Intensive Care Medicine

Papers
(The median citation count of Intensive Care Medicine is 2. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Obituary and tribute to Professor J. Randall Curtis (Randy)2627
Variation in intensive care unit beds capacity in China from 2007 to 2021433
Effect of proning and recruitment on physio-anatomical variables in COVID-19 pneumonia298
The effects of pantoprazole vs. placebo on 1-year outcomes, resource use and employment status in ICU patients at risk for gastrointestinal bleeding: a secondary analysis of the SUP-ICU trial283
Time course of physiological variables during inter-hospital helicopter transport of ventilated COVID-19 patients226
Basic ultrasound skill for intensivists: future scope for expansion of the recommendations of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine178
Full enteral nutrition should be avoided among patients with high vasopressor dose and low flow state177
Close collaboration between pathologists and intensivists to understand (not just) coronavirus disease165
The certainty of parental love vs. the uncertainty of a “best” decision160
Optimal oxygen and mean arterial blood pressure targets after cardiac arrest145
Pitfalls in the use of microcirculation as a resuscitation goal140
Influenza and prophylactic antifungal therapy for aspergillosis: addressing some questions first136
Correction: Achievement of therapeutic antibiotic exposures using Bayesian dosing software in critically unwell children and adults with sepsis131
Weaning strategy in patients at low-to-medium risk of extubation failure128
Sequencing interventions in ARDS: the critical role of timing and order in standardized management125
Workplace equity for clinicians with a disability: why it matters for all124
Norepinephrine dose and concentration reporting: a closer look at the fine print124
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography differentiates between pneumonia and atelectasis in a mechanically ventilated patient124
A double plea for dyspnea as the next great cause of all ICU professions and for caution about the dyspnea-breathlessness equivalence118
Severe Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: time to reassess our practices108
Major adverse kidney events as an endpoint in acute kidney injury trials: is it time for a RE-MAKE?106
Personalized oxygen targets are needed for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation104
Preventing stress ulcer bleeding92
No ventilation, no ARDS: insights from four-dimensional computed tomography as dynamic imaging90
Quantifying benefit and harm of extracorporeal life support in cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction86
Correction to: Noninvasive respiratory support in intensive care medicine86
Mental health sequelae in survivors of cardiogenic shock complicating myocardial infarction. A population-based cohort study79
Age and associated outcomes among patients receiving venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory failure: analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization registry78
Using the helmet78
The 5-year pre- and post-hospitalization treated prevalence of mental disorders and psychotropic medication use in critically ill patients: a Canadian population-based study78
Frailty in intensive care medicine must be measured, interpreted and taken into account!77
Lung-protective sedation: moving toward a new paradigm of precision sedation76
Correction: Expanding the role of PoCUS in tailoring diuretic strategies for congestion management in critical care76
Anesthetic drugs for rapid sequence intubation: ketamine, but what dose?75
Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction is prevalent but not associated with mortality in patients with septic shock75
Frailty, Outcomes, Recovery and Care Steps of Critically Ill Patients (FORECAST): a prospective, multi-centre, cohort study74
Measuring patient’s effort on the ventilator74
SHAP model explainability in ECMO–PAL mortality prediction: a critical analysis72
Persistent signs of poisoning after massive drug ingestion: move the ultrasound probe to the stomach71
Targeted temperature management following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of temperature targets71
Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to prevent delirium in critically ill patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis71
Delivering optimal renal replacement therapy to critically ill patients with acute kidney injury70
Exposure to ambient air pollutants and acute respiratory distress syndrome risk in sepsis69
Staircase strategy, tier-three therapies, and effects on outcome in traumatic brain injured patients: the Triple-T TBI study69
Status epilepticus in the ICU68
