Author

Ashwin Sankar

Observed name: A. Sankar

Institutions: St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Unity Health Toronto

Observed institutions: Hospital for Special Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, St. Michael's Hospital, University Health Network, University of Ottawa, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Women's College Hospital, Toronto General Hospital, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, Krembil Research Institute, Unity Health Toronto, McMaster University

ORCID: 0000-0001-9852-5515

Observed ORCID: 0000-0001-9852-5515

OpenAlex ID: A5061699519

Reliability of the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status scale in clinical practice

2014 · A. Sankar, S.R. Johnson, et al. · British Journal of Anaesthesia · 548

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Complication Rates of Central Venous Catheters

2024 · Bijan Teja, Nicholas A. Bosch, et al. · JAMA Internal Medicine · 203

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

2018 · Dallas Duncan, Ashwin Sankar, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 142

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

2013 · A. Sankar, A.M. Davis, et al. · Osteoarthritis and Cartilage · 91

Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries

2022 · James C Glasbey, Tom EF Abbott, et al. · The Lancet · 74

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Unanticipated Rapid Remission of Refractory Bulimia Nervosa, during High-Dose Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Dorsomedial Prefrontal Cortex: A Case Report

2012 · Jonathan Downar, Ashwin Sankar, et al. · Frontiers in Psychiatry · 66

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How can we identify the high-risk patient?

2015 · Ashwin Sankar, W. Scott Beattie, et al. · Current Opinion in Critical Care · 65

Survival and health care costs after inpatient elective surgery: comparison of patients with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

2023 · Ashwin Sankar, Kevin Thorpe, et al. · Canadian Medical Association Journal · 39

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Prolonged mechanical ventilation after cardiac surgery: substudy of the Transfusion Requirements in Cardiac Surgery III trial

2022 · Ashwin Sankar, Alexandra J. Rotstein, et al. · Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie · 29

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Cross-cultural validation of the ICOAP and physical function short forms of the HOOS and KOOS in a multi-country study of patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis

2016 · S.P. Mehta, A. Sankar, et al. · Osteoarthritis and Cartilage · 28

Reliability of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Scale in Clinical Practice

2015 · A. Sankar, S. R. Johnson, et al. · Survey of Anesthesiology · 28

Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Preoperative Screening Strategies for Obstructive Sleep Apnea among Patients Undergoing Elective Inpatient Surgery

2020 · Ashwin Sankar, Peter R. Dixon, et al. · Anesthesiology · 21

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Loss of class I MHC function alters behavior and stress reactivity

2012 · Ashwin Sankar, Robyn N. MacKenzie, et al. · Journal of Neuroimmunology · 19

Evaluation of validity of the STOP-BANG questionnaire in major elective noncardiac surgery

2018 · A. Sankar, W.S. Beattie, et al. · British Journal of Anaesthesia · 13

Weaning from mechanical ventilation in the operating room: a systematic review

2024 · Megan Abbott, Sergio M. Pereira, et al. · British Journal of Anaesthesia · 11

Transient Neurologic Symptoms following Spinal Anesthesia with Isobaric Mepivacaine: A Decade of Experience at Toronto Western Hospital

2018 · Ashwin Sankar, Minou Behboudi, et al. · Anesthesiology Research and Practice · 11

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Association of preoperative spirometry with cardiopulmonary fitness and postoperative outcomes in surgical patients: A multicentre prospective cohort study

2020 · Ashwin Sankar, Kevin E. Thorpe, et al. · EClinicalMedicine · 9

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Individualised positive end-expiratory pressure to minimise driving pressure and postoperative pulmonary complications in minimally invasive thoracic and abdominal surgery a systematic review and meta-analysis

2026 · Megan Abbott, Richard Ma, et al. · British Journal of Anaesthesia · 5

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

2023 · Rachel Stephenson, Vahid Sarhangian, et al. · British journal of surgery · 5

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Social Determinants of Health and 30-Day Mortality After Inpatient Elective Surgery

2026 · Ashwin Sankar, Josephine Ding, et al. · JAMA Network Open · 3

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Return to work and work activity limitations following total hip and knee replacement

2012 · A. Sankar, M.A. Gignac, et al. · Osteoarthritis and Cartilage · 3

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Disparities in surgery rates during the COVID-19 pandemic: retrospective study

2024 · Ashwin Sankar, Therese A Stukel, et al. · BJS Open · 2

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

2022 · Ashwin Sankar, Karim S Ladha, et al. · Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology · 1

Response to ‘OSA: innocent bystander or associate in crime?’ (Br J Anaesth 2019; 123: e473–e474)

2019 · Ashwin Sankar, W. Scott Beattie, et al. · British Journal of Anaesthesia · 1

2026 · Richard Ma, Yonathan Agung, et al. · McMaster University Medical Journal

Works count: 29

Citation count: 1,416

H-index: 13

I10-index: 16