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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Obituary and tribute to Professor J. Randall Curtis (Randy)2535
Variation in intensive care unit beds capacity in China from 2007 to 2021403
Effect of proning and recruitment on physio-anatomical variables in COVID-19 pneumonia283
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 trial275
Time course of physiological variables during inter-hospital helicopter transport of ventilated COVID-19 patients209
Full enteral nutrition should be avoided among patients with high vasopressor dose and low flow state174
Basic ultrasound skill for intensivists: future scope for expansion of the recommendations of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine174
Greenery and outdoor facilities to improve the wellbeing of critically ill patients, their families and caregivers: things to consider159
Close collaboration between pathologists and intensivists to understand (not just) coronavirus disease149
The certainty of parental love vs. the uncertainty of a “best” decision141
Optimal oxygen and mean arterial blood pressure targets after cardiac arrest133
Pitfalls in the use of microcirculation as a resuscitation goal132
Influenza and prophylactic antifungal therapy for aspergillosis: addressing some questions first127
Weaning strategy in patients at low-to-medium risk of extubation failure124
Correction: Achievement of therapeutic antibiotic exposures using Bayesian dosing software in critically unwell children and adults with sepsis124
Sequencing interventions in ARDS: the critical role of timing and order in standardized management120
Norepinephrine dose and concentration reporting: a closer look at the fine print120
Workplace equity for clinicians with a disability: why it matters for all116
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography differentiates between pneumonia and atelectasis in a mechanically ventilated patient110
A double plea for dyspnea as the next great cause of all ICU professions and for caution about the dyspnea-breathlessness equivalence107
Severe Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: time to reassess our practices103
Major adverse kidney events as an endpoint in acute kidney injury trials: is it time for a RE-MAKE?102
Personalized oxygen targets are needed for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation90
Preventing stress ulcer bleeding85
No ventilation, no ARDS: insights from four-dimensional computed tomography as dynamic imaging81
Quantifying benefit and harm of extracorporeal life support in cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction79
Mental health sequelae in survivors of cardiogenic shock complicating myocardial infarction. A population-based cohort study78
Correction to: Noninvasive respiratory support in intensive care medicine78
Age and associated outcomes among patients receiving venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory failure: analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization registry76
Measuring patient’s effort on the ventilator76
The 5-year pre- and post-hospitalization treated prevalence of mental disorders and psychotropic medication use in critically ill patients: a Canadian population-based study75
Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction is prevalent but not associated with mortality in patients with septic shock75
Dose of norepinephrine: the devil is in the details74
Using the helmet73
Lung-protective sedation: moving toward a new paradigm of precision sedation72
Staircase strategy, tier-three therapies, and effects on outcome in traumatic brain injured patients: the Triple-T TBI study71
Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to prevent delirium in critically ill patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis69
Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal for acute respiratory failure: a review of potential indications, clinical practice and open research questions69
Exposure to ambient air pollutants and acute respiratory distress syndrome risk in sepsis69
Anesthetic drugs for rapid sequence intubation: ketamine, but what dose?69
Correction: Expanding the role of PoCUS in tailoring diuretic strategies for congestion management in critical care68
Frailty in intensive care medicine must be measured, interpreted and taken into account!68
SHAP model explainability in ECMO–PAL mortality prediction: a critical analysis66
Delivering optimal renal replacement therapy to critically ill patients with acute kidney injury66
Status epilepticus in the ICU65
Frailty, Outcomes, Recovery and Care Steps of Critically Ill Patients (FORECAST): a prospective, multi-centre, cohort study65
Long-term mortality and health-related quality of life of lower versus higher oxygenation targets in ICU patients with severe hypoxaemia63
Targeted temperature management following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of temperature targets63
Nicotine patches in patients on mechanical ventilation for severe COVID-19: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial63
Effect of therapeutic drug monitoring-based dose optimization of piperacillin/tazobactam on sepsis-related organ dysfunction in patients with sepsis: a randomized controlled trial60
Effects of small volume resuscitation with hypertonic saline on body water distribution in ICU patients after cardiac surgery59
Ten myths about Albumin: don’t forget the endothelium. Author’s reply59
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?58
Relationship of multidrug-resistant bacterial colonization and immune status of patients in the ICU57
