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	152
Effectiveness of specialised support surface modes in preventing pressure injuries in intensive care: A systematic review and meta-analysis	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?	66
Corrigendum to “Targeting zero medication administration errors in pediatric intensive care unit: A quality improvement project” [Intensive & Crit. Care Nurs. (2024) 81, 103595]	65
End-of-life care in critical care is about more than just education − Response to Bloomer et al.	53
Comparing povidone-iodine vs. chlorhexidine based external ventricular drain dressings: A nurse driven study	36
Performance and validation of two ICU delirium assessment and severity tools; a prospective observational study	35
Pressure ulcer risk assessment in the ICU. Is it time for a more objective measure?	34
Outcomes associated with ventilator-associated events (VAE), respiratory infections (VARI), pneumonia (VAP) and tracheobronchitis (VAT) in ventilated pediatric ICU patients: A multicentre prospective	33
Factors associated with 30-day in-hospital mortality in critically ill adult patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation - Letter on Lee et al.	31
Factors associated with bereaved family surrogates’ satisfaction with end-of-life care in intensive care units	28
The Psychological and HRQoL related Aftermaths of Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation Treatment: A Cross‐Sectional Study	28
Surviving an intensive care unit stay – Do we know if intensive care unit survivors go back to life?	27
Nomogram model on estimating the risk of pressure injuries for hospitalized patients in the intensive care unit	26
How do intensive care clinicians ensure culturally sensitive care for family members at the end of life? A retrospective descriptive study	26
Factors associated with 30-day in-hospital mortality in critically ill adult patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A retrospective cohort study	26
How the COVID-19 pandemic has reaffirmed the priorities for end-of-life care in critical care: Looking to the future	25
Nurse led protocols for control of glycaemia in critically ill patients: A systematic review	25
Time to combine: Integrating physical therapy and nutrition	23
Quantifying oxygen supply and demand during the COVID-19 pandemic: An integrated health system perspective	22
Effect of different noninvasive ventilation interfaces on the prevention of facial pressure injury: A network meta-analysis	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	22
Editorial Board	21

Why do we fail complying with hand hygiene recommendations in COVID-19 wards?	20
Building critical care nursing research capacity	19
Factors that may threaten or protect the wellbeing of staff working in paediatric intensive care environments	19
A systematic review on voiceless patients’ willingness to adopt high-technology augmentative and alternative communication in intensive care units	19
Creating awareness of the heterogeneity of the intensive care unit population and its impact on generalizability of results and transportability of models	19
Practical strategies for promoting healthy sleep in intensive care units	18
Early communication training before intensive care unit admission	18
Call to research in ventilator weaning and extubation in neurocritical care	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
The patient and their family’s perspectives on agitation and its management in adult critical care: A qualitative study	18
Association of the quantitative oral health status of patients with COVID-19 with their organ status and immunity: A single-centre observational study	18
Wellbeing of ICU patients with COVID-19	17
Response from Authors	17
Response to letter	17
Editorial Board	17
Cardiovascular nurses' experiences of working in the COVID-19 intensive care unit: A qualitative study	16
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	16
International survey of intensive care clinicians: Would you like to be sedated in case of a critical care admission?	16
The first step to embrace patient participation in the intensive care unit is to drop the paternalistic thinking	16
Essential steps towards an environmentally sustainable intensive care unit	16
How and when post intensive care syndrome-family is measured: A scoping review	16
Returning to work and health status at 12 months among patients with COVID-19 cared for in intensive care—A prospective, longitudinal study	16
The necessary change of direction for the nursing profession – Letter on Petrosino et al.	16
The characteristics and factors associated with omitted nursing care in the intensive care unit: A cross-sectional study	15
Educational interventions and promotion of changes in the practices of prevention and monitoring of delirium in critical patient	15
Development of competencies for advanced nursing practice in intensive care units across Europe: A modified e-Delphi study	15
Nurses’ experiences of managing cognitive problems in intensive care unit patients: A qualitative study	15