Nicotine patches in patients on mechanical ventilation for severe COVID-19: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial66
Long-term mortality and health-related quality of life of lower versus higher oxygenation targets in ICU patients with severe hypoxaemia65
Dose of norepinephrine: the devil is in the details64
Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal for acute respiratory failure: a review of potential indications, clinical practice and open research questions63
Effect of therapeutic drug monitoring-based dose optimization of piperacillin/tazobactam on sepsis-related organ dysfunction in patients with sepsis: a randomized controlled trial60
Greenery and outdoor facilities to improve the wellbeing of critically ill patients, their families and caregivers: things to consider60
Effects of small volume resuscitation with hypertonic saline on body water distribution in ICU patients after cardiac surgery59
Ten myths about Albumin: don’t forget the endothelium. Author’s reply59
Role of PEEP on the prognostic performance of the ROX index in hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19: any further gain in outcome prediction?58
Relationship of multidrug-resistant bacterial colonization and immune status of patients in the ICU56
Rapid temperature increases under isoflurane sedation56
Dichotomy between ventilator associated-pneumonia/tracheobronchitis: did you ask the lung its opinion? Author's reply56
Central venous pressure not appropriate to guide volume administration in patients with high-risk pulmonary embolism56
Monocyte distribution width as a biomarker of resistance to corticosteroids in patients with sepsis: the MOCORSEP observational study55
Securing the airway in critical care scenarios: questioning the fundamentals54
Correction: Determinants of fluid use and the association between volume of fluid used and effect of balanced solutions on mortality in critically ill patients: a secondary analysis of the BaSICS tria54
NeuroWatch in acute respiratory distress syndrome: time to tune strategies53
The role of pleural pressure and airway closure during mechanical ventilation. Author's reply53
Towards evidence-based staffing: the promise and pitfalls of patient-to-intensivist ratios53
The challenge of pharmacological thromboprophylaxis in ICU patients: anti-FXa activity does not constitute a simple solution52
“Fake” or real hypoxia?: A brainy dilemma51
A call to measure family presence in the adult intensive care unit50
Bone marrow necrosis induced by massive Staphylococcus aureus infiltration50
Paradoxical carbon dioxide embolism during laparoscopic nephrectomy49
Should we move beyond the concept of fluid responsiveness?48
Introduction to an intensive care recycling program48
What’s new in intensive care: disease tolerance48
B-ICONIC vs. Reality: The Feasibility Gap in Neuro-Ultrasound Recommendations and Achievability. Authors’ reply48
Sepsis subphenotypes, theragnostics and personalized sepsis care48
Frailty is crucial in FORECASTing outcomes in critical care45
Fly me to the moon45
Retraction Note: Influence of nimodipine and nifedipine on intrapulmonary shunting – a comparison to other vasoactive drugs44
Management of diabetic ketoacidosis43
Moderate hypocapnia for intracranial pressure control after traumatic brain injury: a common practice requiring further investigations43
Visco-elastic testing in traumatic bleeding43
Humanizing Delirium Care42
Exploring family members’ and health care professionals’ perceptions on ICU diaries: a systematic review and qualitative data synthesis42
Position paper on the physiology and nomenclature of dual circulation during venoarterial ECMO in adults41
A common longitudinal intensive care unit data format (CLIF) for critical illness research41
Double sequential external defibrillation for refractory ventricular fibrillation40
Noninvasive ventilation on reintubation in patients with obesity and hypoxemic respiratory failure following abdominal surgery: a post hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial40
Ten myths about albumin40
Selective digestive decontamination- Not sure40
How can assessing hemodynamics help to assess volume status?40
Metabolic septic shock sub-phenotypes, stability over time and association with clinical outcome40
Correction: Association of hospital and intensive care unit occupancy and non-admission to the intensive care unit decisions: a retrospective cohort study39
The role of pleural pressure on fluid dynamics and responsiveness38
Defining basic (lung) ultrasound skills; not so basic after all? Author’s reply37
Awareness of dying: adjustments in family relationships at the end of life37
Treatment of positive catheter tip culture without bloodstream infections in critically ill patients. A case-cohort study from the OUTCOMEREA network37
