Christopher Wirtalla

Author

University of Pennsylvania ORCID

Also Known As

C. Wirtalla, Christopher J Wirtalla, Christopher J. Wirtalla, Christopher Wirtalla

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University of Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Simmons University Cornell University University of Pennsylvania Health System

About

Christopher Wirtalla is an author at University of Pennsylvania specializing in medicine, surgery, and outcomes research.

Top Concepts

#	Concept	H-Index	Publications	Citations
1	Medicine	10	11	630
2	Health Sciences	3	3	77
3	Nursing	3	3	242
4	Public Health	3	3	111
5	Education	2	2	29

Christopher Wirtalla

Publications

1.5K

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	Year	Citations
The relation between therapy intensity and outcomes of rehabilitation in skilled nursing facilities Diane U. Jette, Reg L. Warren, Christopher Wirtalla Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation NursingDisabilityTherapy IntensityOutcomes ResearchSkilled Nursing Facilities	2005	195
Association Between Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Indicators and Hospital Readmissions Mark D. Neuman, Christopher Wirtalla, Rachel M. Werner JAMA	2014	143
National Cancer Institute Designation Predicts Improved Outcomes in Colorectal Cancer Surgery Emily Carter Paulson, Nandita Mitra, Seema S. Sonnad, Annals of Surgery	2008	127
Postoperative Mortality After Esophagectomy for Cancer: Development of a Preoperative Risk Prediction Model Jin Ra, Emily Carter Paulson, John C. Kucharczuk, Annals of Surgical Oncology Surgical OncologyEsophagusEsophageal CancerMedicinePrognosis	2008	126
National trends in admissions, repair, and mortality for thoracic aortic aneurysm and type B dissection in the National Inpatient Sample Grace J. Wang, Benjamin M. Jackson, Paul J. Foley, Journal of Vascular Surgery Vascular SurgeryOutcomes ResearchThoracic SurgerySurgeryType B Dissection	2018	95
Gender Influences Treatment and Survival in Colorectal Cancer Surgery Emily Carter Paulson, Christopher Wirtalla, Katrina Armstrong, Diseases of the Colon & Rectum	2009	94
Awareness of Prediabetes and Engagement in Diabetes Risk–Reducing Behaviors Anjali Gopalan, Ilona Lorincz, Christopher Wirtalla, American Journal of Preventive Medicine Diabetes ManagementDiabetesHealth PromotionHealth BehaviorPublic Health	2015	82
Does Surgeon Sex Matter? Catherine E. Sharoky, Morgan M. Sellers, Luke Keele, Annals of Surgery	2017	70
Rehabilitation in Skilled Nursing Facilities Diane U. Jette, Reg L. Warren, Christopher Wirtalla American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	2004	51
Factors Associated With Discontinuation of Home Hemodialysis Rebecca Kurnik Seshasai, Nandita Mitra, C. Michael Chaknos, American Journal of Kidney Diseases HemodialysisUrologyRenal DiseaseMedicineKidney Failure	2015	48

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