Clinically documented pleural effusions in medical ICU patients: how useful is routine thoracentesis?

Pleural drainage using central venous catheters. Crit Care (2003) 1.50

Fluid overload in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock treated with early goal-directed therapy is associated with increased acute need for fluid-related medical interventions and hospital death. Shock (2015) 1.08

Utility and safety of draining pleural effusions in mechanically ventilated patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Crit Care (2011) 1.02

A pseudo-Rumsfeldian approach to pleural effusions in mechanically ventilated patients. Crit Care (2011) 0.75

Thoracocentesis: from bench to bed. J Thorac Dis (2015) 0.75

Indications and morbidity of tube thoracostomy performed for traumatic and non-traumatic free pleural effusions in a low-income setting. Pan Afr Med J (2014) 0.75

The yield and safety of thoracentesis in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients. Lung (2007) 0.75

Effect of treatment with low doses of hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone on mortality in patients with septic shock. JAMA (2002) 16.37

Sepsis in European intensive care units: results of the SOAP study. Crit Care Med (2006) 11.78

A communication strategy and brochure for relatives of patients dying in the ICU. N Engl J Med (2007) 10.13

Effect of acute renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy on outcome in critically ill patients. Crit Care Med (2002) 7.60

Risk of post-traumatic stress symptoms in family members of intensive care unit patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2005) 6.52

Effects of fluid resuscitation with colloids vs crystalloids on mortality in critically ill patients presenting with hypovolemic shock: the CRISTAL randomized trial. JAMA (2013) 6.25

Comparison of 8 vs 15 days of antibiotic therapy for ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults: a randomized trial. JAMA (2003) 4.84

Norepinephrine plus dobutamine versus epinephrine alone for management of septic shock: a randomised trial. Lancet (2007) 4.81

Family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. N Engl J Med (2013) 4.74

SAPS 3--From evaluation of the patient to evaluation of the intensive care unit. Part 2: Development of a prognostic model for hospital mortality at ICU admission. Intensive Care Med (2005) 4.66

Effect of gemtuzumab ozogamicin on survival of adult patients with de-novo acute myeloid leukaemia (ALFA-0701): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 study. Lancet (2012) 4.03

High level of burnout in intensivists: prevalence and associated factors. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2007) 3.92

Preoperative chemotherapy followed by surgery compared with primary surgery in resectable stage I (except T1N0), II, and IIIa non-small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol (2002) 3.69

Early use of the pulmonary artery catheter and outcomes in patients with shock and acute respiratory distress syndrome: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2003) 3.64

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for radionecrosis of the jaw: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial from the ORN96 study group. J Clin Oncol (2004) 3.64

Burnout syndrome in critical care nursing staff. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2006) 3.62

Corticosteroid treatment and intensive insulin therapy for septic shock in adults: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2010) 3.50

Outcomes in severe sepsis and patients with septic shock: pathogen species and infection sites are not associated with mortality. Crit Care Med (2011) 3.43

Candida bloodstream infections in intensive care units: analysis of the extended prevalence of infection in intensive care unit study. Crit Care Med (2011) 3.34

Half the family members of intensive care unit patients do not want to share in the decision-making process: a study in 78 French intensive care units. Crit Care Med (2004) 3.31

The effects of etomidate on adrenal responsiveness and mortality in patients with septic shock. Intensive Care Med (2009) 3.30

Outcomes of critically ill patients with hematologic malignancies: prospective multicenter data from France and Belgium--a groupe de recherche respiratoire en réanimation onco-hématologique study. J Clin Oncol (2013) 3.14

Perceptions of appropriateness of care among European and Israeli intensive care unit nurses and physicians. JAMA (2011) 3.11

Induced hypothermia in severe bacterial meningitis: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA (2013) 2.97

Influence of gender on the outcome of severe sepsis: a reappraisal. Chest (2007) 2.96

Intravenous immunoglobulin or high-dose methylprednisolone, with or without oral prednisone, for adults with untreated severe autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura: a randomised, multicentre trial. Lancet (2002) 2.90

An Official ATS/AACN/ACCP/ESICM/SCCM Policy Statement: Responding to Requests for Potentially Inappropriate Treatments in Intensive Care Units. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2015) 2.86

DECOPI (DEsobstruction COronaire en Post-Infarctus): a randomized multi-centre trial of occluded artery angioplasty after acute myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J (2004) 2.85

SAPS 3--From evaluation of the patient to evaluation of the intensive care unit. Part 1: Objectives, methods and cohort description. Intensive Care Med (2005) 2.84

Burnout syndrome among critical care healthcare workers. Curr Opin Crit Care (2007) 2.82

Factors associated with outcomes of unrelated cord blood transplant: guidelines for donor choice. Exp Hematol (2004) 2.81

The clinical spectrum of severe imported falciparum malaria in the intensive care unit: report of 188 cases in adults. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2002) 2.79

Outcome of and prognostic factors for herpes simplex encephalitis in adult patients: results of a multicenter study. Clin Infect Dis (2002) 2.71

Diagnostic strategy for hematology and oncology patients with acute respiratory failure: randomized controlled trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2010) 2.62

