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2024

Nägele. Heart Failure After Right Ventricular Myocardial Infarction. Curr Heart Fail Rep 2022;19:375–385

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April

18th	Neuro	Stone. Transfusion medicine approaches for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage patients. Curr Opin Crit Care 2023;29(2):50–60
17th	Sepsis	Atchade. Toxic Shock Syndrome: A Literature Review. Antibiotics 2024;13(1):96
16th	Gastrointestinal	Roberts. The open abdomen in trauma, acute care, and vascular and endovascular surgery: comprehensive, expert, narrative review. BJS Open 2023;7(5):zrad084
15th	Respiratory	Gertler. Respiratory Mechanics. Anesthesiol Clin 2021;39(3):415–440
14th	Circulation	Van Edom. Management of Bleeding and Hemolysis During Percutaneous Microaxial Flow Pump Support: A Practical Approach. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv. 2023 Jul;16:1707–1720
13th	Gastrointestinal	Alzerwi. Surgical management of acute pancreatitis: Historical perspectives, challenges, and current management approaches. World J Gastrointest Surg 2023;15(3):307-322
12th	Neuro	Magid-Bernstein. Cerebral Hemorrhage: Pathophysiology, Treatment, and Future Directions. Circ Res 2022;130(8):1204-1229
11th	Airway	Jung. A comprehensive review of difficult airway management strategies for patient safety. Anesth Pain Med 2023;18(4):331-339
10th	Dermatology	Jaroenpuntaruk. Deadly drug rashes: Early recognition and multidisciplinary care. Cleve Clin J Med 2023;90:373-381
9th	Renal	Gautam. Complications Associated with Continuous RRT. Kidney360 2024;3(11):1980-1990
8th	Neuro	Riva. Myoclonus: Differential diagnosis and current management. Epilepsia Open 2024;9(2):486-500
7th	Trauma	Sheffield. Prehospital Freeze-Dried Plasma in Trauma: A Critical Review. Transfus Med Rev 2024;38(1):150807
6th	Respiratory	Ma. Negative pressure pulmonary edema. Exp Ther Med 2023;26(3):455
5th	Metabolic	Felten. Circadian rhythm disruption in critically ill patients. Acta Physiol 2023;238(1):e13962
4th	Sepsis	Minter. Contemporary Management of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia-Controversies in Clinical Practice. Clin Infect Dis 2023;77(11):e57-e68
3rd	Circulatory	Balthazar. Managing Patients With Short-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support: JACC Review Topic of the Week. J Am Coll Cardiol 2021;77(9):1243-1256
2nd	Neuro	Hossain. The management of severe traumatic brain injury in the initial postinjury hours – current evidence and controversies. Curr Opin Crit Care 2023;29(6):650-658
1st	Circulatory	Bernard. Acute valvular emergencies. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care 2022;11(8):653-665

