Bechara F. Akl

919 total citations
38 papers, 687 citations indexed

About

Bechara F. Akl is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Bechara F. Akl has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 687 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Surgery, 20 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 10 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Bechara F. Akl's work include Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (7 papers), Trauma Management and Diagnosis (5 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (5 papers). Bechara F. Akl is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (7 papers), Trauma Management and Diagnosis (5 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (5 papers). Bechara F. Akl collaborates with scholars based in United States. Bechara F. Akl's co-authors include Edward A. Lefrak, Toby L. Simon, William G. Murphy, Robert C. Groom, William Berman, Robert A. Albus, Steven M. Yabek, Alan M. Speir, J Robillard and James R. Neal and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and CHEST Journal.

In The Last Decade

Bechara F. Akl

38 papers receiving 640 citations

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bechara F. Akl United States 17 369 210 209 137 118 38 687
Chung-Yuan Lin United States 16 340 0.9× 235 1.1× 202 1.0× 72 0.5× 203 1.7× 33 659
V. Schlosser Germany 14 436 1.2× 292 1.4× 321 1.5× 77 0.6× 102 0.9× 82 855
Sinikka Kukkonen Finland 13 347 0.9× 202 1.0× 108 0.5× 136 1.0× 89 0.8× 24 676
Leonard A.R. Golding United States 7 938 2.5× 379 1.8× 245 1.2× 144 1.1× 73 0.6× 8 1.1k
Concetta Carlucci Italy 11 277 0.8× 232 1.1× 124 0.6× 208 1.5× 159 1.3× 14 508
Silvia Cirri Italy 16 360 1.0× 301 1.4× 223 1.1× 121 0.9× 186 1.6× 45 768
David Edgell Canada 10 218 0.6× 81 0.4× 78 0.4× 149 1.1× 117 1.0× 13 423
David M. Glassford United States 14 495 1.3× 338 1.6× 257 1.2× 107 0.8× 84 0.7× 17 779
V. Ben Sivarajan Canada 16 383 1.0× 217 1.0× 176 0.8× 248 1.8× 298 2.5× 30 759
Brian Mejak United States 11 276 0.7× 180 0.9× 105 0.5× 251 1.8× 123 1.0× 19 523

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All Works

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Barnett, Scott D., Linda Halpin, Alan M. Speir, et al.. (2003). Postoperative complications among octogenarians after cardiovascular surgery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 76(3). 726–731. 43 indexed citations
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Futterman, Craig, et al.. (1999). A comparison of manual and mechanical ventilation during pediatric transport. Critical Care Medicine. 27(4). 802–806. 28 indexed citations
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Groom, Robert C., Bechara F. Akl, Robert A. Albus, & Edward A. Lefrak. (1996). Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Bypass. International Anesthesiology Clinics. 34(2). 141–164. 9 indexed citations
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Palmer, Darwin L., Stuart B. Pett, & Bechara F. Akl. (1995). Bacterial wound colonization after broad-spectrum versus narrow-spectrum antibiotics. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 59(3). 626–631. 14 indexed citations
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Akl, Bechara F., et al.. (1995). Surgical repair of an anterior mitral subvalvular aneurysm. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 59(4). 1001–1003. 7 indexed citations
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Kessler, Randolph M., Jorge A. Wernly, Bechara F. Akl, & Richard A. Rode. (1994). Ascending Aorta to Right Pulmonary Artery Interposition Shunt in Critically III Infants. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 9(1). 37–42. 1 indexed citations
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Groom, Robert C., et al.. (1994). Alternative method of ultrafiltration after cardiopulmonary bypass. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 58(2). 573–574. 21 indexed citations
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Burton, Nelson A., Edward A. Lefrak, Quentin Macmanus, et al.. (1993). A reliable bridge to cardiac transplantation: The TCI left ventricular assist device. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 55(6). 1425–1431. 28 indexed citations
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Moront, Michael G., Edward A. Lefrak, & Bechara F. Akl. (1991). Traumatic Rupture of the Interventricular Septum and Tricuspid Valve. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 31(1). 134–136. 29 indexed citations
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Akl, Bechara F., et al.. (1988). Arteriovenous and Capillary Hemangiomas of the Interventricular Septum. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 46(2). 236–238. 6 indexed citations
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Pett, Stuart B., Jorge A. Wernly, & Bechara F. Akl. (1987). Observations on flow characteristics of passive external aortic shunts. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 93(3). 447–453. 9 indexed citations
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Dillon, Terrence, et al.. (1986). Communicating Hydrocephalus: A Reversible Complication of the Mustard Operation with Serial Hemodynamics and Long-term Follow-up. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 41(2). 146–149. 11 indexed citations
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Palmer, Darwin L., et al.. (1985). EnterobacterMediastinitis Following Cardiac Surgery. Infection Control. 6(3). 115–119. 17 indexed citations
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Akl, Bechara F., Stuart B. Pett, Jorge A. Wernly, William Berman, & Terrence Dillon. (1984). Unusual complication of direct left atrial pressure monitoring line. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 88(6). 1033–1035. 9 indexed citations
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Akl, Bechara F., Steven M. Yabek, & William Berman. (1984). Total tracheal reconstruction in a three-month-old infant. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 87(4). 543–546. 16 indexed citations
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Akl, Bechara F., et al.. (1982). Noncardiac operations after coronary revascularization.. PubMed. 136(2). 91–4. 6 indexed citations
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Yabek, Steven M., et al.. (1981). Bedside evaluation of postoperative sinus node function in children. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 81(5). 691–697. 3 indexed citations
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Akl, Bechara F., et al.. (1980). Clinical experience with the activated clotting time for the control of heparin and protamine therapy during cardiopulmonary bypass. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 79(1). 97–102. 62 indexed citations
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Yabek, Steven M., Bechara F. Akl, & William Berman. (1979). Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection to the Azygous Vein with Intact Atrial Septum. CHEST Journal. 76(4). 486–487. 3 indexed citations
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Smith, Daniel, et al.. (1979). Bilateral bleb excision through median sternotomy. The American Journal of Surgery. 138(6). 794–797. 25 indexed citations

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