Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Article	Citations
Comparative risks and clinical outcomes of midazolam versus other intravenous sedatives in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials	153
Effectiveness of specialised support surface modes in preventing pressure injuries in intensive care: A systematic review and meta-analysis	146
Dynamic delirium – Nursing intervention to reduce delirium in patients critically Ill, a randomized control trial	134
Tools used to assess comfort among patients undergoing high flow nasal cannula: A scoping review	104
The choice of the interface for noninvasive ventilation: Will the answer come from meta-analyses?	97
Corrigendum to “Targeting zero medication administration errors in pediatric intensive care unit: A quality improvement project” [Intensive & Crit. Care Nurs. (2024) 81, 103595]	66
End-of-life care in critical care is about more than just education − Response to Bloomer et al.	60
Comparing povidone-iodine vs. chlorhexidine based external ventricular drain dressings: A nurse driven study	57
Performance and validation of two ICU delirium assessment and severity tools; a prospective observational study	48
Pressure ulcer risk assessment in the ICU. Is it time for a more objective measure?	40
Outcomes associated with ventilator-associated events (VAE), respiratory infections (VARI), pneumonia (VAP) and tracheobronchitis (VAT) in ventilated pediatric ICU patients: A multicentre prospective	36
Factors associated with 30-day in-hospital mortality in critically ill adult patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation - Letter on Lee et al.	34
Psychometric properties of the Braden scale to assess pressure injury risk in intensive care: A systematic review	33
The Psychological and HRQoL related Aftermaths of Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation Treatment: A Cross‐Sectional Study	31
Factors associated with bereaved family surrogates’ satisfaction with end-of-life care in intensive care units	30
Symptom experiences of critically-ill hematologic malignancy patients: A scoping review	28
Surviving an intensive care unit stay – Do we know if intensive care unit survivors go back to life?	28
Factors associated with 30-day in-hospital mortality in critically ill adult patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A retrospective cohort study	27
How do intensive care clinicians ensure culturally sensitive care for family members at the end of life? A retrospective descriptive study	25
Nomogram model on estimating the risk of pressure injuries for hospitalized patients in the intensive care unit	25
Nurse led protocols for control of glycaemia in critically ill patients: A systematic review	24
Time to combine: Integrating physical therapy and nutrition	22
Quantifying oxygen supply and demand during the COVID-19 pandemic: An integrated health system perspective	22
How the COVID-19 pandemic has reaffirmed the priorities for end-of-life care in critical care: Looking to the future	22
Strategies for a safe interhospital transfer with an intubated patient or where readiness for intubation is needed: A critical incidents study	22

We need to better recognise and value the contribution of nurses to end-of-life care	21
Editorial Board	21
Effect of different noninvasive ventilation interfaces on the prevention of facial pressure injury: A network meta-analysis	21
Why do we fail complying with hand hygiene recommendations in COVID-19 wards?	20
Building critical care nursing research capacity	19
Creating awareness of the heterogeneity of the intensive care unit population and its impact on generalizability of results and transportability of models	19
A systematic review on voiceless patients’ willingness to adopt high-technology augmentative and alternative communication in intensive care units	19
Factors that may threaten or protect the wellbeing of staff working in paediatric intensive care environments	19
Association of the quantitative oral health status of patients with COVID-19 with their organ status and immunity: A single-centre observational study	18
Call to research in ventilator weaning and extubation in neurocritical care	18
Practical strategies for promoting healthy sleep in intensive care units	18
Early communication training before intensive care unit admission	18
The patient and their family’s perspectives on agitation and its management in adult critical care: A qualitative study	18
Medically assisted dying in critical care: Proceed with caution	18
An outbreak of restrictive intensive care unit visiting policies	18
In-hospital COVID-19 outbreak investigation: A practical approach to root cause analysis	18
Measuring moral distress in Swedish intensive care: Psychometric and descriptive results	17
Research on the prevention of pressure injuries in adult intensive care unit patients. Where are we today and where should we go?	17
The first step to embrace patient participation in the intensive care unit is to drop the paternalistic thinking	16
Can artificial intelligence and machine learning help us treat sepsis?	16
Measuring point-prevalence: Walk in the park or bumpy road? Lessons learnt from the DecubICUs study	16
