Current Opinion in Critical Care

Papers
(The median citation count of Current Opinion in Critical Care is 1. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Peep setting: let us come back to physiology44
What are the clinical and research lessons learned from immunomodulators and other therapies during the COVID-19 pandemic?38
Helmet noninvasive ventilation in acute hypoxic respiratory failure36
Microaxial flow-pump support in patients with cardiogenic shock: a review of the literature33
Protected cardiac surgery: strategic mechanical circulatory support to improve postcardiotomy mortality33
Enteral nutrition in septic shock: a call for a paradigm shift30
Improving the safety of prehospital emergency anaesthesia27
How I monitor lung function during mechanical ventilation and veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory distress syndrome25
Challenges with medical tourism25
Poor physical recovery after critical illness: incidence, features, risk factors, pathophysiology, and evidence-based therapies21
Critical care challenges in hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery21
Current fistula management19
Temperature control after cardiac arrest: friend or foe19
Omics-based approaches for acute brain injury research19
Advancements in nutritional support for critically ill patients18
Airway pressure release ventilation for lung protection in acute respiratory distress syndrome: an alternative way to recruit the lungs18
Sex as a biological variable in acute kidney injury17
Antimicrobial stewardship17
Severe community-acquired pneumonia in the post COVID-19 era17
Head-up cardiopulmonary resuscitation16
The role of diuretics in ICUs: when? which? how?16
Which cardiovascular monitoring on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation16
Quality, safety, and implementation science in acute kidney care16
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – current status15
The future of artificial intelligence in cardiovascular monitoring15
Antibiotic dose optimisation in the critically ill: targets, evidence and future strategies15
Artificial intelligence to advance acute and intensive care medicine15
Wearable wireless continuous vital signs monitoring on the general ward15
Editorial introductions14
Critical illness-based chronic disease: a new framework for intensive metabolic support14
Lung transplantation in patients with lung disease secondary to coronavirus disease 2019 infection14
Neurotrauma14
Point-of-care, goal-directed management of bleeding in trauma patients14
Nosocomial infections during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation13
Editorial: Monitoring patients in the ICU in 202213
Intermittent feeding and circadian rhythm in critical illness13
Identifying the high-risk surgical patient13
Biologic rationale and evidence for high-dose hydroxocobalamin in septic shock12
Editorial introductions12
Endocarditis in the intensive care unit: an update12
Coronary angiography after cardiac arrest12
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair in patients with mitral regurgitation and cardiogenic shock: a new therapeutic target12
Surviving cardiac arrest - what do we know about recovery & survivorship?12
Brain imaging after cardiac arrest11
Hemodynamic management of acute kidney injury11
Advancing kidney care in critical illness – from pathophysiology to precision interventions11
Management of MDR/XDR severe infections in the critically ill11
In-hospital cardiac arrest11
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest - who, when, and where?11
Mechanical ventilation after cardiac arrest: protecting the brain by protecting the lungs11
Which haemodynamic monitoring should we chose for critically ill patients with acute circulatory failure?11
Inotrope and vasopressor use in cardiogenic shock: what, when and why?11
Lung-morphology-guided mechanical ventilation in ARDS patients10
Status epilepticus: what's new for the intensivist10
Echography monitoring in patients with temporary mechanical circulatory support10
The power of the gut in critical care9
Update on infection prevention in the ICU9
Corticosteroids in septic shock: a double-edged sword9
Time-burden insults of neuromonitoring signals: practical implications for the management of acute brain injury9
Editorial: The neurologist's guide to the ICU galaxy9
Editorial: Severe infections in the ICU: new perspectives and challenges9
Cancer and sepsis: future challenges for long-term outcome9
Sepsis and acute respiratory failure in patients with cancer: how can we improve care and outcomes even further?8
Selection criteria and triage in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during coronavirus disease 20198
Home oxygen monitoring and therapy: learning from the pandemic8
Ventilatory targets following brain injury8
Editorial introductions8
Treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bloodstream infections in critically ill patients: an update8
Providing respiratory and ventilation care in the face of shifting evidence: current opinion in critical care8
Critical care for patients with substance use disorders8
COVID-19-associated AKI8
Fluid management in the septic peri-operative patient8
Oxygen delivery and carbon dioxide removal on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation8
Editorial introductions8
The changing face of cardiogenic shock: definitions, epidemiology, and severity assessment8
Surging ICU during COVID-19 pandemic: an overview8
Ethical and legal considerations in normothermic regional perfusion for donation after circulatory death7
COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: an underdiagnosed or overtreated infection?7
Subphenotypes of acute kidney injury in adults7
Postresuscitation management7
Light, sleep and circadian rhythm in critical illness7
Haematological challenges in cardiogenic shock7
Understanding the rationale for recent paradigm shifts in critical care nutrition7
Telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first responder systems, cardiac arrest centers, and global campaigns to save lives7
