| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Complications in colorectal surgery: risk factors and preventive strategies | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2010 | 291 |
| 2 | How to risk-stratify elective surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic? | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2020 | 220 |
| 3 | The safety of Covid-19 mRNA vaccines: a review | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2021 | 150 |
| 4 | Missed injuries in trauma patients: A literature review | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2008 | 148 |
| 5 | The incidence, root-causes, and outcomes of adverse events in surgical units: implication for potential prevention strategies | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2011 | 138 |
| 6 | Patterns of unexpected in-hospital deaths: a root cause analysis | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2011 | 122 |
| 7 | Intraoperative radiation safety in orthopaedics: a review of the ALARA (As low as reasonably achievable) principle | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2016 | 97 |
| 8 | Is the intraosseous access route fast and efficacious compared to conventional central venous catheterization in adult patients under resuscitation in the emergency department? A prospective observational pilot study | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2009 | 85 |
| 9 | The SURgical PAtient Safety System (SURPASS) checklist optimizes timing of antibiotic prophylaxis | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2010 | 76 |
| 10 | How to perform a root cause analysis for workup and future prevention of medical errors: a review | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2016 | 75 |
| 11 | Clarifying "never events" and introducing "always events" | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2009 | 70 |
| 12 | Outcomes after surgical treatment of acetabular fractures: a review | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2019 | 69 |
| 13 | Bias towards publishing positive results in orthopedic and general surgery: a patient safety issue? | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2007 | 67 |
| 14 | Standardised proformas improve patient handover: Audit of trauma handover practice | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2008 | 66 |
| 15 | Preoperative anxiety among adult patients undergoing elective surgery: a prospective survey at a general hospital in Ethiopia | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2019 | 63 |
| 16 | Why do surgeons continue to perform unnecessary surgery? | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2017 | 62 |
| 17 | Surgical checklists: the human factor | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2013 | 61 |
| 18 | Innovative strategies for the management of long bone infection: a review of the Masquelet technique | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2015 | 60 |
| 19 | Artificial intelligence systems for complex decision-making in acute care medicine: a review | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2019 | 59 |
| 20 | Postoperative mortality among surgical patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2020 | 58 |
| 21 | Complications and safety aspects of kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral fractures: a prospective follow-up study in 102 consecutive patients | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2008 | 55 |
| 22 | Is detection of adverse events affected by record review methodology? an evaluation of the “Harvard Medical Practice Study” method and the “Global Trigger Tool” | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2013 | 54 |
| 23 | Prevalence of sacral dysmorphia in a prospective trauma population: Implications for a "safe" surgical corridor for sacro-iliac screw placement | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2011 | 53 |
| 24 | Safe surgical technique: intramedullary nail fixation of tibial shaft fractures | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2015 | 51 |
| 25 | Vitamin D status and surgical outcomes: a systematic review | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2015 | 48 |
| 26 | Current issues in patient safety in surgery: a review | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2015 | 47 |
| 27 | Prevalence, indications, and outcomes of caesarean section deliveries in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2020 | 47 |
| 28 | Incidence and root causes of cancellations for elective orthopaedic procedures: a single center experience of 17,625 consecutive cases | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2014 | 45 |
| 29 | Surgical site infection and its associated factors following cesarean section: a cross sectional study from a public hospital in Ethiopia | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2017 | 45 |
| 30 | The grass is not always greener: a multi-institutional pilot study of marijuana use and acute pain management following traumatic injury | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2018 | 45 |
| 31 | Treatment of femoral neck fractures in elderly patients over 60 years of age - which is the ideal modality of primary joint replacement? | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2010 | 44 |
| 32 | A critical assessment of monitoring practices, patient deterioration, and alarm fatigue on inpatient wards: a review | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2014 | 44 |
| 33 | Is immediate weight bearing safe for periprosthetic distal femur fractures treated by locked plating? A feasibility study in 52 consecutive patients | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2016 | 44 |
| 34 | Increased occurrence of spinal fractures related to ankylosing spondylitis: a prospective 22-year cohort study in 17,764 patients from a national registry in Sweden | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2013 | 43 |
| 35 | “The National Surgery Quality Improvement Project” (NSQIP): a new tool to increase patient safety and cost efficiency in a surgical intensive care unit | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2014 | 43 |
| 36 | Retained surgical sponges: a descriptive study of 319 occurrences and contributing factors from 2012 to 2017 | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2018 | 43 |
| 37 | Adherence to the WHO surgical safety checklist: an observational study in a Swiss academic center | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2019 | 41 |
| 38 | Alcohol based surgical prep solution and the risk of fire in the operating room: a case report | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2008 | 40 |
| 39 | Applicability of the Clavien-Dindo classification to emergency surgical procedures: a retrospective cohort study on 444 consecutive patients | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2014 | 40 |
| 40 | Suboptimal compliance with surgical safety checklists in Colorado: A prospective observational study reveals differences between surgical specialties | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2015 | 40 |
| 41 | The “Aachen fall prevention App” – a Smartphone application app for the self-assessment of elderly patients at risk for ground level falls | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2017 | 40 |
| 42 | Incidence, root causes, and outcomes of surgical site infections in a tertiary care hospital in Rwanda: a prospective observational cohort study | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2019 | 40 |
| 43 | The role of indocyanine green fluoroscopy for intraoperative bile duct visualization during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: an observational cohort study in 70 patients | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2019 | 40 |
| 44 | Perception of surgical complications among patients, nurses and physicians: a prospective cross-sectional survey | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2011 | 39 |
| 45 | Safety in surgery: the role of shared decision-making | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2015 | 39 |
| 46 | Implementation of the "FASTHUG" concept decreases the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in a surgical intensive care unit | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2008 | 38 |
| 47 | The management of pneumothorax in patients with anorexia nervosa: A case report and review of the literature | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2010 | 38 |
| 48 | Implementation of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in an Ethiopian Referral Hospital | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2014 | 38 |
| 49 | Failure of fixation of trochanteric femur fractures: Clinical recommendations for avoiding Z-effect and reverse Z-effect type complications | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2011 | 37 |
| 50 | Risk of postoperative hypoxemia in ambulatory orthopedic surgery patients with diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea: a retrospective observational study | Patient Safety in Surgery | 2010 | 36 |