Dichotomy between ventilator associated-pneumonia/tracheobronchitis: did you ask the lung its opinion? Author's reply57
Central venous pressure not appropriate to guide volume administration in patients with high-risk pulmonary embolism55
Rapid temperature increases under isoflurane sedation55
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
Monocyte distribution width as a biomarker of resistance to corticosteroids in patients with sepsis: the MOCORSEP observational study54
Securing the airway in critical care scenarios: questioning the fundamentals54
NeuroWatch in acute respiratory distress syndrome: time to tune strategies53
The role of pleural pressure and airway closure during mechanical ventilation. Author's reply53
Towards evidence-based staffing: the promise and pitfalls of patient-to-intensivist ratios52
Exploring family members’ and health care professionals’ perceptions on ICU diaries: a systematic review and qualitative data synthesis52
The challenge of pharmacological thromboprophylaxis in ICU patients: anti-FXa activity does not constitute a simple solution52
Should we move beyond the concept of fluid responsiveness?51
Humanizing Delirium Care51
A call to measure family presence in the adult intensive care unit50
“Fake” or real hypoxia?: A brainy dilemma50
Introduction to an intensive care recycling program48
A common longitudinal intensive care unit data format (CLIF) for critical illness research48
Position paper on the physiology and nomenclature of dual circulation during venoarterial ECMO in adults48
Frailty is crucial in FORECASTing outcomes in critical care48
Paradoxical carbon dioxide embolism during laparoscopic nephrectomy48
Moderate hypocapnia for intracranial pressure control after traumatic brain injury: a common practice requiring further investigations47
What’s new in intensive care: disease tolerance47
Bone marrow necrosis induced by massive Staphylococcus aureus infiltration47
Retraction Note: Influence of nimodipine and nifedipine on intrapulmonary shunting – a comparison to other vasoactive drugs46
Fly me to the moon46
B-ICONIC vs. Reality: The Feasibility Gap in Neuro-Ultrasound Recommendations and Achievability. Authors’ reply44
Sepsis subphenotypes, theragnostics and personalized sepsis care44
Management of diabetic ketoacidosis43
How can assessing hemodynamics help to assess volume status?42
Visco-elastic testing in traumatic bleeding41
Ten myths about albumin41
Selective digestive decontamination- Not sure41
Double sequential external defibrillation for refractory ventricular fibrillation41
Can the terms “low resource setting” and “low-income country” be used interchangeably in the context of intensive care medicine?41
Noninvasive ventilation on reintubation in patients with obesity and hypoxemic respiratory failure following abdominal surgery: a post hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial40
Tracheal intubation in critically ill adults with a physiologically difficult airway. An international Delphi study40
Head-to-toe bedside ultrasound for adult patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation40
Correction: Association of hospital and intensive care unit occupancy and non-admission to the intensive care unit decisions: a retrospective cohort study39
Metabolic septic shock sub-phenotypes, stability over time and association with clinical outcome39
The role of pleural pressure on fluid dynamics and responsiveness38
ECMO PAL: using deep neural networks for survival prediction in venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation38
Ten reasons for the presence of pharmacy professionals in the intensive care unit37
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 study37
Awareness of dying: adjustments in family relationships at the end of life37
Bronchoscopy for diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia37
Consumptive coagulopathy: how low-dose unfractionated heparin can prevent bleeding complications during extracorporeal life support37
Long-term outcomes of intensive care unit delirium36
Targeting inflammation in traumatic injury: entering a new era35
Correction to: Falsifiability in medicine: what clinicians can learn from Karl Popper35
Drugs for advanced life support34
Anesthetic drugs for rapid sequence intubation: ketamine, but what dose? Author’s reply34
Defining basic (lung) ultrasound skills; not so basic after all? Author’s reply34
Severity of hypoxemia may explain indeterminate results in pediatric trials of inhaled nitric oxide33
The weighing32
Intensive Care admission aiming at organ donation as a duty of the intensivist: every organ, every time32
What really matters with thrombocytopenia: absolute value, timing, etiology or management? Author's reply32
Sweeping TTM conclusion may deprive many post-arrest patients of effective therapy. Author’s reply32
Matters of time32
Renal replacement therapy initiation strategies in comatose patients with severe acute kidney injury: a secondary analysis of a multicenter randomized controlled trial32
Undocumented migrants in French intensive care units in 2011–2018: retrospective nationwide study31
Ten tips on sepsis-induced thrombocytopenia31
Caring for the dying patient in ICU31
Correction to: Palliative care interventions in intensive care unit patients31
Multiple intracardiac thrombi in a patient with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation30
Effect of albumin bolus therapy on vasopressor requirement after cardiac surgery30
Building a better machine learning model of extubation for neurocritical care patients. Author’s reply30
Optimising aerosolized therapies in critically ill patients30
