Current Opinion in Critical Care

Papers
(The median citation count of Current Opinion in Critical Care is 3. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Microaxial flow-pump support in patients with cardiogenic shock: a review of the literature68
Peep setting: let us come back to physiology59
Airway pressure release ventilation for lung protection in acute respiratory distress syndrome: an alternative way to recruit the lungs52
Current fistula management47
Challenges with medical tourism40
Protected cardiac surgery: strategic mechanical circulatory support to improve postcardiotomy mortality34
Enteral nutrition in septic shock: a call for a paradigm shift33
Helmet noninvasive ventilation in acute hypoxic respiratory failure32
Poor physical recovery after critical illness: incidence, features, risk factors, pathophysiology, and evidence-based therapies31
What are the clinical and research lessons learned from immunomodulators and other therapies during the COVID-19 pandemic?30
Editorial introductions29
Advancements in nutritional support for critically ill patients28
Temperature control after cardiac arrest: friend or foe28
Which cardiovascular monitoring on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation27
The future of artificial intelligence in cardiovascular monitoring27
Head-up cardiopulmonary resuscitation26
Severe community-acquired pneumonia in the post COVID-19 era26
Wearable wireless continuous vital signs monitoring on the general ward26
Sex as a biological variable in acute kidney injury25
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – current status22
Cardiac output monitoring – invasive and noninvasive20
Quality, safety, and implementation science in acute kidney care20
Antibiotic dose optimisation in the critically ill: targets, evidence and future strategies19
Antimicrobial stewardship19
Artificial intelligence to advance acute and intensive care medicine18
Intermittent feeding and circadian rhythm in critical illness18
Editorial introductions18
Critical illness-based chronic disease: a new framework for intensive metabolic support18
Editorial introductions18
Utility of bedside ultrasound derived hepatic and renal parenchymal flow patterns to guide management of acute kidney injury17
Lung transplantation in patients with lung disease secondary to coronavirus disease 2019 infection17
Nosocomial infections during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation17
Point-of-care, goal-directed management of bleeding in trauma patients17
New peripheral nerve blocks and local anesthetics17
Neurotrauma17
Biologic rationale and evidence for high-dose hydroxocobalamin in septic shock16
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest - who, when, and where?15
Endocarditis in the intensive care unit: an update15
Editorial: Monitoring patients in the ICU in 202215
Brain imaging after cardiac arrest15
Surviving cardiac arrest - what do we know about recovery & survivorship?15
Status epilepticus: what's new for the intensivist14
Hemodynamic management of acute kidney injury14
In-hospital cardiac arrest14
Inotrope and vasopressor use in cardiogenic shock: what, when and why?14
Coronary angiography after cardiac arrest14
Editorial introductions14
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair in patients with mitral regurgitation and cardiogenic shock: a new therapeutic target14
Identifying the high-risk surgical patient14
Which haemodynamic monitoring should we chose for critically ill patients with acute circulatory failure?13
Editorial: The neurologist's guide to the ICU galaxy13
The power of the gut in critical care13
Time-burden insults of neuromonitoring signals: practical implications for the management of acute brain injury13
Editorial: Severe infections in the ICU: new perspectives and challenges13
Sepsis and acute respiratory failure in patients with cancer: how can we improve care and outcomes even further?13
Corticosteroids in septic shock: a double-edged sword12
Monitoring during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation12
Critical care for patients with substance use disorders12
Echography monitoring in patients with temporary mechanical circulatory support12
Fluid management in the septic peri-operative patient12
Ventilatory targets following brain injury12
Treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bloodstream infections in critically ill patients: an update12
Cancer and sepsis: future challenges for long-term outcome12
Home oxygen monitoring and therapy: learning from the pandemic12
Oxygen delivery and carbon dioxide removal on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation12
The future of resuscitation education11
Selection criteria and triage in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during coronavirus disease 201911
The transition phase between controlled mechanical ventilation and weaning is our next great cause11
COVID-19-associated AKI11