Reality shock in newly graduated critical care nurses and its association with missed nursing care: The mediating role of caring ability	15
Diaries for dying patients: An outlet for staff members' grief or a powerful way to humanize the intensive care unit?	15
The early impact of COVID-19 on intensive care nurses’ personal and professional well-being: A qualitative study	14
Voice use of nurses working in the intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic	14
Critical care nurses’ knowledge and attitudes toward pressure injury prevention: A pre and post intervention study	14
Early mobilisation of critically ill patients: How soon is soon enough?	14
Effectiveness of aromatherapy on anxiety and sleep quality among adult patients admitted into intensive care units: A systematic review	13
Sepsis protocols to reduce mortality in resource-restricted settings: A systematic review	13
Effect of an educational intervention on compliance with care bundle items to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia	13
Can artificial intelligence and machine learning help us treat sepsis?	13
Aloud real- time reading of intensive care unit diaries: A feasibility study	13
Critical care nurses’ experiences of working during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic – Applying the Person-centred Practice Framework	13
Competence in caring for patients with respiratory insufficiency: A cross-sectional study	13
Symptom experiences of critically-ill hematologic malignancy patients: A scoping review	13
Practice and confidence in electrocardiogram interpretation among ICU nurses: A cross-sectional study	12
Dynamic delirium – Nursing intervention to reduce delirium in patients critically Ill, a randomized control trial	12
Association of norepinephrine with pressure ulcer development in critically ill patients with COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome: A dose–response analysis	12
Ways of understanding cognitive impairment in cardiac arrest survivors: A phenomenographic study	12
Evaluation of intermittent antimicrobial infusion documentation practices in intensive care units: A cross-sectional study	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
Taste in ICU: An unmet need	12

Critical care nurses' critical thinking and decision making related to pain management	12
Sleep in the intensive and intermediate care units: Exploring related factors of delirium, benzodiazepine use and mortality	12
A respiratory critical care nurse training program for settings without a registered respiratory therapists: A protocol for a multimethod study	12
Safety of blind versus guided feeding tube placement: Misplacement and pneumothorax risk	12
Psychometric properties of the Braden scale to assess pressure injury risk in intensive care: A systematic review	12
Measuring moral distress in Swedish intensive care: Psychometric and descriptive results	12
The core of patient-participation in the Intensive Care Unit: The patient’s views	11
Exploring body morphology, sacral skin microclimate and pressure injury development and risk among patients admitted to an intensive care unit: A prospective, observational study	11
Perioperative interventions for the prevention of surgical wound infection in adult patients undergoing left ventricular assist devices implantation: A scoping review	11
Current approach to fever of unknown origin in the intensive care unit	11
Nursing workload on the day of discharge from the intensive care unit is associated with readmission	11
Predicting non-response outcomes in prone-positioning for ARDS − Letter on Yan et al.	10
Nursing as a career choice: Growth or decline?	10
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	10
Registered nurses’ experiences of caring for patients with hypoactive delirium after cardiac surgery − A qualitative study	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
Using experience-based co-design to prioritise areas for improvement for patients recovering from critical illness	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
Perspectives for capillary refill time in clinical practice for sepsis	10
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.	10
Non-medical prescribing in critical care	10
Inclusive leadership, self-efficacy, organization-based self-esteem, and intensive care nurses’ job performance: A cross-sectional study using structural equation modeling	10
Risk factors, diagnostic methods and treatment of infection in adult patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation: A scoping review	10
Central venous catheter access and procedure compliance: A qualitative interview study exploring intensive care nurses’ experiences	9
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	9
Editorial Board	9
Treatment futility: Continuation or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in intensive care units	9
The relationship between arterial partial pressure of oxygen and pressure injuries in intensive care unit patients: A multi-center cross-sectional study	9