Microcirculation information in clinical decision making: Rome wasn't built in a day37
Correction: ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of severe community-acquired pneumonia36
Long-term survival comparison of patients admitted to the intensive care unit following in-hospital cardiac arrest in perioperative and ward settings. A multicentre retrospective cohort study36
Anesthetic drugs for rapid sequence intubation: ketamine, but what dose? Author’s reply35
Correction to: Falsifiability in medicine: what clinicians can learn from Karl Popper35
Drugs for advanced life support35
Intensive Care admission aiming at organ donation as a duty of the intensivist: every organ, every time34
What really matters with thrombocytopenia: absolute value, timing, etiology or management? Author's reply34
The weighing34
Matters of time34
Sweeping TTM conclusion may deprive many post-arrest patients of effective therapy. Author’s reply34
Caring for the dying patient in ICU33
Correction to: Palliative care interventions in intensive care unit patients33
Undocumented migrants in French intensive care units in 2011–2018: retrospective nationwide study32
Optimising aerosolized therapies in critically ill patients32
Effect of albumin bolus therapy on vasopressor requirement after cardiac surgery32
Building a better machine learning model of extubation for neurocritical care patients. Author’s reply31
Left atrial reservoir strain: an essential tool for evaluating left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in 202531
Bronchoscopy for diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia31
Multiple intracardiac thrombi in a patient with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation31
Achievement of therapeutic antibiotic exposures using Bayesian dosing software in critically unwell children and adults with sepsis31
ECMO PAL: using deep neural networks for survival prediction in venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation30
Head-to-toe bedside ultrasound for adult patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation30
Correspondence on "Using toxidromes in the ICU"30
Reevaluating definitions and modifiable factors in persistent severe acute kidney injury30
Tracheal intubation in critically ill adults with a physiologically difficult airway. An international Delphi study30
Renal replacement therapy initiation strategies in comatose patients with severe acute kidney injury: a secondary analysis of a multicenter randomized controlled trial30
ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of severe community-acquired pneumonia29
Acute kidney injury in the critically ill: an updated review on pathophysiology and management29
Ten reasons for the presence of pharmacy professionals in the intensive care unit29
Consumptive coagulopathy: how low-dose unfractionated heparin can prevent bleeding complications during extracorporeal life support29
Lung and diaphragm protective ventilation guided by the esophageal pressure29
Long-term outcomes of intensive care unit delirium29
Ten tips on sepsis-induced thrombocytopenia29
Targeting inflammation in traumatic injury: entering a new era29
Can the terms “low resource setting” and “low-income country” be used interchangeably in the context of intensive care medicine?29
Terlipressin use in HRS-AKI and respiratory failure28
Ecological effects of selective oral decontamination on multidrug-resistance bacteria acquired in the intensive care unit: a case–control study over 5 years28
Critical insights into venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation outcomes in immunocompromised patients: addressing uncertainties in cause of death and treatment strategies. Author’s reply28
Bronchoscopic examination of an invasive aspergillosis in acute myeloid leukemia28
Effect of albumin bolus therapy on vasopressor requirement after cardiac surgery? Author’s reply27
On acid-base bilingualism27
Plasma exchange in septic shock: are we ready for prime time? PRO27
Unlocking consciousness through right median nerve stimulation. Has a potential cure arrived at our doorstep?27
De-adoption of chlorhexidine oral care and ICU mortality. Authors’ reply27
Integrating multidisciplinary expertise in postoperative noninvasive ventilation management. Authors’ reply27
Caring for frail patients in the ICU: a multidimensional approach26
Hemoadsorption in septic shock – PRO26
AI in neurocritical care: what to expect26
Reusable versus single-use ICU equipment: what’s the environmental footprint?26
Subphenotypes in critical illness: a priori biological rationale is key. Author’s reply26
Bridging the gap: implementing ESICM end-of-life care guidelines in resource-limited settings26
Managing blood glucose control in the intensive care unit26
Would my “Eriksen” wake up again?26
