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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
24
2026
132
5.960
Why?
Colectomy
14
2025
116
3.760
Why?
Rectum
13
2023
96
2.820
Why?
Transanal Endoscopic Surgery
10
2026
32
2.580
Why?
Elective Surgical Procedures
8
2025
119
2.140
Why?
Colonic Diseases
4
2020
35
2.130
Why?
Patient Readmission
6
2020
445
2.110
Why?
Digestive System Surgical Procedures
10
2021
90
2.050
Why?
Postoperative Complications
19
2025
1312
2.030
Why?
Colorectal Surgery
6
2025
51
1.870
Why?
Colon
6
2021
148
1.730
Why?
Laparoscopy
10
2025
486
1.700
Why?
Rectal Diseases
3
2020
30
1.650
Why?
Colorectal Neoplasms
7
2023
280
1.620
Why?
Analgesics, Opioid
3
2021
525
1.430
Why?
Colonic Neoplasms
5
2023
214
1.380
Why?
Crohn Disease
5
2021
111
1.240
Why?
Diverticulitis
3
2020
33
1.130
Why?
Adenocarcinoma
7
2026
359
1.120
Why?
Surgeons
5
2022
185
1.030
Why?
Length of Stay
9
2025
823
0.980
Why?
Retrospective Studies
24
2025
6818
0.940
Why?
Middle Aged
34
2026
18172
0.920
Why?
Surgical Wound Infection
3
2025
125
0.910
Why?
Humans
71
2026
64976
0.910
Why?
Fecal Incontinence
3
2025
32
0.890
Why?
Risk Assessment
4
2020
2093
0.870
Why?
Constipation
1
2024
14
0.870
Why?
Male
42
2026
30926
0.830
Why?
Diverticulitis, Colonic
4
2020
38
0.830
Why?
Patient Discharge
4
2021
518
0.820
Why?
Preoperative Care
3
2025
198
0.810
Why?
Quality Improvement
7
2025
463
0.800
Why?
Female
40
2026
33874
0.760
Why?
Healthcare Disparities
3
2023
404
0.750
Why?
Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction
1
2021
1
0.710
Why?
Cecal Diseases
1
2021
4
0.710
Why?
Intestinal Volvulus
1
2021
7
0.710
Why?
Sigmoid Diseases
1
2021
7
0.710
Why?
Sarcopenia
1
2022
27
0.700
Why?
Oxycodone
1
2021
28
0.700
Why?
Rectal Prolapse
2
2019
11
0.700
Why?
Aged
24
2026
14881
0.680
Why?
Home Care Services
2
2020
97
0.650
Why?
Drug Prescriptions
1
2021
167
0.630
Why?
Inappropriate Prescribing
1
2021
68
0.630
Why?
Treatment Outcome
18
2026
5779
0.630
Why?
Colonic Pouches
1
2019
17
0.620
Why?
Proctocolectomy, Restorative
1
2019
20
0.620
Why?
Skilled Nursing Facilities
1
2020
80
0.620
Why?
Drug Utilization
1
2021
208
0.610
Why?
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
3
2021
710
0.600
Why?
Anastomosis, Surgical
5
2023
120
0.600
Why?
Neoplasm Staging
7
2026
536
0.590
Why?
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
1
2019
21
0.590
Why?
Insurance Coverage
2
2016
99
0.590
Why?
Colitis, Ulcerative
1
2019
77
0.580
Why?
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
1
2019
32
0.580
Why?
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
2
2016
126
0.580
Why?
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
2
2015
34
0.530
Why?
Colon, Transverse
1
2017
4
0.520
Why?
United States
15
2025
8049
0.510
Why?
Hospital Costs
2
2014
126
0.510
Why?
Colostomy
2
2023
25
0.510
Why?
Postoperative Care
1
2017
123
0.500
Why?
Adult
17
2025
17273
0.500
Why?
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
5
2026
369
0.480
Why?
Risk Factors
13
2025
5401
0.480
Why?
Hospitals
1
2018
387
0.470
Why?
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
3
2020
112
0.460
Why?
Patient Safety
1
2017
247
0.440
Why?
Intestinal Diseases
1
2014
36
0.430
Why?
