Australian Critical Care

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	46
The inquiry-based learning program – Evaluation of a national online intensive care teaching curriculum	34
Searching for responders: Do patient characteristics modify rehabilitation outcomes of adults with critical illness?	33
COVID-19 prone positioning and pressure injury reduction	32
Author Index	31
Family’s preferences for and experiences of writing practices in adult intensive care and its use in early bereavement: A descriptive qualitative study	29
Satisfaction of intensive care unit patients linked to clinical and organisational factors: A cross-sectional multicentre study	28
Improving assessment for paediatric clinical deterioration through the escalation system integrated family involvement	28
Deciding who decides: An interview study exploring the factors affecting emergency department and intensive care unit health professionals’ understanding and application of the law on end-of-life deci	28
Models of outpatient post-ICU care and success of intervention delivery: A systematic review	27
Nutrition practices in Australia and New Zealand in response to evolving evidence: Results of three point-prevalence audits	24
Nonpharmacological interventions for agitation in the adult intensive care unit: A systematic review	24
Post-insertion care practices for non-tunnelled haemodialysis catheters in the intensive care unit: an Australia-wide cross-sectional survey	23
Assessing clinical deterioration in children with dark-coloured skin: health professional perspectives	23
Challenges of clinical prediction tools in cardiogenic pulmonary oedema management: Confounders and future directions	23
Predicting intensive care unit–acquired weakness in the first week of an intensive care unit stay: A multicentre external validation study	20
Validity of ICD coding methodologies in estimating sepsis epidemiology: A scoping review	19
Nurses’ perceptions of patient pain, delirium, and sedation assessments in the intensive care unit: A qualitative study	19
Editorial Board	18
Feasibility and safety of interactive virtual reality upper limb rehabilitation in patients with prolonged critical illness	18
Emergency department and intensive care unit health professionals' knowledge and application of the law that applies to end-of-life decision-making for adults: A scoping review of the literature	18
Does the use of BariBoard™ improve adequacy of chest compressions in morbid obesity? A pilot study using a simulation model	18
The intensive care unit visiting study: A multisite survey of visitors	18
Patient aggression in intensive care: A qualitative study of staff experiences	18
Author Index	17

Critical care health professionals’ self-reported needs for wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic: A thematic analysis of survey responses	17
Development and validation of a risk score to predict unplanned hospital readmissions in ICU survivors: A data linkage study	17
Usual care protein intake does not affect acute sarcopenia. Secondary analysis of an in-bed cycling trial with critical ill patients	17
Virtual reality during work breaks to reduce fatigue of intensive unit caregivers: A crossover, pilot, randomised trial	17
Pressure support versus CPAP for predicting successful liberation from invasive ventilation in children: an open label randomized controlled trial	17
Implementation of paediatric intensive care unit diaries: Feasibility and opinions of parents and healthcare providers	17
Inspiratory effort and respiratory muscle activation during different breathing conditions in patients with weaning difficulties: An exploratory study	16
Observed differences in nutrition management at two time points spanning a decade in critically ill trauma patients with and without head injury	16
N95 respirator seal integrity following extended-use by healthcare workers in the intensive care unit: A cohort study	15
Documentation of neurological status in patients admitted to an intensive care unit after cardiac arrest: A 10-year cohort study	15
Barriers to nurse-led pain management for adult patients in intensive care units: An integrative review	15
Recruitment and retention of intensive care unit survivors in follow-up studies: A systematic review	15
Analysis of the survival journey and post-traumatic growth process of children and their families following paediatric intensive care unit admission: A grounded theory study	15
Bereaved family members’ perspectives of their organ donation decision at 3 months post death of the donor-eligible patient in critical care: A dual-method study	15
Characteristics and outcomes of adults with acute brain injuries admitted to intensive care units in Australia and New Zealand from 2013 to 2022	14
Impact of repeated episodes of drug overdoses requiring intensive care admission on hospital mortality in Australia: a retrospective registry-based study	14
