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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
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?39
Helmet noninvasive ventilation in acute hypoxic respiratory failure35
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 shift31
Improving the safety of prehospital emergency anaesthesia27
Challenges with medical tourism26
How I monitor lung function during mechanical ventilation and veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory distress syndrome25
Critical care challenges in hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery22
Omics-based approaches for acute brain injury research21
Temperature control after cardiac arrest: friend or foe20
Current fistula management19
Airway pressure release ventilation for lung protection in acute respiratory distress syndrome: an alternative way to recruit the lungs19
Poor physical recovery after critical illness: incidence, features, risk factors, pathophysiology, and evidence-based therapies19
Advancements in nutritional support for critically ill patients18
The role of diuretics in ICUs: when? which? how?17
Which cardiovascular monitoring on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation17
Severe community-acquired pneumonia in the post COVID-19 era17
Quality, safety, and implementation science in acute kidney care17
Antimicrobial stewardship16
Head-up cardiopulmonary resuscitation16
Artificial intelligence to advance acute and intensive care medicine16
The future of artificial intelligence in cardiovascular monitoring16
Sex as a biological variable in acute kidney injury16
Wearable wireless continuous vital signs monitoring on the general ward16
Editorial introductions15
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – current status15
Lung transplantation in patients with lung disease secondary to coronavirus disease 2019 infection15
Antibiotic dose optimisation in the critically ill: targets, evidence and future strategies15
Point-of-care, goal-directed management of bleeding in trauma patients14
Neurotrauma14
Intermittent feeding and circadian rhythm in critical illness14
Critical illness-based chronic disease: a new framework for intensive metabolic support14
Identifying the high-risk surgical patient13
Nosocomial infections during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation13
Mechanical ventilation after cardiac arrest: protecting the brain by protecting the lungs13
Advancing kidney care in critical illness – from pathophysiology to precision interventions13
Editorial: Monitoring patients in the ICU in 202212
Biologic rationale and evidence for high-dose hydroxocobalamin in septic shock12
Endocarditis in the intensive care unit: an update12
Editorial introductions12
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest - who, when, and where?12
In-hospital cardiac arrest12
Surviving cardiac arrest - what do we know about recovery & survivorship?12
Coronary angiography after cardiac arrest12
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair in patients with mitral regurgitation and cardiogenic shock: a new therapeutic target12
Management of MDR/XDR severe infections in the critically ill12
The power of the gut in critical care11
Inotrope and vasopressor use in cardiogenic shock: what, when and why?11
Editorial: The neurologist's guide to the ICU galaxy11
Hemodynamic management of acute kidney injury11
Brain imaging after cardiac arrest11
Echography monitoring in patients with temporary mechanical circulatory support10
Corticosteroids in septic shock: a double-edged sword10
Lung-morphology-guided mechanical ventilation in ARDS patients10
Editorial: Severe infections in the ICU: new perspectives and challenges10
Status epilepticus: what's new for the intensivist9
Cancer and sepsis: future challenges for long-term outcome9
Time-burden insults of neuromonitoring signals: practical implications for the management of acute brain injury9
Treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bloodstream infections in critically ill patients: an update9
Update on infection prevention in the ICU8
Oxygen delivery and carbon dioxide removal on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation8
Editorial introductions8
COVID-19-associated AKI8
Critical care for patients with substance use disorders8
Which haemodynamic monitoring should we chose for critically ill patients with acute circulatory failure?8
Selection criteria and triage in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during coronavirus disease 20198
Home oxygen monitoring and therapy: learning from the pandemic8
The changing face of cardiogenic shock: definitions, epidemiology, and severity assessment8
Editorial introductions8
Sepsis and acute respiratory failure in patients with cancer: how can we improve care and outcomes even further?8
Providing respiratory and ventilation care in the face of shifting evidence: current opinion in critical care8
Ventilatory targets following brain injury8
Surging ICU during COVID-19 pandemic: an overview8
Fluid management in the septic peri-operative patient8
The transition phase between controlled mechanical ventilation and weaning is our next great cause7
Subphenotypes of acute kidney injury in adults7
Protein metabolism in critical illness7
Ethical and legal considerations in normothermic regional perfusion for donation after circulatory death7
Diagnosis and management of cardiogenic shock7
Haematological challenges in cardiogenic shock7
Severe meningoencephalitis: epidemiology and outcomes7
Metabolic support for patients on extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation7
Anticipating ICU discharge and long-term follow-up7
COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: an underdiagnosed or overtreated infection?7
