Internship and Residency
3
2025
788
0.320
Why?
Morbidity
4
2021
113
0.320
Why?
Hospital Mortality
4
2017
867
0.310
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
5
2021
2444
0.300
Why?
Practice Guidelines as Topic
3
2021
727
0.290
Why?
Neoadjuvant Therapy
3
2025
82
0.280
Why?
Time Factors
6
2019
3750
0.270
Why?
Reoperation
2
2021
290
0.270
Why?
Aged, 80 and over
5
2021
5408
0.270
Why?
Societies, Medical
3
2024
366
0.250
Why?
Colonoscopy
4
2020
97
0.250
Why?
Intensive Care Units
2
2020
405
0.240
Why?
Academic Medical Centers
2
2017
317
0.230
Why?
Odds Ratio
2
2020
769
0.230
Why?
Perineum
2
2021
20
0.220
Why?
Mesocolon
1
2023
2
0.210
Why?
Surgical Stomas
1
2023
8
0.210
Why?
Anus Neoplasms
1
2022
23
0.200
Why?
Consumer Health Information
1
2022
37
0.200
Why?
Comorbidity
2
2017
1119
0.200
Why?
Critical Care
2
2016
392
0.190
Why?
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
1
2023
419
0.190
Why?
Prospective Studies
6
2025
3263
0.190
Why?
Digestive System Fistula
1
2021
3
0.190
Why?
Neostigmine
1
2021
3
0.190
Why?
Medical Chaperones
1
2021
3
0.180
Why?
Organizational Policy
1
2021
49
0.180
Why?
Proportional Hazards Models
1
2023
729
0.180
Why?
Cholinesterase Inhibitors
1
2021
47
0.180
Why?
Chronic Disease
1
2024
749
0.180
Why?
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
1
2021
74
0.180
Why?
Decompression, Surgical
1
2021
66
0.180
Why?
Pelvis
1
2021
58
0.180
Why?
Ileostomy
4
2023
27
0.180
Why?
Patient Selection
3
2018
482
0.170
Why?
Constriction, Pathologic
2
2021
120
0.170
Why?
Clinical Competence
1
2025
713
0.170
Why?
Online Systems
1
2020
19
0.170
Why?
Appendiceal Neoplasms
1
2019
8
0.160
Why?
Severity of Illness Index
2
2015
1541
0.160
Why?
Multivariate Analysis
2
2021
934
0.160
Why?
Clinical Protocols
1
2020
138
0.160
Why?
Ischemia
1
2021
204
0.160
Why?
Acute Disease
1
2021
671
0.160
Why?
Long-Term Care
1
2020
177
0.160
Why?
Surgical Procedures, Operative
1
2020
140
0.160
Why?
Delphi Technique
1
2019
93
0.150
Why?
Lymph Nodes
1
2019
222
0.150
Why?
Universities
1
2019
157
0.150
Why?
Adolescent
3
2022
6196
0.150
Why?
Education, Medical, Graduate
2
2020
341
0.150
Why?
Clinical Decision-Making
1
2019
160
0.150
Why?
Disease Management
1
2020
234
0.150
Why?
Prognosis
2
2014
1729
0.150
Why?
Self Report
1
2021
371
0.150
Why?
Inpatients
1
2021
302
0.150
Why?
Frailty
1
2020
130
0.150
Why?
Social Media
1
2020
128
0.140
Why?
General Surgery
1
2020
205
0.140
Why?
Telemedicine
1
2022
318
0.140
Why?
Survival Rate
3
2018
844
0.130
Why?
Diffusion of Innovation
1
2017
57
0.130
Why?
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
1
2020
730
0.130
Why?
Intestine, Small
1
2016
79
0.130
Why?
Hospitals, High-Volume
1
2016
32
0.120
Why?
Checklist
1
2016
73
0.120
Why?
Total Quality Management
1
2015
55
0.120
Why?
Dextrans
1
2015
46
0.120
Why?
Quality of Health Care
1
2019
517
0.120
Why?
Electric Stimulation Therapy
1
2015
27
0.120
Why?
Databases, Factual
2
2016
853
0.120
Why?
Prostheses and Implants
1
2015
71
0.120
Why?
Physical Examination
1
2015
112
0.120
Why?
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological
2
2025
27
0.120
Why?
Efficiency, Organizational
1
2015
93
0.120
Why?
Surveys and Questionnaires
4
2025
2652
0.120
Why?
Intestines
1
2016
166
0.120
Why?
Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant
1
2014
10
0.120
Why?