Microcirculation information in clinical decision making: Rome wasn't built in a day30
ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of severe community-acquired pneumonia29
Treatment of positive catheter tip culture without bloodstream infections in critically ill patients. A case-cohort study from the OUTCOMEREA network29
Lung and diaphragm protective ventilation guided by the esophageal pressure29
Maximizing first pass success when intubating the critically ill patient: use a stylet!29
Acute kidney injury in the critically ill: an updated review on pathophysiology and management29
Ecological effects of selective oral decontamination on multidrug-resistance bacteria acquired in the intensive care unit: a case–control study over 5 years29
Correction: ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of severe community-acquired pneumonia29
Achievement of therapeutic antibiotic exposures using Bayesian dosing software in critically unwell children and adults with sepsis29
Terlipressin use in HRS-AKI and respiratory failure28
Critical insights into venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation outcomes in immunocompromised patients: addressing uncertainties in cause of death and treatment strategies. Author’s reply28
Bronchoscopic examination of an invasive aspergillosis in acute myeloid leukemia28
Integrating multidisciplinary expertise in postoperative noninvasive ventilation management. Authors’ reply27
Plasma exchange in septic shock: are we ready for prime time? PRO27
Unlocking consciousness through right median nerve stimulation. Has a potential cure arrived at our doorstep?27
De-adoption of chlorhexidine oral care and ICU mortality. Authors’ reply27
On acid-base bilingualism27
Effect of albumin bolus therapy on vasopressor requirement after cardiac surgery? Author’s reply27
Would my “Eriksen” wake up again?26
Bridging the gap: implementing ESICM end-of-life care guidelines in resource-limited settings26
Reusable versus single-use ICU equipment: what’s the environmental footprint?26
Hemoadsorption in septic shock – PRO26
Caring for frail patients in the ICU: a multidimensional approach26
Subphenotypes in critical illness: a priori biological rationale is key. Author’s reply26
Managing blood glucose control in the intensive care unit26
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 study26
AI in neurocritical care: what to expect25
High and intermediate risk pulmonary embolism in the ICU25
Understanding buffering of metabolic acidosis in critical illness25
What intensivists need to know about cytomegalovirus infection in immunocompromised ICU patients25
Machines that help machines to help patients: optimising antimicrobial dosing in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and renal replacement therapy using dosing software25
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 function24
Posaconazole for prevention of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in critically ill influenza patients (POSA-FLU): a randomised, open-label, proof-of-concept trial24
Clinical governance in intensive care medicine24
Accuracy of continuous glucose monitoring systems in intensive care unit patients: a scoping review24
Acute kidney injury24
Equity in patient care in the intensive care unit24
Confusion regarding the use of Natural Language Processing in ICU delirium assessment. Author’s reply23
Ceremonial purification: which rite is right in liver failure?23
Early ICU mobilisation predicting functional impairment at hospital discharge. Author's reply23
My advice to the NEXT generation23
Analgesia as part of the orotracheal intubation induction sequence. Author's reply23
Correction to: Survival benefit of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in severe COVID-19: a multi-centre-matched cohort study23
Absence of candidemia in critically ill patients with COVID-19 receiving selective digestive decontamination23
Hyperoxia and traumatic brain injury: time to stop cooking the books?22
Massive gaseous embolism during cardiopulmonary resuscitation for massive hemoptysis in a COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis22
Prevention of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in critical illness22
Neuromonitoring for prognostication under ECMO22
How to optimize extubation?22
COVID-19 and the intensive care unit: vaccines to the rescue22
Sex representation within intensive care trials in Australia and New Zealand21
Why we should sedate unresponsive patients after resuscitation21
Characteristics of co-infection and secondary infection amongst critically ill COVID-19 patients in the first two waves of the pandemic21
Coronavirus disease 201921
We are proud of you Jamie21
Obituary and tribute to Professor Tobias Welte21
Come hell or high water: climate change through the lens of neurocritical care21
Human albumin solution for on-pump cardiac surgery: benefit or burden? Author’s reply20
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
Monitoring cardiac output20
Time-limited trial of intensive care is more than merely life sustaining20
Incidence and risk factors of mental illness among the spouses of patients with sepsis: a population-based cohort study20
Challenges for a broad international implementation of the current severe community-acquired pneumonia guidelines20
Contemporary management of major haemorrhage in critical care20
Ketamine for emergency endotracheal intubation: insights into post-induction hemodynamic instability20
“Do no further harm” – Why shall we sedate unresponsive patients?20
Effect of aggressive vs conservative screening and confirmatory test on time to extubation among patients at low or intermediate risk: a randomized clinical trial19
