Intensive Care Medicine

Article	Citations
Obituary and tribute to Professor J. Randall Curtis (Randy)	2927
Variation in intensive care unit beds capacity in China from 2007 to 2021	508
Effect of proning and recruitment on physio-anatomical variables in COVID-19 pneumonia	331
Time course of physiological variables during inter-hospital helicopter transport of ventilated COVID-19 patients	191
Basic ultrasound skill for intensivists: future scope for expansion of the recommendations of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine	182
Full enteral nutrition should be avoided among patients with high vasopressor dose and low flow state	161
Close collaboration between pathologists and intensivists to understand (not just) coronavirus disease	159
The certainty of parental love vs. the uncertainty of a “best” decision	157
Optimal oxygen and mean arterial blood pressure targets after cardiac arrest	150
Pitfalls in the use of microcirculation as a resuscitation goal	138
Correction: Achievement of therapeutic antibiotic exposures using Bayesian dosing software in critically unwell children and adults with sepsis	133
Weaning strategy in patients at low-to-medium risk of extubation failure	132
Workplace equity for clinicians with a disability: why it matters for all	131
Severe Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: time to reassess our practices	130
Major adverse kidney events as an endpoint in acute kidney injury trials: is it time for a RE-MAKE?	121
Personalized oxygen targets are needed for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	117
Preventing stress ulcer bleeding	115
No ventilation, no ARDS: insights from four-dimensional computed tomography as dynamic imaging	107
Quantifying benefit and harm of extracorporeal life support in cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction	101
Correction to: Noninvasive respiratory support in intensive care medicine	94
Anesthetic drugs for rapid sequence intubation: ketamine, but what dose?	94
Greenery and outdoor facilities to improve the wellbeing of critically ill patients, their families and caregivers: things to consider	93
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography differentiates between pneumonia and atelectasis in a mechanically ventilated patient	91
A double plea for dyspnea as the next great cause of all ICU professions and for caution about the dyspnea-breathlessness equivalence	87
Correction: Expanding the role of PoCUS in tailoring diuretic strategies for congestion management in critical care	87

Frailty in intensive care medicine must be measured, interpreted and taken into account!	86
Using the helmet	83
Persistent signs of poisoning after massive drug ingestion: move the ultrasound probe to the stomach	82
Mental health sequelae in survivors of cardiogenic shock complicating myocardial infarction. A population-based cohort study	82
Long-term mortality and health-related quality of life of lower versus higher oxygenation targets in ICU patients with severe hypoxaemia	81
Norepinephrine dose and concentration reporting: a closer look at the fine print	79
Sequencing interventions in ARDS: the critical role of timing and order in standardized management	77
Status epilepticus in the ICU	76
Measuring patient’s effort on the ventilator	75
Staircase strategy, tier-three therapies, and effects on outcome in traumatic brain injured patients: the Triple-T TBI study	74
Dose of norepinephrine: the devil is in the details	73
Comparing intravascular and surface cooling methods: a critical look at outcomes for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients—author's reply	73
Delivering optimal renal replacement therapy to critically ill patients with acute kidney injury	71
Beyond inflammation: the role of metabolic dysregulation in sepsis diagnosis and treatment	71
Hemodynamic and neurological presentations of invasive meningococcal disease in adults: a nationwide study across 100+ French ICUs	71
Lung-protective sedation: moving toward a new paradigm of precision sedation	69
Nicotine patches in patients on mechanical ventilation for severe COVID-19: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial	67
Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction is prevalent but not associated with mortality in patients with septic shock	66
The 5-year pre- and post-hospitalization treated prevalence of mental disorders and psychotropic medication use in critically ill patients: a Canadian population-based study	66
The effects of pantoprazole vs. placebo on 1-year outcomes, resource use and employment status in ICU patients at risk for gastrointestinal bleeding: a secondary analysis of the SUP-ICU trial	65
SHAP model explainability in ECMO–PAL mortality prediction: a critical analysis	64
