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Alexandre Amar‐Zifkin

Observed names: A. Amar--Zifkin, A. Amar-Zifkin, Alexandre Amar-Zifkin, Amar-Zifkin, A., Amar-Zifkin, Alexandre
Observed institutions: University of Toronto, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Université de Montréal
ORCID: 0000-0002-1196-5209
Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-1196-5209
OpenAlex ID: A5017782572
microRNA dysregulation in neurodegenerative diseases: A systematic review
2019 · Camille A. Juźwik, Sienna S. Drake, et al. · Progress in Neurobiology · 433
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Opioid versus opioid-free analgesia after surgical discharge: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials
2022 · Julio F Fiore, Charbel El-Kefraoui, et al. · The Lancet · 128
Non-invasive diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
2021 · Julien Senécal, Elizabeth Smyth, et al. · Clinical Microbiology and Infection · 73
Low-Dose TMP-SMX in the Treatment of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
2020 · Guillaume Butler-Laporte, Elizabeth Smyth, et al. · Open Forum Infectious Diseases · 45
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Association of Elevated Pre‐operative Hemoglobin A1c and Post‐operative Complications in Non‐diabetic Patients: A Systematic Review
2017 · Negar Karimian, Petru Niculiseanu, et al. · World Journal of Surgery · 40
Pediatric burn contractures in low- and lower middle-income countries: A systematic review of causes and factors affecting outcome
2019 · Fanyi Meng, Kevin J. Zuo, et al. · Burns · 30
Perioperative corticosteroid administration: a systematic review and descriptive analysis
2018 · C. Groleau, S. N. Morin, et al. · Perioperative Medicine · 21
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Impact of enhanced recovery pathways on patient-reported outcomes after abdominal surgery: a systematic review
2023 · Charbel El-Kefraoui, Uyen Do, et al. · Surgical Endoscopy · 18
Observational versus antibiotic therapy for acute uncomplicated diverticulitis: A non-inferiority meta-analysis based on a Delphi consensus
2021 · Richard Garfinkle, Ebram Salama, et al. · Surgery · 14
Opioid versus opioid-free analgesia after surgical discharge: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
2020 · Charbel El-Kefraoui, Ghadeer Olleik, et al. · BMJ Open · 11
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Task shifting cesarean sections in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
2022 · Andrew Zakhari, Rea Konci, et al. · International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics · 10
Seeking Standardized Definitions for HLA-incompatible Kidney Transplants: A Systematic Review
2022 · Sukhdeep S. Jatana, Hedi Zhao, et al. · Transplantation · 10
Donor audits in deceased organ donation: a scoping review
2023 · Amina Silva, Jehan Lalani, et al. · Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie · 9
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The association of alvimopan treatment with postoperative outcomes after abdominal surgery: A systematic review across different surgical procedures and contexts of perioperative care
2020 · Mohsen Alhashemi, Raphael Hamad, et al. · Surgery · 9
Algorithmic indexing in MEDLINE frequently overlooks important concepts and may compromise literature search results
2025 · Alexandre Amar-Zifkin, Taline Ekmekjian, et al. · Journal of the Medical Library Association JMLA · 6
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Brief Communication – concerning algorithmic indexing in MEDLINE
2024 · Alexandre Amar-Zifkin, Taline Ekmekjian, et al. · Journal of EAHIL · 4
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2021 Canadian Surgery Forum
2021 · G. Johnson, K. Hickey, et al. · Canadian Journal of Surgery · 3
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2023 Canadian Surgery Forum01. Evaluation of physicians’ practices and knowledge regarding the treatment of acute uncomplicated diverticulitis03. What is the effect of rurality on outcomes for parathyroidectomy in a large North American jurisdiction?05. Characteristics of opioid providers for patients undergoing same-day breast surgery in Ontario, Canada06. Improving the management and outcomes of complex non-pedunculated colorectal polyps at a regional hospital in British Columbia10. Actinomycosis presenting as an anterior abdominal mass after laparoscopic cholecystectomy12. Prioritizing melanoma surgeries to prevent wait time delays and upstaging of melanoma during the COVID-19 pandemic13. Trust me, I know them: assessing interpersonal bias in general surgery residency interviews14. Current state of female and BIPOC representation in Canadian academic surgical societies15. Harnessing a province-wide network of surgical excellence and diverse talents for the continuous improvement of surgical care in BC16. Massive stone or is it glass: a curious case of porcelain gallbladder17. Choosing your endoscopist: a retrospective single-centre cohort study18. The local experience with endoscopic ampullectomy for noninvasive ampullary lesions at a single tertiary care centre19. Defining appropriate intraoperative patient blood management strategies in noncardiac surgery: the Ottawa Intraoperative Transfusion