Social determinants of health and 30-day mortality after inpatient elective surgery
Sankar A, Ding J, Black B, Wilton AS, Hwang SW, Wijeysundera DN, Baxter NN, Gomez D. JAMA Netw Open. 2026; 9;(1): e2553228.
Publications
Predictive validity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease phenotypes in inpatient elective surgery: a population-based study
Sankar A, Daza JF, Munn JS, McIsaac DI, Wijeysundera DN, Austin PC, Gershon AS. Br J Anaesth. 2025; S0007-0912(25)00453-2. Epub 2025 Jul 31.
Disparities in surgery rates during the COVID-19 pandemic: retrospective study
Sankar A, Stukel TA, Baxter NN, Wijeysundera DN, Hwang SW, Wilton AS, Chan TCY, Sarhangian V, Simpson AN, de Mestral C, Pincus D, Campbell RJ, Urbach DR, Irish J, Gomez D. BJS Open. 2024; 8(4):zrae088.
Evolution of the surgical procedure gap during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada: cross-sectional and modelling study
Stephenson R, Sarhangian V, Park J, Sankar A, Baxter NN, Stukel TA, Simpson AN, Wijeysundera DN, Wilton AS, de Mestral C, Hwang SW, Pincus D, Campbell RJ, Urbach DR, Irish J, Gomez D, Chan TCY. Br J Surg. 2023; Sep 19 [Epub ahead of print].
Survival and healthcare costs after inpatient elective surgery: comparison of patients with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Sankar A, Thorpe K, McIsaac DI, Luo J, Wijeysundera DN, Gershon AS. CMAJ. 2023; 195(2):E62-71. Epub 2023 Jan 17.