Postoperative delirium in glioblastoma patients: risk factors and prognostic implications
PM Flanigan, A Jahangiri, D Weinstein, F Dayani… - …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Delirium is a postoperative neurological morbidity in glioblastoma whose
risk factors, incidence, and prognostic implications remain undefined. OBJECTIVE: To …
risk factors, incidence, and prognostic implications remain undefined. OBJECTIVE: To …
Changing operating room culture: implementation of a postoperative debrief and improved safety culture
Background Patient safety is foundational to neurosurgical care. Postprocedural “debrief”
checklists have been proposed to improve patient safety, but data about their use in …
checklists have been proposed to improve patient safety, but data about their use in …
Delirium risk factors and associated outcomes in a neurosurgical cohort: a case-control study
Objective There are limited reports examining delirium in cohorts of neurosurgical patients
across inpatient settings without separation based on subspecialty distinction. It is of interest …
across inpatient settings without separation based on subspecialty distinction. It is of interest …
Cost-effectiveness development for the postoperative care of craniotomy patients: a safe transitions pathway in neurological surgery
JA Osorio, MM Safaee, J Viner, S Sankaran… - Neurosurgical …, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The authors' institution is in the top 5th percentile for hospital cost in the nation,
and the neurointensive care unit (NICU) is one of the costliest units. The NICU is more …
and the neurointensive care unit (NICU) is one of the costliest units. The NICU is more …
Implementation of graphic health warning labels on tobacco products in India: the interplay between the cigarette and the bidi industries
S Sankaran, H Hiilamo, SA Glantz - Tobacco Control, 2015 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Objectives To understand the competition between and among tobacco companies and
health groups that led to graphical health warning labels (GHWL) on all tobacco products in …
health groups that led to graphical health warning labels (GHWL) on all tobacco products in …
Interfacility neurosurgical transfers: an analysis of nontraumatic inpatient and emergency department transfers with implications for improvements in care
MM Safaee, RA Morshed, J Spatz, S Sankaran… - Journal of …, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Interfacility neurosurgical transfers to tertiary care centers are driven by a
number of variables, including lack of on-site coverage, limited available technology …
number of variables, including lack of on-site coverage, limited available technology …
A Safe Transitions Pathway for post-craniotomy neurological surgery patients: high-value care that bypasses the intensive care unit
OBJECTIVE High-value medical care is described as care that leads to excellent patient
outcomes, high patient satisfaction, and efficient costs. Neurosurgical care in particular can …
outcomes, high patient satisfaction, and efficient costs. Neurosurgical care in particular can …
An NGO-implemented community–clinic health worker approach to providing long-term care for hypertension in a remote region of southern India
S Sankaran, PS Ravi, YE Wu… - … Health: Science and …, 2017 - ghspjournal.org
Poor blood pressure control results in tremendous morbidity and mortality in India where the
leading cause of death among adults is from coronary heart disease. Despite having little …
leading cause of death among adults is from coronary heart disease. Despite having little …
Preoperative risk stratification of patient mortality following elective craniotomy; a comparative analysis of prediction algorithms
M Rutkowski, S Sankaran - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2019 - Elsevier
Factors associated with mortality following craniotomy for non-traumatic etiologies are not
well studied. We performed a retrospective case-control study to investigate the utility of the …
well studied. We performed a retrospective case-control study to investigate the utility of the …
45-nm silicon-on-insulator CMOS technology integrating embedded DRAM for high-performance server and ASIC applications
The 45-nm technology, called 12S and developed for IBM POWER7®, is an extremely
robust and versatile technology platform that allows for a rich set of features that include …
robust and versatile technology platform that allows for a rich set of features that include …