Intensive Care Medicine

Papers
(The median citation count of Intensive Care Medicine is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 20211943
European Resuscitation Council and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine guidelines 2021: post-resuscitation care541
Prone position in ARDS patients: why, when, how and for whom283
ESICM guidelines on acute respiratory distress syndrome: definition, phenotyping and respiratory support strategies246
Relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection and the incidence of ventilator-associated lower respiratory tract infections: a European multicenter cohort study236
Brain injury after cardiac arrest: pathophysiology, treatment, and prognosis215
Acute kidney injury in the critically ill: an updated review on pathophysiology and management197
The role for high flow nasal cannula as a respiratory support strategy in adults: a clinical practice guideline195
Analgesia and sedation in patients with ARDS171
Corticosteroids in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 ARDS: a systematic review and meta-analysis169
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with severe respiratory failure from COVID-19157
Mechanical ventilation in patients with acute brain injury: recommendations of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine consensus156
Delirium in critical illness: clinical manifestations, outcomes, and management148
How the COVID-19 pandemic will change the future of critical care146
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults: evidence and implications142
Non-invasive ventilatory support and high-flow nasal oxygen as first-line treatment of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure and ARDS133
Moving from bytes to bedside: a systematic review on the use of artificial intelligence in the intensive care unit130
COVID-19 increased the risk of ICU-acquired bloodstream infections: a case–cohort study from the multicentric OUTCOMEREA network129
Lung ultrasound for the early diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia: an international multicenter study120
Taskforce report on the diagnosis and clinical management of COVID-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis120
Clinical strategies for implementing lung and diaphragm-protective ventilation: avoiding insufficient and excessive effort117
Phenotypes and personalized medicine in the acute respiratory distress syndrome116
Bleeding and thrombotic events in adults supported with venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: an ELSO registry analysis113
Extracorporeal life support for adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome108
Effect of therapeutic drug monitoring-based dose optimization of piperacillin/tazobactam on sepsis-related organ dysfunction in patients with sepsis: a randomized controlled trial105
ERC-ESICM guidelines on temperature control after cardiac arrest in adults104
Basic ultrasound head-to-toe skills for intensivists in the general and neuro intensive care unit population: consensus and expert recommendations of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine 100
Tocilizumab and remdesivir in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia: a randomized clinical trial98
Expanding controlled donation after the circulatory determination of death: statement from an international collaborative94
Autoantibodies against type I interferons are associated with multi-organ failure in COVID-19 patients92
Low-dose methylprednisolone treatment in critically ill patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia86
Prediction of good neurological outcome in comatose survivors of cardiac arrest: a systematic review86
Pharmacological principles guiding prolonged glucocorticoid treatment in ARDS85
How to use biomarkers of infection or sepsis at the bedside: guide to clinicians85
ECMO for COVID-19 patients in Europe and Israel85
Epidemiology and outcomes of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in intensive care unit patients: the EUROBACT-2 international cohort study84
How can assessing hemodynamics help to assess volume status?83
Pulmonary infections complicating ARDS83
Management of moderate to severe traumatic brain injury: an update for the intensivist78
Dexamethasone 12 mg versus 6 mg for patients with COVID-19 and severe hypoxaemia: a pre-planned, secondary Bayesian analysis of the COVID STEROID 2 trial77
Intracranial pressure: current perspectives on physiology and monitoring75
Echocardiography findings in COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care units: a multi-national observational study (the ECHO-COVID study)72
ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of severe community-acquired pneumonia72
The PRICES statement: an ESICM expert consensus on methodology for conducting and reporting critical care echocardiography research studies71
Targeted temperature management following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of temperature targets70
Fluid administration and monitoring in ARDS: which management?69
Evolving changes in mortality of 13,301 critically ill adult patients with COVID-19 over 8 months68
Effect of adjunctive vitamin C, glucocorticoids, and vitamin B1 on longer-term mortality in adults with sepsis or septic shock: a systematic review and a component network meta-analysis67
Serum markers of brain injury can predict good neurological outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest66
Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to prevent delirium in critically ill patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis65
Lopinavir-ritonavir and hydroxychloroquine for critically ill patients with COVID-19: REMAP-CAP randomized controlled trial64
Current and evolving standards of care for patients with ARDS63
Dexmedetomidine vs other sedatives in critically ill mechanically ventilated adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials63
Current practice and evolving concepts in septic shock resuscitation63
Etomidate versus ketamine for emergency endotracheal intubation: a randomized clinical trial59
Plasma exchange in the intensive care unit: a narrative review58
Development and validation of novel sepsis subphenotypes using trajectories of vital signs58
Posaconazole for prevention of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in critically ill influenza patients (POSA-FLU): a randomised, open-label, proof-of-concept trial58
Palliative care interventions in intensive care unit patients57
Safety and tolerability of non-neutralizing adrenomedullin antibody adrecizumab (HAM8101) in septic shock patients: the AdrenOSS-2 phase 2a biomarker-guided trial56
Effect of prone positioning on survival in adult patients receiving venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis56
Randomised clinical trials in critical care: past, present and future55
Respiratory indications for ECMO: focus on COVID-1955
Ten reasons for focusing on the care we provide for family members of critically ill patients with COVID-1953
Transfusion strategies in bleeding critically ill adults: a clinical practice guideline from the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine53
Early sedation with dexmedetomidine in ventilated critically ill patients and heterogeneity of treatment effect in the SPICE III randomised controlled trial53
Hemoperfusion in the intensive care unit52
Model-informed precision dosing of beta-lactam antibiotics and ciprofloxacin in critically ill patients: a multicentre randomised clinical trial52
Gender differences in the provision of intensive care: a Bayesian approach50
Prophylactic melatonin for delirium in intensive care (Pro-MEDIC): a randomized controlled trial50
Tocilizumab in COVID-19: a meta-analysis, trial sequential analysis, and meta-regression of randomized-controlled trials50
Comparison of 8 versus 15 days of antibiotic therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults: a randomized, controlled, open-label trial49
Cytomegalovirus blood reactivation in COVID-19 critically ill patients: risk factors and impact on mortality49
Natural history, trajectory, and management of mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients in the United Kingdom49
Association of vancomycin plus piperacillin–tazobactam with early changes in creatinine versus cystatin C in critically ill adults: a prospective cohort study49
High dose coupled plasma filtration and adsorption in septic shock patients. Results of the COMPACT-2: a multicentre, adaptive, randomised clinical trial48
Role of total lung stress on the progression of early COVID-19 pneumonia46
Restrictive fluid management versus usual care in acute kidney injury (REVERSE-AKI): a pilot randomized controlled feasibility trial46
Adjuvant therapeutic plasma exchange in septic shock46
Impact of frailty on persistent critical illness: a population-based cohort study45
Bleeding and thrombotic events in patients with severe COVID-19 supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a nationwide cohort study45
Clinical and organizational factors associated with mortality during the peak of first COVID-19 wave: the global UNITE-COVID study45
Diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 associated pulmonary apergillosis in critically ill patients: results from a European confederation of medical mycology registry45
Everything you need to know about deresuscitation45
Effect of oral chlorhexidine de-adoption and implementation of an oral care bundle on mortality for mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit (CHORAL): a multi-center stepped wedge c44
Is severe COVID-19 pneumonia a typical or atypical form of ARDS? And does it matter?44
Survival benefit of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in severe COVID-19: a multi-centre-matched cohort study43
Cytokine adsorption in severe, refractory septic shock42
Sepsis-associated acute kidney injury in the intensive care unit: incidence, patient characteristics, timing, trajectory, treatment, and associated outcomes. A multicenter, observational study42
Occurrence and timing of withdrawal of life-sustaining measures in traumatic brain injury patients: a CENTER-TBI study41
Randomised controlled trial of oxygen therapy and high-flow nasal therapy in African children with pneumonia41
Implementation of new ECMO centers during the COVID-19 pandemic: experience and results from the Middle East and India40
Extubation in neurocritical care patients: the ENIO international prospective study40
Noninvasive respiratory support following extubation in critically ill adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis40
Mechanisms of oxygenation responses to proning and recruitment in COVID-19 pneumonia40
External validation of prognostic scores for COVID-19: a multicenter cohort study of patients hospitalized in Greater Paris University Hospitals40
Partition of respiratory mechanics in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome and association with outcome: a multicentre clinical study39
