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Karim Alavi

Concepts (246)

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Rectal Neoplasms
22
2025
115
5.770
Why?
Colectomy
13
2021
109
3.670
Why?
Rectum
13
2023
91
2.890
Why?
Colonic Diseases
4
2020
34
2.180
Why?
Transanal Endoscopic Surgery
8
2025
25
2.170
Why?
Patient Readmission
6
2020
429
2.170
Why?
Elective Surgical Procedures
7
2021
124
2.130
Why?
Digestive System Surgical Procedures
10
2021
90
2.100
Why?
Colorectal Surgery
6
2025
51
1.910
Why?
Postoperative Complications
17
2025
1314
1.900
Why?
Colon
6
2021
147
1.770
Why?
Rectal Diseases
3
2020
28
1.690
Why?
Laparoscopy
9
2023
494
1.680
Why?
Colorectal Neoplasms
7
2023
277
1.660
Why?
Analgesics, Opioid
3
2021
536
1.450
Why?
Colonic Neoplasms
5
2023
222
1.410
Why?
Crohn Disease
5
2021
110
1.260
Why?
Diverticulitis
3
2020
31
1.160
Why?
Surgeons
5
2022
185
1.050
Why?
Length of Stay
8
2021
815
0.950
Why?
Pain, Postoperative
3
2021
162
0.930
Why?
Retrospective Studies
22
2024
6688
0.920
Why?
Fecal Incontinence
3
2025
30
0.910
Why?
Humans
68
2025
63586
0.910
Why?
Middle Aged
31
2025
17694
0.900
Why?
Risk Assessment
4
2020
2080
0.900
Why?
Constipation
1
2024
15
0.880
Why?
Diverticulitis, Colonic
4
2020
35
0.850
Why?
Patient Discharge
4
2021
512
0.850
Why?
Male
39
2025
29980
0.820
Why?
Healthcare Disparities
3
2023
365
0.800
Why?
Quality Improvement
6
2019
446
0.780
Why?
Adenocarcinoma
5
2019
350
0.770
Why?
Female
37
2025
32991
0.750
Why?
Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction
1
2021
1
0.730
Why?
Cecal Diseases
1
2021
4
0.730
Why?
Intestinal Volvulus
1
2021
7
0.720
Why?
Sarcopenia
1
2022
24
0.720
Why?
Sigmoid Diseases
1
2021
6
0.720
Why?
Surgical Wound Infection
2
2014
115
0.720
Why?
Rectal Prolapse
2
2019
11
0.710
Why?
Oxycodone
1
2021
30
0.710
Why?
Home Care Services
2
2020
98
0.660
Why?
Drug Prescriptions
1
2021
168
0.650
Why?
Inappropriate Prescribing
1
2021
66
0.650
Why?
Aged
21
2025
14505
0.640
Why?
Colonic Pouches
1
2019
16
0.640
Why?
Proctocolectomy, Restorative
1
2019
19
0.630
Why?
Skilled Nursing Facilities
1
2020
83
0.630
Why?
Drug Utilization
1
2021
209
0.620
Why?
Preoperative Care
2
2020
193
0.620
Why?
Anastomosis, Surgical
5
2023
115
0.610
Why?
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
3
2021
710
0.610
Why?
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
1
2019
20
0.600
Why?
Insurance Coverage
2
2016
99
0.600
Why?
Colitis, Ulcerative
1
2019
75
0.600
Why?
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
1
2019
33
0.600
Why?
Treatment Outcome
16
2025
5701
0.590
Why?
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
2
2016
129
0.590
Why?
Neoplasm Staging
6
2023
517
0.560
Why?
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
2
2015
34
0.550
Why?
Colon, Transverse
1
2017
4
0.530
Why?
Adult
17
2025
16885
0.520
Why?
Hospital Costs
2
2014
126
0.520
Why?
Colostomy
2
2023
24
0.520
Why?
Postoperative Care
1
2017
124
0.510
Why?
United States
14
2025
7862
0.500
Why?
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
3
2020
102
0.480
Why?