Machines that help machines to help patients: optimising antimicrobial dosing in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and renal replacement therapy using dosing software25
Delirium in ICU and Macbeth’s dagger: author’s reply25
High and intermediate risk pulmonary embolism in the ICU25
Understanding buffering of metabolic acidosis in critical illness25
Acute kidney injury24
What intensivists need to know about cytomegalovirus infection in immunocompromised ICU patients24
Invasive Fungal Diseases in Adult Patients in Intensive Care Unit (FUNDICU): 2024 consensus definitions from ESGCIP, EFISG, ESICM, ECMM, MSGERC, ISAC, and ISHAM24
Accuracy of continuous glucose monitoring systems in intensive care unit patients: a scoping review24
Retraction Note: Phosphodiesterase-inhibitors enoximone and piroximone in cardiac surgery: influence on platelet count and function24
How to approach a patient hospitalized for pneumonia who is not responding to treatment?24
Prognostic value of global deep white matter DTI metrics for 1-year outcome prediction in ICU traumatic brain injury patients: an MRI-COMA and CENTER-TBI combined study24
Clinical governance in intensive care medicine23
Confusion regarding the use of Natural Language Processing in ICU delirium assessment. Author’s reply23
My advice to the NEXT generation23
Equity in patient care in the intensive care unit23
Prevention of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in critical illness22
Absence of candidemia in critically ill patients with COVID-19 receiving selective digestive decontamination22
Ceremonial purification: which rite is right in liver failure?22
Early ICU mobilisation predicting functional impairment at hospital discharge. Author's reply22
Hyperoxia and traumatic brain injury: time to stop cooking the books?22
Analgesia as part of the orotracheal intubation induction sequence. Author's reply22
Correction to: Survival benefit of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in severe COVID-19: a multi-centre-matched cohort study22
Massive gaseous embolism during cardiopulmonary resuscitation for massive hemoptysis in a COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis21
Obituary and tribute to Professor Tobias Welte21
Come hell or high water: climate change through the lens of neurocritical care21
Human albumin solution for on-pump cardiac surgery: benefit or burden? Author’s reply21
How to optimize extubation?21
Characteristics of co-infection and secondary infection amongst critically ill COVID-19 patients in the first two waves of the pandemic21
We are proud of you Jamie21
Coronavirus disease 201921
Sex representation within intensive care trials in Australia and New Zealand21
Monitoring cardiac output20
Central venous pressure (CVP)20
Effect of oral chlorhexidine de-adoption and implementation of an oral care bundle on mortality for mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit (CHORAL): a multi-center stepped wedge c20
Incidence and risk factors of mental illness among the spouses of patients with sepsis: a population-based cohort study20
Using ultrasound in ICU20
Neuromonitoring for prognostication under ECMO20
Contemporary management of major haemorrhage in critical care20
Ketamine for emergency endotracheal intubation: insights into post-induction hemodynamic instability20
C-reactive protein rise in response to macronutrient deficit early in critical illness: sign of inflammation or mediator of infection prevention and recovery20
Challenges for a broad international implementation of the current severe community-acquired pneumonia guidelines20
Comparison of 8 versus 15 days of antibiotic therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults: a randomized, controlled, open-label trial20
Time-limited trial of intensive care is more than merely life sustaining20
Heterogeneity in a meta-analysis: randomized controlled trials versus observational studies19
War, from the inside19
Correction: Variation in intensive care unit beds capacity in China from 2007 to 202119
The relationship of malnutrition, frailty, and sarcopenia in critical care19
Initiation of continuous renal replacement therapy versus intermittent hemodialysis in critically ill patients with severe acute kidney injury: a secondary analysis of STARRT-AKI trial19
During the storm19
The next big epidemic? Device shutdowns19
Brave enough19
Correction: Thrombocytopenia and platelet transfusions in ICU patients: an international inception cohort study (PLOT-ICU)19
Conceptual simplicity in pursuit of precision19
The role of inferior vena cava in predicting fluid responsiveness19
Correction: Effect modification in a clinical trial should be assessed through interaction terms, not prognostic modelling18
Shorter might not always be better: the case for longer antibiotic therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia18
