Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine papers
Pofolia’s corpus holds 100 papers from Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine (2012–2026), each with a short summary. Below, the 20 most-cited, then the most recently added.
At a glance
- Most cited: Intravenous Fluids and Acute Kidney Injury (2017, 6,842 citations).
- The 20 papers listed have 49,442 citations between them.
- 18 of the 20 with a known journal quartile appeared in a Q1 journal.
- 13 have a free full text (open access).
- Most frequent journals: New England Journal of Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Blood Purification.
- Published between 2012 and 2020.
Most cited
Ranked by citation count. Because citations accumulate over time, this list naturally leans towards work published a few years ago; for where the field is now, see “recently added”. How to read the signals
Intravenous Fluids and Acute Kidney Injury
Blood Purification · 2017 · Q2 · FWCI 353.84 · 6,842 citations · Open access
Excessive or insufficient intravenous fluid administration can lead to acute kidney injury (AKI), with venous congestion being particularly damaging to the kidney.
Multistate Point-Prevalence Survey of Health Care–Associated Infections
New England Journal of Medicine · 2014 · Q1 · SJR 18.00 · FWCI 185.37 · 3,973 citations · Open access
A survey of 11,282 patients across 10 states found that 4.0% had health care-associated infections (HAIs), totaling an estimated 721,800 infections in U.S. acute care hospitals in 2011.
Management of Adults With Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Thoracic Society
Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2016 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 218.65 · 3,949 citations · Open access
These 2016 clinical practice guidelines offer recommendations for healthcare professionals on the diagnosis and treatment of hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults.
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU
Critical Care Medicine · 2018 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 199.14 · 3,906 citations
Updated clinical practice guidelines for ICU patients now include recommendations for immobility and sleep disruption, alongside pain, agitation, and delirium.
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pain, Agitation, and Delirium in Adult Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
Critical Care Medicine · 2012 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 122.07 · 3,812 citations
New clinical practice guidelines offer an evidence-based roadmap for managing pain, agitation, and delirium in critically ill adult patients. Developed over six years by a multidisciplinary task force, these guidelines utilize the GRADE methodology to rank evidence quality and recommendation strength.
Long-Term Cognitive Impairment after Critical Illness
New England Journal of Medicine · 2013 · Q1 · SJR 18.00 · FWCI 76.18 · 2,833 citations · Open access
A significant majority of critical illness survivors (74%) experience in-hospital delirium, leading to substantial long-term cognitive impairment, with 40% showing deficits comparable to moderate traumatic brain injury at 3 months post-discharge.
STARD 2015 guidelines for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies: explanation and elaboration
BMJ Open · 2016 · Q1 · FWCI 67.97 · 2,508 citations · Open access
The STARD 2015 statement provides an updated, elaborated explanation of 30 essential items for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies, aiming to improve transparency and trustworthiness of findings.
Transfusion of Plasma, Platelets, and Red Blood Cells in a 1:1:1 vs a 1:1:2 Ratio and Mortality in Patients With Severe Trauma
JAMA · 2015 · Q1 · SJR 5.00 · FWCI 140.35 · 2,495 citations
A large trial found that transfusing severely injured trauma patients with plasma, platelets, and red blood cells in a 1:1:1 ratio did not significantly reduce overall 24-hour or 30-day mortality compared to a 1:1:2 ratio.
Health Care–Associated Infections
JAMA Internal Medicine · 2013 · Q1 · SJR 4.00 · FWCI 54.61 · 1,840 citations
Central line-associated bloodstream infections are the most costly per case ($45,814), while surgical site infections contribute the most to the total annual cost of $9.8 billion for five major health care-associated infections.
Hydroxyethyl Starch 130/0.42 versus Ringer's Acetate in Severe Sepsis
New England Journal of Medicine · 2012 · Q1 · SJR 18.00 · FWCI 116.22 · 1,829 citations
In severe sepsis patients, fluid resuscitation with Hydroxyethyl Starch (HES) 130/0.42 led to a higher risk of death at 90 days (51% vs. 43%) and increased need for renal-replacement therapy compared to Ringer's acetate.
Transfusion Strategies for Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
New England Journal of Medicine · 2013 · Q1 · SJR 18.00 · FWCI 106.86 · 1,729 citations · Open access
A restrictive red blood cell transfusion strategy (hemoglobin <7 g/dL) significantly improved 6-week survival by 4% (95% vs. 91%) and reduced re-bleeding and adverse events compared to a liberal strategy (hemoglobin <9 g/dL) in 921 patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Death on the battlefield (2001–2011)
The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care · 2012 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 37.25 · 1,693 citations
Over 4,500 battlefield fatalities from 2001-2011 revealed that 87.3% died before reaching medical facilities, with 24.3% of these pre-facility deaths deemed potentially survivable.
Hydroxyethyl Starch or Saline for Fluid Resuscitation in Intensive Care
New England Journal of Medicine · 2012 · Q1 · SJR 18.00 · FWCI 107.61 · 1,690 citations · Open access
In ICU patients, 6% hydroxyethyl starch (HES) did not significantly differ from saline in 90-day mortality, but HES was linked to more renal-replacement therapy treatments.
Stroke-Associated Pneumonia: Major Advances and Obstacles
Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2013 · Q2 · FWCI 51.83 · 1,661 citations · Open access
Stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) is a significant complication after acute ischemic stroke, costing the US nearly $459 million annually and contributing to increased morbidity and mortality.
Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens Associated with Healthcare-Associated Infections Summary of Data Reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009–2010
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2012 · Q1 · FWCI 60.12 · 1,586 citations
In 2009-2010, multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria were reported from a moderate proportion of hospitals experiencing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), despite overall resistance patterns remaining similar to previous years.