Association between sepsis survivorship and long-term cardiovascular outcomes in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis39
Respiratory microbiome in mechanically ventilated patients: a narrative review39
Source-specific host response and outcomes in critically ill patients with sepsis: a prospective cohort study39
Factors associated with acute mesenteric ischemia among critically ill ventilated patients with shock: a post hoc analysis of the NUTRIREA2 trial38
How to improve intubation in the intensive care unit. Update on knowledge and devices37
Critical illness in patients with hematologic malignancy: a population-based cohort study37
Designing an ARDS trial for 2020 and beyond: focus on enrichment strategies37
Pulmonary immuno-thrombosis in COVID-19 ARDS pathogenesis36
Electroencephalogram in the intensive care unit: a focused look at acute brain injury36
Epidemiology of surgery associated acute kidney injury (EPIS-AKI): a prospective international observational multi-center clinical study35
How to manage anticoagulation during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation33
Mental health symptoms in family members of COVID-19 ICU survivors 3 and 12 months after ICU admission: a multicentre prospective cohort study33
Secondary sclerosing cholangitis: an emerging complication in critically ill COVID-19 patients33
Management and outcomes of pregnant women admitted to intensive care unit for severe pneumonia related to SARS-CoV-2 infection: the multicenter and international COVIDPREG study33
Correction to: Clinical features, ventilatory management, and outcome of ARDS caused by COVID-19 are similar to other causes of ARDS33
Predictors of death and new disability after critical illness: a multicentre prospective cohort study32
High-level burnout in physicians and nurses working in adult ICUs: a systematic review and meta-analysis32
Echocardiography phenotypes of right ventricular involvement in COVID-19 ARDS patients and ICU mortality: post-hoc (exploratory) analysis of repeated data from the ECHO-COVID study32
Ventilatory settings in the initial 72 h and their association with outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients: a preplanned secondary analysis of the targeted hypothermia versus targeted norm32
COVID-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis: regional variation in incidence and diagnostic challenges31
(1 → 3)-β-d-Glucan-guided antifungal therapy in adults with sepsis: the CandiSep randomized clinical trial31
Feasibility of conservative fluid administration and deresuscitation compared with usual care in critical illness: the Role of Active Deresuscitation After Resuscitation-2 (RADAR-2) randomised clinica31
How to manage coagulopathies in critically ill patients31
Delivering optimal renal replacement therapy to critically ill patients with acute kidney injury31
Sex and gender differences in intensive care medicine30
Myorelaxants in ARDS patients30
Direct assessment of microcirculation in shock: a randomized-controlled multicenter study30
Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (vv-ECMO) for severe respiratory failure in adult cancer patients: a retrospective multicenter analysis30
Association between acute disease severity and one-year quality of life among post-hospitalisation COVID-19 patients: Coalition VII prospective cohort study29
The role of acute hypercapnia on mortality and short-term physiology in patients mechanically ventilated for ARDS: a systematic review and meta-analysis29
Epinephrine versus norepinephrine in cardiac arrest patients with post-resuscitation shock29
How to ventilate obstructive and asthmatic patients29
Long-term mortality of elderly patients after intensive care unit admission for COVID-1928
Intensive care for COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries: research opportunities and challenges28
Understanding post-COVID-19 interstitial lung disease (ILD): a new fibroinflammatory disease entity28
Presymptomatic diagnosis of postoperative infection and sepsis using gene expression signatures26
Effect of postextubation noninvasive ventilation with active humidification vs high-flow nasal cannula on reintubation in patients at very high risk for extubation failure: a randomized trial26
Poor timing and failure of source control are risk factors for mortality in critically ill patients with secondary peritonitis26
Long term outcomes of critically ill COVID-19 pneumonia patients: early learning26
Increased 30-day mortality in very old ICU patients with COVID-19 compared to patients with respiratory failure without COVID-1926
Use of dexmedetomidine for sedation in mechanically ventilated adult ICU patients: a rapid practice guideline26
SARS-CoV-2 in carotid body25
The association of the COVID-19 pandemic and short-term outcomes of non-COVID-19 critically ill patients: an observational cohort study in Brazilian ICUs25
Correction to: Prevalence, associated factors and outcomes of pressure injuries in adult intensive care unit patients: the DecubICUs study25
Ultrasound assessment of pulmonary fibroproliferative changes in severe COVID-19: a quantitative correlation study with histopathological findings25
Monitoring cerebral oxygenation in acute brain-injured patients25
Sepsis hospitalization and risk of subsequent cardiovascular events in adults: a population-based matched cohort study25
Immune enhancement in patients with predicted severe acute necrotising pancreatitis: a multicentre double-blind randomised controlled trial25