Gymnopédie: music in the ICU18
Correction: Direct assessment of microcirculation in shock: a randomized-controlled multicenter study18
Respective roles of hypercapnia and acidosis in acute distress respiratory syndrome18
The paradox of post-intensive care unit physical therapy18
Increased risk of central line-associated bloodstream infection in COVID-19 patients associated with dexamethasone but not with interleukin antagonists18
Onco-nephrology: what the intensivist needs to know18
Unraveling the enigma of genetics and phenotypes in ARDS18
Air pollutant exposure and mortality risk of critically ill patients18
Pressure control plus spontaneous ventilation versus volume assist-control ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome. A randomised clinical trial18
Human albumin solution for on-pump cardiac surgery: benefit or burden?18
Driving pressure: pitfalls of methods that do not use esophageal pressure measurement18
Correction: Influence of socio-economic status on functional recovery after ARDS caused by SARS-CoV-2: the multicentre, observational RECOVIDS study18
To mobilise or not to mobilise: is that the right question?18
Association between driving pressure and mortality may depend on timing since onset of acute respiratory distress syndrome17
Effect of aggressive vs conservative screening and confirmatory test on time to extubation among patients at low or intermediate risk: a randomized clinical trial17
Optimizing ICU antifungal therapy: overcoming pharmacokinetic limitations with combination strategies—author's reply17
Retraction Note: The new phosphodiesterase inhibitor enoximone in patients following cardiac surgery – pharmacokinetics and influence on parameters of coagulation17
Shortening antibiotic therapy duration for hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in critically ill patients: a causal inference model from the international EUROBACT-2 database17
Persistent severe AKI is bad—where to go now?17
Retraction Note: Right ventricular function and cardiac surgery17
Using diuretic therapy in the critically ill patient16
Sex and gender differences in intensive care medicine16
Validation of the “invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory failure score” (IPA-GRRR-OH score)16
Towards model-informed precision dosing of piperacillin: multicenter systematic external evaluation of pharmacokinetic models in critically ill adults with a focus on Bayesian forecasting16
Bidirectional ventricular tachycardia, a very rare and severe complication of digoxin poisoning16
COVID-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis: regional variation in incidence and diagnostic challenges16
The prediction of fluid responsiveness16
The forgotten relevance of central venous pressure monitoring16
Clustering analysis of geriatric and acute characteristics in a cohort of very old patients on admission to ICU16
Recommendations for clinical trial design in acute kidney injury from the 31st acute disease quality initiative consensus conference. A consensus statement16
What’s new in intensive care: environmental sustainability16
Intensive care management of acute-on-chronic liver failure16
Retraction Note: The effects of pentoxifylline on circulating adhesion molecules in critically ill patients with acute renal failure treated by continuous veno-venous hemofiltration15
Development and validation of early prediction models for new-onset functional impairment at hospital discharge of ICU admission15
Rethinking energy and protein provision for critically ill patients15
Correction: Impact of renal-replacement therapy strategies on outcomes for patients with chronic kidney disease: a secondary analysis of the STARRT-AKI trial15
Helmet noninvasive support in hypoxemic respiratory failure15
Prognostication model for traumatic brain injury based on age and white matter diffusion metrics in MRI brain. Author’s reply15
Another trial for the TARGET trial. Author’s reply15
Basic ultrasound skill for intensivists: future scope for expansion of the recommendations of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. Author's reply15
Correction: High arterial oxygen levels and supplemental oxygen administration in traumatic brain injury: insights from CENTER-TBI and OzENTER-TBI15
The TARGET trial as a plea for model-informed precision dosing of piperacillin/tazobactam in patients with sepsis15
Cardiac manifestations in critically ill patients with COVID-19: do we really know what hit us?15
Introducing an external team for ICU family communication during the pandemic: not without risks15
The provision of echocardiography in critical care: a multi-centre survey of the UK and Crown Dependencies15
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