Diagnostic bronchoscopy in hematology and oncology patients with acute respiratory failure: prospective multicenter data. Crit Care Med (2008) 2.56

Pegylated interferon-alfa-2a induces complete hematologic and molecular responses with low toxicity in polycythemia vera. Blood (2008) 2.55

Fumagillin treatment of intestinal microsporidiosis. N Engl J Med (2002) 2.52

Efficacy and safety of first-line rituximab in severe, acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura with a suboptimal response to plasma exchange. Experience of the French Thrombotic Microangiopathies Reference Center. Crit Care Med (2012) 2.51

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for pandemic influenza A(H1N1)-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome: a cohort study and propensity-matched analysis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2012) 2.45

Impact of a family information leaflet on effectiveness of information provided to family members of intensive care unit patients: a multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2002) 2.44

Prospective evaluation of gene mutations and minimal residual disease in patients with core binding factor acute myeloid leukemia. Blood (2013) 2.42

Predictors of noninvasive ventilation failure in patients with hematologic malignancy and acute respiratory failure. Crit Care Med (2008) 2.42

Attributable mortality of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a reappraisal using causal analysis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2011) 2.39

Long-term results of related myeloablative stem-cell transplantation to cure sickle cell disease. Blood (2007) 2.36

High-dose therapy and autologous blood stem-cell transplantation compared with conventional treatment in myeloma patients aged 55 to 65 years: long-term results of a randomized control trial from the Group Myelome-Autogreffe. J Clin Oncol (2005) 2.35

Renal perfusion assessment by renal Doppler during fluid challenge in sepsis. Crit Care Med (2013) 2.28

Important questions asked by family members of intensive care unit patients. Crit Care Med (2011) 2.22

The impact of JAK2 and MPL mutations on diagnosis and prognosis of splanchnic vein thrombosis: a report on 241 cases. Blood (2008) 2.21

Time course of organ dysfunction in thrombotic microangiopathy patients receiving either plasma perfusion or plasma exchange. Crit Care Med (2006) 2.21

Interobserver and intraobserver reproducibility in the histopathology of follicular thyroid carcinoma. Hum Pathol (2003) 2.20

Prognostic factors and outcome of human herpesvirus 8-associated primary effusion lymphoma in patients with AIDS. J Clin Oncol (2005) 2.16

Survival in neutropenic patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. Crit Care Med (2012) 2.15

Ultrasonographic surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis: a randomized trial comparing 3- and 6-month periodicities. Hepatology (2011) 2.14

Symptoms of anxiety and depression in family members of intensive care unit patients before discharge or death. A prospective multicenter study. J Crit Care (2005) 2.12

Sensitivity of five rapid HIV tests on oral fluid or finger-stick whole blood: a real-time comparison in a healthcare setting. PLoS One (2010) 2.10

Prevalence and factors of intensive care unit conflicts: the conflicus study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2009) 2.08

Calibration and discrimination by daily Logistic Organ Dysfunction scoring comparatively with daily Sequential Organ Failure Assessment scoring for predicting hospital mortality in critically ill patients. Crit Care Med (2002) 2.07

The ICU trial: a new admission policy for cancer patients requiring mechanical ventilation. Crit Care Med (2007) 2.05

Prevalence and risk factors for carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at admission to the intensive care unit: results of a multicenter study. Arch Intern Med (2003) 2.01

An evaluation of systemic inflammatory response syndrome signs in the Sepsis Occurrence In Acutely Ill Patients (SOAP) study. Intensive Care Med (2006) 2.00

Deterioration of previous acute lung injury during neutropenia recovery. Crit Care Med (2002) 1.93

Early identification of patients at risk for difficult intubation in the intensive care unit: development and validation of the MACOCHA score in a multicenter cohort study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2013) 1.90

Excess mortality after treatment with fludarabine and cyclophosphamide in combination with alemtuzumab in previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in a randomized phase 3 trial. Blood (2012) 1.88

Tracheostomy does not improve the outcome of patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation: a propensity analysis. Crit Care Med (2007) 1.87

Severe imported falciparum malaria: a cohort study in 400 critically ill adults. PLoS One (2010) 1.86

Selected medical errors in the intensive care unit: results of the IATROREF study: parts I and II. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2009) 1.85

Impact of adverse events on outcomes in intensive care unit patients. Crit Care Med (2008) 1.84

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory failure: trends in use and outcomes. Intensive Care Med (2014) 1.80

Intensive care in patients with newly diagnosed malignancies and a need for cancer chemotherapy. Crit Care Med (2005) 1.78

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for acute domestic carbon monoxide poisoning: two randomized controlled trials. Intensive Care Med (2010) 1.77

Factors influencing inclusion of patients with malignancies in clinical trials. Cancer (2006) 1.76

Functional outcome after convulsive status epilepticus. Crit Care Med (2010) 1.74

G6PD deficiency, absence of alpha-thalassemia, and hemolytic rate at baseline are significant independent risk factors for abnormally high cerebral velocities in patients with sickle cell anemia. Blood (2008) 1.72