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Sarah D Kosa

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Articles 8
Citations 225
Followers 0
Related Specialties
General Surgery
Health Services
Nephrology
Top 10 Co-Authors
Charmaine E Lok
Ahmed A Al-Jaishi
Janice Du Mont
Sheila MacDonald
Richard Malthaner
Christopher Giede
Louise M Moist
Sarah E Ferguson
Helen Steed
Amiram Gafni
Published In
Ann Thorac Surg
J Vasc Access
J Surg Oncol
Am J Kidney Dis
J Multidiscip Healthc
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Recent Articles
1.
The Effect of Risk of Maturation Failure and Access Type on Arteriovenous Access-Related Costs among Hemodialysis Patients
Kosa S, Gafni A, Thabane L, Lok C
Kidney360 . 2022 Apr; 1(4):248-257. PMID: 35372922
Background: Several studies report lower costs associated with attaining and maintaining patency for arteriovenous (AV) fistulas as compared to AV grafts among patients receiving hemodialysis. However, these costs may vary...
2.
A prospective comparison of costs between robotics, laparoscopy, and laparotomy in endometrial cancer among women with Class III obesity or higher
Kosa S, Ferguson S, Panzarella T, Lau S, Abitbol J, Samouelian V, et al.
J Surg Oncol . 2021 Dec; 125(4):747-753. PMID: 34904716
Background And Objectives: To compare the immediate operating room (OR), inpatient, and overall costs between three surgical modalities among women with endometrial cancer (EC) and Class III obesity or higher....
3.
Toward Affirming Care: An Initial Evaluation of a Sexual Violence Treatment Network's Capacity for Addressing the Needs of Trans Sexual Assault Survivors
Du Mont J, Kosa S, Abavi R, Kia H, MacDonald S
J Interpers Violence . 2019 Dec; 36(21-22):NP12436-NP12455. PMID: 31789091
There is a global call to action to improve transgender (trans) health to achieve health equity for people of all gender identities. Trans persons experience high rates of sexual assault...
4.
Identification of priorities for multidisciplinary intersectoral research on violence against older women
Kosa S, MacDonald S, Etkin M, Rideout R, Du Mont J
J Multidiscip Healthc . 2019 Mar; 12:169-172. PMID: 30881008
No abstract available.
5.
Hemodialysis patients' satisfaction and perspectives on complications associated with vascular access related interventions: are we listening?
Kosa S, Bhola C, Lok C
J Vasc Access . 2016 Jun; 17(4):313-9. PMID: 27312766
Purpose: To understand the patient's perspective on complications associated with vascular access-related interventions. Methods: A multi-stage comprehensive questionnaire of over 150 items was administered to 140 in-center hemodialysis patients in...
6.
Preoperative vascular access evaluation for haemodialysis patients
Kosa S, Al-Jaishi A, Moist L, Lok C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev . 2015 Sep; (9):CD007013. PMID: 26418347
Background: Haemodialysis treatment requires reliable vascular access. Optimal access is provided via functional arteriovenous fistula (fistula), which compared with other forms of vascular access, provides superior long-term patency, requires few...
7.
Patency rates of the arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Al-Jaishi A, Oliver M, Thomas S, Lok C, Zhang J, Garg A, et al.
Am J Kidney Dis . 2013 Nov; 63(3):464-78. PMID: 24183112
Background: Advantages of the arteriovenous fistula (AVF), including long patency and few complications, were ascertained more than 2 decades ago and may not apply to the contemporary dialysis population. Study...
8.
Long-term survival analysis of the Canadian Lung Volume Reduction Surgery trial
Agzarian J, Miller J, Kosa S, Malthaner R, Tan L
Ann Thorac Surg . 2013 Jul; 96(4):1217-1222. PMID: 23895890
Background: The Canadian Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (CLVRS) trial was a multicentered randomized controlled trial that concluded that lung volume reduction surgery improves functional status and health-related quality of life...