Effect of therapeutic drug monitoring-based dose optimization of piperacillin/tazobactam on sepsis-related organ dysfunction in patients with sepsis: a randomized controlled trial	64
Age and associated outcomes among patients receiving venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory failure: analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization registry	62
Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal for acute respiratory failure: a review of potential indications, clinical practice and open research questions	61
Frailty, Outcomes, Recovery and Care Steps of Critically Ill Patients (FORECAST): a prospective, multi-centre, cohort study	61
Exposure to ambient air pollutants and acute respiratory distress syndrome risk in sepsis	61
Effects of small volume resuscitation with hypertonic saline on body water distribution in ICU patients after cardiac surgery	59
Ten myths about Albumin: don’t forget the endothelium. Author’s reply	59
Relationship of multidrug-resistant bacterial colonization and immune status of patients in the ICU	57
Role of PEEP on the prognostic performance of the ROX index in hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19: any further gain in outcome prediction?	57
Central venous pressure not appropriate to guide volume administration in patients with high-risk pulmonary embolism	54
Rapid temperature increases under isoflurane sedation	54
Correction: Determinants of fluid use and the association between volume of fluid used and effect of balanced solutions on mortality in critically ill patients: a secondary analysis of the BaSICS tria	54
Dichotomy between ventilator associated-pneumonia/tracheobronchitis: did you ask the lung its opinion? Author's reply	54
Securing the airway in critical care scenarios: questioning the fundamentals	53
The role of pleural pressure and airway closure during mechanical ventilation. Author's reply	51
NeuroWatch in acute respiratory distress syndrome: time to tune strategies	49
Towards evidence-based staffing: the promise and pitfalls of patient-to-intensivist ratios	49
Bone marrow necrosis induced by massive Staphylococcus aureus infiltration	49
“Fake” or real hypoxia?: A brainy dilemma	48
Humanizing Delirium Care	48
Should we move beyond the concept of fluid responsiveness?	48
Paradoxical carbon dioxide embolism during laparoscopic nephrectomy	48
A call to measure family presence in the adult intensive care unit	48
Identifying distinct clusters of ICU survivors by integrating demographic, pre-admission quality of life, and clinical data: a large prospective cohort study	46
Sepsis subphenotypes, theragnostics and personalized sepsis care	45
A common longitudinal intensive care unit data format (CLIF) for critical illness research	45
Fly me to the moon	44
Retraction Note: Influence of nimodipine and nifedipine on intrapulmonary shunting – a comparison to other vasoactive drugs	44
Visco-elastic testing in traumatic bleeding	43

Introduction to an intensive care recycling program	43
Management of diabetic ketoacidosis	42
B-ICONIC vs. Reality: The Feasibility Gap in Neuro-Ultrasound Recommendations and Achievability. Authors’ reply	42
The challenge of pharmacological thromboprophylaxis in ICU patients: anti-FXa activity does not constitute a simple solution	42
What’s new in intensive care: disease tolerance	42
Frailty is crucial in FORECASTing outcomes in critical care	41
Position paper on the physiology and nomenclature of dual circulation during venoarterial ECMO in adults	41
How can assessing hemodynamics help to assess volume status?	41
Ten myths about albumin	41
The role of pleural pressure on fluid dynamics and responsiveness	40
Left atrial reservoir strain: an essential tool for evaluating left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in 2025	40
Correction: Association of hospital and intensive care unit occupancy and non-admission to the intensive care unit decisions: a retrospective cohort study	40
Less is more. Atmospheric and environmental stakes - sedate with care	40
Microcirculation information in clinical decision making: Rome wasn't built in a day	40
Anesthetic drugs for rapid sequence intubation: ketamine, but what dose? Author’s reply	39
Correction: ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of severe community-acquired pneumonia	39
Long-term outcomes of intensive care unit delirium	39
Treatment of positive catheter tip culture without bloodstream infections in critically ill patients. A case-cohort study from the OUTCOMEREA network	39
Ten reasons for the presence of pharmacy professionals in the intensive care unit	39
What really matters with thrombocytopenia: absolute value, timing, etiology or management? Author's reply	38
Drugs for advanced life support	38
Sweeping TTM conclusion may deprive many post-arrest patients of effective therapy. Author’s reply	37
