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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Peep setting: let us come back to physiology45
Helmet noninvasive ventilation in acute hypoxic respiratory failure40
Microaxial flow-pump support in patients with cardiogenic shock: a review of the literature38
Protected cardiac surgery: strategic mechanical circulatory support to improve postcardiotomy mortality38
Improving the safety of prehospital emergency anaesthesia34
How I monitor lung function during mechanical ventilation and veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory distress syndrome30
Current fistula management26
Critical care challenges in hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery24
Challenges with medical tourism23
Advanced haemodynamic monitoring in cardiogenic shock22
Enteral nutrition in septic shock: a call for a paradigm shift21
Omics-based approaches for acute brain injury research21
Airway pressure release ventilation for lung protection in acute respiratory distress syndrome: an alternative way to recruit the lungs20
What are the clinical and research lessons learned from immunomodulators and other therapies during the COVID-19 pandemic?20
Severe community-acquired pneumonia in the post COVID-19 era19
Advancements in nutritional support for critically ill patients19
The future of artificial intelligence in cardiovascular monitoring18
Head-up cardiopulmonary resuscitation18
The role of diuretics in ICUs: when? which? how?18
Antimicrobial stewardship17
Quality, safety, and implementation science in acute kidney care17
Antibiotic dose optimisation in the critically ill: targets, evidence and future strategies17
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – current status17
Wearable wireless continuous vital signs monitoring on the general ward16
Sex as a biological variable in acute kidney injury15
Editorial introductions15
Lung transplantation in patients with lung disease secondary to coronavirus disease 2019 infection15
Artificial intelligence to advance acute and intensive care medicine15
Critical illness-based chronic disease: a new framework for intensive metabolic support15
Which cardiovascular monitoring on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation15
Nosocomial infections during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation15
Parenteral nutrition and supplemental parenteral nutrition: should we use more?14
Mechanical ventilation after cardiac arrest: protecting the brain by protecting the lungs14
Point-of-care, goal-directed management of bleeding in trauma patients14
Advancing kidney care in critical illness – from pathophysiology to precision interventions14
Neurotrauma14
Identifying the high-risk surgical patient13
Biologic rationale and evidence for high-dose hydroxocobalamin in septic shock13
Coronary angiography after cardiac arrest13
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair in patients with mitral regurgitation and cardiogenic shock: a new therapeutic target12
In-hospital cardiac arrest12
Endocarditis in the intensive care unit: an update12
Management of MDR/XDR severe infections in the critically ill12
Hemodynamic management of acute kidney injury12
Brain imaging after cardiac arrest11
Sepsis and acute respiratory failure in patients with cancer: how can we improve care and outcomes even further?11
Editorial introductions11
The power of the gut in critical care10
Corticosteroids in septic shock: a double-edged sword10
Treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bloodstream infections in critically ill patients: an update10
Editorial: Severe infections in the ICU: new perspectives and challenges10
Lung-morphology-guided mechanical ventilation in ARDS patients10
Editorial: The neurologist's guide to the ICU galaxy10
Echography monitoring in patients with temporary mechanical circulatory support10
Cancer and sepsis: future challenges for long-term outcome10
Time-burden insults of neuromonitoring signals: practical implications for the management of acute brain injury9
The future of critical care nutrition: from calorie counting to precision personalized metabolism therapy9
Home oxygen monitoring and therapy: learning from the pandemic9
Predicting, describing, or measuring? How to align model purpose with validity and applicability in critical care outcome research9
Individualizing post-ICU nutrition: from guideline intent to bedside practice9
Providing respiratory and ventilation care in the face of shifting evidence: current opinion in critical care9
Status epilepticus: what's new for the intensivist9
Which haemodynamic monitoring should we chose for critically ill patients with acute circulatory failure?9
Update on infection prevention in the ICU9
Editorial introductions9
Fluid management in the septic peri-operative patient8
Critical care for patients with substance use disorders8
COVID-19-associated AKI8
Selection criteria and triage in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during coronavirus disease 20198
Ventilatory targets following brain injury8
Oxygen delivery and carbon dioxide removal on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation8
The transition phase between controlled mechanical ventilation and weaning is our next great cause8
The changing face of cardiogenic shock: definitions, epidemiology, and severity assessment8
Surging ICU during COVID-19 pandemic: an overview8
Haematological challenges in cardiogenic shock8
Severe meningoencephalitis: epidemiology and outcomes7
The critical importance of time in the management of acute neurological injuries7
Understanding the rationale for recent paradigm shifts in critical care nutrition7
Subphenotypes of acute kidney injury in adults7
Ethical and legal considerations in normothermic regional perfusion for donation after circulatory death7
Postresuscitation management7
How to assess survival prognosis in patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia in 2024?7
COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: an underdiagnosed or overtreated infection?7
Metabolic support for patients on extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation7
Improving the safety of emergency tracheal intubation7
Role of artificial intelligence in ICU therapeutic decision-making for severe infections6
Does nutrition therapy alter the pathophysiology of severe acute pancreatitis?6
Impact of ICU strain on outcomes6
Ventilator-associated pneumonia: how long is long enough?6
Critical care management of meningitis and encephalitis: an update6
Neuromonitoring in the ICU – what, how and why?6
Preexisting malnutrition in the ICU6
ICU imperatives in open abdomen management after trauma or emergency surgery6
Individualized fluid optimization and de-escalation in critically ill patients with septic shock6
Sepsis phenotypes, subphenotypes, and endotypes: are they ready for bedside care?6
Management of hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension6
Mediators, consequences and therapeutic considerations in patients with acute kidney injury6
Anticipating ICU discharge and long-term follow-up6
Diagnosis and management of cardiogenic shock6
Telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first responder systems, cardiac arrest centers, and global campaigns to save lives6
Central line associated and primary bloodstream infections6
Long-term recovery after critical illness in older adults6
How to manage traumatic brain injury without invasive monitoring?6
Editorial: All together now: improving critical care outcomes through multidisciplinary and interprofessional teamwork6
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on sedation in critical care: volatile anesthetics in the ICU6
Light, sleep and circadian rhythm in critical illness6
Proportional modes to hasten weaning6
Predicting post-traumatic stress disorder in relatives of critically ill patients5
Cardiac arrest and microcirculatory dysfunction: a narrative review5
Fluid management of acute kidney injury5
Recent advances and trends in critical care of neuro-infectious disease5
Future for cardiogenic shock research5
Editorial introductions5
Kidney perfusion in critical illness: between the macrocirculation and the microcirculation5
Cardiogenic shock – toward phenotype-directed, precision management5
Critical illness-associated limb and diaphragmatic weakness5
Healthcare delivery and recovery after critical illness5
Severe infections caused by difficult-to-treat Gram-negative bacteria5
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
Understanding the complexity of cardiogenic shock management: the added value of advanced computational modeling5
Adults are just big kids: pediatric considerations for adult critical care nephrology5
Vitamin C in critical illness: end of the story or still a place?5
Editorial introductions5
Editorial introduction5
Beyond intracranial pressure: monitoring cerebral perfusion and autoregulation in severe traumatic brain injury4
New ultrasound techniques for acute kidney injury diagnostics4
Infection risks in patients treated by continuous renal replacement therapy and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation4
Renal dysfunction in surgical patients4
Editorial: cardiopulmonary resuscitation4
Elusive guidance to dosing of protein in critical illness4
Three decades of hemodynamic monitoring (1995–2025): from invasive pressure based hemodynamic profiling to functional physiology4
Monitoring effort and respiratory drive in patients with acute respiratory failure4
Ventilator-associated pneumonia: newer insights that can drive improved outcomes4
The uncertainty principle: a novel approach to optimizing trials in critical care4
Multinational collaborations in critical care research: feasible and useful?4
Cardiac and systemic inflammation in cardiogenic shock4
Safe spontaneous breathing with helmet noninvasive ventilation in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure4
Current knowledge and availability of machine learning across the spectrum of trauma science4
Older people and frailty in the emergency department4
Subphenotypes of acute kidney injury in children4
Multimodality imaging in cardiogenic shock: state-of-the art4
Digital health utilities in acute kidney injury management4
Management of ischaemic bowel in the ICU patient4
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in the ICU: tale of a broadening risk profile4
Editorial: Personalized nutrition therapy in critical illness and convalescence: moving beyond one-size-fits-all to phenotyping and endotyping4
ICU scoring systems: current perspectives and future directions4
Sexually transmitted infections screening in the emergency department is feasible, but is it efficient ?4
Advantages and limitations of noninvasive devices for cardiac output monitoring: a literature review4
Editorial introductions3
Nutritional strategies during gastrointestinal dysfunction3
Assessing gastrointestinal system dysfunction in intensive care3
Management of syncope in the emergency department3
Perspectives on peripheral perfusion assessment3
Airway management during cardiac arrest3
Editorial introductions3
Setting positive end-expiratory pressure: using the pressure-volume curve3
Does patient-ventilator asynchrony really matter?3
Transfusion management in the trauma patient3
Hemodynamic effects of positive end-expiratory pressure3
How to prevent postextubation respiratory failure3
Cardiogenic shock trajectories: is the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions definition the right one?3
How to prevent and how to treat dyspnea in critically ill patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation3
Timing of neuroprognostication in the ICU3
How to assess tissue oxygenation?3
Firearm injury: pushing forward3
Monitoring CO2 kinetics as a marker of cardiopulmonary efficiency3
