Ashwin Sankar

Anesthesiologist @UnityHealthTO @UofTanesthesia | Interested in epidemiology & perioperative outcomes | Sports fanatic. Adventure seeker.

[Ashwin Sankar @ash_san]

Thanks for the support @UoTAnesthesia

[Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine @UofTanesthesia]

Our #anesthesia team publication was featured as part of @BJAJournals "Best of Decade" series; it was the most cited research paper of 2014 - https://t.co/rA3s7nOgJB

Congratulations Drs. @ash_san, S.R Johnson, W.S.Beattie, Tait and D.Wijeysundera!

[PINNACLE Group @PinnaclePeriop]

Paper @CMAJ by @ash_san – investigator @PinnaclePeriop @UofTanesthesia @UnityHealthTO – with @AndreaGershon @KThorpe_stats @mcisaac_d Jin Luo & Duminda Wijeysundera. The @ICESOntario study assesses if #COPD impacts risks for poor outcomes after #surgery. https://t.co/b0CyK86bYP

[CMAJ @CMAJ]

Elective surgery in patients with COPD:
Patients with COPD showed reduced survival and increased costs in the year following surgery in this population-based cohort study ➡️ https://t.co/7NzY2goEh5
@ash_san @mcisaac_d @PinnaclePeriop @UofTanesthesia @UofT_DoM @ICESOntario

[CJA - Canadian Journal of Anesthesia @CJA_Journal]

Prolonged mechanical ventilation after cardiac surgery: substudy of the Transfusion Requirements in Cardiac Surgery III trial | #CJA #Anesthesia #Anesthesiology https://t.co/jy8CS1fY6K #TRIC3 @UofT @UofTanesthesia

[David Gomez @acute_care_doc]

Happy to share we were funded!

The Surgical EQUITY initiative: Establishing equitable access to surgery following the pandemic

@ash_san @AndreaSimpsonMD @DavidUrbachMD
@enenbee @vasc_surg @StephenHwang John Irish Therese Stukel Tim Chan Vahid Sarhangian

@ICESOntario @uoftmie

[NEJM @NEJM]

In this trial, spinal anesthesia was compared with general for hip-fracture surgery in adults 50 or older. Spinal anesthesia was not superior with respect to a composite of death or an inability to walk. #ANES21 https://t.co/4EoygYFSTL

[Ashwin Sankar @ash_san]

2. We need to work hard to prevent even a single case of hospital-acquired COVID infection.
3. Even COVID-19 patients who are surviving their ICU stays have a long and dangerous road ahead. Their rehabilitation will require a lot of support from our healthcare system. #COVID19ON

[Ashwin Sankar @ash_san]

A few thoughts from the COVID ICU @UnityHealthTO @UofTanesthesia @SMHcriticalcare
1. Racialized communities are disproportionately affected. EVERY patient admitted to the ICU I worked in was a person of colour. As a society, we have not done enough to protect these communities.

[Irfan Dhalla @IrfanDhalla]

99.9987% of Canadians who received AZ have not had a blood clot.

[NEJM @NEJM]

In this trial involving patients undergoing noncardiac surgery, dexamethasone was noninferior to placebo with respect to the incidence of surgical-site infection within 30 days after surgery, including in patients with diabetes mellitus.

[Irfan Dhalla @IrfanDhalla]

1100+ MDs have signed a letter requesting cancellation of this year's @Royal_College exams. Make sense. Why have oral exams, with doctors travelling and congregating, during the 3rd wave? Also, unfair to cancel internal medicine exams but only offer deferrals to everyone else.

[U of T Public Health @UofT_dlsph]

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[Dr. Ben Chan @dr_benchan]

#AstraZeneca vax is not recommended for those under age 55. But what if you’re just past 55+, should you wait to get Pfizer/Moderna? Answer: #COVID19Ontario is so prevalent now, waiting 2-3 days leads to GREATER risk of death from Covid vs blood clot. See my analysis - pls share.

[David Juurlink @DavidJuurlink]

“Doctors and nurses are declining the vaccine” is exactly the message anti-vaxxers want you to hear.

Retweet if you’re a healthcare worker who’s already been vaccinated or is eagerly awaiting vaccination.

[Ashwin Sankar @ash_san]

@tariqesm @DavidClinkard @YETICoolers @UofTanesthesia This is sweet but I thought he was also getting each of you a @onepeloton ?

[Ashwin Sankar @ash_san]

Colour me impressed @Raptors #COVID19 #COVID19Ontario

[Toronto Raptors @Raptors]

A long overdue surprise FaceTime with the heroes at @TOPublicHealth.

@sergeibaka & the Toronto Raptors organization thank you and the countless others for your tireless work to keep our communities safe.

HBAY | E14

#NBATogether | #ActsOfCaring

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

In this RCT, mechanical ventilation w higher PEEP and alveolar recruitment maneuvers did not reduce postop respiratory failure, ARDS, pulmonary infection, pleural effusion, atelectasis, and PTX in obese surgical patients https://t.co/S5j6TB4Yfm

[Keyvan Karkouti @KeyvanKarkouti]

Today we lost Dr. Brian Kavanagh, an exceptional anesthesiologist and scientist, and a good friend and mentor. I will miss him.

[Anesthesiology Journals @_Anesthesiology]

Congratulations to Dr. Beverly Orser, recipient of the 2018 Excellence in Research Award @UoTAnesthesia #ANES18 @ASALifeline https://t.co/t75bVj8FH9