Response from Authors	16
Wellbeing of ICU patients with COVID-19	16
Competence in caring for patients with respiratory insufficiency: A cross-sectional study	16
Response to letter	16
Editorial Board	16
Essential steps towards an environmentally sustainable intensive care unit	15
International survey of intensive care clinicians: Would you like to be sedated in case of a critical care admission?	15
Returning to work and health status at 12 months among patients with COVID-19 cared for in intensive care—A prospective, longitudinal study	15
Development of competencies for advanced nursing practice in intensive care units across Europe: A modified e-Delphi study	15
Cardiovascular nurses' experiences of working in the COVID-19 intensive care unit: A qualitative study	15
How and when post intensive care syndrome-family is measured: A scoping review	15
The clinical effectiveness of the corrected nose-earlobe-xiphoid distance formula in determining the internal length of a nasogastric tube in adults: A retrospective study	15
The characteristics and factors associated with omitted nursing care in the intensive care unit: A cross-sectional study	14
Evaluation of intermittent antimicrobial infusion documentation practices in intensive care units: A cross-sectional study	14
Nurses’ experiences of managing cognitive problems in intensive care unit patients: A qualitative study	14
Reality shock in newly graduated critical care nurses and its association with missed nursing care: The mediating role of caring ability	14
A respiratory critical care nurse training program for settings without a registered respiratory therapists: A protocol for a multimethod study	14
Voice use of nurses working in the intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic	13
Early mobilisation of critically ill patients: How soon is soon enough?	13
Diaries for dying patients: An outlet for staff members' grief or a powerful way to humanize the intensive care unit?	13
Aloud real- time reading of intensive care unit diaries: A feasibility study	13
Educational interventions and promotion of changes in the practices of prevention and monitoring of delirium in critical patient	13
Sepsis protocols to reduce mortality in resource-restricted settings: A systematic review	13
Nursing workload on the day of discharge from the intensive care unit is associated with readmission	12
Sleep in the intensive and intermediate care units: Exploring related factors of delirium, benzodiazepine use and mortality	12
The effect of nature-based music intervention on adaptation and anxiety levels in patients with COVID-19 placed in the prone position: A randomized controlled trial	12
Effect of an educational intervention on compliance with care bundle items to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia	12
Current approach to fever of unknown origin in the intensive care unit	12
The core of patient-participation in the Intensive Care Unit: The patient’s views	12

Ways of understanding cognitive impairment in cardiac arrest survivors: A phenomenographic study	12
Effectiveness of aromatherapy on anxiety and sleep quality among adult patients admitted into intensive care units: A systematic review	12
Perioperative interventions for the prevention of surgical wound infection in adult patients undergoing left ventricular assist devices implantation: A scoping review	12
The necessary change of direction for the nursing profession – Letter on Petrosino et al.	12
Safety of blind versus guided feeding tube placement: Misplacement and pneumothorax risk	12
Critical care nurses’ experiences of working during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic – Applying the Person-centred Practice Framework	12
Exploring body morphology, sacral skin microclimate and pressure injury development and risk among patients admitted to an intensive care unit: A prospective, observational study	12
Perspectives for capillary refill time in clinical practice for sepsis	11
Predicting non-response outcomes in prone-positioning for ARDS − Letter on Yan et al.	11
Risk factors, diagnostic methods and treatment of infection in adult patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation: A scoping review	11
Oxygen saturation is a better index than arterial partial pressure of oxygen to predict pressure injuries in the intensive care unit − Letter on Han et al.	11
Optimizing processes of care and time to diagnosis in acute aortic dissection patients in a chest pain center by implementing a multidisciplinary cooperative first aid mode – A quality improvement rep	11
Registered nurses’ experiences of caring for patients with hypoactive delirium after cardiac surgery − A qualitative study	11
Nursing as a career choice: Growth or decline?	10
Effect of Patient and Family Centred Care interventions for adult intensive care unit patients and their families: A systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Helmet CPAP bundle: A narrative review of practical aspects and nursing interventions to improve patient’s comfort	10
Critical care nurses’ knowledge and attitudes toward pressure injury prevention: A pre and post intervention study	10
