Publications by authors named "A D Ganga"
Introduction: Nerve injuries and resultant pain are common causes of emergency department (ED) visits in the United States. Injuries often occur either due to activity (ie sports related injury) or due to consumer products such as stairs or bedframes. We investigated the incidence of consumer product-related nerve injuries (CPNIs) in patients who presented to the ED in the United States.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCentrosomes have critical roles in microtubule organization, ciliogenesis, and cell signaling. Centrosomal alterations also contribute to diseases, including microcephaly, cancer, and ciliopathies. To date, over 150 centrosomal proteins have been identified, including several kinases and phosphatases that control centrosome biogenesis, function, and maintenance.
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- The study investigates how social determinants of health (SDoH) like race, insurance, and income affect access to and outcomes of spine tumor surgeries, revealing disparities compared to intracranial tumor cases.
- Data from over 6 million spine tumor admissions from 2002 to 2019 were analyzed, focusing on how these SDoH correlate with surgical outcomes such as mortality, complications, and length of stay.
- Findings suggest non-White patients and those with nonprivate insurance faced lower chances of receiving surgery, worse presenting conditions, and poorer discharge outcomes, indicating significant health inequities in spine tumor treatment.
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- The study investigates how neighborhood-level resource disadvantage, measured by the Area Deprivation Index (ADI), affects long-term outcomes after spine tumor surgery.
- Researchers analyzed data from 237 patients treated between 2015 and 2022, categorizing them into advantaged and disadvantaged based on their ADI scores.
- Results revealed that disadvantaged patients had worse functional status, higher ambulation deficits, and more frequent non-elective surgeries compared to their advantaged counterparts.
Objectives: To provide an updated analysis of the burden of ischemic stroke in the United States.
Materials And Methods: Using the Global Burden of Disease database, we estimated age-standardized, population-adjusted rates of incidence, prevalence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years from 2010 to 2019, with regional comparisons. Deaths and disability-adjusted life years were compared in 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 to assess the potential effect of increased mechanical thrombectomy use.