The weighing	37
Correction to: Palliative care interventions in intensive care unit patients	36
Intensive Care admission aiming at organ donation as a duty of the intensivist: every organ, every time	36
Optimising aerosolized therapies in critically ill patients	35
Effect of albumin bolus therapy on vasopressor requirement after cardiac surgery	35
Caring for the dying patient in ICU	35
Multiple intracardiac thrombi in a patient with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	35
Targeting inflammation in traumatic injury: entering a new era	34
Ten tips on sepsis-induced thrombocytopenia	34
Building a better machine learning model of extubation for neurocritical care patients. Author’s reply	34
Achievement of therapeutic antibiotic exposures using Bayesian dosing software in critically unwell children and adults with sepsis	34
Selective digestive decontamination- Not sure	33
Awareness of dying: adjustments in family relationships at the end of life	33
Defining basic (lung) ultrasound skills; not so basic after all? Author’s reply	33
Lung and diaphragm protective ventilation guided by the esophageal pressure	32
Correspondence on "Using toxidromes in the ICU"	32
Undocumented migrants in French intensive care units in 2011–2018: retrospective nationwide study	32
Bronchoscopy for diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia	32
Can the terms “low resource setting” and “low-income country” be used interchangeably in the context of intensive care medicine?	32
Kidney replacement therapy in critically ill obese patients: an urgent call for precision and evidence-based practice!	31
Metabolic septic shock sub-phenotypes, stability over time and association with clinical outcome	31
Penicillin allergy assessment and testing: worth the risk in critically ill patients	31
Melatonin for prevention of delirium in patients receiving mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit: a multiarm multistage adaptive randomized controlled clinical trial (DEMEL)	31
High versus low positive end-expiratory pressure during noninvasive ventilation for hypoxemic respiratory failure: balancing efficacy and lung protection—author’s reply	31
Noninvasive ventilation on reintubation in patients with obesity and hypoxemic respiratory failure following abdominal surgery: a post hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial	31
Tracheal intubation in critically ill adults with a physiologically difficult airway. An international Delphi study	31
Double sequential external defibrillation for refractory ventricular fibrillation	31
Reevaluating definitions and modifiable factors in persistent severe acute kidney injury	31
ECMO PAL: using deep neural networks for survival prediction in venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	30
Renal replacement therapy initiation strategies in comatose patients with severe acute kidney injury: a secondary analysis of a multicenter randomized controlled trial	30
Head-to-toe bedside ultrasound for adult patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	30
Consumptive coagulopathy: how low-dose unfractionated heparin can prevent bleeding complications during extracorporeal life support	30
Ecological effects of selective oral decontamination on multidrug-resistance bacteria acquired in the intensive care unit: a case–control study over 5 years	29
Long-term survival comparison of patients admitted to the intensive care unit following in-hospital cardiac arrest in perioperative and ward settings. A multicentre retrospective cohort study	29
ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of severe community-acquired pneumonia	29
Effect of albumin bolus therapy on vasopressor requirement after cardiac surgery? Author’s reply	28
Critical insights into venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation outcomes in immunocompromised patients: addressing uncertainties in cause of death and treatment strategies. Author’s reply	28
On acid-base bilingualism	28
Plasma exchange in septic shock: are we ready for prime time? PRO	28
Bronchoscopic examination of an invasive aspergillosis in acute myeloid leukemia	28
De-adoption of chlorhexidine oral care and ICU mortality. Authors’ reply	28
Terlipressin use in HRS-AKI and respiratory failure	28
Integrating multidisciplinary expertise in postoperative noninvasive ventilation management. Authors’ reply	28
Unlocking consciousness through right median nerve stimulation. Has a potential cure arrived at our doorstep?	27
Subphenotypes in critical illness: a priori biological rationale is key. Author’s reply	27
Understanding buffering of metabolic acidosis in critical illness	27
Managing blood glucose control in the intensive care unit	27
Delirium in ICU and Macbeth’s dagger: author’s reply	27
