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2023

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Medicine

D-Index
134
Citations
81419
World Ranking
2124
National Ranking
80

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Amit X. Garg is affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada and has a focused research portfolio within the field of medicine, particularly specializing in nephrology. Their body of work includes substantial contributions to subfields such as nephrology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, public health, environmental and occupational health, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and surgery.

Their research topics predominantly cover areas related to dialysis and renal disease management, acute kidney injury, organ donation and transplantation, surgical and cardiac anesthesia outcomes, renal transplantation outcomes and treatments, chronic kidney disease and diabetes, as well as renal and vascular pathologies.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • American Journal of Kidney Diseases
  • Kidney International
  • JAMA Network Open

Among recent published papers are:

  • Accelerated surgery versus standard care in hip fracture (HIP ATTACK): an international, randomised, controlled trial, 2020, The Lancet
  • Tranexamic Acid in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery, 2022, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Conversion of Urine Protein-Creatinine Ratio or Urine Dipstick Protein to Urine Albumin-Creatinine Ratio for Use in Chronic Kidney Disease Screening and Prognosis, 2020, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate, Albuminuria, and Adverse Outcomes, 2023, JAMA
  • Electronic health record alerts for acute kidney injury: multicenter, randomized clinical trial, 2021, BMJ

Collaborations play a notable role within their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Eric McArthur
  • Stephanie N. Dixon
  • Jessica M. Sontrop
  • Chirag R. Parikh
  • Steven G. Coca

This scientist has contributed to an extensive volume of research, particularly with 555 publications classified under medicine and a strong concentration on nephrology, demonstrated by 125 publications. This expertise extends to significant thematic engagement in renal disease management and transplantation research.

Best Publications

  • Effects of computerized clinical decision support systems on practitioner performance and patient outcomes: a systematic review.

    Amit X. Garg;Neill K. J. Adhikari;Heather McDonald;M. Patricia Rosas-Arellano

  • 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

  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Mortality Risk: A Systematic Review

    Marcello Tonelli;Natasha Wiebe;Bruce Culleton;Andrew House

  • Association between Water Intake, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Cardiovascular Disease: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of NHANES Data

    Jessica M. Sontrop;Stephanie N. Dixon;Amit X. Garg;Inmaculada Buendia-Jimenez

  • Interventions to enhance patient adherence to medication prescriptions: scientific review.

    Heather P. McDonald;Amit X. Garg;R. Brian Haynes

  • Relationship Between Intraoperative Mean Arterial Pressure and Clinical Outcomes After Noncardiac Surgery: Toward an Empirical Definition of Hypotension

    Michael Walsh;Philip J. Devereaux;Amit X. Garg;Andrea Kurz

  • Helping Patients Follow Prescribed Treatment: Clinical Applications

    R. Brian Haynes;Heather P. McDonald;Amit X. Garg

  • Long-term Risk of Mortality and Other Adverse Outcomes After Acute Kidney Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Steven G. Coca;Bushra Yusuf;Bushra Yusuf;Michael G. Shlipak;Michael G. Shlipak;Amit X. Garg

  • Interventions for helping patients to follow prescriptions for medications

    R B Haynes;H McDonald;A X Garg;P Montague

  • Association between postoperative troponin levels and 30-day mortality among patients undergoing noncardiac surgery

    P. J. Devereaux;M. T. Chan;P. Alonso-Coello

  • Shift work and vascular events: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Manav V Vyas;Amit X Garg;Arthur V Iansavichus;John Costella

  • Aspirin in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery

    M. Mrkobrada;M. Mrkobrada;K. Leslie;P. Alonso-Coello;A. Kurz

  • Myocardial Injury after Noncardiac Surgery: A Large, International, Prospective Cohort Study Establishing Diagnostic Criteria, Characteristics, Predictors, and 30-day Outcomes

    Fernando Botto;Pablo Alonso-Coello;Matthew T V Chan;Matthew T V Chan;Juan Carlos Villar

  • Age Affects Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Ann M. O'Hare;Andy I. Choi;Daniel Bertenthal;Peter Bacchetti

  • Association of Postoperative High-Sensitivity Troponin Levels With Myocardial Injury and 30-Day Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery.

    P. J. Devereaux;Bruce M. Biccard;Alben Sigamani;Denis Xavier

  • Patency Rates of the Arteriovenous Fistula for Hemodialysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Ahmed A. Al-Jaishi;Matthew J. Oliver;Sonia M. Thomas;Sonia M. Thomas;Charmaine E. Lok

  • Global trends in rates of peritoneal dialysis.

    Arsh K. Jain;Peter Blake;Peter Cordy;Amit X. Garg

  • Interventions to enhance medication adherence.

    R B Haynes;X Yao;A Degani;S Kripalani

  • Long-term renal prognosis of diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression.

    Amit X. Garg;Rita S. Suri;Nick Barrowman;Faisal Rehman

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

    T. Liyanage;T. Ninomiya;V. Jha

Frequent Co-Authors

Chirag R. Parikh
Chirag R. Parikh Johns Hopkins University
Steven G. Coca
Steven G. Coca Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Michael Walsh
Michael Walsh Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Philip J. Devereaux
Philip J. Devereaux Population Health Research Institute
Michael G. Shlipak
Michael G. Shlipak University of California, San Francisco
R. Brian Haynes
R. Brian Haynes McMaster University
David N. Juurlink
David N. Juurlink University of Toronto
Muhammad Mamdani
Muhammad Mamdani University of Toronto
Dorry L. Segev
Dorry L. Segev Johns Hopkins University
Scott Klarenbach
Scott Klarenbach University of Alberta

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