Gerald W. Shaftan

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Gerald W. Shaftan is a scholar working on Surgery, Emergency Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerald W. Shaftan has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Surgery, 18 papers in Emergency Medicine and 17 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Gerald W. Shaftan's work include Abdominal Trauma and Injuries (24 papers), Trauma Management and Diagnosis (13 papers) and Trauma and Emergency Care Studies (12 papers). Gerald W. Shaftan is often cited by papers focused on Abdominal Trauma and Injuries (24 papers), Trauma Management and Diagnosis (13 papers) and Trauma and Emergency Care Studies (12 papers). Gerald W. Shaftan collaborates with scholars based in United States. Gerald W. Shaftan's co-authors include Salvatore J. A. Sclafani, Thomas M. Scalea, Alan S. Goldstein, Thomas F. Panetta, T. Phillips, Thomas F. Phillips, Richard Fogler, L. D. George Angus, Daniel Cottam and Albert Duncan and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Annals of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Gerald W. Shaftan

81 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Indications for operation in abdominal trauma
    1960 252 citations Gerald W. Shaftan The American Journal of Surgery profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gerald W. Shaftan United States 32 2.7k 1.3k 551 392 352 84 3.4k
Wendy L. Wahl United States 34 1.4k 0.5× 1.3k 1.0× 548 1.0× 637 1.6× 239 0.7× 87 3.0k
G. Regel Germany 26 1.9k 0.7× 1.5k 1.1× 501 0.9× 1.1k 2.7× 363 1.0× 120 3.1k
M. Gage Ochsner United States 26 1.9k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 663 1.2× 213 0.5× 543 1.5× 67 2.7k
Patrizio Petrone United States 29 1.7k 0.6× 771 0.6× 613 1.1× 131 0.3× 260 0.7× 196 2.5k
Galen V. Poole United States 27 1.3k 0.5× 710 0.6× 328 0.6× 252 0.6× 193 0.5× 61 2.1k
Ajai K. Malhotra United States 31 2.0k 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 551 1.0× 349 0.9× 399 1.1× 112 3.0k
Faran Bokhari United States 25 1.7k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 677 1.2× 610 1.6× 375 1.1× 113 3.1k
Bernardino C. Branco United States 30 1.9k 0.7× 985 0.8× 728 1.3× 251 0.6× 648 1.8× 83 2.8k
Shuji Shimazaki Japan 22 788 0.3× 385 0.3× 290 0.5× 881 2.2× 470 1.3× 65 2.0k
Adrian A. Maung United States 25 1.4k 0.5× 965 0.8× 462 0.8× 160 0.4× 205 0.6× 74 2.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Górecki, Piotr, Daniel Cottam, Ralph Ger, L. D. George Angus, & Gerald W. Shaftan. (2002). Lower Extremity Compartment Syndrome Following a Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.. Obesity Surgery. 12(2). 289–291. 14 indexed citations
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Cottam, Daniel, et al.. (2002). Duodenal Varices: A Novel Treatment and Literature Review. The American Surgeon. 68(5). 407–409. 18 indexed citations
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Górecki, Piotr, Daniel Cottam, L. D. George Angus, & Gerald W. Shaftan. (2002). Diagnostic and Therapeutic Laparoscopy for Trauma: A Technique of Safe and Systematic Exploration. Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. 12(3). 195–198. 32 indexed citations
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Kalimi, Robert, Piotr Górecki, L. D. George Angus, & Gerald W. Shaftan. (2001). Laparoscopic exploration for pancreatic injury. Surgical Endoscopy. 16(1). 217–217. 2 indexed citations
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DiGiacomo, J. Christopher, et al.. (1999). . Journal of Emergency Medicine. 17(6). 1071–1072. 8 indexed citations
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Piskun, Gregory, Gerald W. Shaftan, & Richard Fogler. (1999). Simplified Technique of Mesh Fixation during Laparoscopic Repair of Abdominal Ventral Hernia. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 9(2). 193–196. 4 indexed citations
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Baron, Bonny J., et al.. (1999). Effects of traditional versus delayed resuscitation on serum lactate and base deficit. Resuscitation. 43(1). 39–46. 9 indexed citations
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Baron, Bonny J., Thomas M. Scalea, Salvatore J. A. Sclafani, et al.. (1993). Nonoperative management of blunt abdominal trauma: The role of sequential diagnostic peritoneal lavage, computed tomography, and angiography. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 22(10). 1556–1562. 30 indexed citations
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Angus, L. D. George, et al.. (1993). Surgical management of pediatric renal trauma: an urban experience.. PubMed. 59(6). 388–94. 12 indexed citations
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Flores, Lucio, et al.. (1990). Hemodynamic function in dogs with chronic obstructive jaundice: Effects of radiocontrast medium. Journal of Surgical Research. 49(1). 55–61. 2 indexed citations
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Panetta, Thomas F., et al.. (1990). A BLIND, RANDOMIZED CANINE STUDY OF DUPLEX SCANNING AND ARTERIOGRAPHY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF ARTERIAL INJURY. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 30(7). 927–927. 2 indexed citations
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Fogler, Richard, et al.. (1990). Pancreaticoduodenectomy For Trauma. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 30(4). 503–505. 9 indexed citations
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Khaneja, Satish C., et al.. (1989). The Role of Intra-aortic Balloon Occlusion in Penetrating Abdominal Trauma. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 29(6). 861–865. 144 indexed citations
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Sclafani, Salvatore J. A., T. Phillips, Thomas M. Scalea, et al.. (1987). Lumbar arterial injury: radiologic diagnosis and management.. Radiology. 165(3). 709–714. 60 indexed citations
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Phillips, T., Salvatore J. A. Sclafani, Alan S. Goldstein, et al.. (1986). Use of the Contrast-enhanced CT Enema in the Management of Penetrating Trauma to the Flank and Back. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 26(7). 593–601. 75 indexed citations
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Shaftan, Gerald W., et al.. (1979). Value of “Inconclusive Lavage” in Abdominal Trauma Management. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 19(5). 329–333. 38 indexed citations
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Stillman, Richard M., et al.. (1976). The computer as an unbiased medical investigator. The American Journal of Surgery. 132(2). 209–213. 1 indexed citations
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Shaftan, Gerald W., Chu-Jeng Chiu, Clarence Dennis, & Burton H. Harris. (1965). Fundamentals of physiologic control of arterial hemorrhage.. PubMed. 58(5). 851–6. 103 indexed citations
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Shaftan, Gerald W., et al.. (1964). RADIAL HEAD FRACTURES, IS EXCISION NECESSARY?. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 4(1). 115–136. 30 indexed citations
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Shaftan, Gerald W., et al.. (1963). DISASTER AND MEDICAL CARE—A LESSON LEARNED. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 3(3). 199–205. 1 indexed citations

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