Periostin promotes fibrosis and predicts progression in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis | American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology | 2012 | 173 |
Burden of cirrhosis on older Americans and their families: analysis of the health and retirement study | Hepatology | 2012 | 102 |
Cathelicidin-related antimicrobial peptide is required for effective lung mucosal immunity in Gram-negative bacterial pneumonia | Journal of Immunology | 2012 | 83 |
Hospital-level variation in the use of intensive care | Health Services Research | 2012 | 81 |
Serological investigation of the collagen degradation profile of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis | Biomarker Insights | 2012 | 68 |
Variation in PTX3 is associated with primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | 2012 | 53 |
Measurement of MMP-9 and -12 degraded elastin (ELM) provides unique information on lung tissue degradation | BMC Pulmonary Medicine | 2012 | 44 |
Influence of lightweight ambulatory oxygen on oxygen use and activity patterns of COPD patients receiving long-term oxygen therapy | COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 2012 | 39 |
A panel of lung injury biomarkers enhances the definition of primary graft dysfunction (PGD) after lung transplantation | Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation | 2012 | 38 |
Long-term comparative immunogenicity of protein conjugate and free polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccines in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Clinical Infectious Diseases | 2012 | 38 |
Early induction of CCL7 downstream of TLR9 signaling promotes the development of robust immunity to cryptococcal infection | Journal of Immunology | 2012 | 36 |
Pulmonary fibrosis induced by γ-herpesvirus in aged mice is associated with increased fibroblast responsiveness to transforming growth factor-β | Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences | 2012 | 33 |
Despite variation in volume, Veterans Affairs hospitals show consistent outcomes among patients with non-postoperative mechanical ventilation | Critical Care Medicine | 2012 | 29 |
Trends in the incidence of noncardiogenic acute respiratory failure: the role of race | Critical Care Medicine | 2012 | 29 |
Implementation challenges in the intensive care unit: the why, who, and how of daily interruption of sedation | Journal of Critical Care | 2012 | 26 |
Implications of different fluid overload definitions in pediatric stem cell transplant patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy | Intensive Care Medicine | 2012 | 25 |
Ablation of leptin receptor-mediated ERK activation impairs host defense against Gram-negative pneumonia | Journal of Immunology | 2012 | 22 |
Elevated plasma angiopoietin-2 levels and primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation | PLoS ONE | 2012 | 21 |
E-prostanoid 2 receptor signaling suppresses lung innate immunity against Streptococcus pneumoniae | Prostaglandins and Other Lipid Mediators | 2012 | 19 |
Economics of mechanical ventilation and respiratory failure | Critical Care Clinics | 2012 | 19 |
Effect of a mass casualty incident: clinical outcomes and hospital charges for casualty patients versus concurrent inpatients | Academic Emergency Medicine | 2012 | 15 |
Organisational characteristics associated with the use of daily interruption of sedation in US hospitals: a national study | BMJ Quality and Safety | 2012 | 15 |
Combination therapy for the treatment and prevention of hepatic encephalopathy | Annals of Pharmacotherapy | 2012 | 14 |
COX-2 expression is upregulated by DNA hypomethylation after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation | Journal of Immunology | 2012 | 14 |
Mannose-binding lectin deficiency and acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | International Journal of COPD | 2012 | 11 |