Critical Care

Papers
(The H4-Index of Critical Care is 83. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)
ArticleCitations
Role of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in COVID-19716
Acute respiratory failure in COVID-19: is it “typical” ARDS?464
COVID-19 pneumonia: ARDS or not?451
Host susceptibility to severe COVID-19 and establishment of a host risk score: findings of 487 cases outside Wuhan376
The vascular endothelium: the cornerstone of organ dysfunction in severe SARS-CoV-2 infection369
The unique characteristics of COVID-19 coagulopathy344
COVID-19: ICU delirium management during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic337
Psychological stress of ICU nurses in the time of COVID-19292
Mortality in sepsis and septic shock in Europe, North America and Australia between 2009 and 2019— results from a systematic review and meta-analysis274
Incidence of ARDS and outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a global literature survey273
Biomarkers of sepsis: time for a reappraisal270
Clinical course and outcome of 107 patients infected with the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, discharged from two hospitals in Wuhan, China250
Delirium and encephalopathy in severe COVID-19: a cohort analysis of ICU patients234
Corticosteroid use in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis on clinical outcomes230
Unspecific post-mortem findings despite multiorgan viral spread in COVID-19 patients223
Can artificial intelligence help for scientific writing?218
Predictive values of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio on disease severity and mortality in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis217
Clinical determinants for fatality of 44,672 patients with COVID-19200
Ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients with COVID-19195
Treatment of COVID-19: old tricks for new challenges191
Prediction of the development of acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery by machine learning186
Special attention to nurses’ protection during the COVID-19 epidemic183
Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and potential intervention approaches176
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis176
Mortality rates of patients with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit: a systematic review of the emerging literature175
Viral RNA load in plasma is associated with critical illness and a dysregulated host response in COVID-19170
Exosomal miR-30d-5p of neutrophils induces M1 macrophage polarization and primes macrophage pyroptosis in sepsis-related acute lung injury161
Effect of timing of intubation on clinical outcomes of critically ill patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of non-randomized cohort studies155
Clinical ethics recommendations for the allocation of intensive care treatments in exceptional, resource-limited circumstances: the Italian perspective during the COVID-19 epidemic155
Revisited: Therapeutic and toxic blood concentrations of more than 1100 drugs and other xenobiotics153
Prone position in intubated, mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19: a multi-centric study of more than 1000 patients149
Thrombotic and hemorrhagic events in critically ill COVID-19 patients: a French monocenter retrospective study149
The gut microbiome’s role in the development, maintenance, and outcomes of sepsis148
Acute kidney injury in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients147
Clinical course and predictors of 60-day mortality in 239 critically ill patients with COVID-19: a multicenter retrospective study from Wuhan, China146
A new clinical trial to test high-dose vitamin C in patients with COVID-19145
Acute complications and mortality in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019: a systematic review and meta-analysis139
The association of low serum albumin level with severe COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis131
Prevalence and impact of acute renal impairment on COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis130
Patients with COVID-19 in 19 ICUs in Wuhan, China: a cross-sectional study128
SARS-CoV-2 viral load in sputum correlates with risk of COVID-19 progression127
High-flow nasal oxygen in patients with COVID-19-associated acute respiratory failure127
Artificial Intelligence in the Intensive Care Unit126
Neurological manifestations of COVID-19: a systematic review123
Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) as an early predictor of severe respiratory failure in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia123
Respiratory physiology of COVID-19-induced respiratory failure compared to ARDS of other etiologies119
Biomarkers for sepsis: more than just fever and leukocytosis—a narrative review119
ARDS Subphenotypes: Understanding a Heterogeneous Syndrome119
COVID-19 and ECMO: the interplay between coagulation and inflammation—a narrative review115
Severe manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 in children and adolescents: from COVID-19 pneumonia to multisystem inflammatory syndrome: a multicentre study in pediatric intensive care units in Spain115
Expert consensus statements for the management of COVID-19-related acute respiratory failure using a Delphi method115
Herpes simplex virus and cytomegalovirus reactivations among severe COVID-19 patients114
A novel treatment approach to the novel coronavirus: an argument for the use of therapeutic plasma exchange for fulminant COVID-19114
Long-term outcomes after critical illness: recent insights114
Longitudinal changes of inflammatory parameters and their correlation with disease severity and outcomes in patients with COVID-19 from Wuhan, China111
Prevention of thrombotic risk in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and hemostasis monitoring108
Awake prone positioning does not reduce the risk of intubation in COVID-19 treated with high-flow nasal oxygen therapy: a multicenter, adjusted cohort study108
Elevation of plasma angiotensin II level is a potential pathogenesis for the critically ill COVID-19 patients104
Nafamostat mesylate treatment in combination with favipiravir for patients critically ill with Covid-19: a case series104
High-density lipoproteins during sepsis: from bench to bedside104
Dangers of hyperoxia102
Nutrition of the COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit (ICU): a practical guidance102
Incidence of acute kidney injury in COVID-19 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis100
Thrombotic and haemorrhagic complications in critically ill patients with COVID-19: a multicentre observational study99
Age and sex differences in soluble ACE2 may give insights for COVID-1999
Lung ultrasound findings in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia95
The European guideline on management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following trauma: sixth edition94
The impact of frailty on survival in elderly intensive care patients with COVID-19: the COVIP study94
Ethics guidelines on COVID-19 triage—an emerging international consensus94
Gastrointestinal dysfunction in the critically ill: a systematic scoping review and research agenda proposed by the Section of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition of the European Society of Intens93
Personalized mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome92
Risks of ventilator-associated pneumonia and invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with viral acute respiratory distress syndrome related or not to Coronavirus 19 disease91
Anakinra treatment in critically ill COVID-19 patients: a prospective cohort study91
Preparing for COVID-19: early experience from an intensive care unit in Singapore90
Familial cluster of COVID-19 infection from an asymptomatic90
Markers of endothelial and epithelial pulmonary injury in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 ICU patients90
Comparison between first and second wave among critically ill COVID-19 patients admitted to a French ICU: no prognostic improvement during the second wave?89
Risk factors for candidemia: a prospective matched case-control study89
Early awake prone position combined with high-flow nasal oxygen therapy in severe COVID-19: a case series86
A physiological approach to understand the role of respiratory effort in the progression of lung injury in SARS-CoV-2 infection85
Multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound for COVID-19 (PoCUS4COVID): international expert consensus85
Vitamin C levels in patients with SARS-CoV-2-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome85
Update of the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia in the ICU84
Atorvastatin associated with decreased hazard for death in COVID-19 patients admitted to an ICU: a retrospective cohort study83
Prolonged prone position ventilation for SARS-CoV-2 patients is feasible and effective83
Adjuvant corticosteroid therapy for critically ill patients with COVID-1983
Preparing your intensive care unit for the COVID-19 pandemic: practical considerations and strategies83
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