Central venous pressure (CVP)19
Comparison of 8 versus 15 days of antibiotic therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults: a randomized, controlled, open-label trial19
War, from the inside19
Conceptual simplicity in pursuit of precision19
Heterogeneity in a meta-analysis: randomized controlled trials versus observational studies19
Validation of the “invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory failure score” (IPA-GRRR-OH score)19
During the storm19
Correction: Thrombocytopenia and platelet transfusions in ICU patients: an international inception cohort study (PLOT-ICU)19
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
C-reactive protein rise in response to macronutrient deficit early in critical illness: sign of inflammation or mediator of infection prevention and recovery19
Using ultrasound in ICU19
The next big epidemic? Device shutdowns18
The relationship of malnutrition, frailty, and sarcopenia in critical care18
Shorter might not always be better: the case for longer antibiotic therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia18
Correction: Effect modification in a clinical trial should be assessed through interaction terms, not prognostic modelling18
Correction: Variation in intensive care unit beds capacity in China from 2007 to 202118
The role of inferior vena cava in predicting fluid responsiveness18
Human albumin solution for on-pump cardiac surgery: benefit or burden?18
Increased risk of central line-associated bloodstream infection in COVID-19 patients associated with dexamethasone but not with interleukin antagonists18
Pressure control plus spontaneous ventilation versus volume assist-control ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome. A randomised clinical trial18
Brave enough18
Recommendations for clinical trial design in acute kidney injury from the 31st acute disease quality initiative consensus conference. A consensus statement18
The paradox of post-intensive care unit physical therapy18
Onco-nephrology: what the intensivist needs to know18
To mobilise or not to mobilise: is that the right question?17
Correction: Direct assessment of microcirculation in shock: a randomized-controlled multicenter study17
Air pollutant exposure and mortality risk of critically ill patients17
Correction: Influence of socio-economic status on functional recovery after ARDS caused by SARS-CoV-2: the multicentre, observational RECOVIDS study17
Driving pressure: pitfalls of methods that do not use esophageal pressure measurement17
Unraveling the enigma of genetics and phenotypes in ARDS17
Retraction Note: The new phosphodiesterase inhibitor enoximone in patients following cardiac surgery – pharmacokinetics and influence on parameters of coagulation17
Association between driving pressure and mortality may depend on timing since onset of acute respiratory distress syndrome17
Gymnopédie: music in the ICU17
Respective roles of hypercapnia and acidosis in acute distress respiratory syndrome17
Retraction Note: Right ventricular function and cardiac surgery17
The forgotten relevance of central venous pressure monitoring16
COVID-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis: regional variation in incidence and diagnostic challenges16
Sex and gender differences in intensive care medicine16
Intensive care management of acute-on-chronic liver failure16
Optimizing ICU antifungal therapy: overcoming pharmacokinetic limitations with combination strategies—author's reply16
Towards model-informed precision dosing of piperacillin: multicenter systematic external evaluation of pharmacokinetic models in critically ill adults with a focus on Bayesian forecasting16
Using diuretic therapy in the critically ill patient16
The prediction of fluid responsiveness16
Clustering analysis of geriatric and acute characteristics in a cohort of very old patients on admission to ICU16
Bidirectional ventricular tachycardia, a very rare and severe complication of digoxin poisoning16
Shortening antibiotic therapy duration for hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in critically ill patients: a causal inference model from the international EUROBACT-2 database16
Persistent severe AKI is bad—where to go now?16
Epidemiology, clinical presentation, and outcomes of 620 patients with eosinophilia in the intensive care unit15
Prognostication model for traumatic brain injury based on age and white matter diffusion metrics in MRI brain. Author’s reply15
Retraction Note: The effects of pentoxifylline on circulating adhesion molecules in critically ill patients with acute renal failure treated by continuous veno-venous hemofiltration15
Rethinking energy and protein provision for critically ill patients15
Introducing an external team for ICU family communication during the pandemic: not without risks15
What language conveys distress and reassurance?15
Early prognostic value of non-invasive intracranial pressure methods in brain-injured patients15
Another trial for the TARGET trial. Author’s reply15
Cardiac manifestations in critically ill patients with COVID-19: do we really know what hit us?15
Ventilator induced lung injury: a case for a larger umbrella?15
What’s new in intensive care: environmental sustainability15
The TARGET trial as a plea for model-informed precision dosing of piperacillin/tazobactam in patients with sepsis15
Development and validation of early prediction models for new-onset functional impairment at hospital discharge of ICU admission15
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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