Health care workers and disasters: a story and planning for the next one	13
Improving satisfaction with intensive care nursing: Perspectives of nurses and patients	13
Defining minimum workforce standards for intensive care physiotherapy in Australia and New Zealand: A Delphi study	13
Evaluation nocturnal sleep in a metropolitan intensive care unit	13
Contributing factors to clinical detrioration and medical emergency team (MET) calls	13
Environmental impact of a blood test reduction intervention in adult intensive care units: A before and after quality improvement project	13
Organ donors on extracorporeal therapies: characteristics, trend over a 10 year time period	13
Magnetic resonance imaging in comatose adults resuscitated after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A posthoc study of the Targeted Therapeutic Mild Hypercapnia after Resuscitated Cardiac Arrest trial	13
A grounded theory study of alarm fatigue among nurses in intensive care units	12
Incidence and risk factors for central venous access device failure in hospitalised adults: A multivariable analysis of 1892 catheters	12
“Hope at a crossroads” – Experiences of hope in intensive care patients: A qualitative study	12
Evaluating the appropriateness, consistency, and readability of ChatGPT in critical care recommendations	12
The impact of a “short-term” basic intensive care training program on the knowledge of nonintensivist doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic: An experience from a population-dense low- and middle-income	12
Dietitian insertion of fine-bore nasogastric tubes in ICU is safe and effective	12
Intensive care unit nurses’ experiences of nursing concerns, activities, and documentation on patient deterioration: A focus-group study	11
Protected therapy services for critical care: A subanalysis of the UK-wide workforce survey	11
Cardiac surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic – the patients’ experience	11
Appropriateness of respiratory physiotherapy positioning for acute lobar collapse	11
A retrospective review of the characteristics of patients deemed unsuitable for organ donation in a paediatric intensive care unit over a 5-year period	11
Polyhexamethylene biguanide discs versus unmedicated dressings for prevention of central venous catheter–associated infection in the intensive care unit: A pilot randomised controlled trial to assess	11
Editorial Board	11
Post-traumatic stress and health-related quality of life after admission to paediatric intensive care: Longitudinal associations in mother–child dyads	11
Culturally sensitive care of family members at the end of life in the intensive care unit	11
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on critical care healthcare professionals' work practices and wellbeing: A qualitative study	11
Midazolam exposure in the paediatric intensive care unit predicts acute post-traumatic stress symptoms in children	11
The predictive validity of the Glasgow Coma Scale and the Full Outline of UnResponsiveness score in the intensive care unit: a systematic review	11
Speech pathology assessment of dysphagia post endotracheal extubation: A service-model evaluation	11
Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) in nutrition support are associated with patient outcomes	10
Implementing and sustaining Point of Care ROTEM® into a trauma activation protocol for the management of patients with traumatic injury: A mixed-methods study	10
Exploring the nurses' experiences in recognising and managing clinical deterioration in emergency patients: A qualitative study	10
End-of-life conversations: Bridging legal and emotional challenges in critical care	10
Determining the needs of relatives of patients with a COVID-19 diagnosis in the intensive care unit	10
A mixed-method evaluation of the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of using an actionable processes of care checklist for patients with persistent critical illness	10
The use of augmentative and alternative communication tools with mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care units: a scoping review	10

The Chinese Mandarin COMHON Index and Braden Scale to assess pressure injury risk in intensive care: An inter-rater reliability and convergent validity study	10
Digital health interventions to improve recovery for ICU survivors: a systematic review	10
Introducing PIRRT to the Christchurch Department of Intensive Care	10
Create a vision and plan for change: Implementing evidenced-based delirium care in intensive care	9
Improving outcomes from sepsis during rapid response team review	9
Characteristics, incidence, and outcomes of gastrointestinal complications post cardiac surgery in a quaternary referral centre: A retrospective study	9
A national Position Statement on adult end-of-life care in critical care	9
