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Kamal M.F. Itani

Kamal M.F. Itani

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Medicine

D-Index
76
Citations
22900
World Ranking
18737
National Ranking
9334

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Surgery
  • Internal medicine
  • Disease

His primary scientific interests are in Surgery, Emergency medicine, Retrospective cohort study, Veterans Affairs and Odds ratio. His Surgery research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Internal medicine and Antibacterial agent. His Emergency medicine research includes themes of Veterans health, Patient safety, Graduate medical education and Quality management.

His Retrospective cohort study research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Antibiotic prophylaxis, Cohort study, Medical record, Perioperative and Pediatrics. His study in Veterans Affairs is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Logistic regression, Framingham Risk Score, Surgical wound and Intensive care medicine. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Preoperative care and Confidence interval.

His most cited work include:

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017 (900 citations)
  • Linezolid versus Vancomycin in Treatment of Complicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (385 citations)
  • Multivariable predictors of postoperative surgical site infection after general and vascular surgery: results from the patient safety in surgery study. (280 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Surgery, Emergency medicine, Veterans Affairs, Patient safety and Retrospective cohort study. Kamal M.F. Itani interconnects Internal medicine and General surgery in the investigation of issues within Surgery. His Emergency medicine study also includes

  • Elective surgery most often made with reference to Intensive care medicine,
  • Adverse effect which connect with Chart review.

Confidence interval is closely connected to Odds ratio in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Veterans Affairs. His Patient safety study deals with Medical emergency intersecting with Acs nsqip. The study incorporates disciplines such as Perioperative, Preoperative care, Antibiotic prophylaxis and Myocardial infarction in addition to Retrospective cohort study.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Surgery (72.75%)
  • Emergency medicine (41.50%)
  • Veterans Affairs (39.25%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Emergency medicine (41.50%)
  • Surgery (72.75%)
  • Retrospective cohort study (34.25%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Emergency medicine, Surgery, Retrospective cohort study, Veterans Affairs and Intensive care medicine are his primary areas of study. He has researched Emergency medicine in several fields, including Outpatient surgery, Orthopedic surgery, Adverse effect, Diagnosis code and Surgical prophylaxis. His Surgery study focuses mostly on Hernia, Hernia repair, Surgical site infection, Groin and Surgical site.

His Retrospective cohort study research incorporates elements of Odds ratio, Preoperative care, Emergency department and Incidence. His studies deal with areas such as Medical emergency, Perioperative, Complication, Acs nsqip and Cohort as well as Veterans Affairs. Kamal M.F. Itani combines subjects such as Vascular surgery, Vancomycin and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with his study of Perioperative.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017 (900 citations)
  • American College of Surgeons and Surgical Infection Society: Surgical Site Infection Guidelines, 2016 Update (272 citations)
  • Ventral Hernia Management: Expert Consensus Guided by Systematic Review (144 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Surgery
  • Internal medicine
  • Disease

His main research concerns Retrospective cohort study, Veterans Affairs, Surgery, Emergency medicine and Internal medicine. His Retrospective cohort study study combines topics in areas such as Odds ratio, Perioperative, Preoperative care and Physical therapy. His Veterans Affairs study incorporates themes from Incidence, Cohort study, Arthroplasty, Medical emergency and Cohort.

His Surgery study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Surgical Infections and General surgery. As a part of the same scientific family, he mostly works in the field of Emergency medicine, focusing on Emergency department and, on occasion, Vascular surgery, Orthopedic surgery, Complication, Multivariate analysis and Postoperative pain. In his research, Regimen, Relative risk, Number needed to harm, Number needed to treat and Anti-Infective Agents is intimately related to Antibiotic prophylaxis, which falls under the overarching field of Internal medicine.

Best Publications

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017

    Sandra I. Berríos-Torres;Craig A. Umscheid;Dale W. Bratzler;Brian Leas

  • Chlorhexidine–Alcohol versus Povidone–Iodine for Surgical-Site Antisepsis

    Rabih O. Darouiche;Matthew J. Wall;Kamal M F Itani;Mary F. Otterson

  • American College of Surgeons and Surgical Infection Society: Surgical Site Infection Guidelines, 2016 Update

    Kristen A. Ban;Kristen A. Ban;Joseph P. Minei;Christine Laronga;Brian G. Harbrecht

  • Linezolid versus Vancomycin in Treatment of Complicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

    John Weigelt;Kamal Itani;Dennis Stevens;William Lau

  • Multivariable predictors of postoperative surgical site infection after general and vascular surgery: results from the patient safety in surgery study.