March

31st	Renal	Ostermann. Indications for and Timing of Initiation of KRT. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2023;18(1):113-120
30th	Renal	Klouche. Weaning from Kidney Replacement Therapy in the Critically Ill Patient with Acute Kidney Injury. J Clin Med 2024;13(2):579
29th	Respiratory	Battaglini. Challenges in ARDS Definition, Management, and Identification of Effective Personalized Therapies. J Clin Med 2023;12:1381
28th	Neuro	Chang. Impact of Sleep Deprivation in the Neurological Intensive Care Unit: A Narrative Review. Neurocrit Care 2020;32(2):596-608
27th	Circulatory	Chiabrando. Management of Acute and Recurrent Pericarditis: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol 2020;75(1):76-92
26th	Sepsis	Ammar. Timing of vasoactive agents and corticosteroid initiation in septic shock. Ann Intensive Care 2022;12:47
25th	Renal	Yee. Fundamentals of Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation. Kidney360 2022;3(8):1458-1466
24th	Miscellaneous	Darden. The Effect of Aging Physiology on Critical Care. Crit Care Clin 2021;37(1):135–150
23rd	Hepatology	Saner. Navigating the Labyrinth: Intensive Care Challenges for Patients with Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure. J Clin Med 2024;13(2):506
22nd	Neuro	Mansueto. Central and Peripheral Nervous System Complications of Vasculitis Syndromes From Pathology to Bedside: Part 1—Central Nervous System. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2023;22:47–69
21st	Respiratory	Selickman. Chest wall loading in the ICU: pushes, weights, and positions. Ann Intensive Care 2022;12(1):103
20th	Resuscitation	Brand. Management of cardiac arrest following cardiac surgery. BJA Education 2018;18(1):16-22
19th	Circulatory	Nakata. Mechanical circulatory support in cardiogenic shock. J Intensive Care 2023;11(1):64
18th	Sepsis	Wasyluk. Sepsis as a Pan-Endocrine Illness-Endocrine Disorders in Septic Patients. J Clin Med 2021;10(10):2075
17th	Respiratory	Chatburn. The Evolution of Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation. Respir Care 2023;68(3):417–428
16th	Hepatology	Diaz-Soto. Management of varices and variceal hemorrhage in liver cirrhosis: a recent update. Therap Adv Gastroenterol 2022:15:17562848221101712
15th	Circulatory	Matta. Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Principles of Management of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Review. Med Sci Monit 2023:29:e939020
14th	Sepsis	Póvoa. How to use biomarkers of infection or sepsis at the bedside: guide to clinicians. Intensive Care Med 2023;49:142-153
13th	Toxicology	Nekoukar. Methanol poisoning as a new world challenge: A review. Ann Med Surg 2021;66:102445
12th	Haematology	Stanworth. How I use platelet transfusions. Blood 2022;140(18):1925–1936
11th	Renal	Haber. Evaluating a low anion gap: A practical approach. Cleve Clin J Med 2023;90(10):619-623
10th	Neuro	Lindblad. Current state of high-fidelity multimodal monitoring in traumatic brain injury. Acta Neurochir 2022;164(12):3091-3100
9th	Circulatory	van den Brink. Plasma as a resuscitation fluid for volume-depleted shock: Potential benefits and risks. Transfusion 2021;61 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S301-S312
8th	Renal	Molitoris. Low-Flow Acute Kidney Injury: The Pathophysiology of Prerenal Azotemia, Abdominal Compartment Syndrome, and Obstructive Uropathy. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2022;17(7):1039-1049
7th	Resuscitation	Schoenthal. Cerebral hemodynamics after cardiac arrest: implications for clinical management. Minerva Anestesiologica 2023;89(9):824-33
6th	Respiratory	Asmar. The Role of IVC Filters in the Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism. J Clin Med 2024;13(5):1494
5th	Respiratory	Anderson. Comprehensive Review of Chest Tube Management. A Review. JAMA Surg 2022;157(3):269-274
4th	Circulatory	Vaidy. Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Failure in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit. Crit Care Clin 2024;40(1):121-135
3rd	Gastrointestinal	Bass. Tertiary peritonitis: considerations for complex team-based care. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2022;48:811–825
2nd	Hepatology	Bera. Management of hepatorenal syndrome in liver cirrhosis: a recent update. Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology 2022;15
1st	Circulatory	Morshuis. Long-term assist device patients admitted to ICU: Tips and pitfalls. J Intensive Med 2022;3(2):81-88