Understanding crisis needs among family caregivers of patients in critical care: A qualitative analysis	9
High-flow nasal cannula therapy: A multicentred survey of the practices among physicians and respiratory therapists in Singapore	9
Risk factors for umbilical vascular catheter–related adverse events: A scoping review	9
Impact of implementing the critical-care pain observation tool in the adult intensive care unit: A nonrandomised stepped-wedge trial	9
Effect of opioids on constipation in critically ill patients: A meta-analysis	9
The association between shift scheduling and burnout, insomnia, and well-being in critical care nurses	9
Implementing paediatric appropriate use criteria for endotracheal suction to reduce complications in mechanically ventilated children with respiratory infections	9
Inter-rater agreement between patient- and proxy-reported cognitive functioning in intensive care unit patients: A cohort study	9
Frailty as a trigger for goals-of-care discussions in rapid response calls: A single-centre retrospective cohort study	9
Nonpharmacological interventions to promote sleep in the adult critical patients unit: A scoping review	9
Reply to letter to the editor	9
Implementation of inspiratory muscle training for individuals with acute tetraplegia admitted to a spinal cord injury service	9
Laryngeal ultrasound to diagnose vocal cord palsy in adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis	9
Understanding factors contributing to the underrepresentation of female co-authors in intensive care publications	9
Dysphagia prevalence and outcomes associated with the evolution of COVID-19 and its variants	9
The nature and sources of the emotional distress felt by intensivists and the burdens that are carried: A qualitative study	9
Physical activity of patients with critical illness undergoing rehabilitation in intensive care and on the acute ward: An observational cohort study	9
Editor’s Note	9
“You always think the worst …” Family members' experiences during the COVID-19 emergency: A qualitative descriptive study	9
Construction of an extubation protocol for adult tracheal intubation patients in the intensive care unit: A Delphi study	9
Flexible fibreoptic bronchoscopy is beneficial in children on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support	8
Re-evaluating structural equation modelling in nursing research: Insights from compassion fatigue and empowerment in Chinese intensive care units	8
Australian critical care staff perceptions on influenza vaccination post COVID-19 peak seasons. A cross-sectional study with qualitative thematic analysis	8
Incidence and risk factors for medical adhesive–related skin injury in catheters of critically ill patients: A prospective cohort study	8
Redesigning ALS training in response to sentinel events	8
The 4-Hour Cairns Sepsis Model: A novel approach to predicting sepsis mortality at intensive care unit admission	8
Rationalising arterial blood gas sampling analysis in the intensive care unit: A before-and-after study	8
The relationship between moral courage and lovingkindness–compassion levels in critical care nurses: A cross-sectional study	8
A practical approach to establishing a critical care outreach service: An expert panel research design	8
Re: Enhancing communication equity in critical care: Multimodal and technological approaches to overcome language barriers	8
Title evaluation of the cardiac advanced life support (CALS) course	8
Variations in sacral sub-epidermal moisture in adult intensive care patients during the first three days of admission	8
Pressure injury prevalence in Australian intensive care units: A secondary analysis	8
Perceptions of gender equity among critical care and other health professionals: A cross-sectional survey	8
From high-risk to ultra-safe: simulation streamlines quality improvement and critical care training in a high-level isolation unit	8
Low prevalence of communication between intensive care unit medical staff and general practitioners: A single-centre retrospective study	8
Systematic review and meta analysis of outcome assessment in aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage trials	8
Implementation and utilisation of Australian critical care practice standards: How critical care nurses use them to develop their practice	8
Timing of renal replacement therapy in patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Perpetuating collective constructs and othering: We need to do better with identifying and reporting cultural characteristics in critical care research	7
Disaster preparedness for intensive care units: Priorities to inform crisis standards of care	7
Factors affecting the occurrence of pressure injuries among patients receiving targeted temperature management after cardiac arrest	7