Providing respiratory and ventilation care in the face of shifting evidence: current opinion in critical care11
Measuring the human immune response to surgery: multiomics for the prediction of postoperative outcomes11
The changing face of cardiogenic shock: definitions, epidemiology, and severity assessment11
Editorial: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation 2021: the new guidelines on cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the BIG FIVE et al. will help to save hundreds of thousands of lives annually in the world11
Surging ICU during COVID-19 pandemic: an overview11
Protein metabolism in critical illness10
Noninvasive respiratory support for acute respiratory failure due to COVID-1910
Subphenotypes of acute kidney injury in adults10
Phenotyping in acute respiratory distress syndrome: state of the art and clinical implications10
Editorial introductions10
Individualized cerebral perfusion pressure in acute neurological injury: are we ready for clinical use?10
COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: an underdiagnosed or overtreated infection?10
Haematological challenges in cardiogenic shock10
How to assess survival prognosis in patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia in 2024?9
Telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first responder systems, cardiac arrest centers, and global campaigns to save lives9
Diagnosis and management of cardiogenic shock9
Metabolic support for patients on extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation9
Severe meningoencephalitis: epidemiology and outcomes9
The critical importance of time in the management of acute neurological injuries9
Proportional modes to hasten weaning9
Ethical and legal considerations in normothermic regional perfusion for donation after circulatory death9
Anticipating ICU discharge and long-term follow-up9
Postresuscitation management9
Understanding the rationale for recent paradigm shifts in critical care nutrition9
Light, sleep and circadian rhythm in critical illness9
ICU imperatives in open abdomen management after trauma or emergency surgery8
Neuromonitoring in the ICU – what, how and why?8
Chest imaging in patients with acute respiratory failure because of coronavirus disease 20198
Ventilator-associated pneumonia: how long is long enough?8
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on sedation in critical care: volatile anesthetics in the ICU8
Editorial: Effective treatments for acute neurological injury: are we moving forward?8
Does nutrition therapy alter the pathophysiology of severe acute pancreatitis?8
Role of artificial intelligence in ICU therapeutic decision-making for severe infections8
Central line associated and primary bloodstream infections8
Mediators, consequences and therapeutic considerations in patients with acute kidney injury7
Understanding the complexity of cardiogenic shock management: the added value of advanced computational modeling7
Fluid management of acute kidney injury7
Editorial: All together now: improving critical care outcomes through multidisciplinary and interprofessional teamwork7
Critical care management of meningitis and encephalitis: an update7
Advances in artificial intelligence and deep learning systems in ICU-related acute kidney injury7
Cardiac arrest and microcirculatory dysfunction: a narrative review7
How technology can save lives in cardiac arrest7
Sepsis phenotypes, subphenotypes, and endotypes: are they ready for bedside care?7
Setting positive end-expiratory pressure by using electrical impedance tomography7
Critical illness-associated limb and diaphragmatic weakness7
Adults are just big kids: pediatric considerations for adult critical care nephrology7
Long-term recovery after critical illness in older adults7
Impact of ICU strain on outcomes6
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in the ICU: tale of a broadening risk profile6
New ultrasound techniques for acute kidney injury diagnostics6
Basic life support and systems saving lives6
Does patient-ventilator asynchrony really matter?6
Cardiac and systemic inflammation in cardiogenic shock6
Future for cardiogenic shock research6
Digital health utilities in acute kidney injury management6
Vitamin C in critical illness: end of the story or still a place?6
Editorial: Personalized nutrition therapy in critical illness and convalescence: moving beyond one-size-fits-all to phenotyping and endotyping6
Editorial introductions6
Severe infections caused by difficult-to-treat Gram-negative bacteria6
Healthcare delivery and recovery after critical illness6
Electrical impedance tomography in the adult intensive care unit: clinical applications and future directions6
Cerebral monitoring in surgical ICU patients6
Monitoring effort and respiratory drive in patients with acute respiratory failure5
Renal dysfunction in surgical patients5
How to assess tissue oxygenation?5
Timing of neuroprognostication in the ICU5
Traumatic spinal cord injury: acute phase treatment in critical care5