What intensivists need to know about cytomegalovirus infection in immunocompromised ICU patients	27
Hemoadsorption in septic shock – PRO	27
High and intermediate risk pulmonary embolism in the ICU	26
Bridging the gap: implementing ESICM end-of-life care guidelines in resource-limited settings	26
How to approach a patient hospitalized for pneumonia who is not responding to treatment?	26
AI in neurocritical care: what to expect	25
Reusable versus single-use ICU equipment: what’s the environmental footprint?	25
Caring for frail patients in the ICU: a multidimensional approach	25
Accuracy of continuous glucose monitoring systems in intensive care unit patients: a scoping review	25
Acute kidney injury	25

Invasive Fungal Diseases in Adult Patients in Intensive Care Unit (FUNDICU): 2024 consensus definitions from ESGCIP, EFISG, ESICM, ECMM, MSGERC, ISAC, and ISHAM	25
Machines that help machines to help patients: optimising antimicrobial dosing in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and renal replacement therapy using dosing software	25
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 study	25
Retraction Note: Phosphodiesterase-inhibitors enoximone and piroximone in cardiac surgery: influence on platelet count and function	24
Correction to: Survival benefit of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in severe COVID-19: a multi-centre-matched cohort study	24
Absence of candidemia in critically ill patients with COVID-19 receiving selective digestive decontamination	24
Confusion regarding the use of Natural Language Processing in ICU delirium assessment. Author’s reply	24
Early ICU mobilisation predicting functional impairment at hospital discharge. Author's reply	24
My advice to the NEXT generation	24
Prevention of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in critical illness	23
Come hell or high water: climate change through the lens of neurocritical care	23
We are proud of you Jamie	23
Analgesia as part of the orotracheal intubation induction sequence. Author's reply	23
Hyperoxia and traumatic brain injury: time to stop cooking the books?	23
Human albumin solution for on-pump cardiac surgery: benefit or burden? Author’s reply	23
Massive gaseous embolism during cardiopulmonary resuscitation for massive hemoptysis in a COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis	23
Obituary and tribute to Professor Tobias Welte	23
Coronavirus disease 2019	23
Using ultrasound in ICU	22
Challenges for a broad international implementation of the current severe community-acquired pneumonia guidelines	22
Contemporary management of major haemorrhage in critical care	22
Central venous pressure (CVP)	22
Characteristics of co-infection and secondary infection amongst critically ill COVID-19 patients in the first two waves of the pandemic	22
How to optimize extubation?	22
The dawn of target trials in intensive care: time to move beyond association is not causation	22
Heterogeneity in a meta-analysis: randomized controlled trials versus observational studies	22
Incidence and risk factors of mental illness among the spouses of patients with sepsis: a population-based cohort study	21
C-reactive protein rise in response to macronutrient deficit early in critical illness: sign of inflammation or mediator of infection prevention and recovery	21
Clinical governance in intensive care medicine	21
Monitoring cardiac output	21
Preventing acute kidney injury and its longer-term impact in the critically ill	21
Time-limited trial of intensive care is more than merely life sustaining	21
Equity in patient care in the intensive care unit	21
Neuromonitoring for prognostication under ECMO	21
Delirium Related to Sedation: Prevention Strategies and Patient Perspectives	21
Ketamine for emergency endotracheal intubation: insights into post-induction hemodynamic instability	21
Sex representation within intensive care trials in Australia and New Zealand	21
Initiation of continuous renal replacement therapy versus intermittent hemodialysis in critically ill patients with severe acute kidney injury: a secondary analysis of STARRT-AKI trial	20
During the storm	20
Ceremonial purification: which rite is right in liver failure?	20
Correction: Thrombocytopenia and platelet transfusions in ICU patients: an international inception cohort study (PLOT-ICU)	20
Correction: Variation in intensive care unit beds capacity in China from 2007 to 2021	20
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 c	20
Comparison of 8 versus 15 days of antibiotic therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults: a randomized, controlled, open-label trial	20
War, from the inside	20
The paradox of post-intensive care unit physical therapy	19
The role of inferior vena cava in predicting fluid responsiveness	19
Shorter might not always be better: the case for longer antibiotic therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia	19