Margins of Excision
4
2024
31
0.420
Why?
Robotic Surgical Procedures
1
2017
164
0.410
Why?
Anastomotic Leak
3
2021
37
0.350
Why?
Quality of Life
6
2025
1263
0.340
Why?
Cohort Studies
5
2022
2606
0.320
Why?
Health Status Disparities
1
2011
146
0.320
Why?
Intestinal Obstruction
2
2023
53
0.310
Why?
Internship and Residency
3
2025
810
0.300
Why?
Hospital Mortality
4
2017
877
0.300
Why?
Morbidity
4
2021
110
0.300
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
5
2021
2494
0.280
Why?
Practice Guidelines as Topic
3
2021
735
0.280
Why?
Time Factors
6
2019
3759
0.260
Why?
Neoadjuvant Therapy
3
2025
100
0.260
Why?
Reoperation
2
2021
296
0.260
Why?
Aged, 80 and over
5
2021
5586
0.250
Why?
Societies, Medical
3
2024
401
0.240
Why?
Colonoscopy
4
2020
95
0.240
Why?
Intensive Care Units
2
2020
421
0.230
Why?
Academic Medical Centers
2
2017
308
0.220
Why?
Odds Ratio
2
2020
761
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
234
0.200
Why?
Anus Neoplasms
1
2022
25
0.190
Why?
Consumer Health Information
1
2022
35
0.190
Why?
Comorbidity
2
2017
1121
0.190
Why?
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
1
2023
419
0.180
Why?
Critical Care
2
2016
404
0.180
Why?
Prospective Studies
6
2025
3316
0.180
Why?
Digestive System Fistula
1
2021
3
0.180
Why?
Neostigmine
1
2021
3
0.180
Why?
Medical Chaperones
1
2021
3
0.180
Why?
Proportional Hazards Models
1
2023
735
0.170
Why?
Organizational Policy
1
2021
52
0.170
Why?
Chronic Disease
1
2024
751
0.170
Why?
Cholinesterase Inhibitors
1
2021
50
0.170
Why?
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
1
2021
73
0.170
Why?
Decompression, Surgical
1
2021
70
0.170
Why?
Pelvis
1
2021
61
0.170
Why?
Ileostomy
4
2023
28
0.170
Why?
Patient Selection
3
2018
486
0.160
Why?
Clinical Competence
1
2025
723
0.160
Why?
Constriction, Pathologic
2
2021
130
0.160
Why?
Online Systems
1
2020
20
0.160
Why?
Appendiceal Neoplasms
1
2019
9
0.160
Why?
Severity of Illness Index
2
2015
1560
0.160
Why?
Multivariate Analysis
2
2021
931
0.150
Why?
Acute Disease
1
2021
672
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
110
0.140
Why?
Lymph Nodes
1
2019
231
0.140
Why?
Universities
1
2019
167
0.140
Why?
Adolescent
3
2022
6311
0.140
Why?
Disease Management
1
2020
237
0.140
Why?
Frailty
1
2020
128
0.140
Why?
Education, Medical, Graduate
2
2020
350
0.140
Why?
Inpatients
1
2021
311
0.140
Why?
Clinical Decision-Making
1
2019
167
0.140
Why?
Prognosis
2
2014
1780
0.140
Why?
Disease-Free Survival
3
2026
246
0.140
Why?
Self Report
1
2021
391
0.140
Why?
Social Media
1
2020
127
0.140
Why?
General Surgery
1
2020
212
0.130
Why?
Obesity
1
2025
1267
0.130
Why?
Telemedicine
1
2022
358
0.130
Why?
Survival Rate
3
2018
850
0.130
Why?
Diffusion of Innovation
1
2017
59
0.130
Why?
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
1
2020
799
0.120
Why?
Intestine, Small
1
2016
82
0.120
Why?
Checklist
1
2016
71
0.120
Why?
Hospitals, High-Volume
1
2016
33
0.120
Why?
Total Quality Management
1
2015
56
0.120
Why?
Dextrans
1
2015
45
0.110
Why?
Electric Stimulation Therapy
1
2015
27
0.110
Why?
Quality of Health Care
1
2019
529
0.110
Why?
Databases, Factual
2
2016
874
0.110
Why?