The critical importance of time in the management of acute neurological injuries7
How to assess survival prognosis in patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia in 2024?7
Understanding the rationale for recent paradigm shifts in critical care nutrition7
Light, sleep and circadian rhythm in critical illness7
ICU imperatives in open abdomen management after trauma or emergency surgery6
Role of artificial intelligence in ICU therapeutic decision-making for severe infections6
Telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first responder systems, cardiac arrest centers, and global campaigns to save lives6
Proportional modes to hasten weaning6
Mediators, consequences and therapeutic considerations in patients with acute kidney injury6
Preexisting malnutrition in the ICU6
Critical care management of meningitis and encephalitis: an update6
Does nutrition therapy alter the pathophysiology of severe acute pancreatitis?6
Postresuscitation management6
Neuromonitoring in the ICU – what, how and why?6
Individualized fluid optimization and de-escalation in critically ill patients with septic shock6
Long-term recovery after critical illness in older adults6
Central line associated and primary bloodstream infections6
Ventilator-associated pneumonia: how long is long enough?6
Improving the safety of emergency tracheal intubation6
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
Predicting post-traumatic stress disorder in relatives of critically ill patients5
Setting positive end-expiratory pressure by using electrical impedance tomography5
Point-of-care ultrasound in the modern era of emergency medicine: a narrative review of the recent literature5
Vitamin C in critical illness: end of the story or still a place?5
Safe spontaneous breathing with helmet noninvasive ventilation in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure5
Adults are just big kids: pediatric considerations for adult critical care nephrology5
New ultrasound techniques for acute kidney injury diagnostics5
Sepsis phenotypes, subphenotypes, and endotypes: are they ready for bedside care?5
Editorial: All together now: improving critical care outcomes through multidisciplinary and interprofessional teamwork5
Cardiac arrest and microcirculatory dysfunction: a narrative review5
Management of hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension5
Healthcare delivery and recovery after critical illness5
Editorial introductions5
Future for cardiogenic shock research5
Digital health utilities in acute kidney injury management5
Kidney perfusion in critical illness: between the macrocirculation and the microcirculation5
Understanding the complexity of cardiogenic shock management: the added value of advanced computational modeling5
Impact of ICU strain on outcomes5
Critical illness-associated limb and diaphragmatic weakness5
Cardiac and systemic inflammation in cardiogenic shock5
Severe infections caused by difficult-to-treat Gram-negative bacteria5
Editorial introductions5
Fluid management of acute kidney injury5
Current knowledge and availability of machine learning across the spectrum of trauma science4
Elusive guidance to dosing of protein in critical illness4
The uncertainty principle: a novel approach to optimizing trials in critical care4
Multimodality imaging in cardiogenic shock: state-of-the art4
Update on vitamin C administration in critical illness4
Transfusion management in the trauma patient4
Editorial introductions4
Does patient-ventilator asynchrony really matter?4
Older people and frailty in the emergency department4
Advantages and limitations of noninvasive devices for cardiac output monitoring: a literature review4
ICU scoring systems: current perspectives and future directions4
Renal dysfunction in surgical patients4
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in the ICU: tale of a broadening risk profile4
Editorial: cardiopulmonary resuscitation4
Sexually transmitted infections screening in the emergency department is feasible, but is it efficient ?4
Editorial introduction4
Firearm injury: pushing forward4
Ventilator-associated pneumonia: newer insights that can drive improved outcomes4
Subphenotypes of acute kidney injury in children4
Monitoring effort and respiratory drive in patients with acute respiratory failure4
Beyond intracranial pressure: monitoring cerebral perfusion and autoregulation in severe traumatic brain injury4
Editorial: Personalized nutrition therapy in critical illness and convalescence: moving beyond one-size-fits-all to phenotyping and endotyping4
Management of ischaemic bowel in the ICU patient4
Infection risks in patients treated by continuous renal replacement therapy and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation4
Three decades of hemodynamic monitoring (1995–2025): from invasive pressure based hemodynamic profiling to functional physiology4
Disaster management – preparation and planning for acute care facilities4
Monitoring CO2 kinetics as a marker of cardiopulmonary efficiency4
Traumatic spinal cord injury: acute phase treatment in critical care4
Effective approaches to address noncompressible torso hemorrhage3
Artificial intelligence and clinical deterioration3
Airway management during cardiac arrest3
Noninvasive pulmonary monitoring in critical care: role, advances, limitations3
Setting positive end-expiratory pressure: does the ‘best compliance’ concept really work?3
How to prevent and how to treat dyspnea in critically ill patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation3
Cardiogenic shock trajectories: is the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions definition the right one?3
Editorial introductions3
Management of syncope in the emergency department3
Timing of neuroprognostication in the ICU3
Editorial introductions3