Early mobilisation for prevention and treatment of delirium in critically ill patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Inclusive leadership, self-efficacy, organization-based self-esteem, and intensive care nurses’ job performance: A cross-sectional study using structural equation modeling	10
Using experience-based co-design to prioritise areas for improvement for patients recovering from critical illness	10
Impact of COVID-19 on nursing time in intensive care units in Belgium	10
Effective communication is key to intensive care nurses’ willingness to provide nursing care amidst the COVID-19 pandemic	10
The early impact of COVID-19 on intensive care nurses’ personal and professional well-being: A qualitative study	10
Non-medical prescribing in critical care	10
First and final farewells, disrupted family connections and loss: A collective case study exploring the impact of COVID-19 visitor restrictions in critical care	10
Central venous catheter access and procedure compliance: A qualitative interview study exploring intensive care nurses’ experiences	10
Benefits and harms of normal saline instillation before endotracheal suctioning in mechanically ventilated adult patients in intensive care units: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis	10
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE): The storm is coming	10
Treatment futility: Continuation or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in intensive care units	9
Editorial Board	9
Practice and confidence in electrocardiogram interpretation among ICU nurses: A cross-sectional study	9
The relationship between arterial partial pressure of oxygen and pressure injuries in intensive care unit patients: A multi-center cross-sectional study	9
Music-based interventions and theoretical mechanisms in post-ICU survivors: A critical narrative synthesis	9
Designing devices to communicate effectively with intensive care nurses to prevent pressure injuries: A qualitative study	9
A guide to the guidelines: Closing the gap from practice guidelines to quality of care improvement in ventilator-associated pneumonia	9
Association of norepinephrine with pressure ulcer development in critically ill patients with COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome: A dose–response analysis	9
Taste in ICU: An unmet need	9
Scandinavian healthcare professionals’ perceptions of rehabilitation practices in the intensive care unit. A cross-sectional survey	9
Critical care nurses' critical thinking and decision making related to pain management	9
Prediction models for acute kidney injury following liver transplantation: A systematic review and critical appraisal	9
Nursing during ECMO: Learning from the past, thinking about the future	9
Using electronic health records to classify risk for adverse safety events with ICU patient Mobility: A Cross-Sectional study	9
Focusing on the optimal strategy to reduce pressure injuries: An example of IDEAL SKIIN CARES	9
Evaluation of pain severity in critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation	8
Defining effective communication for critically ill patients with an artificial airway: An international multi-professional consensus	8
Fathers’ experiences of nurses’ roles and care practices during their preterm infant’s stay in the neonatal intensive care unit	8
The effect of music on delirium, pain, sedation and anxiety in patients receiving mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit	8
Communication strategies for expressing empathy during family-clinician conversations in the intensive care unit: A mixed methods study	8
Quality appraisal of guidelines on physical restraints in intensive care units: A systematic review	8
Corrigendum to “A survey of critical care nurses’ practices and perceptions surrounding early intravenous antibiotic initiation during septic shock” [Intensive Crit. Care Nurs. 41 (2017) 90–97]	8
Effect of relatives’ intensive care unit diaries on post traumatic stress in patients and relatives (DRIP-study): A mixed methods study	8
How do nurses manage their work under time pressure? Occurrence of implicit rationing of nursing care in the intensive care unit: A qualitative study	8
Main determinants of mortality in patients with severe infection or sepsis	8
Exploring patients’ and relatives’ needs and perceptions regarding family participation in essential care in the intensive care unit: A qualitative study	8
Upper limb peripheral nerve injuries in patients with ARDS requiring prone positioning: A systematic review with proportion meta-analysis	8
The evolution of professional identity in intensive care nurses during COVID-19 – An interpretive phenomenological study	8
Exploration of pressure injury risk in adult inpatients: An integrated Braden scale and rough set approach	8
Family satisfaction in the intensive care unit: The influence of disease severity, care relationship, patient anxiety and patient pain	8
The effects of abdominal-based early progressive mobilisation on gastric motility in endotracheally intubated intensive care patients: A randomised controlled trial	8
The lived experiences of critical care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. A qualitative systematic review	8