Intraprofessional collaboration between enrolled and registered nurses in the care of clinically deteriorating ward patients: A qualitative study	7
Recommendations for non-pharmacological management of patient agitation in the adult ICU	7
Digital health interventions to improve recovery for intensive care unit survivors: A systematic review	7
Participant retention in follow-up studies of intensive care unit survivors – A scoping review	7
Non-directed bronchoalveolar lavage: improving the quality and timing of pneumonia diagnosis in mechanically ventilated patients in the rah ICU	7
Three-year mortality, readmission, and medical expenses in critical care survivors: A population-based cohort study	7
Staff experiences, perceptions of care, and communication in the intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia	7
Health literacy of critical care patients in a remote area health service: A cross-sectional survey	7
Improving end-of-life care in intensive care: a before/after study	7
Job satisfaction and symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, and burnout: A survey of Australian and New Zealand intensive care research coordinators	7
Determining characteristics of patients deemed unsuitable for organ donation in a paediatric intensive care unit over a 5-year period.	7
The effectiveness of a three-dimensional printed model for training novice healthcare professionals in central venous catheter insertion: A cross-sectional study in a critical care setting	7
Using patient and care partner experiences to confirm outcomes of relevance for inclusion in a core outcome set for trials of physical rehabilitation in critical illness: A qualitative interview study	6
Determinants of 90-day case fatality among older patients admitted to intensive care units: A retrospective cohort study	6
Cognitive fatigue management in Australian paediatric intensive care units	6
Dysnatraemia and Clinical Outcomes in Paediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: A Multicentre Observation Study	6
Why to monitor adherence to oral care protocols in intensive care units?	6
Effectiveness, experience, and usability of low-technology augmentative and alternative communication in intensive care: A mixed-methods systematic review	6
Ultrasound to support neonatal vascular access	6
Predictors of radial to femoral artery crossover during primary percutaneous coronary intervention in ST-elevation myocardial infarction: A systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Current perspectives, knowledge, and practices of long-term follow-up care after PICU discharge in Australia and New Zealand	6
The Paediatric AirWay Suction (PAWS) appropriateness guide for endotracheal suction interventions	6
Prescription of potentially inappropriate medications after an intensive care unit stay for acute respiratory failure	6
Employer-provided wellbeing support for nurses working in intensive care units: A national cross-sectional study	6
Clinical profile recovery pattern of dysphonia following inhalation injury: A 10-Year review	6
A systematic review on the effect of telehealth communication with ICU families on patient and family outcomes	6
Communication functions of adult patients admitted to intensive care: A multicentre, binational point prevalence study	6
Perceived barriers to providing culturally appropriate end-of-life care for patients and families in the ICU	6
The role of critical care nurses in organ and tissue donation: A position statement of the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses	6
Intensive care unit patients' experiences of receiving music therapy sessions during invasive procedures: A qualitative phenomenological study	6
The fusion study – Compatibility of antibiotics with commonly used medication infusions in a paediatric intensive care unit	6

In-hospital recovery following anaesthetic emergence agitation after cardiac surgery: Outcomes from an observational pilot study cohort	6
Corrigendum to “Case management of a patient with botulism by an intensive care nurse practitioner team” [Aust Crit Care 38 (5) (2025) 101291]	6
Self-efficacy of caring for patients in the intensive care unit with delirium: Development and validation of a scale for intensive care unit nurses	6
The effect of a family-based participatory care program on anxiety in patients with acute coronary syndrome in coronary care units: A randomised controlled clinical trial	6
The paradoxical mortality benefit of remoteness: A semi-ecological cohort study of adult ICU patients in Australia 2010-2020	6
Nursing workforce deployment and intensive care unit strain during the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria, Australia	6
The impact of obesity on outcomes of patients admitted to intensive care after cardiac arrest	6
Family participation in essential care activities: Needs, perceptions, preferences, and capacities of intensive care unit patients, relatives, and healthcare providers—An integrative review	6
