Abhaya V Kulkarni

Summary

Affiliation: The Hospital for Sick Children
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi An instrument to measure the health status in children with hydrocephalus: the Hydrocephalus Outcome Questionnaire
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Neurosurg 101:134-40. 2004
  2. ncbi The challenges of evidence-based medicine: a philosophical perspective
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Department of Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
    Med Health Care Philos 8:255-60. 2005
  3. ncbi Surgery for hydrocephalus in sub-Saharan Africa versus developed nations: a risk-adjusted comparison of outcome
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Division of Neurosurgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Room 1503, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Childs Nerv Syst 26:1711-7. 2010
  4. ncbi Assessment of mother and father concern in childhood hydrocephalus
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Division of Child Health and Evaluative Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Room 1503, 555 University Avenue, M5G 1X8 Toronto, ON, Canada
    Qual Life Res 16:1501-9. 2007
  5. ncbi Does treatment with endoscopic third ventriculostomy result in less concern among parents of children with hydrocephalus?
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5G 1X8
    Childs Nerv Syst 26:1529-34. 2010
  6. ncbi Quality of life in children with hydrocephalus: results from the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Neurosurg 107:358-64. 2007
  7. ncbi Quality of life in childhood hydrocephalus: a review
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Childs Nerv Syst 26:737-43. 2010
  8. ncbi Medical, social, and economic factors associated with health-related quality of life in Canadian children with hydrocephalus
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Division of Child Health and Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Pediatr 153:689-95. 2008
  9. ncbi Comparing children's and parents' perspectives of health outcome in paediatric hydrocephalus
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Division of Child Health and Evaluative Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    Dev Med Child Neurol 50:587-92. 2008
  10. ncbi Comparisons of citations in Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar for articles published in general medical journals
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Hospital for Sick Children, Room 1503, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 1X8
    JAMA 302:1092-6. 2009

Detail Information

Publications46

  1. ncbi An instrument to measure the health status in children with hydrocephalus: the Hydrocephalus Outcome Questionnaire
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Neurosurg 101:134-40. 2004
    ..The authors developed a quantitative health status measure, the Hydrocephalus Outcome Questionnaire (HOQ), designed specifically for children with hydrocephalus, which can be completed by the children's parents...
  2. ncbi The challenges of evidence-based medicine: a philosophical perspective
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Department of Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
    Med Health Care Philos 8:255-60. 2005
    ....
  3. ncbi Surgery for hydrocephalus in sub-Saharan Africa versus developed nations: a risk-adjusted comparison of outcome
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Division of Neurosurgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Room 1503, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Childs Nerv Syst 26:1711-7. 2010
    ..It is not known if the lower success rate is due to inherent differences in prognostic factors...
  4. ncbi Assessment of mother and father concern in childhood hydrocephalus
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Division of Child Health and Evaluative Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Room 1503, 555 University Avenue, M5G 1X8 Toronto, ON, Canada
    Qual Life Res 16:1501-9. 2007
    ..We quantitatively assessed the concerns of parents of children with hydrocephalus, using the Hydrocephalus Concerns Questionnaire for parents (HCQ-P)...
  5. ncbi Does treatment with endoscopic third ventriculostomy result in less concern among parents of children with hydrocephalus?
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5G 1X8
    Childs Nerv Syst 26:1529-34. 2010
    ....
  6. ncbi Quality of life in children with hydrocephalus: results from the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Neurosurg 107:358-64. 2007
    ..The authors' aim was to quantify the QOL for children with hydrocephalus and identify predictors of long-term outcome, using a reliable and validated outcome measure: the Hydrocephalus Outcome Questionnaire (HOQ)...
  7. ncbi Quality of life in childhood hydrocephalus: a review
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Childs Nerv Syst 26:737-43. 2010
    ..Neurosurgeons should be aware of the latest findings and how to critically analyze the QOL literature...
  8. ncbi Medical, social, and economic factors associated with health-related quality of life in Canadian children with hydrocephalus
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Division of Child Health and Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Pediatr 153:689-95. 2008
    ..To study the factors associated with health-related quality of life (HRQL) in Canadian children with hydrocephalus, using a comprehensive model of determinants of child health, including socioeconomic factors...