Source control in the management of sepsis and septic shock24
The prediction of fluid responsiveness24
Increased mortality in patients with COVID-19 receiving extracorporeal respiratory support during the second wave of the pandemic24
Association of patient-to-intensivist ratio with hospital mortality in Australia and New Zealand24
Ten myths about albumin24
Prognostic value of global deep white matter DTI metrics for 1-year outcome prediction in ICU traumatic brain injury patients: an MRI-COMA and CENTER-TBI combined study23
Potential role for interferon gamma in the treatment of recurrent ventilator-acquired pneumonia in patients with COVID-19: a hypothesis23
Imaging the acute respiratory distress syndrome: past, present and future23
Exploring family members’ and health care professionals’ perceptions on ICU diaries: a systematic review and qualitative data synthesis23
Safety and efficacy of multipotent adult progenitor cells in acute respiratory distress syndrome (MUST-ARDS): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 1/2 trial23
Cardiac injury in COVID-1923
Discriminating between CPAP success and failure in COVID-19 patients with severe respiratory failure22
Impact of late administration of corticosteroids in COVID-19 ARDS22
Poor quality data, privacy, lack of certifications: the lethal triad of new technologies in intensive care22
ICU scoring systems22
Early and sustained Lactobacillus plantarum probiotic therapy in critical illness: the randomised, placebo-controlled, restoration of gut microflora in critical illness trial (ROCIT)22
Monitoring pain in the intensive care unit (ICU)22
Aerobic exercise capacity in long-term survivors of critical illness: secondary analysis of the post-EPaNIC follow-up study21
Psychological distress and morbidity of family members experiencing virtual visiting in intensive care during COVID-19: an observational cohort study21
Circular material flow in the intensive care unit—environmental effects and identification of hotspots21
One-year mortality after ICU admission due to COVID-19 infection21
mRNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccination is associated with reduced ICU admission rate and disease severity in critically ill COVID-19 patients treated in Switzerland21
SAPS-3 performance for hospital mortality prediction in 30,571 patients with COVID-19 admitted to ICUs in Brazil21
The AKI care bundle: all bundle components are created equal—are they?21
Integrative omics provide biological and clinical insights into acute respiratory distress syndrome21
Renal outcomes following intravenous contrast administration in patients with acute kidney injury: a multi-site retrospective propensity-adjusted analysis21
Compartmentalisation of immune responses in critical illness: does it matter?21
Long-term outcomes of dexamethasone 12 mg versus 6 mg in patients with COVID-19 and severe hypoxaemia21
In search of the Holy Grail: identifying the best PEEP in ventilated patients21
High arterial oxygen levels and supplemental oxygen administration in traumatic brain injury: insights from CENTER-TBI and OzENTER-TBI21
The physiological underpinnings of life-saving respiratory support20
Reducing the global burden of sepsis: a positive legacy for the COVID-19 pandemic?20
What’s new in ECMO for COVID-19?20
Inhaled amphotericin B lipid complex for prophylaxis against COVID-19-associated invasive pulmonary aspergillosis20
Uncovering heterogeneity in sepsis: a comparative analysis of subphenotypes20
How doctors manage conflicts with families of critically ill patients during conversations about end-of-life decisions in neonatal, pediatric, and adult intensive care20
ECMO PAL: using deep neural networks for survival prediction in venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation20
Dose of norepinephrine: the devil is in the details20
COVID-19: what the clinician should know about post-mortem findings20
Machines that help machines to help patients: optimising antimicrobial dosing in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and renal replacement therapy using dosing software20
Camostat mesylate therapy in critically ill patients with COVID-19 pneumonia20
Outbreak of hepatitis in children: clinical course of children with acute liver failure admitted to the intensive care unit19
Airborne spread of SARS-CoV-2 while using high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy: myth or reality?19
Relationship between immunosuppression and intensive care unit-acquired colonization and infection related to multidrug-resistant bacteria: a prospective multicenter cohort study19
Impact of BMI on outcomes in respiratory ECMO: an ELSO registry study19
The brain in pediatric critical care: unique aspects of assessment, monitoring, investigations, and follow-up19
ESPNIC clinical practice guidelines: intravenous maintenance fluid therapy in acute and critically ill children— a systematic review and meta-analysis19
COVID-19-associated autoimmunity as a feature of acute respiratory failure19
Daily point-of-care ultrasound-assessment of central venous catheter-related thrombosis in critically ill patients: a prospective multicenter study18
Clinical practice guidelines: management of severe bronchiolitis in infants under 12 months old admitted to a pediatric critical care unit18
Clinical features, etiologies, and outcomes in adult patients with meningoencephalitis requiring intensive care (EURECA): an international prospective multicenter cohort study18
Between-trial heterogeneity in ARDS research18