Consensus20. Postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction after neuromuscular blockade reversal with sugammadex versus cholinesterase inhibitors in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis21. Factors influencing recurrence in medial breast cancer after skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction22. What is the role of fit in medical education? A scoping review23. The obesity paradox revisited: Is obesity still a protective factor for patients with severe comorbidities or in high-risk operations?24. Planetary health education for residents — an integrative approach through quality improvement25. A rare case of concurrent primary malignancies: adrenal cortical carcinoma and metastatic colon cancer26. Effect of video-based self-assessment on intraoperative skills: a pilot randomized controlled trial28. A cost–utility study of elective hemorrhoidectomies in Canada30. Opioid-free hernia repair using local anesthetic: an assessment of postoperative pain and recovery31. Mitigating the environmental burden of surgical and isolation gowns33. The evolution and contributions of theCanadian Journal of Surgery: a bibliometric study34. Clinical and oncologic outcomes of patients with rectal cancer and past radiotherapy for prostate cancer: a case–control study35. Antibiotic prophylaxis and mechanical bowel preparation in elective colorectal surgery: a survey of Quebec general surgeons36. Identifying core deficiencies and needs in the surgical knot-tying curriculum: a single-centre qualitative analysis37. Spleen-preserving surgery for symptomatic benign splenic cyst: video case report38. Learning to manage power differentials and navigate uncertainty: a qualitative interview study about decision-making in surgery39. Surgical education checklist: a novel tool to improve uptake of Competence By Design in a residency program and surgical resident experience40. A comparative evaluation of management strategies and patient outcomes for acute appendicitis in the post-COVID era41. External benchmarking of colorectal resection outcomes using ACS-NSQIP: accurately categorizing procedures at risk of morbidity42. Role of thymectomy in surgical treatment of secondary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism43. Starting position during colonoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials44. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocols following emergency intra-abdominal surgery reduces length of stay and postoperative morbidity: a systematic review and meta-analysis45. Competencies, privileging and geography: preparing general surgery residents for rural practice in British Columbia46. Holographic surgical skills training: Can we use holograms to teach hand ties and is it comparable to in-person learning?47. The association between gender and confidence in UBC general surgery residents48. Quality improvement in timeliness of EPA completion in general surgery residency49. Gastrointestinal system surgical outcomes in the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)-era HIV-positive patient: a scoping review50. Joint rounds as a method to partner surgical residency programs and enhance global surgical training52. Preoperative frailty and mortality in medicare beneficiaries undergoing major and minor surgical procedures53. What’s going on out there? Evaluating the scope of rural general surgery in British Columbia54. Short-stay compared with long-stay admissions for loop ileostomy reversals: a systematic review and meta-analysis55. General surgeons’ right hemicol
2023 · Raphaëlle Brière, Rogeh Habashi, et al. · Canadian Journal of Surgery · 1
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Search strategies for health service models co-constructed with Indigenous communities in Canada and the United States / Stratégies de recherche portant sur les modèles de services de santé coconstruits avec les communautés autochtones au Canada et aux États-Unis.
2026 · Ekmekjian, Taline, Amar-Zifkin, Alexandre · Borealis
Automated indexing in MEDLINE and the Medical Text Indexer (MTI), 2000–2025: a scoping review
2026 · Dean Giustini, Alexandre Amar-Zifkin, et al. · Journal of the Medical Library Association JMLA
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Non-pharmacological interventions for postoperative pain after abdominal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis
2026 · M. Pook, E. Khorasani, et al. · Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
Automated indexing of the biomedical literature in Medline: a scoping review [protocol].
2026 · Eileen Chen, Janice Kung, et al. · OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)
V-213.5: Donor audits in deceased organ donation: A scoping review
2024 · Amina Silva, Jehan Lalani, et al. · Transplantation
Exploration de l'impact de l'indexation automatisée sur l'exhaustivité des termes MeSH
2023 · Amar-Zifkin, Alexandre, Paquet, Virginie, et al. · Papyrus : Institutional Repository (Université de Montréal)
Iron supplementation for patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
2021 · Matthew J. Cameron, Latifa Al Kharusi, et al. · CMAJ Open
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Works count: 37
Citation count: 865
H-index: 10
I10-index: 12
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