Intensive Care Medicine

Papers
(The TQCC of Intensive Care Medicine is 8. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)
ArticleCitations
Obituary and tribute to Professor J. Randall Curtis (Randy)2719
Variation in intensive care unit beds capacity in China from 2007 to 2021457
Effect of proning and recruitment on physio-anatomical variables in COVID-19 pneumonia307
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 trial290
Time course of physiological variables during inter-hospital helicopter transport of ventilated COVID-19 patients236
Basic ultrasound skill for intensivists: future scope for expansion of the recommendations of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine185
Full enteral nutrition should be avoided among patients with high vasopressor dose and low flow state178
Close collaboration between pathologists and intensivists to understand (not just) coronavirus disease166
The certainty of parental love vs. the uncertainty of a “best” decision146
Optimal oxygen and mean arterial blood pressure targets after cardiac arrest143
Pitfalls in the use of microcirculation as a resuscitation goal141
Influenza and prophylactic antifungal therapy for aspergillosis: addressing some questions first131
Correction: Achievement of therapeutic antibiotic exposures using Bayesian dosing software in critically unwell children and adults with sepsis130
Weaning strategy in patients at low-to-medium risk of extubation failure129
Workplace equity for clinicians with a disability: why it matters for all126
Norepinephrine dose and concentration reporting: a closer look at the fine print126
Severe Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: time to reassess our practices120
Major adverse kidney events as an endpoint in acute kidney injury trials: is it time for a RE-MAKE?111
Personalized oxygen targets are needed for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation110
Preventing stress ulcer bleeding106
No ventilation, no ARDS: insights from four-dimensional computed tomography as dynamic imaging105
Quantifying benefit and harm of extracorporeal life support in cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction93
Correction to: Noninvasive respiratory support in intensive care medicine91
Dose of norepinephrine: the devil is in the details88
Status epilepticus in the ICU85
Nicotine patches in patients on mechanical ventilation for severe COVID-19: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial82
Frailty, Outcomes, Recovery and Care Steps of Critically Ill Patients (FORECAST): a prospective, multi-centre, cohort study82
Exposure to ambient air pollutants and acute respiratory distress syndrome risk in sepsis81
Mental health sequelae in survivors of cardiogenic shock complicating myocardial infarction. A population-based cohort study81
Anesthetic drugs for rapid sequence intubation: ketamine, but what dose?80
Lung-protective sedation: moving toward a new paradigm of precision sedation79
Greenery and outdoor facilities to improve the wellbeing of critically ill patients, their families and caregivers: things to consider79
Beyond inflammation: the role of metabolic dysregulation in sepsis diagnosis and treatment78
Delivering optimal renal replacement therapy to critically ill patients with acute kidney injury75
A double plea for dyspnea as the next great cause of all ICU professions and for caution about the dyspnea-breathlessness equivalence75
Staircase strategy, tier-three therapies, and effects on outcome in traumatic brain injured patients: the Triple-T TBI study74
Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal for acute respiratory failure: a review of potential indications, clinical practice and open research questions73
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography differentiates between pneumonia and atelectasis in a mechanically ventilated patient73
Measuring patient’s effort on the ventilator72
The 5-year pre- and post-hospitalization treated prevalence of mental disorders and psychotropic medication use in critically ill patients: a Canadian population-based study71
Using the helmet71
Frailty in intensive care medicine must be measured, interpreted and taken into account!70
Correction: Expanding the role of PoCUS in tailoring diuretic strategies for congestion management in critical care69
Long-term mortality and health-related quality of life of lower versus higher oxygenation targets in ICU patients with severe hypoxaemia69
Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction is prevalent but not associated with mortality in patients with septic shock67
Age and associated outcomes among patients receiving venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory failure: analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization registry65
Effect of therapeutic drug monitoring-based dose optimization of piperacillin/tazobactam on sepsis-related organ dysfunction in patients with sepsis: a randomized controlled trial64
Sequencing interventions in ARDS: the critical role of timing and order in standardized management64
SHAP model explainability in ECMO–PAL mortality prediction: a critical analysis62
Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to prevent delirium in critically ill patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis61
Targeted temperature management following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of temperature targets60
Persistent signs of poisoning after massive drug ingestion: move the ultrasound probe to the stomach60
Comparing intravascular and surface cooling methods: a critical look at outcomes for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients—author's reply60
Relationship of multidrug-resistant bacterial colonization and immune status of patients in the ICU59
