Five hundred intestinal and multivisceral transplantations at a single center: major advances with new challenges KM Abu-Elmagd, G Costa, GJ Bond, K Soltys, R Sindhi, T Wu, DA Koritsky, ... Annals of surgery 250 (4), 567-581, 2009 | 438 | 2009 |
Muscle mass predicts outcomes following liver transplantation A DiMartini, RJ Cruz Jr, MA Dew, L Myaskovsky, B Goodpaster, K Fox, ... Liver Transplantation 19 (11), 1172-1180, 2013 | 259 | 2013 |
Objective radiologic assessment of body composition in patients with end-stage liver disease: going beyond the BMI RJ Cruz Jr, MA Dew, L Myaskovsky, B Goodpaster, K Fox, P Fontes, ... Transplantation 95 (4), 617-622, 2013 | 106 | 2013 |
Small volume resuscitation with 3% hypertonic saline solution decrease inflammatory response and attenuates end organ damage after controlled hemorrhagic shock R Vincenzi, LA Cepeda, WM Pirani, P Sannomyia, M Rocha-e-Silva, ... The American Journal of Surgery 198 (3), 407-414, 2009 | 86 | 2009 |
Increases in fines and driver licence withdrawal have effectively reduced immediate deaths from trauma on Brazilian roads: first-year report on the new traffic code LFP de Figueiredo, S Rasslan, V Bruscagin, R Cruz Jr, MR e Silva Injury 32 (2), 91-94, 2001 | 83 | 2001 |
Analysis of national and single-center incidence and survival after liver transplantation for hepatoblastoma: new trends and future opportunities RJ Cruz Jr, S Ranganathan, G Mazariegos, K Soltys, N Nayyar, Q Sun, ... Surgery 153 (2), 150-159, 2013 | 81 | 2013 |
Strongyloidiasis: a multifaceted disease S Ganesh, RJ Cruz Jr Gastroenterology & hepatology 7 (3), 194, 2011 | 78 | 2011 |
Mechanisms of action of hypertonic saline resuscitation in severe sepsis and septic shock LF Poli-de-Figueiredo, RJ Cruz Jr, P Sannomiya, M Rocha-E-Silva Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders-Drug Targets (Formerly Current Drug …, 2006 | 72 | 2006 |
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in liver transplant patients: clinical presentation, risk factors and initial management RJ Cruz Jr, A DiMartini, M Akhavanheidari, N Iacovoni, JF Boardman, ... American Journal of Transplantation 12 (8), 2228-2236, 2012 | 68 | 2012 |
Modified “liver-sparing” multivisceral transplant with preserved native spleen, pancreas, and duodenum: technique and long-term outcome RJ Cruz Jr, G Costa, G Bond, K Soltys, WC Stein, G Wu, L Martin, ... Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 14 (11), 1709-1721, 2010 | 64 | 2010 |
A single intraperitoneal dose of carbon monoxide-saturated ringer's lactate solution ameliorates postoperative ileus in mice A Nakao, J Schmidt, T Harada, A Tsung, B Stoffels, RJ Cruz, J Kohmoto, ... Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 319 (3), 1265-1275, 2006 | 64 | 2006 |
Small volume of hypertonic saline as the initial fluid replacement in experimental hypodynamic sepsis APG Garrido, RJ Cruz, LFP de Figueiredo, MR e Silva Critical Care 10, 1-9, 2006 | 62 | 2006 |
Effects of volume resuscitation on splanchnic perfusion in canine model of severe sepsis induced by live Escherichia coli infusion CE Lagoa, LFP de Figueiredo, RJ Cruz, E Silva, M Rocha e Silva Critical Care 8, 1-8, 2004 | 62 | 2004 |
Intracolonic obstruction induced by a retained surgical sponge after trauma laparotomy RJ Cruz Jr, LFP de Figueiredo, L Guerra Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 55 (5), 989-991, 2003 | 50 | 2003 |
Pediatric liver transplantation for hepatocellular cancer and rare liver malignancies: US multicenter and single‐center experience (1981‐2015) R Vinayak, RJ Cruz Jr, S Ranganathan, R Mohanka, G Mazariegos, ... Liver Transplantation 23 (12), 1577-1588, 2017 | 49 | 2017 |
Ileocecal anastomosis type significantly influences long-term functional status, quality of life, and healthcare utilization in postoperative Crohn's disease patients … M Gajendran, AJ Bauer, BM Buchholz, AR Watson, IE Koutroubakis, ... Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology| ACG 113 (4 …, 2018 | 47 | 2018 |
Effects of ethyl pyruvate and other α-keto carboxylic acid derivatives in a rat model of multivisceral ischemia and reperfusion RJ Cruz Jr, T Harada, E Sasatomi, MP Fink Journal of Surgical Research 165 (1), 151-157, 2011 | 47 | 2011 |
The ethyl pyruvate analogues, diethyl oxaloproprionate, 2-acetamidoacrylate, and methyl-2-acetamidoacrylate, exhibit anti-inflammatory properties in vivo and/or in vitro PL Sappington, RJ Cruz Jr, T Harada, R Yang, Y Han, JA Englert, ... Biochemical pharmacology 70 (11), 1579-1592, 2005 | 47 | 2005 |
Spontaneous intratumoral bleeding and rupture of giant gastric stromal tumor (> 30 cm) in a young patient RJ Cruz, R Vincenzi, BM Ketzer, AL Cecilio, LA Cepeda World Journal of Surgical Oncology 6, 1-5, 2008 | 46 | 2008 |
Duodenal obstruction - an unusual presentation of Strongyloides stercoralis enteritis: a case report RJ Cruz, R Vincenzi, BM Ketzer World Journal of Emergency Surgery 5, 1-6, 2010 | 44 | 2010 |