Two-year prospective cohort of intensive care survivors enrolled on a digitally enabled recovery pathway focussed on individualised recovery goal attainment	6
Voluntary assisted dying in intensive care: Are we ready for the reality?	6
Beliefs and needs of fathers of newborns hospitalised in a neonatal unit: A descriptive correlational study	6
Woke ideology or accurate scientific reporting: Censorship in research	5
Arm cycle ergometry in critically ill patients: A systematic review	5
Nociception assessment with videopupillometry in deeply sedated intensive care patients: Discriminative and criterion validations	5
Editorial Board	5
Developing a consensus-based definition of out-of-hospital clinical deterioration: A Delphi study	5
Barriers and facilitators to achieving competence in lung ultrasound: A survey of physiotherapists following a lung ultrasound training course	5
Implementing integrative therapies in adult critical care: Barriers and strategies	5
Editorial Board	5
Are non-pharmacological interventions for patient agitation in ICU effective?	5
Vale Professor Sharon McKinley	5
What blood conservation practices are effective at reducing blood sampling volumes and other clinical sequelae in intensive care? A systematic review	5
Symptom management to alleviate thirst and dry mouth in critically ill patients: A randomised controlled trial	5
Nutritional risk screening in noninvasively mechanically ventilated critically ill adult patients: A feasibility trial	5
The adequacy of user seal checking for N95 respirators compared to formal fit testing: A multicentred observational study	5
Effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on psychosocial well-being and occupational-related outcomes among nurses in the intensive care unit: A systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Screening tools for post–intensive care syndrome and post-traumatic symptoms in intensive care unit survivors: A scoping review	5
Fallen angels and forgotten heroes: A descriptive qualitative study exploring the impact of the angel and hero narrative on critical care nurses	5
Intensive care unit diaries—harmful or harmless: A systematic literature review and qualitative data synthesis	5
Association of level 3 personal protective equipment with intubation success in the emergency department	5
A comparison of insulin doses for treatment of hyperkalaemia in intensive care unit patients with renal insufficiency	5
A survey of healthcare providers about the feasibility and implementation of early mobilisation of patients in critical care units in a Lebanese hospital	5
The effectiveness of a three-dimensional printed model for training novice healthcare professionals in central venous catheter insertion: Comment	5
The impact of language barriers on patient experiences of ICU outreach team care: a mixed methods study	5
Daily prediction of next-day disease severity in critically ill patients: A prospective cohort study	5
Effects of nonpharmacological interventions on sleep improvement and delirium prevention in critically ill patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis	5
The association between preoperative length of hospital stay and deep sternal wound infection: A scoping review	5
Nutrition care processes across hospitalisation in critically ill patients with COVID-19 in Australia: A multicentre prospective observational study	5
Family presence during resuscitation: Perceptions and confidence of intensive care nurses in an Australian metropolitan hospital	5
Outcomes of daytime nurse practitioner–staffed versus resident-staffed nonsurgical intensive care units: A retrospective observational study	5
Intensive care clinician attitudes and perceptions towards whānau participation in adult intensive care bedside ward rounds in Aotearoa New Zealand: An online survey	5
Relying on pulse oximetry to avoid hypoxaemia and hyperoxia: A multicentre prospective cohort study in patients with circulatory failure	5
Antidepressant use, but not polypharmacy, is associated with worse outcomes after in-hospital cardiac arrest in older people	5
Physical capacities assessment in critically ill patients: An exploratory study	5
Editorial Board	5
A cluster double-crossover trial of early versus delayed aperient use in mechanically ventilated, enterally fed patients	5
Outcome reporting in neonatal septic shock studies: A systematic review	5
The critical care researcher pipeline: Might it be drying up?	5
Employer-provided wellbeing support for nurses working in Australian ICUs: An online cross-sectional study	5
Airborne personal protective equipment availability and preparedness in Australian and New Zealand intensive care units: A point prevalence survey	4
Long-term outcomes of critically ill COVID-19 patients: A systematic review	4
