Critical Care

Papers
(The H4-Index of Critical Care is 77. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Role of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in COVID-19741
Acute respiratory failure in COVID-19: is it “typical” ARDS?469
The vascular endothelium: the cornerstone of organ dysfunction in severe SARS-CoV-2 infection375
The unique characteristics of COVID-19 coagulopathy348
Mortality in sepsis and septic shock in Europe, North America and Australia between 2009 and 2019— results from a systematic review and meta-analysis307
Psychological stress of ICU nurses in the time of COVID-19296
Biomarkers of sepsis: time for a reappraisal287
Incidence of ARDS and outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a global literature survey286
Can artificial intelligence help for scientific writing?242
Delirium and encephalopathy in severe COVID-19: a cohort analysis of ICU patients242
Corticosteroid use in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis on clinical outcomes235
Predictive values of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio on disease severity and mortality in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis225
Unspecific post-mortem findings despite multiorgan viral spread in COVID-19 patients225
Ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients with COVID-19201
Prediction of the development of acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery by machine learning195
Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and potential intervention approaches181
Exosomal miR-30d-5p of neutrophils induces M1 macrophage polarization and primes macrophage pyroptosis in sepsis-related acute lung injury181
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis180
Mortality rates of patients with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit: a systematic review of the emerging literature177
Viral RNA load in plasma is associated with critical illness and a dysregulated host response in COVID-19173
Revisited: Therapeutic and toxic blood concentrations of more than 1100 drugs and other xenobiotics162
Prone position in intubated, mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19: a multi-centric study of more than 1000 patients160
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 studies159
The gut microbiome’s role in the development, maintenance, and outcomes of sepsis156
Thrombotic and hemorrhagic events in critically ill COVID-19 patients: a French monocenter retrospective study151
Clinical course and predictors of 60-day mortality in 239 critically ill patients with COVID-19: a multicenter retrospective study from Wuhan, China148
Acute complications and mortality in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019: a systematic review and meta-analysis141
The association of low serum albumin level with severe COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis134
Biomarkers for sepsis: more than just fever and leukocytosis—a narrative review133
Prevalence and impact of acute renal impairment on COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis133
Patients with COVID-19 in 19 ICUs in Wuhan, China: a cross-sectional study130
High-flow nasal oxygen in patients with COVID-19-associated acute respiratory failure130
Neurological manifestations of COVID-19: a systematic review123
Respiratory physiology of COVID-19-induced respiratory failure compared to ARDS of other etiologies120
Herpes simplex virus and cytomegalovirus reactivations among severe COVID-19 patients118
COVID-19 and ECMO: the interplay between coagulation and inflammation—a narrative review116
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 Spain116
Expert consensus statements for the management of COVID-19-related acute respiratory failure using a Delphi method116
Long-term outcomes after critical illness: recent insights116
The European guideline on management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following trauma: sixth edition115
Dangers of hyperoxia114
Longitudinal changes of inflammatory parameters and their correlation with disease severity and outcomes in patients with COVID-19 from Wuhan, China114
Awake prone positioning does not reduce the risk of intubation in COVID-19 treated with high-flow nasal oxygen therapy: a multicenter, adjusted cohort study111
Prevention of thrombotic risk in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and hemostasis monitoring108
Nutrition of the COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit (ICU): a practical guidance105
Elevation of plasma angiotensin II level is a potential pathogenesis for the critically ill COVID-19 patients105
Nafamostat mesylate treatment in combination with favipiravir for patients critically ill with Covid-19: a case series104
Incidence of acute kidney injury in COVID-19 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis102
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 Intens100
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
Personalized mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome96
The impact of frailty on survival in elderly intensive care patients with COVID-19: the COVIP study96
Risks of ventilator-associated pneumonia and invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with viral acute respiratory distress syndrome related or not to Coronavirus 19 disease94
Ethics guidelines on COVID-19 triage—an emerging international consensus94
Markers of endothelial and epithelial pulmonary injury in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 ICU patients92
Anakinra treatment in critically ill COVID-19 patients: a prospective cohort study92
Comparison between first and second wave among critically ill COVID-19 patients admitted to a French ICU: no prognostic improvement during the second wave?90
Update of the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia in the ICU88
A physiological approach to understand the role of respiratory effort in the progression of lung injury in SARS-CoV-2 infection88
Multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound for COVID-19 (PoCUS4COVID): international expert consensus87
Vitamin C levels in patients with SARS-CoV-2-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome86
Early awake prone position combined with high-flow nasal oxygen therapy in severe COVID-19: a case series86
Preparing your intensive care unit for the COVID-19 pandemic: practical considerations and strategies84
Prolonged prone position ventilation for SARS-CoV-2 patients is feasible and effective84
Clinical characteristics of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with COVID-19 in Zhejiang, China: a retrospective case series83
Platelet-derived exosomes promote neutrophil extracellular trap formation during septic shock83
Adjuvant corticosteroid therapy for critically ill patients with COVID-1983
Awake prone positioning in patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19: the PROFLO multicenter randomized clinical trial83
Atorvastatin associated with decreased hazard for death in COVID-19 patients admitted to an ICU: a retrospective cohort study83
Acute skeletal muscle wasting and dysfunction predict physical disability at hospital discharge in patients with critical illness83
Persistent hypermetabolism and longitudinal energy expenditure in critically ill patients with COVID-1981
Gut-liver crosstalk in sepsis-induced liver injury80
Epidemiology and microbiology of ventilator-associated pneumonia in COVID-19 patients: a multicenter retrospective study in 188 patients in an un-inundated French region80
Mechanical ventilation parameters in critically ill COVID-19 patients: a scoping review80
VEGF-D: a novel biomarker for detection of COVID-19 progression78
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a predictive biomarker for moderate-severe ARDS in severe COVID-19 patients78
Effect of mechanical power on intensive care mortality in ARDS patients77
Right ventricular-arterial uncoupling independently predicts survival in COVID-19 ARDS77
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