Thomas L. Higgins

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
135 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Thomas L. Higgins is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas L. Higgins has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Epidemiology, 44 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 40 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Thomas L. Higgins's work include Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (34 papers), Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (31 papers) and Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy (21 papers). Thomas L. Higgins is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (34 papers), Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (31 papers) and Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy (21 papers). Thomas L. Higgins collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Thomas L. Higgins's co-authors include Andrew A. Kramer, Jack E. Zimmerman, Brian H. Nathanson, Daniel Teres, Maureen Stark, Jay S. Steingrub, Wayne S. Copes, Michael B. Rothberg, Peter K. Lindenauer and William T. McGee and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Thomas L. Higgins

126 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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Stratification of Morbidity and Mortality Outcome by Preoperative Risk Factors in Coronary Artery Bypass Patients

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas L. Higgins United States	30	1.5k	1.2k	1.1k	729	544	135	3.4k
Alexandre Biasi Cavalcanti Brazil	30	816 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	550 0.8×	898 1.7×	145	3.6k
Maurizia Capuzzo Italy	26	741 0.5×	746 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	655 0.9×	1.3k 2.3×	49	3.7k
D. R. Goldhill United Kingdom	26	709 0.5×	988 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	1.0k 1.4×	433 0.8×	59	3.0k
Uwe Janssens Germany	36	2.1k 1.4×	1.5k 1.3×	918 0.8×	907 1.2×	810 1.5×	228	5.7k
Jeffrey A. Kline United States	38	1.7k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	1.1k 1.5×	1.6k 3.0×	101	5.0k
G. Iapichino Italy	18	567 0.4×	565 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	615 0.8×	688 1.3×	47	3.2k
José Labarère France	33	701 0.5×	644 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	841 1.2×	473 0.9×	161	3.7k
Daniel Teres United States	33	899 0.6×	886 0.8×	1.8k 1.6×	1.0k 1.4×	698 1.3×	96	3.6k
Geoffrey Dobb Australia	29	646 0.4×	656 0.6×	1.0k 0.9×	503 0.7×	667 1.2×	84	2.9k
Bradford D. Winters United States	25	521 0.4×	682 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	723 1.0×	568 1.0×	57	3.6k

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Rothberg, Michael B., Sarah Haessler, Abhishek Deshpande, et al.. (2022). Derivation and validation of a risk assessment model for drug-resistant pathogens in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 44(7). 1143–1150. 2 indexed citations

Nathanson, Brian H., Thomas L. Higgins, Mihaela Stefan, et al.. (2018). An analysis of homeless patients in the United States requiring ICU admission. Journal of Critical Care. 49. 118–123. 4 indexed citations

Artenstein, Andrew W., et al.. (2015). Promoting high value inpatient care via a coaching model of structured, interdisciplinary team rounds. British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 76(1). 41–45. 9 indexed citations

Kramer, Andrew A., Thomas L. Higgins, & Jack E. Zimmerman. (2014). Comparing Observed and Predicted Mortality Among ICUs Using Different Prognostic Systems. Critical Care Medicine. 43(2). 261–269. 29 indexed citations

Engelman, Daniel T., et al.. (2013). Maintaining situational awareness in a cardiac intensive care unit. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 147(3). 1105–1106. 4 indexed citations

Higgins, Thomas L., et al.. (2012). How quickly do clinicians adopt EMR notes?. PubMed. 38(2). 52–8. 2 indexed citations

Raghunathan, Karthik, William T. McGee, & Thomas L. Higgins. (2012). Importance of intravenous fluid dose and composition in surgical ICU patients. Current Opinion in Critical Care. 18(4). 350–357. 18 indexed citations

Kramer, Andrew A., Thomas L. Higgins, & Jack E. Zimmerman. (2012). The Association Between ICU Readmission Rate and Patient Outcomes*. Critical Care Medicine. 41(1). 24–33. 119 indexed citations

Haessler, Sarah, Antonio Páez, Michael B. Rothberg, & Thomas L. Higgins. (2010). 2009 pandemic H1N1-associated myocarditis in a previously healthy adult. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 17(4). 572–574. 15 indexed citations

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Nathanson, Brian H., Thomas L. Higgins, Maura Brennan, et al.. (2010). Do Elderly Patients Fare Well in the ICU?. CHEST Journal. 139(4). 825–831. 24 indexed citations

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Nathanson, Brian H., Thomas L. Higgins, Andrew A. Kramer, et al.. (2009). Subgroup mortality probability models: Are they necessary for specialized intensive care units?*. Critical Care Medicine. 37(8). 2375–2386. 13 indexed citations

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Higgins, Thomas L., Daniel Teres, Wayne S. Copes, et al.. (2007). Assessing contemporary intensive care unit outcome: An updated Mortality Probability Admission Model (MPM0-III)*. Critical Care Medicine. 35(3). 827–835. 243 indexed citations

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Nathanson, Brian H., Wayne S. Copes, Maureen Stark, et al.. (2005). MORTALITY PROBABILITY MODELS (MPM0-III) FOR SPECIALIZED PATIENT POPULATIONS. CHEST Journal. 128(4). 349S–349S. 2 indexed citations

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Higgins, Thomas L., Daniel Teres, Wayne S. Copes, et al.. (2005). UPDATED MORTALITY PROBABILITY MODEL (MPM -III). CHEST Journal. 128(4). 348S–348S. 16 indexed citations

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Giuliano, Karen K. & Thomas L. Higgins. (2005). New-Generation Pulse Oximetry in the Care of Critically Ill Patients. American Journal of Critical Care. 14(1). 26–37. 47 indexed citations

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Higgins, Thomas L., William T. McGee, Jay S. Steingrub, et al.. (2003). Early indicators of prolonged intensive care unit stay: Impact of illness severity, physician staffing, and pre–intensive care unit length of stay. Critical Care Medicine. 31(1). 45–51. 165 indexed citations

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Mailloux, Patrick, et al.. (2003). Right atrial thrombus leading to altered mental status. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 17(4). 509–511. 1 indexed citations

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Higgins, Thomas L., Fawzy G. Estafanous, Floyd D. Loop, et al.. (1997). ICU Admission Score for Predicting Morbidity and Mortality Risk After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 64(4). 1050–1058. 109 indexed citations

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Higgins, Thomas L., et al.. (1994). Propofol versus midazolam for intensive care unit sedation after coronary artery bypass grafting. Critical Care Medicine. 22(9). 1415–1423. 71 indexed citations

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Smith, Charles E., Thomas L. Higgins, Norman J. Starr, et al.. (1990). α-Adrenergic agonist drugs, left ventricular function, and emergence from cardiopulmonary bypass. Journal of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia. 4(6). 681–686. 1 indexed citations

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