Assessing gastrointestinal system dysfunction in intensive care3
Spontaneous breathing trials: how and for how long?3
Protective hemodynamics: a novel strategy to manage blood pressure3
Hemodynamic effects of positive end-expiratory pressure3
Post-ICU nutrition: the neglected side of metabolic support3
The pulmonary artery catheter3
The enteroendocrine axis and its effect on gastrointestinal function, nutrition, and inflammation3
Acalculous cholecystitis in the critically ill: evolving insights into diagnosis and management3
How to prevent postextubation respiratory failure3
Perspectives on peripheral perfusion assessment3
Nutritional strategies during gastrointestinal dysfunction3
Setting positive end-expiratory pressure: using the pressure-volume curve3
Update on Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia3
Glucagon-like peptide-1 drugs, gastrointestinal function and critical illness3
Management of sedation during weaning from mechanical ventilation3
How to assess tissue oxygenation?3
Novel nutritional strategies to prevent muscle wasting3
Phenotyping and biomarkers in cardiogenic shock2
Gastrointestinal dysmotility in the ICU2
Timing of neurosurgical interventions for intracranial hypertension: the intensivists’ and neurosurgeons’ view2
Update on intestinal transplantation for the intensivist2
Editorial introductions2
Factors affecting critical care outcomes in the emergency department2
Perioperative risk assessment for emergency general surgery in those with multimorbidity or frailty2
Pragmatic platform trials to improve the outcome of patients with acute kidney injury2
Abnormalities of liver function during critical illness2
Current insights in ICU nutrition: tailored nutrition2
Current evidence on septic shock in patients with cirrhosis2
The evolving landscape of emergency care2
Critical care challenges after head and neck surgery2
Personalized acute kidney injury treatment2
Advances and challenges in the emergency diagnosis of pulmonary embolism2
Health system approaches to providing posthospital care for survivors of sepsis and critical illness2
Telemedicine for emergency patient rescue2
New concepts in intracranial compliance: pathophysiology, monitoring and clinical implications2
Measurement and estimation of energy in the critically ill2
Antibiotics: it is all about timing, isn’t it?2
Exploring the role of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in critical illness: mechanisms, benefits, and clinical implications2
ICU management of cardiogenic shock before mechanical support2
Opportunities in digital health and electronic health records for acute kidney injury care2
Emerging technologies and AI-assisted tools in cardiopulmonary monitoring2
Acute encephalopathy in the ICU: a practical approach2
Advances in the postoperative care of the liver transplant recipient2
Subgroup analyses and heterogeneity of treatment effects in randomized trials: a primer for the clinician1
Acute respiratory distress syndrome: new pathophysiological insights1
Withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies after cardiac arrest1
Autoimmune and inflammatory neurological disorders in the intensive care unit1
Editorial: Renal system section in current opinion in critical care: pathways forward for innovation in acute kidney injury1
Health inequities in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest1
Setting positive end-expiratory pressure: lung and diaphragm ultrasound1
Cardiopulmonary monitoring in critical care: navigating without instruments is not an option1
Kidney-organ interactions: recent advances and clinical implications1
Boarding in the emergency department: challenges and mitigation strategies1
Tracheostomy: update on why, when and how1
Emergency airway management in the post anesthesia care unit1
COVID-19 vs. non-COVID-19 related nosocomial pneumonias: any differences in etiology, prevalence, and mortality?1
Patient self-inflicted lung injury – does it really exist?1
Leveraging the microbiome in the treatment of sepsis: potential pitfalls and new perspectives1
Neurological complications of critically ill COVID-19 patients1
Cardiogenic shock: a major challenge for the clinical trialist1
Cerebral oximetry in high-risk surgical patients: where are we?1
When to pursue acute rib fracture fixation1
Disparities among patients with respiratory failure1
Protective mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients after surgery1
Heterogeneity of acute traumatic brain injured patients: how to identify phenotypes and tailor specific treatment1
Intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome1
Time is spine: critical updates for the intensivist1
Editorial: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation 2023: saving 300 000 additional lives worldwide every year1
Prone positioning of nonintubated patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure1
Automated external defibrillators and the link to first responder systems1
Optimal drug therapy for Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in adults1
Editorial introductions1
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
Advances in critical care nephrology through artificial intelligence1
Setting positive end-expiratory pressure in the severely obstructive patient1
Update on glucose control during and after critical illness1
Beyond one-size-fits-all in cardiogenic shock: impella, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or tailored use of mechanical circulatory support?1
Ventilator-induced brain injury: another iatrogenic complication of mechanical ventilation1
Mechanical circulatory support in the treatment of cardiogenic shock1
Weaning from venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory failure: challenges and opportunities1
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