  9. ncbi Comparing children's and parents' perspectives of health outcome in paediatric hydrocephalus
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Division of Child Health and Evaluative Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    Dev Med Child Neurol 50:587-92. 2008
    ..The differences in child and parent perceptions of health need to be appreciated when conducting outcome studies in this population...
  10. ncbi Comparisons of citations in Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar for articles published in general medical journals
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Hospital for Sick Children, Room 1503, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 1X8
    JAMA 302:1092-6. 2009
    ..Until recently, Web of Science was the only database available to track citation counts for published articles. Other databases are now available, but their relative performance has not been established...
  11. ncbi Quality of life in obstructive hydrocephalus: endoscopic third ventriculostomy compared to cerebrospinal fluid shunt
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Divisions of Neurosurgery and Psychology, Hospital for Sick Children SickKids, Toronto, ON, Canada
    Childs Nerv Syst 26:75-9. 2010
    ..Our objective was to compare QOL in children with obstructive hydrocephalus, treated with either ETV or shunt...
  12. ncbi Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in the treatment of childhood hydrocephalus
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Pediatr 155:254-9.e1. 2009
    ..To develop a model to predict the probability of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) success in the treatment for hydrocephalus on the basis of a child's individual characteristics...
  13. ncbi Quality of life after endoscopic third ventriculostomy and cerebrospinal fluid shunting: an adjusted multivariable analysis in a large cohort
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Neurosurg Pediatr 6:11-6. 2010
    ..The authors compared QOL outcomes following these 2 treatments in a large cohort of children with hydrocephalus by using multivariable statistical techniques to adjust for possible confounder variables...
  14. ncbi Endoscopic third ventriculostomy vs cerebrospinal fluid shunt in the treatment of hydrocephalus in children: a propensity score-adjusted analysis
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Room 1503, 555 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
    Neurosurgery 67:588-93. 2010
    ..Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) has preferentially been offered to patients with more favorable prognostic features compared with shunt...
  15. ncbi Predicting who will benefit from endoscopic third ventriculostomy compared with shunt insertion in childhood hydrocephalus using the ETV Success Score
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
    J Neurosurg Pediatr 6:310-5. 2010
    ..In this paper, they assess the clinical utility of the ETVSS by determining whether long-term survival outcomes for ETV versus shunt insertion are different within strata of ETVSS (low, moderate, and high scores)...
  16. ncbi Comparison of Hydrocephalus Outcome Questionnaire scores to neuropsychological test performance in school-aged children
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Division of Neurosurgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Neurosurg Pediatr 8:396-401. 2011
    ....
  17. ncbi Author self-citation in the general medicine literature
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Child Health and Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    PLoS ONE 6:e20885. 2011
    ..The objective of this study was to determine the extent and temporal pattern of author self-citation and the article characteristics associated with author self-citation...
  18. ncbi Measuring the health status of children with hydrocephalus by using a new outcome measure
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Canada
    J Neurosurg 101:141-6. 2004
    ..In the present study, they present their initial experience in using the HOQ to quantify the health status in a typical cohort of children with hydrocephalus...
  19. ncbi Questionnaire for assessing parents' concerns about their child with hydrocephalus
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Division of Neurosurgery and Population Health Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Dev Med Child Neurol 48:108-13. 2006
    ..This new questionnaire has demonstrated very good psychometric properties. It can be used to broaden the scope of future clinical research in pediatric hydrocephalus to include the impact on parents...
  20. ncbi Use of the ETV Success Score to explain the variation in reported endoscopic third ventriculostomy success rates among published case series of childhood hydrocephalus
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
    J Neurosurg Pediatr 7:143-6. 2011
    ..The authors hypothesized that the ETVSS would be able to predict with reasonable accuracy the actual ETV success rate reported among published case series...
  21. ncbi Characteristics associated with citation rate of the medical literature
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Division of Population Health Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    PLoS ONE 2:e403. 2007
    ..The citation rate for articles is viewed as a measure of their importance and impact; however, little is known about what features of articles are associated with higher citation rate...