February

29th	Sepsis	Soriano. Invasive candidiasis: current clinical challenges and unmet needs in adult populations. J Antimicrob Chemother 2023;78(7):1569-1585
28th	Sepsis	Tejo. Severe dengue in the intensive care unit. J Intensive Med 2023;epublished September 28th
27th	Gastrointestinal	Sung. The human gut microbiome in critical illness: disruptions, consequences, and therapeutic frontiers. J Crit Care 2024;79:154436
26th	Neuro	Claassen. Spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage. Lancet 2022;400(10355):846-862
25th	Respiratory	Teo. Pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients: a narrative review. Mediastinum 2023;8:3
24th	Respiratory	Boyle. Pulmonary renal syndrome: a clinical review. Breathe 2022;18(4):220208
23rd	Sepsis	Peetermans. Necrotizing skin and soft-tissue infections in the intensive care unit. Clin Microbiol Infect 2020;26(1):8-17
22nd	Respiratory	Kreitmann. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Immunosuppressed Patients. Antibiotics 2023;12:413
21st	Renal	Koratala. Diagnosis of Fluid Overload: From Conventional to Contemporary Concepts. Cardiorenal Med 2022;12(4):141-154
20th	Circulatory	Papolos. Impella Management for the Cardiac Intensivist. ASAIO J 2022;68(6):753-758
19th	Neuro	Shang. Intensive Care and Treatment of Severe Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Front Pharmacol 2021;12:608130
18th	Toxicology	Chidiac. Paracetamol (acetaminophen) overdose and hepatotoxicity: mechanism, treatment, prevention measures, and estimates of burden of disease. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2023;19(5):297-317
17th	Respiratory	Levine. Subphenotypes of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Advancing Towards Precision Medicine. Tuberc Respir Dis 2023;epublished September 7th
16th	Immunological	Athale. Cytokine Release Syndrome and Sepsis: Analogous Clinical Syndromes with Distinct Causes and Challenges in Management. Infect Dis Clin North Am 2022;36(4):735-748
15th	Respiratory	Santus. Acute dyspnea in the emergency department: a clinical review. Intern Emerg Med 2023;18:1491–1507
14th	Airway	Bradley. Facemask ventilation. BJA Education 2022;22(1):5-11
13th	Trauma	Schober. Traumatic Cardiac Arrest—A Narrative Review. J Clin Med 2024;13:302
12th	Trauma	Usuda. Crush syndrome: a review for prehospital providers and emergency clinicians. J Transl Med 2023;21(1):584
11th	Sepsis	Puntillo. Vasopressor-Sparing Action of Methylene Blue in Severe Sepsis and Shock: A Narrative Review. Adv Ther. 2020;37(9):3692-3706
10th	Respiratory	Silva. Physiological and Pathophysiological Consequences of Mechanical Ventilation. Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2022;43(03):321-334
9th	Circulatory	Søndergaard. A critical review of the hemodynamics in assessment of volume responsiveness by using passive leg raising (PLR). Trends Anaesth Crit Care 2023;53:101292
8th	Airway	Jain. Ultrasonographic assessment of airway. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol 2023;36(1):5-12
7th	Circulatory	Kaemmerer. Pericardial tamponade, a diagnostic chameleon: from the historical perspectives to contemporary management. J Cardiothorac Surg 2023;18(1):60
6th	Haematology	Iba. The pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of sepsis-associated disseminated intravascular coagulation. J Intensive Care 2023;11(1):24
5th	Neuro	Shim. Intracranial Pressure Monitoring for Acute Brain Injured Patients: When, How, What Should We Monitor. Korean J Neurotrauma 2023;19(2):149-161
4th	Trauma	Cioffi. Blunt abdominal trauma: watch and wait. Curr Opin Crit Care 2023;29(6):674-681
3rd	Liver	Chaudhry. Alcohol-related hepatitis: A review article. World J Gastroenterol 2023;29(17):2551-2570
2nd	Neuro	Bhat. Sodium disorders in neuroanaesthesia and neurocritical care. BJA Educ 2022;22(12):466-473
1st	Obstetrics	Hofer. Haemostatic support in postpartum haemorrhage: A review of the literature and expert opinion. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2023;40(1):29-38