Management of sedation during weaning from mechanical ventilation3
Spontaneous breathing trials: how and for how long?3
Noninvasive pulmonary monitoring in critical care: role, advances, limitations3
Editorial introductions3
Acalculous cholecystitis in the critically ill: evolving insights into diagnosis and management3
Effective approaches to address noncompressible torso hemorrhage3
Disaster management – preparation and planning for acute care facilities3
Glucagon-like peptide-1 drugs, gastrointestinal function and critical illness3
Traumatic spinal cord injury: acute phase treatment in critical care3
Editorial introduction3
The pulmonary artery catheter3
Novel nutritional strategies to prevent muscle wasting2
Severe community-acquired pneumonia: a paradigm shift toward precision diagnostics, microbiology, and targeted management2
ICU management of cardiogenic shock before mechanical support2
Personalized acute kidney injury treatment2
Advances and challenges in the emergency diagnosis of pulmonary embolism2
Advances in the postoperative care of the liver transplant recipient2
Acute encephalopathy in the ICU: a practical approach2
Gastrointestinal dysmotility in the ICU2
Editorial introductions2
Phenotyping and biomarkers in cardiogenic shock2
Current evidence on septic shock in patients with cirrhosis2
The enteroendocrine axis and its effect on gastrointestinal function, nutrition, and inflammation2
Post-ICU nutrition: the neglected side of metabolic support2
The evolving landscape of emergency care2
Update on intestinal transplantation for the intensivist2
Factors affecting critical care outcomes in the emergency department2
Telemedicine for emergency patient rescue2
Time is spine: critical updates for the intensivist2
Perioperative risk assessment for emergency general surgery in those with multimorbidity or frailty2
Measurement and estimation of energy in the critically ill2
Smart feeding: the role of artificial intelligence and integrated nutrition platforms in the ICU2
Antibiotics: it is all about timing, isn’t it?2
Timing of neurosurgical interventions for intracranial hypertension: the intensivists’ and neurosurgeons’ view2
Setting positive end-expiratory pressure: does the ‘best compliance’ concept really work?2
Protective hemodynamics: a novel strategy to manage blood pressure2
New concepts in intracranial compliance: pathophysiology, monitoring and clinical implications2
Abnormalities of liver function during critical illness2
Emerging technologies and AI-assisted tools in cardiopulmonary monitoring2
Pragmatic platform trials to improve the outcome of patients with acute kidney injury2
Critical care challenges after head and neck surgery2
Health system approaches to providing posthospital care for survivors of sepsis and critical illness2
Current insights in ICU nutrition: tailored nutrition2
Exploring the role of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in critical illness: mechanisms, benefits, and clinical implications2
Update on Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia2
From guideline to precision: echocardiography in the management of cardiogenic shock1
Antimicrobial stewardship and molecular diagnostics: a symbiotic approach to combating resistance in the ED and ICU1
When to pursue acute rib fracture fixation1
The impact of age, prior health status, and frailty on outcome prediction in critical care1
Diarrhea in the critically ill: definitions, epidemiology, risk factors and outcomes1
Cardiopulmonary monitoring in critical care: navigating without instruments is not an option1
Managing cardiac arrest in the intensive care unit1
Editorial: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation 2023: saving 300 000 additional lives worldwide every year1
Beyond one-size-fits-all in cardiogenic shock: impella, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or tailored use of mechanical circulatory support?1
Intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome1
Optimal positive-end expiratory pressure weaning in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients1
Boarding in the emergency department: challenges and mitigation strategies1
Testosterone and anabolic therapy to recover strength, function, and quality of life after critical illness1
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
Kidney-organ interactions: recent advances and clinical implications1
Heterogeneity of acute traumatic brain injured patients: how to identify phenotypes and tailor specific treatment1
Code-ICH: time is brain1
The role of microbiological results in driving inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions1
Setting positive end-expiratory pressure in the severely obstructive patient1
Editorial introductions1
Tracheostomy: update on why, when and how1
Management of acute brain injury in pregnant patients what is different?1
Leveraging the microbiome in the treatment of sepsis: potential pitfalls and new perspectives1
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
Advances in critical care nephrology through artificial intelligence1
Disparities among patients with respiratory failure1
How to establish and run a national ICU benchmarking registry1
Setting positive end-expiratory pressure: lung and diaphragm ultrasound1
Protective mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients after surgery1
Nosocomial sepsis: how to reconcile immediate broad-spectrum therapy with minimal ecological pressure and healthcare cost1
The leaky gut and microbiome in critical illness: emerging insights into microbial “translocation”1
Subgroup analyses and heterogeneity of treatment effects in randomized trials: a primer for the clinician1
Ventilator-induced brain injury: another iatrogenic complication of mechanical ventilation1
New drugs on the horizon for acute kidney injury1
Is there a role for ketones as alternative fuel in critical illness?1
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