  22. ncbi Predicting nonauditory adverse radiation effects following radiosurgery for vestibular schwannoma: a volume and dosimetric analysis
    Caroline Hayhurst
    Gamma Knife Unit, Division of Neurosurgery, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 82:2041-6. 2012
    ..To define clinical and dosimetric predictors of nonauditory adverse radiation effects after radiosurgery for vestibular schwannoma treated with a 12 Gy prescription dose...
  23. ncbi Attitudes towards chiropractic: an analysis of written comments from a survey of north american orthopaedic surgeons
    Jason W Busse
    The Institute for Work and Health, 481 University Avenue, Suite 800, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2E9, Canada
    Chiropr Man Therap 19:25. 2011
    ..abstract:..
  24. ncbi Endoscopic third ventriculostomy versus ventriculoperitoneal shunt in pediatric patients: a decision analysis
    James M Drake
    Division of Neurosurgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    Childs Nerv Syst 25:467-72. 2009
    ..We performed decision analysis for quality of life (QOL) outcomes comparing these two procedures...
  25. ncbi The impact of therapeutic modality on outcomes following repair of ruptured intracranial aneurysms: an administrative data analysis. Clinical article
    Cian J O'Kelly
    Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Neurosurg 113:795-801. 2010
    ..The performance of coiling in a more general population of ruptured aneurysms has not been adequately studied...
  26. ncbi The history of neurosurgery at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto
    Andrew Jea
    Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada
    Neurosurgery 61:612-24; discussion 624-5. 2007
    ..The purpose of this article is to review the history of the individuals who founded the Hospital for Sick Children and its Division of Neurosurgery...
  27. ncbi Incorporation of C-1 lateral mass screws in occipitocervical and atlantoaxial fusions for children 8 years of age or younger. Technical note
    Andrew Jea
    Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Neurosurg 107:178-83. 2007
    ..There was one instance of a vertebral artery injury, and the lessons learned from this complication are discussed...
  28. ncbi Neurosurgical management of extraaxial central nervous system infections in children
    Sanjay Gupta
    Division of Neurosurgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, The University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Neurosurg Pediatr 7:441-51. 2011
    ..Symptoms are usually progressive, and early diagnosis is therefore important. Early intervention with appropriate treatment offers the best opportunity for eradicating the infection and promoting maximal neurological recovery...
  29. ncbi Clinical predictors of developmental outcome in patients with cephaloceles
    Benjamin W Y Lo
    Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton General Hospital Neurosurgery, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    J Neurosurg Pediatr 2:254-7. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential risk factors for the occurrence of developmental delay in patients with cephaloceles, using both univariate and multivariable regression techniques...
  30. ncbi Management of pediatric brainstem cavernous malformations: experience over 20 years at the hospital for sick children
    Ratan D Bhardwaj
    Division of Neurosurgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Surgery, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Neurosurg Pediatr 4:458-64. 2009
    ..The optimal management of these lesions requires considerable neurosurgical judgment. Accordingly, the authors reviewed their experience with the management of pediatric brainstem CMs at the Hospital for Sick Children...
  31. ncbi Attitudes toward chiropractic: a survey of North American orthopedic surgeons
    Jason W Busse
    Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 34:2818-25. 2009
    ..Questionnaire survey...
  32. ncbi Shunt-dependent hydrocephalus after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: incidence, predictors, and revision rates. Clinical article
    Cian J O'Kelly
    Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Neurosurg 111:1029-35. 2009
    ..While its incidence and risk factors have been well described, the long-term performance of shunts in this setting has not been not widely reported...
  33. ncbi Pretreatment predictors of adverse radiation effects after radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformation
    Caroline Hayhurst
    Gamma Knife Unit, Division of Neurosurgery, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 82:803-8. 2012
    ..To identify vascular and dosimetric predictors of symptomatic T2 signal change and adverse radiation effects after radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformation, in order to define and validate preexisting risk models...