Hospitals
1
2018
394
0.470
Why?
Risk Factors
12
2020
5363
0.470
Why?
Patient Safety
1
2017
244
0.450
Why?
Intestinal Diseases
1
2014
36
0.440
Why?
Margins of Excision
4
2024
31
0.430
Why?
Robotic Surgical Procedures
1
2017
160
0.420
Why?
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
3
2024
347
0.400
Why?
Anastomotic Leak
3
2021
35
0.360
Why?
Quality of Life
6
2025
1241
0.350
Why?
Cohort Studies
5
2022
2576
0.330
Why?
Health Status Disparities
1
2011
146
0.320
Why?
Intestinal Obstruction
2
2023
53
0.310
Why?
Internship and Residency
3
2025
809
0.310
Why?
Morbidity
4
2021
113
0.310
Why?
Hospital Mortality
4
2017
879
0.310
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
5
2021
2464
0.290
Why?
Practice Guidelines as Topic
3
2021
725
0.290
Why?
Neoadjuvant Therapy
3
2025
88
0.270
Why?
Time Factors
6
2019
3769
0.260
Why?
Reoperation
2
2021
294
0.260
Why?
Aged, 80 and over
5
2021
5493
0.260
Why?
Societies, Medical
3
2024
379
0.240
Why?
Colonoscopy
4
2020
100
0.240
Why?
Intensive Care Units
2
2020
407
0.230
Why?
Academic Medical Centers
2
2017
316
0.220
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
25
0.200
Why?
Consumer Health Information
1
2022
37
0.190
Why?
Comorbidity
2
2017
1119
0.190
Why?
Critical Care
2
2016
397
0.190
Why?
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
1
2023
422
0.190
Why?
Prospective Studies
6
2025
3303
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
732
0.180
Why?
Organizational Policy
1
2021
52
0.180
Why?
Cholinesterase Inhibitors
1
2021
47
0.180
Why?
Chronic Disease
1
2024
754
0.170
Why?
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
1
2021
73
0.170
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
490
0.170
Why?
Clinical Competence
1
2025
729
0.160
Why?
Constriction, Pathologic
2
2021
130
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
1555
0.160
Why?
Multivariate Analysis
2
2021
937
0.160
Why?
Acute Disease
1
2021
672
0.160
Why?
Ischemia
1
2021
205
0.160
Why?
Long-Term Care
1
2020
177
0.150
Why?
Surgical Procedures, Operative
1
2020
141
0.150
Why?
Delphi Technique
1
2019
101
0.150
Why?
Lymph Nodes
1
2019
227
0.150
Why?
Universities
1
2019
160
0.150
Why?
Adolescent
3
2022
6255
0.150
Why?
Disease Management
1
2020
233
0.140
Why?
Prognosis
2
2014
1748
0.140
Why?
Frailty
1
2020
130
0.140
Why?
Education, Medical, Graduate
2
2020
353
0.140
Why?
Inpatients
1
2021
305
0.140
Why?
Self Report
1
2021
380
0.140
Why?
Clinical Decision-Making
1
2019
166
0.140
Why?
Social Media
1
2020
127
0.140
Why?
General Surgery
1
2020
212
0.140
Why?
Telemedicine
1
2022
329
0.130
Why?
Survival Rate
3
2018
853
0.130
Why?
Diffusion of Innovation
1
2017
60
0.130
Why?
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
1
2020
775
0.130
Why?
Intestine, Small
1
2016
80
0.120
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
873
0.120
Why?
Prostheses and Implants
1
2015
70
0.110
Why?
Physical Examination
1
2015
111
0.110
Why?
Surveys and Questionnaires
4
2025
2699
0.110
Why?
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological
2
2025
27
0.110
Why?
Efficiency, Organizational
1
2015
96
0.110
Why?
Intestines
1
2016
165
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
35
0.110
Why?
Medical Errors
1
2016
196
0.110
Why?
Anal Canal
1
2014
37
0.110
Why?
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
2
2019
1648
0.100
Why?