The relationship of malnutrition, frailty, and sarcopenia in critical care	19
Human albumin solution for on-pump cardiac surgery: benefit or burden?	19
Increased risk of central line-associated bloodstream infection in COVID-19 patients associated with dexamethasone but not with interleukin antagonists	19
The next big epidemic? Device shutdowns	19
Brave enough	19
Driving pressure: pitfalls of methods that do not use esophageal pressure measurement	18
Respective roles of hypercapnia and acidosis in acute distress respiratory syndrome	18
Towards model-informed precision dosing of piperacillin: multicenter systematic external evaluation of pharmacokinetic models in critically ill adults with a focus on Bayesian forecasting	18
Air pollutant exposure and mortality risk of critically ill patients	18
Correction: Effect modification in a clinical trial should be assessed through interaction terms, not prognostic modelling	18
Unraveling the enigma of genetics and phenotypes in ARDS	18
Retraction Note: The new phosphodiesterase inhibitor enoximone in patients following cardiac surgery – pharmacokinetics and influence on parameters of coagulation	18
REMAP-CAP corticosteroids: yet, another swing of the pendulum?	18
Gymnopédie: music in the ICU	18
Correction: Influence of socio-economic status on functional recovery after ARDS caused by SARS-CoV-2: the multicentre, observational RECOVIDS study	18
Retraction Note: Right ventricular function and cardiac surgery	18
Correction: ESICM consensus-based recommendations for the management of very old patients in intensive care	18
Author Correction: Hemoadsorption in septic shock—CON	17
Pressure control plus spontaneous ventilation versus volume assist-control ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome. A randomised clinical trial	17
COVID-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis: regional variation in incidence and diagnostic challenges	17
The forgotten relevance of central venous pressure monitoring	17
Optimizing ICU antifungal therapy: overcoming pharmacokinetic limitations with combination strategies—author's reply	17
Association between driving pressure and mortality may depend on timing since onset of acute respiratory distress syndrome	17
Persistent severe AKI is bad—where to go now?	17
Validation of the “invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory failure score” (IPA-GRRR-OH score)	17
Correction: Direct assessment of microcirculation in shock: a randomized-controlled multicenter study	17
Onco-nephrology: what the intensivist needs to know	17
Norepinephrine pharmacolexicology: a chronological review of dose reporting and the implications of salt formulations	17
Bidirectional ventricular tachycardia, a very rare and severe complication of digoxin poisoning	17
To mobilise or not to mobilise: is that the right question?	17
Effect of aggressive vs conservative screening and confirmatory test on time to extubation among patients at low or intermediate risk: a randomized clinical trial	17
Clustering analysis of geriatric and acute characteristics in a cohort of very old patients on admission to ICU	17
Using diuretic therapy in the critically ill patient	16
Post-sepsis recovery: perspectives on measuring what matters. Author's reply	16
Helmet noninvasive support in hypoxemic respiratory failure	16
Retraction Note: The effects of pentoxifylline on circulating adhesion molecules in critically ill patients with acute renal failure treated by continuous veno-venous hemofiltration	16
Intensive care management of acute-on-chronic liver failure	16
Recommendations for clinical trial design in acute kidney injury from the 31st acute disease quality initiative consensus conference. A consensus statement	16
Stop asking if AI will replace ICU doctors! Start asking how it will radically transform their practice	16
Prognostication model for traumatic brain injury based on age and white matter diffusion metrics in MRI brain. Author’s reply	16
Shortening antibiotic therapy duration for hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in critically ill patients: a causal inference model from the international EUROBACT-2 database	16
Sex and gender differences in intensive care medicine	16
The prediction of fluid responsiveness	16
Redefining the paradigm: incentivizing the peer review process for scientific advancement	16
Practical and theoretical perspectives on early decompressive craniectomy for traumatic brain injury	16
Correction: Impact of renal-replacement therapy strategies on outcomes for patients with chronic kidney disease: a secondary analysis of the STARRT-AKI trial	15
Correction: High arterial oxygen levels and supplemental oxygen administration in traumatic brain injury: insights from CENTER-TBI and OzENTER-TBI	15