Diagnosis and management of cardiogenic shock7
The critical importance of time in the management of acute neurological injuries7
Protein metabolism in critical illness7
The transition phase between controlled mechanical ventilation and weaning is our next great cause7
Metabolic support for patients on extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation7
Severe meningoencephalitis: epidemiology and outcomes6
Proportional modes to hasten weaning6
Ventilator-associated pneumonia: how long is long enough?6
Preexisting malnutrition in the ICU6
Long-term recovery after critical illness in older adults6
Anticipating ICU discharge and long-term follow-up6
Neuromonitoring in the ICU – what, how and why?6
Does nutrition therapy alter the pathophysiology of severe acute pancreatitis?6
ICU imperatives in open abdomen management after trauma or emergency surgery6
Individualized fluid optimization and de-escalation in critically ill patients with septic shock6
Mediators, consequences and therapeutic considerations in patients with acute kidney injury6
How to assess survival prognosis in patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia in 2024?6
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on sedation in critical care: volatile anesthetics in the ICU6
How to manage traumatic brain injury without invasive monitoring?6
Critical care management of meningitis and encephalitis: an update6
Editorial introductions5
Impact of ICU strain on outcomes5
Adults are just big kids: pediatric considerations for adult critical care nephrology5
Editorial: All together now: improving critical care outcomes through multidisciplinary and interprofessional teamwork5
Kidney perfusion in critical illness: between the macrocirculation and the microcirculation5
Central line associated and primary bloodstream infections5
Setting positive end-expiratory pressure by using electrical impedance tomography5
Digital health utilities in acute kidney injury management5
Healthcare delivery and recovery after critical illness5
Editorial introductions5
Role of artificial intelligence in ICU therapeutic decision-making for severe infections5
Fluid management of acute kidney injury5
Understanding the complexity of cardiogenic shock management: the added value of advanced computational modeling5
Point-of-care ultrasound in the modern era of emergency medicine: a narrative review of the recent literature5
Cardiac arrest and microcirculatory dysfunction: a narrative review5
Future for cardiogenic shock research5
Vitamin C in critical illness: end of the story or still a place?5
Sepsis phenotypes, subphenotypes, and endotypes: are they ready for bedside care?5
Predicting post-traumatic stress disorder in relatives of critically ill patients5
Critical illness-associated limb and diaphragmatic weakness5
Management of hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension5
Severe infections caused by difficult-to-treat Gram-negative bacteria5
Cardiac and systemic inflammation in cardiogenic shock4
Current knowledge and availability of machine learning across the spectrum of trauma science4
Firearm injury: pushing forward4
Disaster management – preparation and planning for acute care facilities4
Does patient-ventilator asynchrony really matter?4
Subphenotypes of acute kidney injury in children4
The uncertainty principle: a novel approach to optimizing trials in critical care4
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in the ICU: tale of a broadening risk profile4
Beyond intracranial pressure: monitoring cerebral perfusion and autoregulation in severe traumatic brain injury4
ICU scoring systems: current perspectives and future directions4
Monitoring CO2 kinetics as a marker of cardiopulmonary efficiency4
Traumatic spinal cord injury: acute phase treatment in critical care4
Sexually transmitted infections screening in the emergency department is feasible, but is it efficient ?4
Monitoring effort and respiratory drive in patients with acute respiratory failure4
Elusive guidance to dosing of protein in critical illness4
Editorial: cardiopulmonary resuscitation4
Management of ischaemic bowel in the ICU patient4
Infection risks in patients treated by continuous renal replacement therapy and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation4
New ultrasound techniques for acute kidney injury diagnostics4
Three decades of hemodynamic monitoring (1995–2025): from invasive pressure based hemodynamic profiling to functional physiology4
Editorial introductions4
Update on vitamin C administration in critical illness4
Advantages and limitations of noninvasive devices for cardiac output monitoring: a literature review4
Multimodality imaging in cardiogenic shock: state-of-the art4
Older people and frailty in the emergency department4
Renal dysfunction in surgical patients4
Safe spontaneous breathing with helmet noninvasive ventilation in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure4
Editorial: Personalized nutrition therapy in critical illness and convalescence: moving beyond one-size-fits-all to phenotyping and endotyping4
Airway management during cardiac arrest3
How to prevent and how to treat dyspnea in critically ill patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation3
Novel nutritional strategies to prevent muscle wasting3
Cardiogenic shock trajectories: is the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions definition the right one?3
Spontaneous breathing trials: how and for how long?3
How to prevent postextubation respiratory failure3
Assessing gastrointestinal system dysfunction in intensive care3
Glucagon-like peptide-1 drugs, gastrointestinal function and critical illness3
Editorial introduction3
How to assess tissue oxygenation?3
Acalculous cholecystitis in the critically ill: evolving insights into diagnosis and management3
Editorial introductions3
Management of sedation during weaning from mechanical ventilation3
Artificial intelligence and clinical deterioration3