Costs and Cost Analysis
1
2014
102
0.100
Why?
Cost of Illness
1
2014
162
0.100
Why?
Predictive Value of Tests
2
2020
1096
0.100
Why?
Cost-Benefit Analysis
1
2014
312
0.100
Why?
Image Enhancement
1
2014
193
0.100
Why?
Diet
1
2015
527
0.090
Why?
Defecation
2
2025
17
0.090
Why?
Evidence-Based Medicine
3
2019
462
0.090
Why?
Age Factors
2
2020
1565
0.090
Why?
Colitis
2
2015
77
0.090
Why?
Massachusetts
1
2016
2075
0.080
Why?
Prevalence
1
2014
1383
0.080
Why?
Emergencies
1
2010
121
0.080
Why?
Chi-Square Distribution
1
2010
418
0.080
Why?
Logistic Models
2
2010
1277
0.080
Why?
Quality Assurance, Health Care
1
2011
255
0.080
Why?
Anti-Bacterial Agents
1
2015
790
0.070
Why?
Metabolomics
1
2009
52
0.070
Why?
Hospitalization
1
2016
1362
0.070
Why?
Operative Time
2
2021
92
0.070
Why?
Weight Loss
1
2010
274
0.070
Why?
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
1
2009
294
0.070
Why?
Rectal Fistula
1
2008
21
0.070
Why?
Internet
2
2022
470
0.070
Why?
Young Adult
2
2014
4708
0.060
Why?
Feasibility Studies
2
2021
571
0.060
Why?
Patient Satisfaction
2
2022
435
0.060
Why?
Smoking
1
2010
866
0.060
Why?
Early Detection of Cancer
1
2009
324
0.060
Why?
Reproducibility of Results
2
2022
1667
0.050
Why?
Cross-Sectional Studies
2
2021
2588
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
84
0.050
Why?
Comprehension
1
2022
139
0.040
Why?
Aftercare
1
2021
76
0.040
Why?
Perioperative Period
1
2021
21
0.040
Why?
Preoperative Period
1
2020
71
0.040
Why?
Treatment Failure
1
2021
201
0.040
Why?
Attitude of Health Personnel
1
2025
601
0.040
Why?
Safety
1
2021
145
0.040
Why?
Outpatients
1
2021
138
0.040
Why?
Specialty Boards
1
2020
15
0.040
Why?
Accreditation
1
2020
78
0.040
Why?
Data Accuracy
1
2020
32
0.040
Why?
Terminology as Topic
1
2021
141
0.040
Why?
Stents
1
2023
506
0.040
Why?
Appointments and Schedules
1
2019
60
0.040
Why?
Walking
1
2020
238
0.040
Why?
Pilot Projects
2
2014
1014
0.040
Why?
Abdomen
1
2018
92
0.030
Why?
Needs Assessment
1
2019
202
0.030
Why?
Diagnostic Imaging
1
2020
265
0.030
Why?
Biopsy
2
2009
446
0.030
Why?
Decision Making
1
2019
411
0.030
Why?
Infant, Newborn
1
2020
1361
0.030
Why?
Infant
1
2020
1654
0.030
Why?
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
1
2015
20
0.030
Why?
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
1
2015
34
0.030
Why?
Child, Preschool
1
2020
1998
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
244
0.030
Why?
Neoplasm Invasiveness
1
2014
280
0.030
Why?
Equipment Design
1
2014
358
0.020
Why?
Recovery of Function
1
2014
288
0.020
Why?
Intestinal Mucosa
1
2014
242
0.020
Why?
Sensitivity and Specificity
1
2014
1152
0.020
Why?
Emergency Treatment
1
2011
58
0.020
Why?
Child
1
2020
4533
0.020
Why?
Algorithms
1
2013
1005
0.020
Why?
Urogenital Surgical Procedures
1
2008
5
0.020
Why?
Drainage
1
2008
154
0.020
Why?
Precancerous Conditions
1
2006
71
0.020
Why?
Incidence
1
2006
1383
0.010
Why?
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