Effects of small volume resuscitation with hypertonic saline on body water distribution in ICU patients after cardiac surgery59
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?59
Dichotomy between ventilator associated-pneumonia/tracheobronchitis: did you ask the lung its opinion? Author's reply59
Ten myths about Albumin: don’t forget the endothelium. Author’s reply59
Rapid temperature increases under isoflurane sedation57
Central venous pressure not appropriate to guide volume administration in patients with high-risk pulmonary embolism56
Monocyte distribution width as a biomarker of resistance to corticosteroids in patients with sepsis: the MOCORSEP observational study55
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 tria54
Securing the airway in critical care scenarios: questioning the fundamentals53
Towards evidence-based staffing: the promise and pitfalls of patient-to-intensivist ratios51
NeuroWatch in acute respiratory distress syndrome: time to tune strategies51
The role of pleural pressure and airway closure during mechanical ventilation. Author's reply51
The challenge of pharmacological thromboprophylaxis in ICU patients: anti-FXa activity does not constitute a simple solution50
A call to measure family presence in the adult intensive care unit49
Bone marrow necrosis induced by massive Staphylococcus aureus infiltration49
Sepsis subphenotypes, theragnostics and personalized sepsis care48
Should we move beyond the concept of fluid responsiveness?48
“Fake” or real hypoxia?: A brainy dilemma48
Moderate hypocapnia for intracranial pressure control after traumatic brain injury: a common practice requiring further investigations48
Fly me to the moon45
Frailty is crucial in FORECASTing outcomes in critical care45
Ten myths about albumin44
Visco-elastic testing in traumatic bleeding44
Humanizing Delirium Care44
Retraction Note: Influence of nimodipine and nifedipine on intrapulmonary shunting – a comparison to other vasoactive drugs44
Introduction to an intensive care recycling program44
A common longitudinal intensive care unit data format (CLIF) for critical illness research42
What’s new in intensive care: disease tolerance41
Position paper on the physiology and nomenclature of dual circulation during venoarterial ECMO in adults41
B-ICONIC vs. Reality: The Feasibility Gap in Neuro-Ultrasound Recommendations and Achievability. Authors’ reply41
Management of diabetic ketoacidosis41
Paradoxical carbon dioxide embolism during laparoscopic nephrectomy40
How can assessing hemodynamics help to assess volume status?40
Head-to-toe bedside ultrasound for adult patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation39
Treatment of positive catheter tip culture without bloodstream infections in critically ill patients. A case-cohort study from the OUTCOMEREA network39
Left atrial reservoir strain: an essential tool for evaluating left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in 202539
Double sequential external defibrillation for refractory ventricular fibrillation38
Microcirculation information in clinical decision making: Rome wasn't built in a day37
Metabolic septic shock sub-phenotypes, stability over time and association with clinical outcome37
The role of pleural pressure on fluid dynamics and responsiveness37
Correction: Association of hospital and intensive care unit occupancy and non-admission to the intensive care unit decisions: a retrospective cohort study37
Sweeping TTM conclusion may deprive many post-arrest patients of effective therapy. Author’s reply36
Anesthetic drugs for rapid sequence intubation: ketamine, but what dose? Author’s reply36
What really matters with thrombocytopenia: absolute value, timing, etiology or management? Author's reply36
The weighing36
Drugs for advanced life support36
Correction to: Palliative care interventions in intensive care unit patients35
Undocumented migrants in French intensive care units in 2011–2018: retrospective nationwide study35
Intensive Care admission aiming at organ donation as a duty of the intensivist: every organ, every time35
Caring for the dying patient in ICU35
Effect of albumin bolus therapy on vasopressor requirement after cardiac surgery34
Building a better machine learning model of extubation for neurocritical care patients. Author’s reply34
Multiple intracardiac thrombi in a patient with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation34
Optimising aerosolized therapies in critically ill patients34
Ten tips on sepsis-induced thrombocytopenia33
Can the terms “low resource setting” and “low-income country” be used interchangeably in the context of intensive care medicine?33
Consumptive coagulopathy: how low-dose unfractionated heparin can prevent bleeding complications during extracorporeal life support33
Bronchoscopy for diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia33
Lung and diaphragm protective ventilation guided by the esophageal pressure32
Selective digestive decontamination- Not sure32
Achievement of therapeutic antibiotic exposures using Bayesian dosing software in critically unwell children and adults with sepsis32
Ten reasons for the presence of pharmacy professionals in the intensive care unit31
Long-term outcomes of intensive care unit delirium31
Correction: ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of severe community-acquired pneumonia31
Targeting inflammation in traumatic injury: entering a new era31
Correspondence on "Using toxidromes in the ICU"30
Awareness of dying: adjustments in family relationships at the end of life30
Renal replacement therapy initiation strategies in comatose patients with severe acute kidney injury: a secondary analysis of a multicenter randomized controlled trial30
High versus low positive end-expiratory pressure during noninvasive ventilation for hypoxemic respiratory failure: balancing efficacy and lung protection—author’s reply30