  34. ncbi Attitudes towards fibromyalgia: a survey of Canadian chiropractic, naturopathic, physical therapy and occupational therapy students
    Jason W Busse
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    BMC Complement Altern Med 8:24. 2008
    ....
  35. ncbi Complications of Gamma Knife surgery: an early report from 2 Canadian centers
    Shobhan Vachhrajani
    Division of Neurosurgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Neurosurg 109:2-7. 2008
    ..The authors report treatment complications from the early experience of 2 Canadian GKS programs in Toronto and Sherbrooke...
  36. ncbi Intraoperative angiography during microsurgical removal of arteriovenous malformations in children
    Michael J Ellis
    Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Neurosurg Pediatr 6:435-43. 2010
    ..Here, the authors report on their experience with high-quality intraoperative angiography during the surgical management of pediatric AVMs in their image-guided therapy (IGT) facility...
  37. ncbi Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring during complex spinal deformity cases in pediatric patients: methodology, utility, prognostication, and outcome
    James Drake
    Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada
    Childs Nerv Syst 26:523-44. 2010
    ..While these problems are rare, decompression, correction, instrumentation, and fusion are quite hazardous. Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) seems particularly beneficial in these patients...
  38. ncbi Detection of important venous collaterals by computed tomography venogram in multisutural synostosis. Case report and review of the literature
    Merdas Al Otibi
    Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Neurosurg 107:508-10. 2007
    ..Computed tomography venography is an easily obtained study that we recommend in the evaluation of children with multisutural craniosynostosis prior to cranial surgical interventions...
  39. ncbi Clinical practice guidelines
    Shobhan Vachhrajani
    Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Neurosurg Pediatr 3:249-56. 2009
    ..The authors hope that this will allow neurosurgeons to make more informed decisions about the many CPGs that will inevitably become an essential component of medical practice in the years to come...
  40. ncbi Twenty years of meta-analyses in orthopaedic surgery: has quality kept up with quantity?
    Bernadette G Dijkman
    Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, 293 Wellington Street North, Suite 110, Hamilton, ON L8L 2X2, Canada
    J Bone Joint Surg Am 92:48-57. 2010
    ..The objectives of this review were to assess the scientific quality and number of published meta-analyses on orthopaedics-related topics over time...
  41. ncbi Distribution-based and anchor-based approaches provided different interpretability estimates for the Hydrocephalus Outcome Questionnaire
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    Department of Population Health Sciences and Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
    J Clin Epidemiol 59:176-84. 2006
    ..To compare three separate methods for establishing interpretability for a health status measure, the Hydrocephalus Outcome Questionnaire (HOQ)...
  42. ncbi Attitudes toward vaccination: a survey of Canadian chiropractic students
    Jason W Busse
    Oncidium Health Group Inc, Burlington, Ont
    CMAJ 166:1531-4. 2002
    ..This study describes the prevalence of anti-vaccination attitudes among Canadian chiropractic students...
  43. ncbi The effect of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy on time to fracture healing: a meta-analysis
    Jason W Busse
    Oncidium Health Group Inc, Burlington, Ont
    CMAJ 166:437-41. 2002
    ..We describe a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy for healing of fractures...
  44. ncbi Management of shunt infections: a multicenter pilot study
    John R W Kestle
    Department of Neurosurgery, Primary Children s Medical Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84113, USA
    J Neurosurg 105:177-81. 2006
    ..The present multicenter pilot study was undertaken to evaluate current strategies in the treatment of shunt infection...
  45. ncbi Conservative management of asymptomatic spinal lipomas of the conus
    Abhaya V Kulkarni
    , Groupe Hospitalier Necker-Enfants Malades, 149 rue de Sevres, 75743 Paris Cedex 15, France
    Neurosurgery 54:868-73; discussion 873-5. 2004
    ..A more definitive randomized study will be required to clarify the relative efficacy of early surgery for SLCs among asymptomatic patients...
  46. ncbi Hospital care for children with hydrocephalus in the United States: utilization, charges, comorbidities, and deaths
    Tamara D Simon
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of Inpatient Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84113, USA
    J Neurosurg Pediatr 1:131-7. 2008
    ....