January

31st	Respiratory	Almirall. Aspiration pneumonia: A renewed perspective and practical approach. Respir Med 2021;185:106485
30th	Renal	Samoni. Update on persistent acute kidney injury in critical illnesses. Clin Kidney J 2023;16(11):1813-1823
29th	Toxicology	Seifert. Snake Envenomation. N Engl J Med 2022;386(1):68-78
28th	Respiratory	Hayat Syed. Acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease in the intensive care unit: Principles of diagnostic evaluation and management. World J Crit Care Med 2023;12(3):153-164
27th	Circulatory	Pompili. Albumin administration in internal medicine: A journey between effectiveness and futility. Eur J Intern Med 2023;117:28-37
26th	Circulation	Pannu. Circulatory shock in adults in emergency department. Turk J Emerg Med 2023;23:139-48
25th	Resuscitation	Ávila-Reyes. Point-of-care ultrasound in cardiorespiratory arrest (POCUS-CA): narrative review article. Ultrasound J 2021;13(1):46
24th	Pharmacology	Morales Castro. Pharmacokinetic Alterations Associated with Critical Illness. Clin Pharmacokinet 2023;62:209-220
23rd	Respiratory	Yu. Update on transfusion-related acute lung injury: an overview of its pathogenesis and management. Front Immunol 2023;14:1175387
22nd	Metabolic	Fenves. Approach to Patients With High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis: Core Curriculum 2021. Am J Kidney Dis 2021;78(4):590-600
21st	Liver	Nve. Early Management of Severe Biliary Infection in the Era of the Tokyo Guidelines. J Clin Med 2023;12:4711
20th	Neuro	Gouvea Bogossian. Hyperventilation in Adult TBI Patients: How to Approach It? Front Neurol 2021;11:580859
19th	Toxicology	Scotton. Serotonin Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Clinical Features, Management, and Potential Future Directions. Int J Tryptophan Res 2019;12:1178646919873925
18th	Circulatory	Kulkarni. Management of hypertensive crisis: British and Irish Hypertension Society Position document. J Hum Hypertens 2022;37:863-879
17th	Haematology	Crochemore. Early Goal-Directed Hemostatic Therapy for Severe Acute Bleeding Management in the Intensive Care Unit: A Narrative Review. Anesth Analg 2023;epublished November 17th
16th	Respiratory	Shahu. Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. JACC Adv 2023;2(1):100173
15th	Sepsis	Kumar. Role of imaging in CNS infections. Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2022;65(Supplement):S153-S163
14th	Sepsis	Cavallo. Acinetobacter baumannii in the critically ill: complex infections get complicated. Front Microbiol. 2023;14:1196774
13th	Trauma	Galbraith. Massive Trauma and Resuscitation Strategies. Anesthesiol Clin 2023;41(1):283-301
12th	Haematology	Koster. Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia: Perioperative Diagnosis and Management. Anesthesiology 2022;136(2):336-344
11th	Nutrition	Hermans. Current insights in ICU nutrition: tailored nutrition. Curr Opin Crit Care 2023;epublished February 24th
10th	Respiratory	Sorino. Optimizing the management of complicated pleural effusion: From intrapleural agents to surgery. Respir Med 2022;191:106706
9th	Trauma	Chin. Ultrasound-guided fascial plane blocks of the chest wall: a state-of-the-art review. Anaesthesia 2021:76 Suppl 1:110-126
8th	Neuro	Shin. Management strategies for refractory status epilepticus. J Neurocrit Care 2023;epublished December 19th
7th	Sepsis	Teboul. How to integrate hemodynamic variables during resuscitation of septic shock? J Intensive Med 2022;3(2):131-137
6th	Circulatory	Flower. Management of acute aortic dissection in critical care. J Intensive Care Soc 2023;24(4):409-418
5th	Neuro	Alkhachroum. Electroencephalogram in the intensive care unit: a focused look at acute brain injury. Intensive Care Med 2022;48(10):1443-1462
4th	Renal	Escudero. New Insights Into Diuretic Use to Treat Congestion in the ICU: Beyond Furosemide. Front Nephrol 2022;2:879766
3rd	Respiratory	Papazian. Prone position in mechanically ventilated patients. Intensive Care Med 2022;48(8):1062-1065
2nd	Resuscitation	Jozwiak. Post-resuscitation shock: recent advances in pathophysiology and treatment. Ann Intensive Care 2020;10:170
1st	Haematological	Fizza Haider. Management of adult patients with haematological malignancies in critical care. Anaesthesia 2023;78(7):874-883