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Ashwin Ravi Sankar

SABIC Research & Technology Center (ARAMCO)
Verified email at sabic.com
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[HTML][HTML] How can we identify the high-risk patient?

A Sankar, WS Beattie… - Current opinion in critical …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Preoperative clinical risk indices and risk calculators estimate surgical risk with moderate
accuracy. Although novel biomarkers, specialized preoperative testing, and immediate …

Alpha‐2 adrenergic agonists for the prevention of cardiac complications among adults undergoing surgery

D Duncan, A Sankar, WS Beattie… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The surgical stress response plays an important role on the pathogenesis of
perioperative cardiac complications. Alpha‐2 adrenergic agonists attenuate this response and …

[HTML][HTML] Return to work and workplace activity limitations following total hip or knee replacement

A Sankar, AM Davis, MP Palaganas, DE Beaton… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective Total hip (THR) and knee (TKR) replacements increasingly are performed on younger
people making return to work a salient outcome. This research evaluates characteristics …

Predictors of ICU admission associated with gastrointestinal endoscopy in medical inpatients: A retrospective cohort study

A Sankar, KS Ladha, SC Grover… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aim Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic procedures are commonly performed
in medical inpatients. Limited prior research has examined factors associated with intensive …

Enhancing field‐effect mobility of conjugated polymers through rational design of branched side chains

B Fu, J Baltazar, AR Sankar, PH Chu… - Advanced Functional …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The design of polymer semiconductors possessing effective π–π intermolecular interactions
coupled with good solution processability remains a challenge. Structure‐property …

[HTML][HTML] Unanticipated rapid remission of refractory bulimia nervosa, during high-dose repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex …

J Downar, A Sankar, P Giacobbe, B Woodside… - Frontiers in …, 2012 - frontiersin.org
A woman with severe, refractory bulimia nervosa (BN) underwent treatment for comorbid
depression using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the dorsomedial …

Cost-effectiveness analysis of preoperative screening strategies for obstructive sleep apnea among patients undergoing elective inpatient surgery

A Sankar, PR Dixon, L Sivanathan, SG Memtsoudis… - …, 2020 - pubs.asahq.org
Background Obstructive sleep apnea is underdiagnosed in surgical patients. The cost-effectiveness
of obstructive sleep apnea screening is unknown. This study’s objective was to …

Loss of class I MHC function alters behavior and stress reactivity

A Sankar, RN MacKenzie, JA Foster - Journal of Neuroimmunology, 2012 - Elsevier
The importance of the classical immune molecule, class I major histocompatibility complex
to central nervous system function is one of the most surprising discoveries related to …

Evolution of the surgical procedure gap during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada: cross-sectional and modelling study

…, V Sarhangian, J Park, A Sankar… - British Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries faced significant reductions in surgical
capacity 1, leading to unprecedented surgical backlogs or ‘procedure gaps’2. The aim of the …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients with Inborn Errors of Immunity Reduces Hospitalization and Critical Care Needs Related to COVID-19: a USIDNET Report

…, SJ Schuval, SL Seneviratne, A Shankar… - Journal of clinical …, 2024 - Springer
Background The CDC and ACIP recommend COVID-19 vaccination for patients with inborn
errors of immunity (IEI). Not much is known about vaccine safety in IEI, and whether …