How to manage traumatic brain injury without invasive monitoring?5
Beyond intracranial pressure: monitoring cerebral perfusion and autoregulation in severe traumatic brain injury5
ICU scoring systems: current perspectives and future directions5
Protective ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome related to COVID-19: always, sometimes or never?5
Current knowledge and availability of machine learning across the spectrum of trauma science5
The pulmonary artery catheter5
Airway management during cardiac arrest5
Firearm injury: pushing forward5
Advantages and limitations of noninvasive devices for cardiac output monitoring: a literature review5
Editorial: cardiopulmonary resuscitation5
Elusive guidance to dosing of protein in critical illness5
Multimodality imaging in cardiogenic shock: state-of-the art5
Cardiac arrest and coronavirus disease 20195
Editorial introductions5
Subphenotypes of acute kidney injury in children5
The uncertainty principle: a novel approach to optimizing trials in critical care5
Update on vitamin C administration in critical illness5
Perspectives on peripheral perfusion assessment4
Setting positive end-expiratory pressure: using the pressure-volume curve4
Editorial introductions4
Artificial intelligence and clinical deterioration4
Spontaneous breathing trials: how and for how long?4
Cardiogenic shock trajectories: is the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions definition the right one?4
Post-ICU nutrition: the neglected side of metabolic support4
Transfusion management in the trauma patient4
Monitoring CO2 kinetics as a marker of cardiopulmonary efficiency4
Hemodynamic effects of positive end-expiratory pressure4
Disaster management – preparation and planning for acute care facilities4
Editorial introductions4
Management of sedation during weaning from mechanical ventilation4
The enteroendocrine axis and its effect on gastrointestinal function, nutrition, and inflammation4
Update on Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia4
Assessing gastrointestinal system dysfunction in intensive care4
Management of the patient with the open abdomen4
Effective approaches to address noncompressible torso hemorrhage4
Editorial introduction4
Health system perspectives in acute kidney injury: commitment to kidney health and planning implementation interventions4
How to prevent postextubation respiratory failure4
The liver-gut-axis: initiator and responder to sepsis4
Setting positive end-expiratory pressure: does the ‘best compliance’ concept really work?4
Nutritional strategies during gastrointestinal dysfunction4
How to prevent and how to treat dyspnea in critically ill patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation4
Current insights in ICU nutrition: tailored nutrition3
Timing of neurosurgical interventions for intracranial hypertension: the intensivists’ and neurosurgeons’ view3
Protective hemodynamics: a novel strategy to manage blood pressure3
Telemedicine for emergency patient rescue3
Postoperative delirium and neurocognitive disorders3
Opportunities in digital health and electronic health records for acute kidney injury care3
Beyond one-size-fits-all in cardiogenic shock: impella, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or tailored use of mechanical circulatory support?3
Time is spine: critical updates for the intensivist3
Subgroup analyses and heterogeneity of treatment effects in randomized trials: a primer for the clinician3
ICU management of cardiogenic shock before mechanical support3
Editorial introductions3
Novel nutritional strategies to prevent muscle wasting3
The evolving landscape of emergency care3
Health system approaches to providing posthospital care for survivors of sepsis and critical illness3
Editorial introductions3
Postresuscitation care and prognostication3
Personalized acute kidney injury treatment3
What intensive care registries can teach us about outcomes3
Tracheostomy: update on why, when and how3
Acute encephalopathy in the ICU: a practical approach3
Antibiotics: it is all about timing, isn’t it?3
Exploring the role of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in critical illness: mechanisms, benefits, and clinical implications3
Gastrointestinal dysmotility in the ICU3
Measurement and estimation of energy in the critically ill3
Pragmatic platform trials to improve the outcome of patients with acute kidney injury3
Postoperative blood pressure management in patients treated in the ICU after noncardiac surgery3
Intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome3
Boarding in the emergency department: challenges and mitigation strategies3
Factors affecting critical care outcomes in the emergency department3
Coronavirus disease 2019 in immunocompromised patients: a comprehensive review of coronavirus disease 2019 in hematopoietic stem cell recipients3
Perioperative risk assessment for emergency general surgery in those with multimorbidity or frailty3
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