Nutritional strategies during gastrointestinal dysfunction3
Setting positive end-expiratory pressure: using the pressure-volume curve3
Timing of neuroprognostication in the ICU3
Effective approaches to address noncompressible torso hemorrhage3
Transfusion management in the trauma patient3
Noninvasive pulmonary monitoring in critical care: role, advances, limitations3
Post-ICU nutrition: the neglected side of metabolic support3
The enteroendocrine axis and its effect on gastrointestinal function, nutrition, and inflammation3
Editorial introductions3
Management of syncope in the emergency department3
Hemodynamic effects of positive end-expiratory pressure3
Perspectives on peripheral perfusion assessment3
The pulmonary artery catheter3
Update on Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia2
Setting positive end-expiratory pressure: does the ‘best compliance’ concept really work?2
Antibiotics: it is all about timing, isn’t it?2
Critical care challenges after head and neck surgery2
Subgroup analyses and heterogeneity of treatment effects in randomized trials: a primer for the clinician2
Advances in the postoperative care of the liver transplant recipient2
Health system approaches to providing posthospital care for survivors of sepsis and critical illness2
Abnormalities of liver function during critical illness2
Current insights in ICU nutrition: tailored nutrition2
Editorial introductions2
Timing of neurosurgical interventions for intracranial hypertension: the intensivists’ and neurosurgeons’ view2
Protective hemodynamics: a novel strategy to manage blood pressure2
Telemedicine for emergency patient rescue2
Pragmatic platform trials to improve the outcome of patients with acute kidney injury2
Ventilator-induced brain injury: another iatrogenic complication of mechanical ventilation2
Tracheostomy: update on why, when and how2
Advances and challenges in the emergency diagnosis of pulmonary embolism2
Measurement and estimation of energy in the critically ill2
Gastrointestinal dysmotility in the ICU2
The evolving landscape of emergency care2
ICU management of cardiogenic shock before mechanical support2
New concepts in intracranial compliance: pathophysiology, monitoring and clinical implications2
Opportunities in digital health and electronic health records for acute kidney injury care2
Update on intestinal transplantation for the intensivist2
Perioperative risk assessment for emergency general surgery in those with multimorbidity or frailty2
Acute encephalopathy in the ICU: a practical approach2
Current evidence on septic shock in patients with cirrhosis2
Exploring the role of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in critical illness: mechanisms, benefits, and clinical implications2
Cardiopulmonary monitoring in low-resource settings1
Autoimmune and inflammatory neurological disorders in the intensive care unit1
Testosterone and anabolic therapy to recover strength, function, and quality of life after critical illness1
Antimicrobial stewardship and molecular diagnostics: a symbiotic approach to combating resistance in the ED and ICU1
Setting positive end-expiratory pressure: lung and diaphragm ultrasound1
Disparities among patients with respiratory failure1
Leveraging the microbiome in the treatment of sepsis: potential pitfalls and new perspectives1
Management of acute brain injury in pregnant patients what is different?1
Update on glucose control during and after critical illness1
Nosocomial sepsis: how to reconcile immediate broad-spectrum therapy with minimal ecological pressure and healthcare cost1
Mechanical circulatory support in the treatment of cardiogenic shock1
Emerging technologies and AI-assisted tools in cardiopulmonary monitoring1
Personalized acute kidney injury treatment1
New drugs on the horizon for acute kidney injury1
Editorial introductions1
Is there a role for ketones as alternative fuel in critical illness?1
Advances in critical care nephrology through artificial intelligence1
When to pursue acute rib fracture fixation1
Editorial: Renal system section in current opinion in critical care: pathways forward for innovation in acute kidney injury1
Patient self-inflicted lung injury – does it really exist?1
Cardiopulmonary monitoring in critical care: navigating without instruments is not an option1
Current knowledge and perspectives in respiratory management for immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory failure1
Protective mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients after surgery1
Beyond one-size-fits-all in cardiogenic shock: impella, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or tailored use of mechanical circulatory support?1
Heterogeneity of acute traumatic brain injured patients: how to identify phenotypes and tailor specific treatment1
Factors affecting critical care outcomes in the emergency department1
Optimal positive-end expiratory pressure weaning in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients1
Intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome1
Health inequities in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest1
Cardiogenic shock: a major challenge for the clinical trialist1
Cerebral oximetry in high-risk surgical patients: where are we?1
Emergency airway management in the post anesthesia care unit1
Setting positive end-expiratory pressure in the severely obstructive patient1
Prone positioning of nonintubated patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure1
Boarding in the emergency department: challenges and mitigation strategies1
Kidney-organ interactions: recent advances and clinical implications1
Managing cardiac arrest in the intensive care unit1
Editorial: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation 2023: saving 300 000 additional lives worldwide every year1
Editorial introductions1
Time is spine: critical updates for the intensivist1
The role of microbiological results in driving inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions1
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