Sanjay Saint

Hospital variation in transfusion and infection after cardiac surgery: a cohort study (2009)

Rogers, Mary AM, Blumberg, Neil, Saint, Sanjay, Langa, Kenneth M, Nallamothu, Brahmajee K

Abstract Background Transfusion practices in hospitalised patients are being re-evaluated, in part due to studies indicating adverse effects in patients receiving large quantities of stored blood....

Mobility and other predictors of hospitalization for urinary tract infection: a retrospective cohort study (2008)

Rogers, Mary AM, Fries, Brant E, Kaufman, Samuel R, Mody, Lona, McMahon, Laurence F, Saint, Sanjay

Abstract Background Many hospitalizations for residents of skilled nursing facilities are potentially avoidable. Factors that could prevent hospitalization for urinary tract infection (UTI) were...

From the Divisions of General (2008)

Sanjay Saint, Mph David, L. Veenstra, Phd Sean, D. Sullivan, Carol Chenoweth, ...

Background: Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (UTI) is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and costs. A recent meta-analysis concluded that silver alloy catheters reduce the...

A midlife crisis The approach to clinical conundrums by an expert clinician is revealed through presentation of an actual patient's case in an approach typical of morning report. Similar to patient care, sequential pieces of information are provided to the clinician who is unfamiliar with the case. The focus is on the thought processes of both the clinical team caring for the patient and the discussant . (2006)

Reilly Lukela, Jennifer, Mangrulkar, Rajesh S., Tierney, Lawrence M., Valle, John, Saint, Sanjay

No abstract.

What effect does physician "profiling" have on inpatient physician satisfaction and hospital length of stay? (2006)

Zemencuk, Judith K, Hofer, Timothy P, Hayward, Rodney A, Moseley, Richard H, Saint, Sanjay

Abstract Background 2002 marked the first time that the rate of hospital spending in the United States outpaced the overall health care spending rate of growth since 1991. As hospital spending...

A negative test of aneurysmal proportions The approach to clinical conundrums by an expert clinician is revealed through presentation of an actual patient's case in an approach typical of morning report. Similar to patient care, sequential pieces of information are provided to the clinician who is unfamiliar with the case. The focus is on the thought processes of both the clinical team caring for the patient and the discussant. (2006)

Winawer, Neil, Murali, Mandakolathur, Saint, Sanjay, Babaliaros, Vasilis

No abstract.

“Above or below?” The approach to clinical conundrums by an expert clinician is revealed through presentation of an actual patient's case in an approach typical of morning report. Similar to patient care, sequential pieces of information are provided to the clinician who is unfamiliar with the case. The focus is on the thought processes of both the clinical team caring for the patient and the discussant. (2006)

Bump, Gregory M., Parekh, Vikas I., Saint, Sanjay

No abstract.

Economic immunity in the ICU: continued support or pull the plug? (1999)

Fendrick, A. M., Saint, Sanjay

Peer Reviewed

Preventing urinary tract infection using silver-coated urinary catheters :--a meta-analysis /--by Sanjay Saint. (1998)

Saint, Sanjay.

Thesis (M.P.H.)--University of Washington, 1998.

Impact factor: a valid measure of journal quality?

Saha, Somnath, Saint, Sanjay, Christakis, Dimitri A.

Objectives: Impact factor, an index based on the frequency with which a journal's articles are cited in scientific publications, is a putative marker of journal quality. However, empiric studies on...

What effect does physician "profiling" have on inpatient physician satisfaction and hospital length of stay?

Zemencuk, Judith K, Hofer, Timothy P, Hayward, Rodney A, Moseley, Richard H, Saint, Sanjay

Hospitalists in Teaching Hospitals: Opportunities but Not Without Danger

Saint, Sanjay, Flanders, Scott A

What Effect Does Inpatient Physician Specialty and Experience Have on Clinical Outcomes and Resource Utilization on a General Medical Service?

Parekh, Vikas, Saint, Sanjay, Furney, Scott, Kaufman, Samuel, McMahon, Laurence

What Effect Does Increasing Inpatient Time Have on Outpatient-oriented Internist Satisfaction?

Saint, Sanjay, Zemencuk, Judith K, Hayward, Rodney A, Golin, Carol E, Konrad, Thomas R, Linzer, Mark

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Native Americans: A Higher Risk of Death Compared to Other Ethnic Groups?

Nallamothu, Brahmajee K, Saint, Sanjay, Saha, Som, Fendrick, A Mark, Kelley, Keith, Ramsey, Scott D

Journal Reading Habits of Internists

Saint, Sanjay, Christakis, Dimitri A, Saha, Somnath, Elmore, Joann G, Welsh, Deborah E, Baker, Paul, ...

We assessed the reading habits of internists with and without epidemiological training because such information may help guide medical journals as they make changes in how articles are edited and...