Physical Examination
1
2015
110
0.110
Why?
Prostheses and Implants
1
2015
71
0.110
Why?
Efficiency, Organizational
1
2015
92
0.110
Why?
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological
2
2025
29
0.110
Why?
Surveys and Questionnaires
4
2025
2762
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
198
0.110
Why?
Anal Canal
1
2014
38
0.100
Why?
Costs and Cost Analysis
1
2014
105
0.100
Why?
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
2
2019
1663
0.100
Why?
Cost of Illness
1
2014
171
0.100
Why?
Predictive Value of Tests
2
2020
1106
0.100
Why?
Cost-Benefit Analysis
1
2014
316
0.100
Why?
Image Enhancement
1
2014
194
0.100
Why?
Diet
1
2015
536
0.090
Why?
Defecation
2
2025
17
0.080
Why?
Evidence-Based Medicine
3
2019
463
0.080
Why?
Age Factors
2
2020
1582
0.080
Why?
Colitis
2
2015
78
0.080
Why?
Massachusetts
1
2016
2142
0.080
Why?
Emergencies
1
2010
122
0.080
Why?
Prevalence
1
2014
1431
0.080
Why?
Chi-Square Distribution
1
2010
415
0.080
Why?
Logistic Models
2
2010
1272
0.080
Why?
Quality Assurance, Health Care
1
2011
258
0.070
Why?
Anti-Bacterial Agents
1
2015
806
0.070
Why?
Metabolomics
1
2009
59
0.070
Why?
Hospitalization
1
2016
1384
0.070
Why?
Operative Time
2
2021
91
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
464
0.070
Why?
Young Adult
2
2014
4780
0.060
Why?
Feasibility Studies
2
2021
579
0.060
Why?
North America
1
2026
114
0.060
Why?
Patient Satisfaction
2
2022
434
0.060
Why?
Smoking
1
2010
862
0.060
Why?
Early Detection of Cancer
1
2009
324
0.060
Why?
Arginine
1
2025
137
0.060
Why?
Reproducibility of Results
2
2022
1694
0.050
Why?
Cross-Sectional Studies
2
2021
2681
0.050
Why?
Search Engine
1
2022
10
0.050
Why?
Bayes Theorem
1
2023
126
0.050
Why?
Syndrome
1
2022
178
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
21
0.040
Why?
Preoperative Period
1
2020
67
0.040
Why?
Treatment Failure
1
2021
206
0.040
Why?
Safety
1
2021
148
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
32
0.040
Why?
Terminology as Topic
1
2021
145
0.040
Why?
Stents
1
2023
499
0.040
Why?
Appointments and Schedules
1
2019
61
0.040
Why?
Pilot Projects
2
2014
1006
0.040
Why?
Walking
1
2020
241
0.030
Why?
Needs Assessment
1
2019
201
0.030
Why?
Abdomen
1
2018
94
0.030
Why?
Diagnostic Imaging
1
2020
269
0.030
Why?
Biopsy
2
2009
455
0.030
Why?
Decision Making
1
2019
416
0.030
Why?
Infant, Newborn
1
2020
1416
0.030
Why?
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
1
2015
20
0.030
Why?
Infant
1
2020
1690
0.030
Why?
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
1
2015
35
0.030
Why?
Child, Preschool
1
2020
2060
0.030
Why?
Bacterial Vaccines
1
2015
80
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
104
0.030
Why?
Pelvic Floor
1
2013
10
0.030
Why?
Neoplasm Invasiveness
1
2014
286
0.020
Why?
Equipment Design
1
2014
361
0.020
Why?
Recovery of Function
1
2014
291
0.020
Why?
Intestinal Mucosa
1
2014
250
0.020
Why?
Sensitivity and Specificity
1
2014
1164
0.020
Why?
Emergency Treatment
1
2011
55
0.020
Why?
Child
1
2020
4629
0.020
Why?
Urogenital Surgical Procedures
1
2008
5
0.020
Why?
Algorithms
1
2013
1046
0.020
Why?
Drainage
1
2008
154
0.020
Why?
Precancerous Conditions
1
2006
73
0.010
Why?
Incidence
1
2006
1405
0.010
Why?
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