Allan B. Wolfson

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

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Allan B. Wolfson is a scholar working on Surgery, Emergency Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Allan B. Wolfson has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Surgery, 16 papers in Emergency Medicine and 14 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Allan B. Wolfson's work include Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (9 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (9 papers) and Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments (7 papers). Allan B. Wolfson is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (9 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (9 papers) and Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments (7 papers). Allan B. Wolfson collaborates with scholars based in United States. Allan B. Wolfson's co-authors include Jerome R. Hoffman, William R. Mower, Knox H. Todd, Michael I. Zucker, Charles V. Pollack, Mel Herbert, Gregory W. Hendey, Andrew B. Peitzman, David Hostler and Marc-David Munk and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Journal of Urology and American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Allan B. Wolfson

57 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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Validity of a Set of Clinical Criteria to Rule Out Injury to the Cervical Spine in Patients with Blunt Trauma

2000 795 citations Jerome R. Hoffman, William R. Mower et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Allan B. Wolfson United States	20	1.3k	620	597	397	289	62	2.2k
John J. Como United States	35	3.1k 2.4×	406 0.7×	1.9k 3.2×	206 0.5×	108 0.4×	93	4.2k
David Plurad United States	31	1.3k 1.0×	125 0.2×	1.3k 2.1×	376 0.9×	55 0.2×	140	2.7k
Ernest Dunn United States	24	1.2k 0.9×	105 0.2×	709 1.2×	113 0.3×	84 0.3×	77	2.0k
John D. Berne United States	22	1.2k 0.9×	144 0.2×	644 1.1×	589 1.5×	62 0.2×	53	1.9k
Faran Bokhari United States	25	1.7k 1.4×	113 0.2×	1.1k 1.9×	159 0.4×	111 0.4×	113	3.1k
Thomas Paffrath Germany	29	2.1k 1.6×	136 0.2×	2.8k 4.8×	355 0.9×	87 0.3×	97	4.2k
Adam M. Lukasiewicz United States	22	953 0.7×	467 0.8×	110 0.2×	58 0.1×	83 0.3×	45	1.5k
Kosar Khwaja Canada	20	853 0.7×	113 0.2×	601 1.0×	187 0.5×	44 0.2×	72	1.6k
Kimball I. Maull United States	26	1.6k 1.2×	92 0.1×	1.1k 1.8×	82 0.2×	174 0.6×	88	2.3k
Glen Tinkoff United States	22	736 0.6×	90 0.1×	686 1.1×	144 0.4×	43 0.1×	57	1.7k

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Wolfson, Allan B., et al.. (2021). Antibiotics for culture‐positive asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women can prevent pyelonephritis. Academic Emergency Medicine. 28(8). 927–928.

Wolfson, Allan B., et al.. (2020). Ketamine Versus Opioids for Acute Pain in the Emergency Department. Academic Emergency Medicine. 27(8). 781–782. 4 indexed citations

Meltzer, Andrew C., Allan B. Wolfson, Patrick Mufarrij, et al.. (2020). Analgesic and Opioid Use for Patients Discharged from the Emergency Department with Ureteral Stones. Journal of Endourology. 35(7). 1067–1071. 4 indexed citations

Wolfson, Allan B., et al.. (2018). The Dangers of Spear Tackling: A Case Report of a NEXUS-negative High School Football Player. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 56(2). 185–190.

Burrows, Pamela K., Judd E. Hollander, Allan B. Wolfson, et al.. (2016). Design and challenges of a randomized clinical trial of medical expulsive therapy (tamsulosin) for urolithiasis in the emergency department. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 52. 91–94. 11 indexed citations

Wolfson, Allan B., et al.. (2009). Direct Observation of Residents in the Emergency Department: A Structured Educational Program. Academic Emergency Medicine. 16(4). 343–351. 20 indexed citations

Probst, Marc A., et al.. (2008). Can Patients with Brain Herniation on Cranial Computed Tomography Have a Normal Neurologic Exam?. Academic Emergency Medicine. 16(2). 145–150. 5 indexed citations

Rathlev, Niels K., Ron Medzon, Charles V. Pollack, et al.. (2006). Intracranial Pathology in Elders with Blunt Head Trauma. Academic Emergency Medicine. 13(3). 302–307. 40 indexed citations

Atzema, Clare, William R. Mower, Jerome R. Hoffman, et al.. (2006). Prevalence and Prognosis of Traumatic Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Patients with Blunt Head Trauma. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 60(5). 1010–1017. 45 indexed citations

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Mower, William R., Jerome R. Hoffman, Mel Herbert, et al.. (2005). Developing a Decision Instrument to Guide Computed Tomographic Imaging of Blunt Head Injury Patients. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 59(4). 954–959. 143 indexed citations

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Ilkhanipour, Kaveh, et al.. (2004). Combining clinical risk with D-dimer testing to rule out deep vein thrombosis. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 27(3). 233–239. 16 indexed citations

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Allen, Todd L. & Allan B. Wolfson. (2003). Spurious values of serum electrolytes due to admixture of intravenous infusion fluids. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 24(3). 309–313. 4 indexed citations

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Mower, William R., Jerome R. Hoffman, Mel Herbert, et al.. (2002). Developing a clinical decision instrument to rule out intracranial injuries in patients with minor head trauma: Methodology of the NEXUS II investigation. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 40(5). 505–515. 57 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Jerome R., William R. Mower, Allan B. Wolfson, Knox H. Todd, & Michael I. Zucker. (2000). Validity of a Set of Clinical Criteria to Rule Out Injury to the Cervical Spine in Patients with Blunt Trauma. New England Journal of Medicine. 343(2). 94–99. 795 indexed citations breakdown →

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Holliman, C. James, et al.. (1997). Guidelines for Evaluation of International Emergency Medicine Assistance and Development Projects. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 30(6). 811–815. 22 indexed citations

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McCabe, James L., et al.. (1996). ECG changes with perforated duodenal ulcer mimicking acute cardiac ischemia. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 14(4). 410–411. 4 indexed citations

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Adams, James G., Robert M. Arnold, Laura A. Siminoff, & Allan B. Wolfson. (1992). Ethical conflicts in the prehospital setting. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 21(10). 1259–1265. 34 indexed citations

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Wolfson, Allan B., et al.. (1990). Chronic cocaine abuse associated with dilated cardiomyopathy. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 8(3). 203–204. 21 indexed citations

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Wolfson, Allan B. & Irwin Singer. (1987). Hemodialysis-related emergencies—part 1. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 5(6). 533–543. 8 indexed citations

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Wolfson, Allan B., et al.. (1986). Renal and urologic emergencies. Churchill Livingstone eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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