Thomas J. Best

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 656 citations indexed

About

Thomas J. Best is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas J. Best has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 656 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 5 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Thomas J. Best's work include Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (6 papers), Vitamin D Research Studies (3 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (3 papers). Thomas J. Best is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (6 papers), Vitamin D Research Studies (3 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (3 papers). Thomas J. Best collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Thomas J. Best's co-authors include Zhang Hui, Vineet M. Arora, David O. Meltzer, Julian Solway, Tamara Vokes, David Meltzer, Donald D. Eisenstein, Burhaneddin Sandıkçı, André Vercueil and Michael D. Evans and has published in prestigious journals such as Obstetrics and Gynecology, Critical Care and JAMA Network Open.

In The Last Decade

Thomas J. Best

20 papers receiving 634 citations

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Association of Vitamin D Status and Other Clinical Characteristics With COVID-19 Test Results

2020 362 citations David O. Meltzer, Thomas J. Best et al. JAMA Network Open profile →

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L. Steven Brown United States

Christina Fitzner Germany

Lucy Fike United States

Gavin Dreyer United Kingdom

Nathalie Zappella France

Johannes Winning Germany

Keun Jeong Song South Korea

Zhaoyan Chen China

Neil Orford Australia

Sameer B. Murali United States

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Hamilton, John L., Thomas J. Best, Pankaja Desai, et al.. (2024). Association between Dexmedetomidine Use and Mortality in Patients with COVID-19 Receiving Invasive Mechanical Ventilation: A U.S. National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(12). 3429–3429.

Adegunsoye, Ayodeji, Thomas J. Best, Victoria Zaksas, et al.. (2023). Pharmacotherapy and pulmonary fibrosis risk after SARS-CoV-2 infection: a prospective nationwide cohort study in the United States. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. 25. 100566–100566. 11 indexed citations

Adegunsoye, Ayodeji, Thomas J. Best, Victoria Zaksas, et al.. (2023). Pharmacotherapy and pulmonary fibrosis risk after SARS-CoV-2 infection–response to Guangting Zeng and Yuchi Zhou. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. 26. 100611–100611. 1 indexed citations

Punn, Rajesh, Christine B. Falkensammer, Joshua J. Blinder, et al.. (2022). Hemodynamic and Echocardiographic Predictors of Mortality in Pediatric Patients on Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Multicenter Investigation. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 36(2). 233–241. 2 indexed citations

Saha, Sian, Harriet Noble, Andreas Xyrichis, et al.. (2021). Mapping the impact of ICU design on patients, families and the ICU team: A scoping review. Journal of Critical Care. 67. 3–13. 12 indexed citations

Meltzer, David O., Thomas J. Best, Zhang Hui, et al.. (2021). Association of Vitamin D Levels, Race/Ethnicity, and Clinical Characteristics With COVID-19 Test Results. JAMA Network Open. 4(3). e214117–e214117. 57 indexed citations

Meltzer, David O., Thomas J. Best, Hui Zhang, et al.. (2021). Association of vitamin D levels, race/ethnicity, and clinical characteristics with COVID-19 test results. Yearbook of pediatric endocrinology. 2 indexed citations

Burgette, Jacqueline M., Marko Vujicic, David O. Meltzer, et al.. (2020). Advancing oral health policy through persuasive messaging and effective research measures. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 81(1). 77–83. 3 indexed citations

Patel, Sameer, Robert Loveridge, Chris Willars, et al.. (2020). Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as Salvage Therapy in the Peripartum Period: A Case Series. ASAIO Journal. 66(7). e94–e98. 2 indexed citations

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Meltzer, David O., Thomas J. Best, Zhang Hui, et al.. (2020). Association of Vitamin D Status and Other Clinical Characteristics With COVID-19 Test Results. JAMA Network Open. 3(9). e2019722–e2019722. 362 indexed citations breakdown →

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Deep, Akash, et al.. (2020). A Hybrid Model of Pediatric and Adult Critical Care During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Surge: The Experience of Two Tertiary Hospitals in London and New York. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 22(2). e125–e134. 12 indexed citations

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Hui, Zhang, et al.. (2019). Simulation-based optimization to improve hospital patient assignment to physicians and clinical units. Health Care Management Science. 23(1). 117–141. 24 indexed citations

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Best, Thomas J., Burhaneddin Sandıkçı, Donald D. Eisenstein, & David Meltzer. (2015). Managing Hospital Inpatient Bed Capacity Through Partitioning Care into Focused Wings. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. 17(2). 157–176. 68 indexed citations

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Loveridge, Robert, Sameer Patel, Vivek Kakar, et al.. (2015). Nowhere else to turn? building a case for equity of access to VV ECMO in the UK for complex multi-system patients. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental. 3(S1). 1 indexed citations

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Auzinger, Georg, Chris Willars, Robert Loveridge, et al.. (2014). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation before and after adult liver transplantation: worth the effort?. Critical Care. 18(S1). 6 indexed citations

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Auzinger, Georg, Robert Loveridge, Chris Willars, et al.. (2014). Transoesophageal echocardiography and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: fancy for enthusiasts or indispensable tool?. Critical Care. 18(S1). 6 indexed citations

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Auzinger, Georg, Thomas J. Best, André Vercueil, et al.. (2013). Computed Tomographic Imaging in Peripheral VA-ECMO: Where Has All the Contrast Gone?. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 28(5). 1307–1309. 10 indexed citations

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Best, Thomas J., Burhaneddin Sandıkçı, Donald D. Eisenstein, & David Meltzer. (2012). Managing Hospital Bed Capacity Through Partitioning Care into Focused Wings. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations

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Best, Thomas J., et al.. (2011). Improving Identification and Documentation of Pressure Ulcers at an Urban Academic Hospital. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 37(3). 123–AP1. 23 indexed citations

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Einstein, M. Heather, David Kushner, Joseph P. Connor, et al.. (2008). A Protocol of Dual Prophylaxis for Venous Thromboembolism Prevention in Gynecologic Cancer Patients. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 112(5). 1091–1097. 35 indexed citations

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