Steven Casha

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

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Steven Casha is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven Casha has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 19 papers in Surgery and 5 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Steven Casha's work include Spinal Cord Injury Research (11 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (11 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (7 papers). Steven Casha is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Cord Injury Research (11 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (11 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (7 papers). Steven Casha collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Switzerland. Steven Casha's co-authors include Michael G. Fehlings, Wen Ru Yu, V. Wee Yong, R. John Hurlbert, Luanne M. Metz, Fabrizio Giuliani, Jennifer Wells, Christopher Power, Sean Christie and Nathalie Jetté and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Brain and The Lancet Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Steven Casha

30 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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Preoperative predictors of poor acute postoperative pain control: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2019 252 citations Michael Yang, Rebecca L. Hartley et al. BMJ Open profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steven Casha Canada	18	1.2k	783	560	321	316	30	2.3k
Darlene A. Burke United States	28	1.7k 1.4×	675 0.9×	687 1.2×	244 0.8×	268 0.8×	55	2.4k
Jung-Kil Lee South Korea	26	869 0.7×	1.1k 1.5×	400 0.7×	267 0.8×	243 0.8×	142	2.5k
Russ P. Nockels United States	19	1.2k 1.0×	959 1.2×	383 0.7×	137 0.4×	260 0.8×	41	2.2k
Anders Holtz Sweden	27	1.2k 1.0×	490 0.6×	437 0.8×	141 0.4×	240 0.8×	61	1.8k
Alex E. Marcillo United States	20	1.8k 1.5×	643 0.8×	964 1.7×	377 1.2×	599 1.9×	25	2.8k
Alexander Marcillo United States	20	1.3k 1.1×	375 0.5×	1.1k 2.0×	245 0.8×	405 1.3×	30	2.3k
Thomas Liebscher Germany	18	1.0k 0.8×	365 0.5×	742 1.3×	143 0.4×	251 0.8×	31	1.7k
Sang Ryong Jeon South Korea	25	976 0.8×	880 1.1×	530 0.9×	85 0.3×	280 0.9×	133	2.1k
Haruo Kanno Japan	23	1.2k 1.0×	654 0.8×	426 0.8×	84 0.3×	291 0.9×	60	1.8k

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Yang, Michael, et al.. (2024). Poor postoperative pain control is associated with poor long-term patient-reported outcomes after elective spine surgery: an observational cohort study. The Spine Journal. 24(9). 1615–1624. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Michael, Jay Riva-Cambrin, Jonathan W. Cunningham, & Steven Casha. (2023). Impact of preoperative insomnia on poor postoperative pain control after elective spine surgery and the modified Calgary postoperative pain after spine surgery (MCAPPS) score. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ). 16. 100261–100261. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Michael, Jay Riva-Cambrin, Jonathan W. Cunningham, & Steven Casha. (2022). Validation of the Calgary Postoperative Pain after Spine Surgery Score for Poor Postoperative Pain Control after Spine Surgery. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques. 50(5). 687–693. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Michael, Rebecca L. Hartley, Alexander A. C. Leung, et al.. (2019). Preoperative predictors of poor acute postoperative pain control: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 9(4). e025091–e025091. 252 indexed citations breakdown →

Thomas, Kenneth, W. Bradley Jacobs, Alex Soroceanu, et al.. (2019). Effect of preoperative symptom duration on outcome in lumbar spinal stenosis: a Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network registry study. The Spine Journal. 19(9). 1470–1477. 25 indexed citations

Kucher, Klaus, Donald R. Johns, Doris Maier, et al.. (2018). First-in-Man Intrathecal Application of Neurite Growth-Promoting Anti-Nogo-A Antibodies in Acute Spinal Cord Injury. Neurorehabilitation and neural repair. 32(6-7). 578–589. 124 indexed citations

Ryu, Won Hyung A., et al.. (2018). Systematic review of health economic studies in cranial neurosurgery. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 44(5). E2–E2. 4 indexed citations

Badhiwala, Jetan H., Jefferson R. Wilson, Brian K. Kwon, Steven Casha, & Michael G. Fehlings. (2018). A Review of Clinical Trials in Spinal Cord Injury Including Biomarkers. Journal of Neurotrauma. 35(16). 1906–1917. 38 indexed citations

Yavin, Daniel, Steven Casha, Samuel Wiebe, et al.. (2017). Lumbar Fusion for Degenerative Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Neurosurgery. 80(5). 701–715. 114 indexed citations

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Kaushik, Deepak, Heather Yong, Jennifer Hahn, et al.. (2016). Evaluating Soluble EMMPRIN as a Marker of Disease Activity in Multiple Sclerosis: Studies of Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid. PLoS ONE. 11(10). e0163802–e0163802. 5 indexed citations

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Kühle, Jens, David Leppert, Axel Petzold, et al.. (2014). Serum neurofilament light chain is a biomarker of human spinal cord injury severity and outcome. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 86(3). 273–279. 153 indexed citations

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Casha, Steven, et al.. (2012). Results of a phase II placebo-controlled randomized trial of minocycline in acute spinal cord injury. Brain. 135(4). 1224–1236. 282 indexed citations

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Christie, Sean, et al.. (2010). Acute Pharmacological DVT Prophylaxis after Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 28(8). 1509–1514. 41 indexed citations

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Casha, Steven, et al.. (2010). Acute Management of Nutritional Demands after Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 28(8). 1497–1507. 29 indexed citations

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Casha, Steven & Sean Christie. (2009). A Systematic Review of Intensive Cardiopulmonary Management after Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 28(8). 1479–1495. 76 indexed citations

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Casha, Steven, et al.. (2006). Design limitations of Bryan disc arthroplasty. The Spine Journal. 6(3). 233–241. 70 indexed citations

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Casha, Steven, Wen Ru Yu, & Michael G. Fehlings. (2005). FAS deficiency reduces apoptosis, spares axons and improves function after spinal cord injury. Experimental Neurology. 196(2). 390–400. 86 indexed citations

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Yong, V. Wee, Jennifer Wells, Fabrizio Giuliani, et al.. (2004). The promise of minocycline in neurology. The Lancet Neurology. 3(12). 744–751. 429 indexed citations

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Casha, Steven & Michael G. Fehlings. (2003). Clinical and radiological evaluation of the Codman semiconstrained load-sharing anterior cervical plate: prospective multicenter trial and independent blinded evaluation of outcome. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine. 99(3). 264–270. 18 indexed citations

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Casha, Steven, Wen Ru Yu, & Michael G. Fehlings. (2001). Oligodendroglial apoptosis occurs along degenerating axons and is associated with FAS and p75 expression following spinal cord injury in the rat. Neuroscience. 103(1). 203–218. 319 indexed citations

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