Early tracheostomy versus late tracheostomy in severe traumatic brain injury or stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis	4
General practitioner perspectives on a shared-care model for paediatric patients post-intensive care: A cross-sectional survey	4
Implementation of a digital diary in the intensive care unit; understanding the facilitators and barriers: A qualitative exploration	4
Impact of a mindfulness-based program (MBP) on paediatric intensive care staff wellbeing	4
Barriers and facilitators in implementing intra-abdominal pressure measurement by nurses in paediatric intensive care units: A qualitative study	4
The relationship between person-centred care and the intensive care unit experience of critically ill patients: A multicentre cross-sectional survey	4
Use of nominal group technique methods in the virtual setting: A reflective account and recommendations for practice	4
Prevalence of and predictive factors associated with high levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms 3 months after intensive care unit admission: A prospective study	4
Physiotherapy at night: An audit of after-hour physiotherapy services	4
Family experiences and perceptions of intensive care unit care and communication during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
Development, feasibility testing, and preliminary evaluation of the Communication with an Artificial airway Tool (CAT): Results of the Crit-CAT pilot study	4
Association of net ultrafiltration intensity and clinical outcomes among critically ill patients receiving continuous renal replacement therapy: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and trial sequentia	4
Survey of sensory impairment in critically ill patients after intensive care unit discharge: An ambidirectional cohort study	4
A core outcome set for interventions enabling communication with critically ill adults with an artificial airway (Comm-COS)	4
Determining quality metrics for the intensive care unit: Is it time for data sharing and new metrics?	4
Editorial Board	4
Clinical practices for defining, detecting, and diagnosing postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary revascularization surgery – A scoping review	4
Older adults in the ICU: Are we ready?	4
Methods of functional outcome assessment in neurocritical care trials: A systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Nursing experiences in antimicrobial optimisation in the intensive care unit: A convergent analysis of a national survey	4
Measuring comfort with the Comfort Questionnaire (CQ)-ICU in critically ill patients during intensive care unit stay: A cross-sectional study	4
Adverse events associated with umbilical vascular catheters in neonatal intensive care: Development of a risk prediction model	4
Partnered pharmacist medication charting in cardiothoracic admissions to the intensive care unit	4
Burden of fever and hospital mortality in patients admitted to the intensive care unit with isolated traumatic brain injury—A retrospective cohort study using continuous temperature data	4
Live music in the intensive care unit—A mixed-methods pilot study exploring the experience and impact of live music played for the adult intensive care patient	4
Appropriate use criteria for endotracheal suction interventions in mechanically ventilated children: The RAND/UCLA development process	4
Pre-existing mental health disorders in adult intensive care patients: Prevalence, characteristics and outcomes	4
The accuracy of intensive care nurses' interpretation of chest radiographs to recognise misplacement of endotracheal and nasogastric tubes after a single training session and comparison with residents	4
Rehabilitation of adult patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A scoping review	4
A comparison of conventional and duet high flow nasal cannula in extubated patients: a randomized crossover trial	4
Survivorship outcomes for critically ill patients in Australia and New Zealand: A scoping review	4
Long-term outcomes following paediatric sepsis – A narrative review	4
Process evaluation of a complex intervention for recognising and responding to paediatric clinical deterioration	4
Introduction of delirium tools and family engagement improve assessment and non-pharmalogical management of delirium	4
Beyond hype: Separating large language model–driven health literacy from clinical decision support system diagnostic rigour	4
Exploring the influential factors to bed block in adult intensive care units	4
Models of intensive care unit follow-up care and feasibility of intervention delivery: A systematic review	4
Depression screening in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage and their caregivers: A systematic review	4
Navigating the referral boundaries for organ and tissue donation: An interpretive description study	4