Hyaluronic Acid
1
2015
67
0.120
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
35
0.110
Why?
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
2
2019
1589
0.110
Why?
Costs and Cost Analysis
1
2014
102
0.110
Why?
Cost of Illness
1
2014
161
0.110
Why?
Predictive Value of Tests
2
2020
1078
0.100
Why?
Image Enhancement
1
2014
191
0.100
Why?
Cost-Benefit Analysis
1
2014
309
0.100
Why?
Diet
1
2015
523
0.090
Why?
Defecation
2
2025
17
0.090
Why?
Evidence-Based Medicine
3
2019
458
0.090
Why?
Age Factors
2
2020
1556
0.090
Why?
Colitis
2
2015
77
0.090
Why?
Massachusetts
1
2016
2061
0.090
Why?
Prevalence
1
2014
1363
0.080
Why?
Emergencies
1
2010
115
0.080
Why?
Chi-Square Distribution
1
2010
416
0.080
Why?
Logistic Models
2
2010
1275
0.080
Why?
Quality Assurance, Health Care
1
2011
252
0.080
Why?
Anti-Bacterial Agents
1
2015
786
0.080
Why?
Metabolomics
1
2009
54
0.080
Why?
Hospitalization
1
2016
1346
0.070
Why?
Operative Time
2
2021
91
0.070
Why?
Weight Loss
1
2010
272
0.070
Why?
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
1
2009
294
0.070
Why?
Rectal Fistula
1
2008
22
0.070
Why?
Internet
2
2022
464
0.070
Why?
Young Adult
2
2014
4655
0.070
Why?
Feasibility Studies
2
2021
562
0.060
Why?
Patient Satisfaction
2
2022
432
0.060
Why?
Smoking
1
2010
864
0.060
Why?
Early Detection of Cancer
1
2009
315
0.060
Why?
Reproducibility of Results
2
2022
1640
0.050
Why?
Cross-Sectional Studies
2
2021
2558
0.050
Why?
Search Engine
1
2022
9
0.050
Why?
Bayes Theorem
1
2023
121
0.050
Why?
Syndrome
1
2022
179
0.050
Why?
Personal Satisfaction
1
2022
81
0.050
Why?
Comprehension
1
2022
134
0.050
Why?
Aftercare
1
2021
75
0.040
Why?
Perioperative Period
1
2021
20
0.040
Why?
Preoperative Period
1
2020
69
0.040
Why?
Treatment Failure
1
2021
199
0.040
Why?
Attitude of Health Personnel
1
2025
587
0.040
Why?
Safety
1
2021
145
0.040
Why?
Specialty Boards
1
2020
14
0.040
Why?
Outpatients
1
2021
141
0.040
Why?
Accreditation
1
2020
76
0.040
Why?
Data Accuracy
1
2020
32
0.040
Why?
Terminology as Topic
1
2021
140
0.040
Why?
Stents
1
2023
487
0.040
Why?
Appointments and Schedules
1
2019
59
0.040
Why?
Pilot Projects
2
2014
989
0.040
Why?
Walking
1
2020
238
0.040
Why?
Needs Assessment
1
2019
196
0.040
Why?
Abdomen
1
2018
92
0.040
Why?
Diagnostic Imaging
1
2020
262
0.030
Why?
Biopsy
2
2009
431
0.030
Why?
Decision Making
1
2019
402
0.030
Why?
Infant, Newborn
1
2020
1348
0.030
Why?
Infant
1
2020
1623
0.030
Why?
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
1
2015
20
0.030
Why?
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
1
2015
35
0.030
Why?
Child, Preschool
1
2020
1962
0.030
Why?
Program Development
1
2015
205
0.030
Why?
Equipment Failure Analysis
1
2014
75
0.030
Why?
Organ Sparing Treatments
1
2014
15
0.030
Why?
Bacterial Vaccines
1
2015
87
0.030
Why?
Infection Control
1
2015
104
0.030
Why?
Pelvic Floor
1
2013
10
0.030
Why?
Disease-Free Survival
1
2014
242
0.030
Why?
Neoplasm Invasiveness
1
2014
273
0.030
Why?
Equipment Design
1
2014
348
0.030
Why?
Recovery of Function
1
2014
282
0.020
Why?
Intestinal Mucosa
1
2014
244
0.020
Why?
Sensitivity and Specificity
1
2014
1140
0.020
Why?
Emergency Treatment
1
2011
57
0.020
Why?
Child
1
2020
4478
0.020
Why?
Algorithms
1
2013
1003
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
1373
0.010
Why?
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