William Silvester

7.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

William Silvester is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Surgery and Nephrology. According to data from OpenAlex, William Silvester has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 14 papers in Surgery and 12 papers in Nephrology. Recurrent topics in William Silvester's work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (31 papers), Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (12 papers) and Organ Donation and Transplantation (10 papers). William Silvester is often cited by papers focused on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (31 papers), Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (12 papers) and Organ Donation and Transplantation (10 papers). William Silvester collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. William Silvester's co-authors include Karen Detering, Michael C. Reade, Rinaldo Bellomo, Helen Opdam, Jonathan Buckmaster, Donna Goldsmith, Graeme K. Hart, G. A. Gutteridge, Laurie Doolan and Louise Cole and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

William Silvester

65 papers receiving 5.0k citations

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The impact of advance care planning on end of life care in elderly patients: randomised controlled trial

2010 1.6k citations Karen Detering, Michael C. Reade et al. BMJ profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Estimating survival in advanced cancer: a comparison of estimates made by oncologists and patients 2019 ·Supportive Care in Cancer ·(unknown), Stephanie Johnson, Andrew Martin, Martin H.N. Tattersall, Martin R. Stockler, Melanie L. Bell, Karen Detering, Josephine M. Clayton, William Silvester, Stephen Clarke, L. Vaccaro, Philip Beale, Belinda E. Kiely	13
2	A randomised controlled trial of an advance care planning intervention for patients with incurable cancer 2018 ·British Journal of Cancer ·Stephanie Johnson, Phyllis Butow, Melanie L. Bell, Karen Detering, Josephine M. Clayton, William Silvester, Belinda E. Kiely, Stephen Clarke, L. Vaccaro, Martin R. Stockler, Philip Beale, Natalie Fitzgerald, Martin H.N. Tattersall	56
3	Advance care planning in patients with incurable cancer: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial 2016 ·BMJ Open ·Stephanie Johnson, Josephine M. Clayton, Phyllis Butow, William Silvester, Karen Detering, Jane Hall, Belinda E. Kiely, Jonathan Cebon, Stephen Clarke, Melanie L. Bell, Martin R. Stockler, Philip Beale, Martin H.N. Tattersall	22
4	Advance care planning in Australia: what does the law say? 2015 ·Australian Health Review ·(unknown), Karen Detering, William Silvester, (unknown)	29
5	Prevalence and Predictors of Advance Directives in Australia 2014 ·QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) ·Ben White, Cheryl Tilse, Jill Wilson, (unknown), (unknown), Rachel Feeney, William Silvester	9
6	Advance Care Planning for Adults With CKD: A Systematic Integrative Review 2014 ·American Journal of Kidney Diseases ·Tim Luckett, Marcus Sellars, Jennifer Tieman, Carol A. Pollock, William Silvester, Phyllis Butow, Karen Detering, Frank Brennan, Josephine M. Clayton	81
7	Development and evaluation of an aged care specific Advance Care Plan 2013 ·BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care ·William Silvester, Ruth Parslow, Virginia Lewis, Rachael Fullam, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	20
8	A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials of thyroid hormone administration to brain dead potential organ donors* 2012 ·Critical Care Medicine ·Peter S. Macdonald, Anders Åneman, Deepak Bhonagiri, Daryl Jones, (unknown), William Silvester, Alasdair Watson, Geoffrey Dobb	81
9	Quality of advance care planning policy and practice in residential aged care facilities in Australia 2012 ·BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care ·William Silvester, Rachael Fullam, Ruth Parslow, Virginia Lewis, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	42
10	The impact of advance care planning on end of life care in elderly patients: randomised controlled trial breakdown → 2010 ·BMJ ·Karen Detering, (unknown), Michael C. Reade, William Silvester	1650
11	Percutaneous versus surgical tracheostomy: A randomized controlled study with long-term follow-up* 2006 ·Critical Care Medicine ·William Silvester, Donna Goldsmith, (unknown), Rinaldo Bellomo, Simon Knight, Siven Seevanayagam, Danny J. Brazzale, Marcus McMahon, (unknown), Graeme K. Hart, Helen Opdam, Robert J. Pierce, Geoff Gutteridge	125
12	A Before and After Trial of The Effect of a High-Dependency Unit on Post-Operative Morbidity and Mortality 2005 ·Critical Care and Resuscitation ·Rinaldo Bellomo, Donna Goldsmith, S. Uchino, Jonathan Buckmaster, Graeme K. Hart, Helen Opdam, William Silvester, Laurie Doolan, G. A. Gutteridge	19
13	End-Stage Renal Failure Patients Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit: Incidence, Clinical Features, and Outcome 2003 ·Blood Purification ·Shigehiko Uchino, Hiroshi Morimatsu, Rinaldo Bellomo, William Silvester, Louise Cole	39
14	Organ donation in Australia and New Zealand – ICU perspectives 2001 ·Critical Care and Resuscitation ·Stephen Streat, William Silvester	4
15	Epidemiology, management, and outcome of severe acute renal failure of critical illness in Australia 2001 ·Critical Care Medicine ·William Silvester, Rinaldo Bellomo, (unknown)	270
16	An extracorporeal membrane oxygenation–based approach to cardiogenic shock in an older population 2001 ·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery ·Christopher Smith, Rinaldo Bellomo, Jai Raman, George Matalanis, Alexander Rosalion, Jonathan Buckmaster, Graeme K. Hart, William Silvester, G. A. Gutteridge, Ben Smith, Laurie Doolan, Brian F. Buxton	92
17	A Prospective, Multicenter Study of the Epidemiology, Management, and Outcome of Severe Acute Renal Failure in a “Closed” ICU System 2000 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Louise Cole, Rinaldo Bellomo, William Silvester, (unknown)	161
18	Outcome studies of continuous renal replacement therapy in the intensive care unit. 1998 ·PubMed ·William Silvester	48
19	Mediator removal with CRRT: Complement and cytokines 1997 ·American Journal of Kidney Diseases ·William Silvester	69
20	High-volume, Zero-balanced Hemofiltration to Reduce Delayed Inflammatory Response to Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Children 1996 ·Anesthesiology ·Didier Journois, Dominique Israël‐Biet, Philippe Pouard, (unknown), William Silvester, Pascal Vouhé, D. Safran	198

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