Rui L. Avelar

Anti-infective external coating of central venous catheters: A randomized, noninferiority trial comparing 5-fluorouracil with chlorhexidine/silver sulfadiazine in preventing catheter colonization*

J. Matthias Walz, Rui L. Avelar, Karen Longtine et al. · Critical Care Medicine · 2010 · 106 citations

Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Pharmacology +15

The Safety and Effectiveness of the Retrievable Option Inferior Vena Cava Filter: A United States Prospective Multicenter Clinical Study

Matthew S. Johnson, Albert A. Nemcek, James F. Benenati et al. · Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology · 2010 · 100 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery +5

A Lung Biopsy Tract Plug for Reduction of Postbiopsy Pneumothorax and Other Complications: Results of a Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Study

Julie M. Zaetta, Mark O. Licht, John S. Fisher et al. · Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology · 2010 · 86 citations

Medicine, Clinical Sciences, Surgery +6

Water-Tight Knee Arthrotomy Closure: Comparison of a Novel Single Bidirectional Barbed Self-Retaining Running Suture Versus Conventional Interrupted Sutures

Michael P. Nett, Rui L. Avelar, Michael Sheehan et al. · The Journal of Knee Surgery · 2011 · 66 citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery +11

Inhibition of neointimal hyperplasia in a sheep model of dialysis access failure with the bioabsorbable Vascular Wrap⁎⁎Vascular Wrap is a trademark of Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paclitaxel-eluting mesh

Ted R. Kohler, Philip M. Toleikis, David M. Gravett et al. · Journal of Vascular Surgery · 2007 · 63 citations · Full text

Medicine, Bioengineering, Nephrology +13