Early mobilisation for prevention and treatment of delirium in critically ill patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE): The storm is coming	9
A guide to the guidelines: Closing the gap from practice guidelines to quality of care improvement in ventilator-associated pneumonia	9
Focusing on the optimal strategy to reduce pressure injuries: An example of IDEAL SKIIN CARES	9
Using electronic health records to classify risk for adverse safety events with ICU patient Mobility: A Cross-Sectional study	9
Helmet CPAP bundle: A narrative review of practical aspects and nursing interventions to improve patient’s comfort	9
Designing devices to communicate effectively with intensive care nurses to prevent pressure injuries: A qualitative study	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
Music-based interventions and theoretical mechanisms in post-ICU survivors: A critical narrative synthesis	9
Critical care outreach and rapid response teams: Are they the panacea to all hospital patient deterioration problems?	8
‘Family’-centred care in NICU and PICU – A focus on fathers, siblings, and extended family members. – Letter on Stefana et al.	8
The evolution of professional identity in intensive care nurses during COVID-19 – An interpretive phenomenological study	8
“I will get out of this” - The patients’ experiences of early mobilisation in intensive care. A hermeneutic study	8
The current status and future of dressings to prevent pressure injuries: Focus on the prophylaxis of medical device-related pressure injuries	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
A service evaluation of measuring fluid responsiveness in acutely unwell hypotensive patients outside of critical care	8
Skin lesions in infant compared to adult ICU patients: Is it any different?	8
Addressing respect for diversity in reporting race and ethnicity of participants in research studies	8
Intensive care unit diaries to help bereaved family members in their grieving process: a systematic review	8
Scandinavian healthcare professionals’ perceptions of rehabilitation practices in the intensive care unit. A cross-sectional survey	8
Early mobilisation within 72 hours after admission of critically ill patients in the intensive care unit: A systematic review with network meta-analysis	8
Avoiding complications during prone position ventilation	8
Sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) and electronic health record data, a mechanism for gender-affirming care and evidence-based practice for sexual and gender minority healthcare – Response	8
Efficacy of a heel offloading boot in reducing heel pressure injuries in patients in Australian intensive care units: A single-blinded randomised controlled trial	8
Intra-hospital transfer anxiety of patients in the neurosurgery intensive care unit: A prospective cohort 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
Main determinants of mortality in patients with severe infection or sepsis	7
Moving on from a “good death”: Child- and family-centred end-of-life care in paediatric critical care	7
Clinical prediction models for acute kidney injury	7
Editorial Board	7
Assessment of pressure injury risk in intensive care using the COMHON index: An interrater reliability study	7
Prone position in the post COVID-19 era: Old lessons and new challenges for intensive care nurses	7
The lived experiences of critical care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. A qualitative systematic review	7
Early changes in skin surface temperature to predict fever – Letter to Chung et al.	7
A qualitative study of life with a left ventricular assist device as a bridge to transplant: A new normal	7
Intention to use physical restraint in paediatric intensive care units and correlated variables: A multicentre and cross-sectional study	7
The effect of vasopressor agents on pressure injury development in intensive care patients	7
Exploring patients’ and relatives’ needs and perceptions regarding family participation in essential care in the intensive care unit: A qualitative study	7
Strengthening ICU care: How policies affect staffing and patient outcomes	7
Case-based educational strategies to nurse practitioners’ curriculum: The Indian perspective	7
The predictive value of the modified early warning score for admission to the intensive care unit in patients with a hematologic malignancy – A multicenter observational study	7
Implementation of infection prevention in intensive and critical care: What an infection control link nurse can contribute	7
Practice recommendations for culturally sensitive communication at the end of life in intensive care: A modified eDelphi study	7
A multidisciplinary safety briefing for acutely ill and deteriorating patients: A quality improvement project	6
Web-based survey of the importance and effectiveness of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic	6
The effectiveness of educational interventions on trauma intensive care unit nurses’ competence: A systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Sleep documentation by intensive care unit clinicians: Prevalence, predictors and agreement with sleep quality and duration	6