The European guideline on management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following trauma: fourth edition
Critical Care · 2016 · Q1 · SJR 3.00 · FWCI 138.03 · 1,480 citations · Open access
The fourth edition of the European guideline for trauma bleeding management recommends direct transfer to trauma centers and a restricted fluid resuscitation strategy, alongside a goal-directed approach for blood product use.
Postdischarge symptoms and rehabilitation needs in survivors of COVID‐19 infection: A cross‐sectional evaluation
Journal of Medical Virology · 2020 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 142.60 · 1,468 citations · Open access
A study of 100 COVID-19 survivors found that a significant majority experienced new fatigue (up to 72%), breathlessness (up to 65.6%), and psychological distress (up to 46.9%) four to eight weeks after hospital discharge.
Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Critically Ill Adults
New England Journal of Medicine · 2018 · Q1 · SJR 18.00 · FWCI 96.94 · 1,419 citations · Open access
In critically ill adults, administering balanced crystalloids instead of saline for intravenous fluids led to a 1.1 percentage point reduction in major adverse kidney events within 30 days, a composite outcome including death, new renal-replacement therapy, or persistent renal dysfunction.
International ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia
European Respiratory Journal · 2017 · Q1 · SJR 5.00 · FWCI 50.86 · 1,408 citations · Open access
New international guidelines for hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) have been developed, updating recommendations based on a decade of new research and clinical trials.
Albumin Replacement in Patients with Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock
New England Journal of Medicine · 2014 · Q1 · SJR 18.00 · FWCI 73.52 · 1,321 citations · Open access
In patients with severe sepsis or septic shock, administering 20% albumin alongside crystalloid solutions did not improve survival rates at 28 or 90 days compared to crystalloid solution alone.
Recently added
Understanding the Concept of Self‐Performed Ultrasound: A Scoping Review
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2026 · Q2
Self-performed ultrasound, even by untrained individuals, can achieve high accuracy (70% independently, 85% with teleguidance) and comparable image quality to expert scans, with unanimous user acceptance.
Risk factors and predictive value of lung ultrasound aeration score for postoperative pulmonary complications in pediatric patients undergoing abdominal tumor resection: a prospective observational study
BMC Anesthesiology · 2026 · Q2
In pediatric patients undergoing abdominal tumor resection, a higher Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Lung Ultrasound Aeration Score (LUSS) predicts postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs), with an AUC of 0.80 for LUSS alone and 0.88 when combined with ASA classification, recent URI, and ventilation duration.
Warmed intravenous fluid administration attenuated a reduction in body temperature in anaesthetised horses
Equine Veterinary Journal · 2026 · Q1
Warmed intravenous fluid administration significantly reduced the rate of body temperature decline in anesthetized horses by 0.0038°C/min, despite not increasing overall body temperature.
A Causal Model for Prehospital Blood Transfusion and Mortality in Traumatic Hemorrhagic Shock
Prehospital Emergency Care · 2026 · Q1 · SJR 1.00
A causal model was developed to link prehospital blood transfusion (PBT) with mortality in traumatic hemorrhagic shock (THS) patients, identifying key confounders and mediators for future research.
Association of hyperchloremia with mortality and acute kidney injury in critically ill children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BMC Pediatrics · 2026 · Q1
Critically ill children with hyperchloremia (high blood chloride) show increased odds of short-term mortality and acute kidney injury (AKI), according to a meta-analysis of observational studies.
Direct economic burden of nosocomial infection in cardiovascular surgery patients based on DRG payment management
BMC Infectious Diseases · 2026 · Q1
Nosocomial infections in cardiovascular surgery patients cost an additional 17% in hospitalization costs for heart valve surgery (FB29) and increased medicine costs by 50% in FB29, 27% in complicated great vessel surgery (FE19), and 30% in coronary artery surgery (FC19).
Association Between Acute-Phase Occupational Therapy and Quality of Life at Hospital Discharge and 90 Days After Discharge
Journal of Clinical Medicine · 2026 · Q2
Acute-phase occupational therapy, especially when started during ICU stay, was linked to a significantly better quality of life (QOL) at hospital discharge, according to a Q2-journal study of 178 critically ill patients.
Beyond the first target-range blood pressure: persistent multidomain physiologic abnormalities and mortality in trauma-associated shock
Scientific Reports · 2026 · Q1
Trauma patients who achieve target blood pressure (MAP ≥ 65 mmHg or SBP ≥ 90 mmHg) may still have persistent metabolic, thermal, and coagulation abnormalities, and each additional abnormal domain increases hospital mortality by 2.26-fold (aOR 2.26, 95% CI 1.64–3.10).
Journals in this field
The journals that publish most of this field’s papers. Quartile (Q1–Q4), SJR and h-index are from SCImago Journal Rank; “in this field” is how many of the journal’s pooled papers belong here. What is a Q1 journal? · What is the h-index?
| Journal | Quartile | SJR | h-index | In this field | Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Journal of Medicine | Q1 | 18.00 | 1275 | 16 | 376 |
| Critical Care | Q1 | 3.00 | 242 | 9 | 16 |
| JAMA | Q1 | 5.00 | 818 | 7 | 114 |
| Critical Care Medicine | Q1 | 1.00 | 326 | 4 | 7 |
| American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | Q1 | 5.00 | 450 | 2 | 12 |
| JAMA Internal Medicine | Q1 | 4.00 | 415 | 2 | 20 |
| Annals of Surgery | Q1 | 2.00 | 370 | 2 | 7 |
| Anesthesiology | Q1 | 1.00 | 287 | 2 | 15 |
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