| In patients with corrosive oesophageal stricture for surgery, is oesophagectomy rather than bypass necessary to reduce the risk of oesophageal malignancy? KE Okonta, M Tettey, U Abubakar Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 15 (4), 713-715, 2012 | 51 | 2012 |
| What size of vegetation is an indication for surgery in endocarditis? KE Okonta, YB Adamu Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 15 (6), 1052-1056, 2012 | 49 | 2012 |
| Theoretical knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation among clinical medical students in the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria KE Okonta, BA Okoh African Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 14 (1), 42, 2015 | 43 | 2015 |
| Sternal wound infection following open heart surgery: appraisal of incidence, risk factors, changing bacteriologic pattern and treatment outcome KE Okonta, M Anbarasu, V Agarwal, J Jamesraj, VM Kurian, S Rajan Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 27, 28-32, 2011 | 39 | 2011 |
| Impact of Warden's procedure on the sinus rhythm: our experience V Agarwal, KE Okonta, U Abubakar, S Gichuhi Heart, Lung and Circulation 20 (11), 718-721, 2011 | 35 | 2011 |
| Is oesophagectomy or conservative treatment for delayed benign oesophageal perforation the better option? KE Okonta, EB Kesieme Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 15 (3), 509-511, 2012 | 32 | 2012 |
| Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries JC Glasbey, TEF Abbott, A Ademuyiwa, A Adisa, E Alameer, S Alshryda, ... The Lancet 400 (10363), 1607-1617, 2022 | 28 | 2022 |
| Rates of Anastomotic Complications and Their Management Following Esophagectomy: Results of the Oesophago-Gastric Anastomosis Audit (OGAA) OGASG the West Midlands Research Collaborative Annals of Surgery 275 (2), 2022;275:e382–e391, 2022 | 25* | 2022 |
| Trauma: a major cause of death among surgical inpatients of a Nigerian tertiary hospital ON Ekeke, KE Okonta Pan African medical journal 28 (1), 2017 | 24 | 2017 |
| Does Warden's procedure reduce sinus node dysfunction after surgery for partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection? KE Okonta, V Agarwal Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 14 (6), 839-842, 2012 | 24 | 2012 |
| Mortality from esophagectomy for esophageal cancer across low, middle, and high-income countries: An international cohort study SK Kamarajah, D Nepogodiev, A Bekele, I Cecconello, RPT Evans, ... European Journal of Surgical Oncology 47 (6), 1481-1488, 2021 | 23 | 2021 |
| Tension Pneumatocele due to Enterobacter gergoviae Pneumonia: A Case Report EB Kesieme, CN Kesieme, GO Akpede, KE Okonta, AE Dongo, ... Case reports in medicine 2012 (1), 808630, 2012 | 20 | 2012 |
| Intra-aortic balloon pump in coronary artery bypass graft-factors affecting outcome KE Okonta, N Kanagarajan, M Anbarasu Journal of The West African College of Surgeons 1 (4), 28, 2011 | 19 | 2011 |
| Textbook outcome following oesophagectomy for cancer: international cohort study British Journal of Surgery 109 (5), 439-449, 2022 | 17 | 2022 |
| Surgical inpatient mortality in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital ON Ekeke, KE Okonta, PO Igwe Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice 19 (3), 308-312, 2016 | 16 | 2016 |
| Superior sinus venosus atrial septal defect: overview of surgical options KE Okonta, M Sanusi Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery 2013, 2013 | 16 | 2013 |
| Basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge of house-officers in a tertiary institution: factors determining accuracy KE Okonta, BAN Okoh The Pan African Medical Journal 18, 2014 | 15 | 2014 |
| Postoperative and pathological outcomes of CROSS and FLOT as neoadjuvant therapy for esophageal and junctional adenocarcinoma: an international cohort study from the … OGAAO Collaborative Annals of surgery 277 (5), e1026-e1034, 2023 | 14 | 2023 |
| Management of lung cancer in Africa: Underdiagnosis and poor access to treatment–A close look at Nigeria and West African Sub-region KE Okonta, PC Echieh, U Abubakar, LA Baiyewu, OC Nzewi Journal of the Pan African Thoracic Society 2 (3), 122-129, 2021 | 14 | 2021 |
| International Variation in Surgical Practices in Units Performing Oesophagectomy for Oesophageal Cancer: A Unit Survey from the Oesophago-Gastric Anastomosis Audit (OGAA) World J Surg 43 (11), 2874–2884, 2019 | 14 | 2019 |