The dark side of the CPAP helmet: Why we need more monitoring systems? How to bridge the evidence deficit	6
Getting to grips with early rehabilitation for the body AND mind – Response to Barghouthy et al.	6
Intensive care nurses’ provision of culturally sensitive care through communication at the end-of-life	6
Communication strategies for expressing empathy during family-clinician conversations in the intensive care unit: A mixed methods study	6

Long-term effectiveness evaluation of an action-research intervention to improve hand hygiene in an intensive care unit	6
Editorial Board	6
Contamination of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria on toothbrushes used with mechanically ventilated patients: A cross sectional study	6
Editorial Board	6
The effects of a program-improved emergency system on the interventions times of a mobile ECMO team	6
Key considerations regarding veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for the treatment of cardiogenic shock and cardiac arrest − Letter to Son et al.	6
Educational interventions reduce the severity of post intensive care syndrome-family − Letter on Hayes et al.	6
Should we use artificial intelligence (AI) for writing ICU diaries? Not yet!	6
Healthcare professional views on barriers to implementation of evidence-based practice in prevention of ventilator-associated events: A qualitative descriptive study	6
Older patients’ recovery following intensive care: A follow-up study with the RAIN questionnaire	6
Tube placement using ‘IRIS’: A pilot assessment of its utility and safety	6
Removing modifications to the New Zealand Early Warning Score- does ethnicity matter? A multimethod research design	6
How to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in trauma patients	6
The effects of abdominal-based early progressive mobilisation on gastric motility in endotracheally intubated intensive care patients: A randomised controlled trial	6
Flow generators for helmet CPAP: Which to prefer? A bench study	6
Defining effective communication for critically ill patients with an artificial airway: An international multi-professional consensus	6
Editorial Board	6
Monitoring Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit Practices, perceptions and attitudes of critical care nurses and physicians. A French National Survey	5
Nurse perceptions of a nurse family liaison implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative thematic analysis	5
Considering bias in a model to predict pressure injuries in ICU patients - Letter to Han et al.	5
Medically assisted dying in critical care: An international groundswell that we shouldn’t ignore	5
Quality appraisal of guidelines on physical restraints in intensive care units: A systematic review	5
Workaholism and work-family interaction among emergency and critical care nurses	5
The comparison of the Nursing Activities Score and TrendCare to accurately measure critical care nursing workload: A prospective observational design	5
Research topics on pressure injury prevention and measurement tools from 1997 to 2023: A bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer	5
Editorial Board	5
Editorial Board	5
Shifting focus: A grounded theory of how family members to critically ill patients manage their situation	5
Critical care nurses’ experiences of caring for patients with iatrogenic opioid withdrawal in the intensive care unit: A qualitative study	5
The added value of physiotherapists in preventing pressure injuries in intensive care patients	5
Evaluation of pain severity in critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation	5
How to monitor the brain in COVID-19 patients?	5
Exploration of pressure injury risk in adult inpatients: An integrated Braden scale and rough set approach	5
Editorial Board	5
Predictors of compassion satisfaction among healthcare professionals working in intensive care units: A cross-sectional study	5
Clinical decision-making in the intensive care unit: A concept analysis	5
Development and validation of a laboratory risk score for the early prediction of COVID-19 severity and in-hospital mortality	5
Optimising COVID-19 survivorship after ICU – Don’t forget eye care	5
Prolonged use of intravenous administration sets on central line associated bloodstream infection, nursing workload and material use: A before-after study	5
Sense for thirst	5
Pain, nausea, vomiting, thirst, cold, … the challenge of well-being in post-operative patients	5
Missed nursing care in the critical care unit, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A comparative cross-sectional study	5
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	5
COVID-19 and patient safety in intensive care: What can we learn?	5
In critically ill patients ‘time is muscle’, isn’t it?	5
Feasibility, acceptability, and usability of implementing a medical device-related pressure injury algorithm for critically ill patients using non-invasive ventilation	5