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Alan Cass is affiliated with Charles Darwin University in Australia and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of Medicine. The scientist's work predominantly focuses on Nephrology, with additional research covering General Health Professions, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The main research topics addressed include:

  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
  • Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus

Alan Cass has collaborated frequently with several co-authors throughout their career. Notable collaborators include:

  • Martin Gallagher (20 co-authored publications)
  • Kirsten Howard (18 co-authored publications)
  • Meg Jardine (17 co-authored publications)
  • Sandawana William Majoni (17 co-authored publications)
  • Federica Barzi (15 co-authored publications)

The scientist commonly publishes in journals such as:

  • Kidney International Reports (8 publications)
  • BMC Health Services Research (7 publications)
  • BMC Nephrology (6 publications)
  • Internal Medicine Journal (5 publications)
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases (4 publications)

Significant recent publications include:

  • Effects of Allopurinol on the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Effect of Oral Methylprednisolone on Decline in Kidney Function or Kidney Failure in Patients With IgA Nephropathy, 2022, JAMA
  • Effect of Vancomycin or Daptomycin With vs Without an Antistaphylococcal β-Lactam on Mortality, Bacteremia, Relapse, or Treatment Failure in Patients With MRSA Bacteremia, 2020, JAMA
  • "How can I do more?" Cultural awareness training for hospital-based healthcare providers working with high Aboriginal caseload, 2020, BMC Medical Education
  • From "stuck" to satisfied: Aboriginal people's experience of culturally safe care with interpreters in a Northern Territory hospital, 2021, BMC Health Services Research

Best Publications

  • The effects of lowering LDL cholesterol with simvastatin plus ezetimibe in patients with chronic kidney disease (Study of Heart and Renal Protection): a randomised placebo-controlled trial

    Colin Baigent;Martin J Landray;Christina Reith;Jonathan Emberson

  • Worldwide access to treatment for end-stage kidney disease: a systematic review.

    Thaminda Liyanage;Thaminda Liyanage;Toshiharu Ninomiya;Vivekanand Jha;Vivekanand Jha;Vivekanand Jha;Bruce Neal

  • Hydroxyethyl starch or saline for fluid resuscitation in intensive care

    John A. Myburgh;Simon Finfer;Rinaldo Bellomo;Laurent Billot

  • Intensity of continuous renal-replacement therapy in critically ill patients.

    Rinaldo Bellomo;Alan Cass;Louise Cole

  • Effects of fibrates on cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Min Jun;Celine Foote;Jicheng Lv;Jicheng Lv;Bruce Neal

  • Albuminuria and Kidney Function Independently Predict Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes in Diabetes

    Toshiharu Ninomiya;Vlado Perkovic;Bastiaan E de Galan;Bastiaan E de Galan;Sophia Zoungas

  • Effect of lowering blood pressure on cardiovascular events and mortality in patients on dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

    Hiddo J Lambers Heerspink;Hiddo J Lambers Heerspink;Toshiharu Ninomiya;Sophia Zoungas;Sophia Zoungas;Dick de Zeeuw

  • Outcomes after Angiography with Sodium Bicarbonate and Acetylcysteine

    Steven D. Weisbord;Martin Gallagher;Martin Gallagher;Hani Jneid;Santiago Garcia

  • Is Low Birth Weight an Antecedent of CKD in Later Life? A Systematic Review of Observational Studies

    Sarah L. White;Vlado Perkovic;Alan Cass;Choon Lan Chang

  • Effect of Oral Methylprednisolone on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With IgA Nephropathy The TESTING Randomized Clinical Trial

    Jicheng Lv;Jicheng Lv;Hong Zhang;Muh Geot Wong;Meg J. Jardine

  • A stereological study of glomerular number and volume: preliminary findings in a multiracial study of kidneys at autopsy.

    Wendy E Hoy;Wendy E Hoy;Rebecca Nicole Douglas-Denton;Rebecca Nicole Douglas-Denton;Michael D Hughson;Michael D Hughson;Alan Cass;Alan Cass

  • Effects of Allopurinol on the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease

    Sunil V Badve;Elaine M Pascoe;Anushree Tiku;Neil Boudville

  • Sharing the true stories: improving communication between Aboriginal patients and healthcare workers.

    Alan Cass;Anne Lowell;Michael J. Christie;Paul L. Snelling

  • Intensive glucose control improves kidney outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes

    Vlado Perkovic;Hiddo Lambers Heerspink;John P Chalmers;Mark Woodward;Mark Woodward

  • Factors that influence the decision to be an organ donor: a systematic review of the qualitative literature

    Michelle J. Irving;Allison Tong;Allison Tong;Stephen Jan;Alan Cass

  • Lowering Blood Pressure Reduces Renal Events in Type 2 Diabetes

    Bastiaan E. De Galan;Bastiaan E. De Galan;Vlado Perkovic;Toshiharu Ninomiya;Avinesh Pillai

  • How can we achieve global equity in provision of renal replacement therapy

    Sarah L. White;Stephen J. Chadban;Stephen Jan;Jeremy R. Chapman

  • Choice of renal replacement therapy modality and dialysis dependence after acute kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Antoine Schneider;Rinaldo Bellomo;Sean M Bagshaw;Neil John Glassford

  • Blood pressure lowering and major cardiovascular events in people with and without chronic kidney disease: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

    T Ninomiya;V Perkovic;F Turnbull

  • Worldwide Access to Treatment for End-Stage Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review

    T. Liyanage;T. Ninomiya;V. Jha

Frequent Co-Authors

Vlado Perkovic
Vlado Perkovic George Institute for Global Health
Carmel M. Hawley
Carmel M. Hawley University of Queensland
Jonathan C. Craig
Jonathan C. Craig Flinders University
Anushka Patel
Anushka Patel University of New South Wales
Stephen P. McDonald
Stephen P. McDonald University of Adelaide
Sophia Zoungas
Sophia Zoungas Monash University
Joan Cunningham
Joan Cunningham Charles Darwin University
John Chalmers
John Chalmers University of New South Wales
Stephen Jan
Stephen Jan George Institute for Global Health
Steven J. Chadban
Steven J. Chadban University of Sydney

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