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Robert S. Sterling
Researcher at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Publications - 79
Citations - 1174
Robert S. Sterling is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Arthroplasty. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 66 publications receiving 814 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert S. Sterling include University of Maryland, Baltimore & Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
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Gender and Race/Ethnicity Differences in Hip Fracture Incidence, Morbidity, Mortality, and Function
TL;DR: The purpose of this article is to review the gender and racial/ethnicity differences in hip fracture epidemiology, mortality, and function and to ask what more information is needed and how can it be attained.
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Polymeric nanofiber coating with tunable combinatorial antibiotic delivery prevents biofilm-associated infection in vivo
Alyssa G. Ashbaugh,Xuesong Jiang,Jesse Zheng,Andrew S. Tsai,Woo Shin Kim,John M. Thompson,Robert J. Miller,Jonathan H. Shahbazian,Yu Wang,Carly A. Dillen,Alvaro A. Ordonez,Yong S. Chang,Sanjay K. Jain,Lynne C. Jones,Robert S. Sterling,Hai-Quan Mao,Lloyd S. Miller +16 more
TL;DR: A nanofiber-based conformal coating capable of controlled and independent local delivery of two or more combinatorial antibiotics was developed to provide optimal antimicrobial activity for the prevention of biofilm-associated infections.
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Post-Discharge Care Duration, Charges, and Outcomes Among Medicare Patients After Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.
Karthikeyan E. Ponnusamy,Zan A. Naseer,Mostafa H. El Dafrawy,Louis Okafor,Clayton P. Alexander,Robert S. Sterling,Harpal S. Khanuja,Richard L. Skolasky +7 more
TL;DR: Among Medicare patients, discharge disposition and number of comorbidities were most strongly associated with readmission, whereas the region of the West and the discharge disposition to inpatient rehabilitation had the strongest association with higher charges.
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Inpatient Mortality and Morbidity for Dialysis-Dependent Patients Undergoing Primary Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty.
Karthikeyan E. Ponnusamy,Amit Jain,Savyasachi C. Thakkar,Robert S. Sterling,Richard L. Skolasky,Harpal S. Khanuja +5 more
TL;DR: Total hip and knee arthroplasty in dialysis-dependent patients presents high risk, with inpatient mortality rates ten to twenty times greater and overall complication rates two times greater than in non-dialysis- dependent patients.
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Pressure ulcers in elderly patients with hip fracture across the continuum of care.
Mona Baumgarten,David J. Margolis,Denise Orwig,Michelle Shardell,William G. Hawkes,Patricia Langenberg,Mary H. Palmer,Patricia S. Jones,Patrick F. McArdle,Robert S. Sterling,Bruce Kinosian,Shayna E. Rich,Janice Sowinski,Jay Magaziner +13 more
TL;DR: To identify care settings associated with greater pressure ulcer risk in elderly patients with hip fracture in the postfracture period and investigate whether these settings should be changed to reduce the risk of injury.