Reevaluating definitions and modifiable factors in persistent severe acute kidney injury30
Defining basic (lung) ultrasound skills; not so basic after all? Author’s reply30
Tracheal intubation in critically ill adults with a physiologically difficult airway. An international Delphi study30
Noninvasive ventilation on reintubation in patients with obesity and hypoxemic respiratory failure following abdominal surgery: a post hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial29
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 study29
Acute kidney injury in the critically ill: an updated review on pathophysiology and management29
Critical insights into venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation outcomes in immunocompromised patients: addressing uncertainties in cause of death and treatment strategies. Author’s reply28
ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of severe community-acquired pneumonia28
Plasma exchange in septic shock: are we ready for prime time? PRO28
Bronchoscopic examination of an invasive aspergillosis in acute myeloid leukemia28
ECMO PAL: using deep neural networks for survival prediction in venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation28
Terlipressin use in HRS-AKI and respiratory failure28
Ecological effects of selective oral decontamination on multidrug-resistance bacteria acquired in the intensive care unit: a case–control study over 5 years28
De-adoption of chlorhexidine oral care and ICU mortality. Authors’ reply27
On acid-base bilingualism27
Integrating multidisciplinary expertise in postoperative noninvasive ventilation management. Authors’ reply27
Effect of albumin bolus therapy on vasopressor requirement after cardiac surgery? Author’s reply27
Would my “Eriksen” wake up again?27
Caring for frail patients in the ICU: a multidimensional approach26
Delirium in ICU and Macbeth’s dagger: author’s reply26
Subphenotypes in critical illness: a priori biological rationale is key. Author’s reply26
Unlocking consciousness through right median nerve stimulation. Has a potential cure arrived at our doorstep?26
Understanding buffering of metabolic acidosis in critical illness26
Hemoadsorption in septic shock – PRO26
Accuracy of continuous glucose monitoring systems in intensive care unit patients: a scoping review25
Bridging the gap: implementing ESICM end-of-life care guidelines in resource-limited settings25
High and intermediate risk pulmonary embolism in the ICU25
What intensivists need to know about cytomegalovirus infection in immunocompromised ICU patients25
AI in neurocritical care: what to expect25
Machines that help machines to help patients: optimising antimicrobial dosing in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and renal replacement therapy using dosing software25
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 study25
How to approach a patient hospitalized for pneumonia who is not responding to treatment?25
Managing blood glucose control in the intensive care unit24
Reusable versus single-use ICU equipment: what’s the environmental footprint?24
Acute kidney injury24
Invasive Fungal Diseases in Adult Patients in Intensive Care Unit (FUNDICU): 2024 consensus definitions from ESGCIP, EFISG, ESICM, ECMM, MSGERC, ISAC, and ISHAM24
Retraction Note: Phosphodiesterase-inhibitors enoximone and piroximone in cardiac surgery: influence on platelet count and function23
Confusion regarding the use of Natural Language Processing in ICU delirium assessment. Author’s reply23
My advice to the NEXT generation23
Clinical governance in intensive care medicine23
Correction to: Survival benefit of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in severe COVID-19: a multi-centre-matched cohort study23
Analgesia as part of the orotracheal intubation induction sequence. Author's reply22
Massive gaseous embolism during cardiopulmonary resuscitation for massive hemoptysis in a COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis22
Coronavirus disease 201922
Early ICU mobilisation predicting functional impairment at hospital discharge. Author's reply22
Ceremonial purification: which rite is right in liver failure?22
How to optimize extubation?22
Hyperoxia and traumatic brain injury: time to stop cooking the books?22
Absence of candidemia in critically ill patients with COVID-19 receiving selective digestive decontamination22
Prevention of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in critical illness22
Come hell or high water: climate change through the lens of neurocritical care22
Using ultrasound in ICU21
Neuromonitoring for prognostication under ECMO21
Human albumin solution for on-pump cardiac surgery: benefit or burden? Author’s reply21
Ketamine for emergency endotracheal intubation: insights into post-induction hemodynamic instability21
Challenges for a broad international implementation of the current severe community-acquired pneumonia guidelines21
Time-limited trial of intensive care is more than merely life sustaining21
Sex representation within intensive care trials in Australia and New Zealand21
Obituary and tribute to Professor Tobias Welte21
Contemporary management of major haemorrhage in critical care21
We are proud of you Jamie21
Incidence and risk factors of mental illness among the spouses of patients with sepsis: a population-based cohort study21
Comparison of 8 versus 15 days of antibiotic therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults: a randomized, controlled, open-label trial20
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 c20
Characteristics of co-infection and secondary infection amongst critically ill COVID-19 patients in the first two waves of the pandemic20
Central venous pressure (CVP)20
Monitoring cardiac output20