Intra-hospital transfer anxiety of patients in the neurosurgery intensive care unit: A prospective cohort study	8
Being devastated by critical illness journey in the family: A grounded theory approach of post-intensive care syndrome-family	8
The impact of the first COVID-19 surge on the mental well-being of ICU nurses: A nationwide survey study	8
Simulated haemodynamic parameters and different infusion set-up affect drug delivery during syringe pump change over: A bench-top study in a laboratory setting	8
The effect of vasopressor agents on pressure injury development in intensive care patients	7
Editorial Board	7
Person-centred care among intensive care unit nurses: A cross-sectional study	7
Predictors of compassion satisfaction among healthcare professionals working in intensive care units: A cross-sectional study	7
Editorial Board	7
Feasibility, acceptability, and usability of implementing a medical device-related pressure injury algorithm for critically ill patients using non-invasive ventilation	7
Getting to grips with early rehabilitation for the body AND mind – Response to Barghouthy et al.	7
Intention to use physical restraint in paediatric intensive care units and correlated variables: A multicentre and cross-sectional study	7
Multifaceted interventions are likely to be more effective to increase adherence to the ventilator care bundle: A systematic review of strategies to improve care bundle compliance	7
Research topics on pressure injury prevention and measurement tools from 1997 to 2023: A bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer	7
The comparison of the Nursing Activities Score and TrendCare to accurately measure critical care nursing workload: A prospective observational design	7
Editorial Board	7
The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of Canadian critical care nurses providing patient care during the early phase pandemic: A mixed method study	7
Assessment of pressure injury risk in intensive care using the COMHON index: An interrater reliability study	7
Thematic analysis of intensive care unit diaries kept by staff: insights for caring	7
Implementation of infection prevention in intensive and critical care: What an infection control link nurse can contribute	7

COVID-19 and patient safety in intensive care: What can we learn?	7
Introductory editorial	7
Influence of personalised music and ice-tea options on post-operative well-being in the post anaesthesia care unit after general or regional anaesthesia. A pre-post-analysis by means of a questionnair	6
Long-term effectiveness evaluation of an action-research intervention to improve hand hygiene in an intensive care unit	6
Predictors of posttraumatic growth of the family members of neurosurgical intensive care unit patients: A cross-sectional study	6
A multidisciplinary safety briefing for acutely ill and deteriorating patients: A quality improvement project	6
Older patients’ recovery following intensive care: A follow-up study with the RAIN questionnaire	6
Editorial Board	6
Web-based survey of the importance and effectiveness of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic	6
Removing modifications to the New Zealand Early Warning Score- does ethnicity matter? A multimethod research design	6
Standardisation, multi-measure, data quality and trending: A qualitative study on multidisciplinary perspectives to improve intensive care early mobility monitoring	6
Under pressure: Nutrition and pressure injury development in critical illness	6
Contamination of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria on toothbrushes used with mechanically ventilated patients: A cross sectional study	6
Monitoring Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit Practices, perceptions and attitudes of critical care nurses and physicians. A French National Survey	6
Editorial Board	6
Incidence rate and risk factors for post-intensive care syndrome subtypes among critical care survivors three months after discharge: A prospective cohort study	6
In critically ill patients ‘time is muscle’, isn’t it?	6
Clinical decision-making in the intensive care unit: A concept analysis	6
Flow generators for helmet CPAP: Which to prefer? A bench study	6
The dark side of the CPAP helmet: Why we need more monitoring systems? How to bridge the evidence deficit	6
Development and validation of a laboratory risk score for the early prediction of COVID-19 severity and in-hospital mortality	6
Healthcare professional views on barriers to implementation of evidence-based practice in prevention of ventilator-associated events: A qualitative descriptive study	6
Sleep documentation by intensive care unit clinicians: Prevalence, predictors and agreement with sleep quality and duration	6
The effectiveness of educational interventions on trauma intensive care unit nurses’ competence: A systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Tube placement using ‘IRIS’: A pilot assessment of its utility and safety	6
Shifting focus: A grounded theory of how family members to critically ill patients manage their situation	6
Editorial Board	6
Editorial Board	6
Optimising COVID-19 survivorship after ICU – Don’t forget eye care	6