Iskandar Barakat
Staten Island University Hospital
9 Papers
9 Citations
Iskandar Barakat is an academic researcher from Staten Island University Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hemodialysis & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 9 publications. Previous affiliations of Iskandar Barakat include North Shore-LIJ Health System.
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Papers
Methadone Induced Sensorineural Hearing Loss
TL;DR: This case is notable because unlike all but one previously reported case, the patient—who was restated on methadone—did not make a complete recovery.
Preoperative hematocrit concentration and the risk of stroke in patients undergoing isolated coronary-artery bypass grafting
Khaled M. Musallam,Faek R. Jamali,Frits R. Rosendaal,Toby Richards,Donat R. Spahn,Kaivan Khavandi,Iskandar Barakat,Benjamin DeMoss,Luca A. Lotta,Flora Peyvandi,Pier M. Sfeir +10 more
TL;DR: The association between lower preoperative hematocrit concentration and stroke was evident irrespective of intraoperative transfusion use and may alter postoperative stroke risk in patients undergoing isolated CABG.
Relationship between platelet count and hemodialysis membranes
TL;DR: Newer membranes have no significant effect on platelet count, which suggests that they are, in fact, more biocompatible than their predecessors and may explain their association with increased survival.
Recurrence of Urothelial Bladder Carcinoma in the Colon Presenting as Hematochezia.
TL;DR: A unique case of urothelial cell carcinoma presenting with an isolated colonic mass, which unexpectedly, on immunohistostaining, proved to be primarily of u rothelial rather than colonic origin is reported.
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