Victor A. Ferraris

11.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
109 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Victor A. Ferraris is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Victor A. Ferraris has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 49 papers in Surgery and 23 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Victor A. Ferraris's work include Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (36 papers), Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques (24 papers) and Blood transfusion and management (19 papers). Victor A. Ferraris is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (36 papers), Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques (24 papers) and Blood transfusion and management (19 papers). Victor A. Ferraris collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Victor A. Ferraris's co-authors include Suellen P. Ferraris, Constance K. Haan, David M. Shahian, Fred H. Edwards, Eric D. Peterson, Sibu P. Saha, Rachel S. Dokholyan, Elizabeth R. DeLong, Cynthia M. Shewan and Sharon‐Lise T. Normand and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Annals of Surgery and CHEST Journal.

In The Last Decade

Victor A. Ferraris

107 papers receiving 7.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2011 Update to The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Blood Conservation Clinical Practice Guidelines

2011 907 citations Victor A. Ferraris, Jeremiah R. Brown et al. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery profile →
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 Cardiac Surgery Risk Models: Part 2—Isolated Valve Surgery

2009 903 citations Sean M. O’Brien, David M. Shahian et al. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery profile →
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 Cardiac Surgery Risk Models: Part 1—Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery

2009 882 citations David M. Shahian, Sean M. O’Brien et al. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery profile →
Perioperative Blood Transfusion and Blood Conservation in Cardiac Surgery: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Clinical Practice Guideline

2007 675 citations Victor A. Ferraris, Suellen P. Ferraris et al. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Victor A. Ferraris United States	40	4.1k	3.4k	1.9k	1.3k	1.3k	109	7.5k
Donald S. Likosky United States	44	3.1k 0.8×	3.0k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	1.6k 1.3×	245	6.4k
Stuart A. McCluskey Canada	43	1.8k 0.4×	3.0k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	146	6.3k
Keyvan Karkouti Canada	46	2.6k 0.6×	2.7k 0.8×	2.8k 1.5×	2.6k 1.9×	942 0.7×	151	7.5k
Gavin J. Murphy United Kingdom	36	1.8k 0.4×	2.4k 0.7×	2.1k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	894 0.7×	165	5.7k
Gerald T. O’Connor United States	50	3.7k 0.9×	3.3k 1.0×	778 0.4×	723 0.5×	1.7k 1.3×	112	7.3k
Jeremiah R. Brown United States	35	2.0k 0.5×	2.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	911 0.7×	170	5.9k
Colleen G. Koch United States	39	1.9k 0.5×	2.0k 0.6×	2.5k 1.3×	1.5k 1.1×	564 0.4×	107	5.6k
Fraser D. Rubens Canada	40	3.0k 0.7×	2.1k 0.6×	673 0.4×	770 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	156	5.1k
Stephen E. Fremes Canada	59	8.7k 2.1×	6.7k 2.0×	829 0.4×	878 0.7×	2.6k 2.0×	374	13.1k
Charles Marc Samama France	50	5.8k 1.4×	4.3k 1.3×	1.1k 0.6×	2.0k 1.5×	1.5k 1.1×	197	12.2k

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Kurlansky, Paul, Sean M. O’Brien, Christina M. Vassileva, et al.. (2021). Failure to Rescue: A New Society of Thoracic Surgeons Quality Metric for Cardiac Surgery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 113(6). 1935–1942. 45 indexed citations

Shore‐Lesserson, Linda, Robert A. Baker, Victor A. Ferraris, et al.. (2018). The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, and The American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology: Clinical Practice Guidelines—Anticoagulation During Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 126(2). 413–424. 43 indexed citations

Shafii, Alexis E., et al.. (2018). Increased blood transfusion and its impact in patients having tracheostomy while on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Perfusion. 34(2). 143–146. 5 indexed citations

Ferraris, Victor A. & Michael Sekela. (2016). Missing the forest for the trees: The world around us and surgical treatment of endocarditis. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 152(3). 677–680. 10 indexed citations

Edwards, Fred H., Victor A. Ferraris, Paul Kurlansky, et al.. (2016). Failure to Rescue Rates After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: An Analysis From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 102(2). 458–464. 68 indexed citations

Paone, Gaetano, et al.. (2016). The Case for a Conservative Approach to Blood Transfusion Management in Cardiac Surgery. Innovations Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. 11(3). 157–164.

Saha, Sibu P., Rohan Kalathiya, Daniel L. Davenport, et al.. (2014). Survival after Pneumonectomy for Stage III Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Oman Medical Journal. 29(1). 24–27. 13 indexed citations

Ferraris, Victor A., et al.. (2014). Identification of Patients With Postoperative Complications Who Are at Risk for Failure to Rescue. JAMA Surgery. 149(11). 1103–1103. 84 indexed citations

Vyas, Krishna S., Daniel L. Davenport, Victor A. Ferraris, & Sibu P. Saha. (2013). Mediastinoscopy. Southern Medical Journal. 106(10). 539–544. 18 indexed citations

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Ferraris, Victor A., Sibu P. Saha, Julie H. Oestreich, et al.. (2012). 2012 Update to The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Guideline on Use of Antiplatelet Drugs in Patients Having Cardiac and Noncardiac Operations. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 94(5). 1761–1781. 188 indexed citations

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Ferraris, Victor A., et al.. (2011). Intraoperative Transfusion of Small Amounts of Blood Heralds Worse Postoperative Outcome in Patients Having Noncardiac Thoracic Operations. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 91(6). 1674–1680. 57 indexed citations

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Ferraris, Victor A., Jeremiah R. Brown, George J. Despotis, et al.. (2011). 2011 Update to The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Blood Conservation Clinical Practice Guidelines⁎⁎The International Consortium for Evidence Based Perfusion formally endorses these guidelines. 13 indexed citations

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Ferraris, Victor A., Suellen P. Ferraris, & Sibu P. Saha. (2010). The Relationship Between Mortality and Preexisting Cardiac Disease in 5,971 Trauma Patients. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 69(3). 645–652. 47 indexed citations

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Ferraris, Victor A., et al.. (2004). Care of the adult cardiac surgery patient: part I. Current Problems in Surgery. 41(5). 458–516. 8 indexed citations

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Ferraris, Victor A., et al.. (2001). Oropharyngeal dysphagia after cardiac operations. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 71(6). 1792–1796. 92 indexed citations

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Ferraris, Victor A., et al.. (2000). Long-term angiographic results of coronary endarterectomy. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 69(6). 1737–1743. 39 indexed citations

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Ferraris, Victor A. & Suellen P. Ferraris. (1996). Risk factors for postoperative morbidity. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 111(4). 731–741. 60 indexed citations

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Ferraris, Victor A. & Suellen P. Ferraris. (1995). Limiting excessive postoperative blood transfusion after cardiac procedures. A review.. PubMed Central. 22(3). 216–30. 55 indexed citations

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Breisblatt, Warren M., et al.. (1995). Transesophageal Echocardiography as an Important Tool in the Diagnosis of Postinfarction Papillary Muscle Rupture. Cardiology. 86(5). 417–420. 2 indexed citations

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Berry, William R., et al.. (1993). Pericardial closure without pericardial substitute. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 55(6). 1580–1581. 2 indexed citations

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