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Table 3 Top-10 Altmetric Attention Scores (as of Nov. 15, 2017)

From: The 10th anniversary of patient safety in surgery

Rank

Article

Publication year

Altmetric score

1

Stahel PF, et al.

Why do surgeons continue to perform unnecessary surgery?

Patient Saf. Surg. 2017, 11:1

2017

414

2

Caesar U, et al.

Incidence and root causes of cancellations for elective orthopaedic procedures: a single center experience of 17,625 consecutive cases.

Patient Saf. Surg. 2014, 8:24

2014

50

3

Page AE.

Safety in surgery: the role of shared decision-making.

Patient Saf. Surg. 2015, 9:24

2015

31

3

Lynn LA.

The diagnosis of sepsis revisited - a challenge for young medical scientists in the twenty-first century.

Patient Saf. Surg. 2014, 8:1

2014

31

5

Nwosu A.

The horror of wrong-site surgery continues: report of two cases in a regional trauma centre in Nigeria.

Patient Saf. Surg. 2015, 9:6

2015

25

5

Zeeshan MF, et al.

Incidence of adverse events in an integrated US healthcare system: a retrospective observational study of 82,784 surgical hospitalizations.

Patient Saf. Surg. 2014, 8:23

2014

25

7

Pfeifer R, Pape HC.

Missed injuries in trauma patients: A literature review.

Patient Saf. Surg. 2008, 2:20

2008

22

8

Iglar PJ, Hogan KJ.

Vitamin D status and surgical outcomes: a systematic review.

Patient Saf. Surg. 2015, 9:14

2015

21

9

Charles R, et al.

How to perform a root cause analysis for workup and future prevention of medical errors: a review.

Patient Saf. Surg. 2016, 10:20

2016

19

10

Curry JP, Jungquist CR.

A critical assessment of monitoring practices, patient deterioration, and alarm fatigue on inpatient wards: a review.

Patient Saf. Surg. 2014, 8:29

2014

18