Major candidate variables to guide personalised treatment with steroids in critically ill patients with COVID-19: CIBERESUCICOVID study18
Invasive arterial pressure monitoring: much more than mean arterial pressure!18
Clustering analysis of geriatric and acute characteristics in a cohort of very old patients on admission to ICU17
Climate responsibilities in intensive care medicine—let’s go green! An introduction to a new series in Intensive Care Medicine17
Prone position in mechanically ventilated patients17
The 5-year pre- and post-hospitalization treated prevalence of mental disorders and psychotropic medication use in critically ill patients: a Canadian population-based study17
Diversity and inclusivity: the way to multidisciplinary intensive care medicine in Europe17
The relationship between adrenocortical candidate gene expression and clinical response to hydrocortisone in patients with septic shock17
Integrating palliative care into the ICU: a lasting and developing legacy17
Intra-cycle power: is the flow profile a neglected component of lung protection?17
High prevalence of acute stress disorder and persisting symptoms in ICU survivors after COVID-1917
The goal of personalized glucose control in the critically ill remains elusive17
Fatal cerebral venous sinus thrombosis after COVID-19 vaccination17
No clinically relevant removal of meropenem by cytokine adsorber CytoSorb® in critically ill patients with sepsis or septic shock17
Hypnotic suggestions of safety improve well-being in non-invasively ventilated patients in the intensive care unit17
How could ChatGPT impact my practice as an intensivist? An overview of potential applications, risks and limitations16
Phase-3 trial of recombinant human alkaline phosphatase for patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (REVIVAL)16
Effectiveness of an intensive care telehealth programme to improve process quality (ERIC): a multicentre stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial16
Create intensive care green teams, there is no time to waste16
Rapid establishment of a COVID-19 critical care unit in a convention centre: the Nightingale Hospital London experience16
Ketamine-induced cholangiopathy in ARDS patients16
Coronavirus disease 2019 subphenotypes and differential treatment response to convalescent plasma in critically ill adults: secondary analyses of a randomized clinical trial16
Acute right ventricular injury phenotyping in ARDS15
Intracranial pressure pulse morphology: the missing link?15
Precision management of acute kidney injury in the intensive care unit: current state of the art15
Machines that save lives in the intensive care unit: the ultrasonography machine15
Change in perception of the quality of death in the intensive care unit by healthcare workers associated with the implementation of the “well-dying law”15
Raising awareness for time-limited trial discussion upon ICU triage and admission15
“It was a nightmare until I saw my wife”: the importance of family presence for patients with COVID-19 hospitalized in the ICU15
Development and validation of early prediction models for new-onset functional impairment at hospital discharge of ICU admission15
Differential effects of prone position in COVID-19-related ARDS in low and high recruiters15
Association between prehospital end-tidal carbon dioxide levels and mortality in patients with suspected severe traumatic brain injury15
Prognostic models for mortality risk in patients requiring ECMO15
Transfusion in the mechanically ventilated patient15
Ten tips to optimize vasopressors use in the critically ill patient with hypotension15
Sex differences in response to adjunctive corticosteroid treatment for patients with septic shock15
What’s new in intensive care: environmental sustainability15
Haloperidol, clonidine and resolution of delirium in critically ill patients: a prospective cohort study14
Thrombocytopenia and platelet transfusions in ICU patients: an international inception cohort study (PLOT-ICU)14
Invasive Fungal Diseases in Adult Patients in Intensive Care Unit (FUNDICU): 2024 consensus definitions from ESGCIP, EFISG, ESICM, ECMM, MSGERC, ISAC, and ISHAM14
Right ventricular failure is strongly associated with mortality in patients with moderate-to-severe COVID-19-related ARDS and appears related to respiratory worsening14
Virtual reality in intensive care14
Use of Mendelian randomization to better understand and treat sepsis14
Absence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in COVID-19-associated intestinal endothelialitis14
Neurological complications of COVID-1914
Natural language processing diagnosed behavioral disturbance vs confusion assessment method for the intensive care unit: prevalence, patient characteristics, overlap, and association with treatment an14
Critically ill cancer patient’s resuscitation: a Belgian/French societies’ consensus conference14
COVID-19 research in critical care: the good, the bad, and the ugly14
Evolution of sedation management in the intensive care unit (ICU)14
The trajectory of very old critically ill patients14
Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein to rule out early bacterial coinfection in COVID-19 critically ill patients14
Obesity and risk of catheter-related infections in the ICU. A post hoc analysis of four large randomized controlled trials14
Long-term mortality and health-related quality of life of lower versus higher oxygenation targets in ICU patients with severe hypoxaemia13
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