A Survival Guide for Generalist Physicians in Academic Fellowships: Part 2: Preparing for the Transition to Junior Faculty

Saha, Somnath, Saint, Sanjay, Christakis, Dimitri A, Simon, Steven R, Fihn, Stephan D

A Survival Guide for Generalist Physicians in Academic Fellowships: Part 1: Getting Started

Saha, Somnath, Christakis, Dimitri A, Saint, Sanjay, Whooley, Mary A., Simon, Steven R.

Impact factor: a valid measure of journal quality?

Saha, Somnath, Saint, Sanjay, Christakis, Dimitri A.

Objectives: Impact factor, an index based on the frequency with which a journal's articles are cited in scientific publications, is a putative marker of journal quality. However, empiric studies on...

What effect does physician "profiling" have on inpatient physician satisfaction and hospital length of stay?

Zemencuk, Judith K, Hofer, Timothy P, Hayward, Rodney A, Moseley, Richard H, Saint, Sanjay

Hospitalists in Teaching Hospitals: Opportunities but Not Without Danger

Saint, Sanjay, Flanders, Scott A

What Effect Does Inpatient Physician Specialty and Experience Have on Clinical Outcomes and Resource Utilization on a General Medical Service?

Parekh, Vikas, Saint, Sanjay, Furney, Scott, Kaufman, Samuel, McMahon, Laurence

What Effect Does Increasing Inpatient Time Have on Outpatient-oriented Internist Satisfaction?

Saint, Sanjay, Zemencuk, Judith K, Hayward, Rodney A, Golin, Carol E, Konrad, Thomas R, Linzer, Mark

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Native Americans: A Higher Risk of Death Compared to Other Ethnic Groups?

Nallamothu, Brahmajee K, Saint, Sanjay, Saha, Som, Fendrick, A Mark, Kelley, Keith, Ramsey, Scott D

Journal Reading Habits of Internists

Saint, Sanjay, Christakis, Dimitri A, Saha, Somnath, Elmore, Joann G, Welsh, Deborah E, Baker, Paul, ...

We assessed the reading habits of internists with and without epidemiological training because such information may help guide medical journals as they make changes in how articles are edited and...

A Survival Guide for Generalist Physicians in Academic Fellowships: Part 2: Preparing for the Transition to Junior Faculty

Saha, Somnath, Saint, Sanjay, Christakis, Dimitri A, Simon, Steven R, Fihn, Stephan D

A Survival Guide for Generalist Physicians in Academic Fellowships: Part 1: Getting Started

Saha, Somnath, Christakis, Dimitri A, Saint, Sanjay, Whooley, Mary A., Simon, Steven R.

What effect does an educational intervention have on interns' confidence and knowledge regarding acute dyspnea management?

Reittinger, Tracy M., Kaufman, Samuel R., Saint, Sanjay

BACKGROUND Though acute dyspnea is commonly encountered in hospitalized patients, interns often receive only informal instruction in managing such patients. We hypothesized that formal instruction...

“Are we there yet?” The approach to clinical conundrums by an expert clinician is revealed through presentation of an actual patient's case in an approach typical of morning report. Similar to patient care, sequential pieces of information are provided to the clinician who is unfamiliar with the case. The focus is on the thought processes of both the clinical team caring for the patient and the discussant.

Williams, Lisa H., Raugi, Gregory J., Dhaliwal, Gurpreet, Saint, Sanjay, Lipsky, Benjamin A.

No abstract.

Incidence, Etiology, Risk Factors, and Outcome of Hospital-acquired Fever: A Systematic, Evidence-based Review

Kaul, Daniel R, Flanders, Scott A, Beck, James M, Saint, Sanjay

The Use of Meta-Analysis in Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Issues and Recommendations

Sanjay Saint, David L. Veenstra, Sean D. Sullivan

Meta-analysis is used to statistically pool the results from individual studies, usually randomised trials, to obtain an estimate of the summary effect size across studies. The summary measure from a...

Mobility and other predictors of hospitalization for urinary tract infection: a retrospective cohort study

Rogers, Mary AM, Fries, Brant E, Kaufman, Samuel R, Mody, Lona, McMahon, Laurence F, Saint, Sanjay

How Do Hospitalized Patients Feel About Resident Work Hours, Fatigue, and Discontinuity of Care?

Fletcher, Kathlyn E., Wiest, Francine C., Halasyamani, Lakshmi, Lin, Jeffrey, Nelson, Victoria, Kaufman, Samuel R., ...

Where Should Hospitalists Sit Within the Academic Medical Center?

Flanders, Scott A., Saint, Sanjay, McMahon, Laurence F., Howell, Joel D.

One of the most significant changes in US hospitals over the past decade has been the emergence of hospitalists as key providers of inpatient care. The number of hospitalists in both community and...

Hospital variation in transfusion and infection after cardiac surgery: a cohort study

Rogers, Mary AM, Blumberg, Neil, Saint, Sanjay, Langa, Kenneth M, Nallamothu, Brahmajee K