    Leigh Neumayer;Patrick Hosokawa;Kamal Itani;Kamal Itani;Kamal Itani;Mahmoud El-Tamer

  • Risk of Major Adverse Cardiac Events Following Noncardiac Surgery in Patients With Coronary Stents

    Mary T. Hawn;Laura A. Graham;Joshua S. Richman;Kamal M. F. Itani

  • Ventral Hernia Management: Expert Consensus Guided by Systematic Review

    Mike K. Liang;Mike K. Liang;Julie L. Holihan;Kamal Itani;Zeinab M. Alawadi

  • Comparison of Laparoscopic and Open Repair With Mesh for the Treatment of Ventral Incisional Hernia: A Randomized Trial

    Kamal M. F. Itani;Kwan Hur;Lawrence T. Kim;Thomas Anthony

  • Treating Foot Infections in Diabetic Patients: A Randomized, Multicenter, Open-Label Trial of Linezolid versus Ampicillin-Sulbactam/Amoxicillin-Clavulanate

    Benjamin A. Lipsky;Kamal Itani;Carl Norden

  • Surgical Site Infection Prevention: Time to Move Beyond the Surgical Care Improvement Program

    Mary T. Hawn;Catherine C. Vick;Joshua Richman;William Holman

  • Ertapenem versus cefotetan prophylaxis in elective colorectal surgery.

    Kamal M F Itani;Samuel E Wilson;Samir S Awad;Erin H Jensen

  • Timing of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis and the risk of surgical site infection.

    Mary T. Hawn;Mary T. Hawn;Joshua S. Richman;Joshua S. Richman;Catherine C. Vick;Rhiannon J. Deierhoi;Rhiannon J. Deierhoi

  • Prospective study of single-stage repair of contaminated hernias using a biologic porcine tissue matrix: The RICH Study

    Kamal M.F. Itani;Michael Rosen;Daniel Vargo;Samir S. Awad

  • Surgical site infection prevention: the importance of operative duration and blood transfusion--results of the first American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Best Practices Initiative.

    Darrell A. Campbell;William G. Henderson;Michael J. Englesbe;Bruce L. Hall

  • Association of Duration and Type of Surgical Prophylaxis With Antimicrobial-Associated Adverse Events.

    Westyn Branch-Elliman;Westyn Branch-Elliman;William O’Brien;Judith Strymish;Judith Strymish;Kamal Itani

  • Preoperative oral antibiotics reduce surgical site infection following elective colorectal resections

    Jamie A. Cannon;Laura K. Altom;Rhiannon J. Deierhoi;Melanie Morris

  • Pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy. A clinical and physiologic appraisal.

    K. M. F. Itani;R. E. Coleman;W. C. Meyers;O. E. Akwari

  • Proficiency of Surgeons in Inguinal Hernia Repair: Effect of Experience and Age

    Leigh A. Neumayer;Leigh A. Neumayer;Atul A. Gawande;Jia Wang;Anita Giobbie-Hurder

  • Splenectomy for primary and recurrent immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP): current criteria for patient selection and results

    Onye Akwari;Kamal Itani;R. Coleman;Wendell Rosse

  • Mesh infection in ventral incisional hernia repair: incidence, contributing factors, and treatment.

    Vivian M. Sanchez;Youmna E. Abi-Haidar;Kamal M.F. Itani

Frequent Co-Authors

Amy K. Rosen
Amy K. Rosen VA Boston Healthcare System
William G. Henderson
William G. Henderson University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
David H. Berger
David H. Berger Harvard University
Domenic J. Reda
Domenic J. Reda Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
Patrick S. Romano
Patrick S. Romano University of California, Davis
Kevin G. Volpp
Kevin G. Volpp University of Pennsylvania
Shukri F. Khuri
Shukri F. Khuri Harvard University
Clifford Y. Ko
Clifford Y. Ko University of California, Los Angeles
Luca Ansaloni
Luca Ansaloni University of Pavia
Alex H. S. Harris
Alex H. S. Harris Stanford University

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