Equity in patient care in the intensive care unit20
C-reactive protein rise in response to macronutrient deficit early in critical illness: sign of inflammation or mediator of infection prevention and recovery20
The dawn of target trials in intensive care: time to move beyond association is not causation20
Correction: Thrombocytopenia and platelet transfusions in ICU patients: an international inception cohort study (PLOT-ICU)19
Correction: Variation in intensive care unit beds capacity in China from 2007 to 202119
The relationship of malnutrition, frailty, and sarcopenia in critical care19
Shorter might not always be better: the case for longer antibiotic therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia19
Heterogeneity in a meta-analysis: randomized controlled trials versus observational studies19
War, from the inside19
Brave enough19
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 antagonists19
Initiation of continuous renal replacement therapy versus intermittent hemodialysis in critically ill patients with severe acute kidney injury: a secondary analysis of STARRT-AKI trial19
During the storm19
The next big epidemic? Device shutdowns19
The paradox of post-intensive care unit physical therapy19
The role of inferior vena cava in predicting fluid responsiveness19
Air pollutant exposure and mortality risk of critically ill patients18
Correction: Influence of socio-economic status on functional recovery after ARDS caused by SARS-CoV-2: the multicentre, observational RECOVIDS study18
Gymnopédie: music in the ICU18
Correction: Direct assessment of microcirculation in shock: a randomized-controlled multicenter study18
Retraction Note: The new phosphodiesterase inhibitor enoximone in patients following cardiac surgery – pharmacokinetics and influence on parameters of coagulation18
Onco-nephrology: what the intensivist needs to know18
Driving pressure: pitfalls of methods that do not use esophageal pressure measurement18
Respective roles of hypercapnia and acidosis in acute distress respiratory syndrome18
Retraction Note: Right ventricular function and cardiac surgery18
Correction: Effect modification in a clinical trial should be assessed through interaction terms, not prognostic modelling18
Unraveling the enigma of genetics and phenotypes in ARDS18
Author Correction: Hemoadsorption in septic shock—CON17
Using diuretic therapy in the critically ill patient17
Persistent severe AKI is bad—where to go now?17
Clustering analysis of geriatric and acute characteristics in a cohort of very old patients on admission to ICU17
Association between driving pressure and mortality may depend on timing since onset of acute respiratory distress syndrome17
Bidirectional ventricular tachycardia, a very rare and severe complication of digoxin poisoning17
Correction: ESICM consensus-based recommendations for the management of very old patients in intensive care17
Optimizing ICU antifungal therapy: overcoming pharmacokinetic limitations with combination strategies—author's reply17
Pressure control plus spontaneous ventilation versus volume assist-control ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome. A randomised clinical trial17
Intensive care management of acute-on-chronic liver failure16
Towards model-informed precision dosing of piperacillin: multicenter systematic external evaluation of pharmacokinetic models in critically ill adults with a focus on Bayesian forecasting16
The forgotten relevance of central venous pressure monitoring16
Sex and gender differences in intensive care medicine16
Shortening antibiotic therapy duration for hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in critically ill patients: a causal inference model from the international EUROBACT-2 database16
COVID-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis: regional variation in incidence and diagnostic challenges16
The prediction of fluid responsiveness16
Effect of aggressive vs conservative screening and confirmatory test on time to extubation among patients at low or intermediate risk: a randomized clinical trial16
Retraction Note: The effects of pentoxifylline on circulating adhesion molecules in critically ill patients with acute renal failure treated by continuous veno-venous hemofiltration16
REMAP-CAP corticosteroids: yet, another swing of the pendulum?16
Validation of the “invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory failure score” (IPA-GRRR-OH score)16
Recommendations for clinical trial design in acute kidney injury from the 31st acute disease quality initiative consensus conference. A consensus statement16
To mobilise or not to mobilise: is that the right question?16
Prognostication model for traumatic brain injury based on age and white matter diffusion metrics in MRI brain. Author’s reply16
Helmet noninvasive support in hypoxemic respiratory failure15
Cardiac manifestations in critically ill patients with COVID-19: do we really know what hit us?15
Correction: High arterial oxygen levels and supplemental oxygen administration in traumatic brain injury: insights from CENTER-TBI and OzENTER-TBI15
Correction: Impact of renal-replacement therapy strategies on outcomes for patients with chronic kidney disease: a secondary analysis of the STARRT-AKI trial15
The TARGET trial as a plea for model-informed precision dosing of piperacillin/tazobactam in patients with sepsis15
Introducing an external team for ICU family communication during the pandemic: not without risks15
The provision of echocardiography in critical care: a multi-centre survey of the UK and Crown Dependencies15
Another trial for the TARGET trial. Author’s reply15
Basic ultrasound skill for intensivists: future scope for expansion of the recommendations of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. Author's reply15
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