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Greater fluctuations in serum sodium levels are associated with increased mortality in children with externalized ventriculostomy drains in a PICU. Pediatr Crit Care Med (2014) 2.22

Are patients admitted to hospitals from care homes dehydrated? A retrospective analysis of hypernatraemia and in-hospital mortality. J R Soc Med (2015) 1.44

Outcome of ICU patients with Clostridium difficile infection. Crit Care (2012) 1.38

Prognostic consequences of borderline dysnatremia: pay attention to minimal serum sodium change. Crit Care (2013) 1.20

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Long-term changes in dysnatremia incidence in the ICU: a shift from hyponatremia to hypernatremia. Ann Intensive Care (2016) 0.85

Dysnatremias in patients with kidney disease. Am J Kidney Dis (2013) 0.83

Hypernatremia in the geriatric population. Clin Interv Aging (2014) 0.81

Dysnatraemias in the emergency room: Undetected, untreated, unknown? Wien Klin Wochenschr (2011) 0.80

Thirst perception and osmoregulation of vasopressin secretion are altered during recovery from septic shock. PLoS One (2013) 0.80

Severity of community acquired hypernatremia is an independent predictor of mortality. Intern Emerg Med (2017) 0.79

Are the Dysnatremias a Permanent Threat to the Critically Ill Patients? J Clin Med Res (2015) 0.78

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Community-acquired hypernatremia in elderly and very elderly patients admitted to the hospital: clinical characteristics and outcomes. Med Sci Monit (2012) 0.77

The Development of Intensive Care Unit Acquired Hypernatremia Is Not Explained by Sodium Overload or Water Deficit: A Retrospective Cohort Study on Water Balance and Sodium Handling. Crit Care Res Pract (2016) 0.75

Incidence, severity and prognosis associated with hypernatremia in dogs and cats. J Vet Intern Med (2015) 0.75

Could dysnatremias play a role as independent factors to predict mortality in surgical critically ill patients? Medicine (Baltimore) (2017) 0.75

Risk factors for hospital-acquired hypernatremia among critically ill medical patients in a setting utilizing a preventive free water protocol: Do we need to do more? Indian J Crit Care Med (2013) 0.75

Severity of community acquired hypernatremia is an independent predictor of mortality: a matter of water balance and rate of correction. Intern Emerg Med (2017) 0.75

Evaporation of free water causes concentrational alkalosis in vitro. Wien Klin Wochenschr (2013) 0.75

The association between intensive care unit-acquired hypernatraemia and mortality in critically ill patients with cerebrovascular diseases: a single-centre cohort study in Japan. BMJ Open (2017) 0.75

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

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

A trial of intraoperative low-tidal-volume ventilation in abdominal surgery. N Engl J Med (2013) 6.91

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

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Chlorhexidine-impregnated sponges and less frequent dressing changes for prevention of catheter-related infections in critically ill adults: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2009) 4.82

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

Noninvasive ventilation improves preoxygenation before intubation of hypoxic patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2006) 4.01

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

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

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

Open lung biopsy in nonresolving ARDS frequently identifies diffuse alveolar damage regardless of the severity stage and may have implications for patient management. Intensive Care Med (2014) 3.03

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

Impact of intra-arrest therapeutic hypothermia in outcomes of prehospital cardiac arrest: a randomized controlled trial. Intensive Care Med (2014) 2.89

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

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

Laryngeal injuries and intubating conditions with or without muscular relaxation: an equivalence study. Can J Anaesth (2008) 2.78

De-escalation versus continuation of empirical antimicrobial treatment in severe sepsis: a multicenter non-blinded randomized noninferiority trial. Intensive Care Med (2014) 2.77

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Femoral vs jugular venous catheterization and risk of nosocomial events in adults requiring acute renal replacement therapy: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2008) 2.61

Pharmacokinetics and intrapulmonary concentrations of linezolid administered to critically ill patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia. Crit Care Med (2005) 2.61

Systemic antifungal therapy in critically ill patients without invasive fungal infection*. Crit Care Med (2012) 2.55

Year in review in Intensive Care Medicine 2011: III. ARDS and ECMO, weaning, mechanical ventilation, noninvasive ventilation, pediatrics and miscellanea. Intensive Care Med (2012) 2.52

L-alanyl-L-glutamine dipeptide-supplemented total parenteral nutrition reduces infectious complications and glucose intolerance in critically ill patients: the French controlled, randomized, double-blind, multicenter study. Crit Care Med (2006) 2.51

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

Prospective study of arterial and central venous catheter colonization and of arterial- and central venous catheter-related bacteremia in intensive care units. Crit Care Med (2005) 2.49

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

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

Steady-state plasma and intrapulmonary concentrations of cefepime administered in continuous infusion in critically ill patients with severe nosocomial pneumonia. Crit Care Med (2003) 2.40

Predictors of intensive care unit refusal in French intensive care units: a multiple-center study. Crit Care Med (2005) 2.40

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

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

Outcome of acute mesenteric ischemia in the intensive care unit: a retrospective, multicenter study of 780 cases. Intensive Care Med (2015) 2.25

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

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

Epidemiology and outcome of thrombocytopenic patients in the intensive care unit: results of a prospective multicenter study. Intensive Care Med (2013) 2.16

Transient and Persistent Acute Kidney Injury and the Risk of Hospital Mortality in Critically Ill Patients: Results of a Multicenter Cohort Study. Crit Care Med (2015) 2.16

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

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

Cytokine cascade in sepsis. Scand J Infect Dis (2003) 2.09

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

Cardiac troponin I in patients with severe exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Intensive Care Med (2003) 1.99

Bloodstream infection after positive catheter cultures: what are the risks in the intensive care unit when catheters are routinely cultured on removal? Crit Care Med (2011) 1.98

Primary outcomes for resuscitation science studies: a consensus statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2011) 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

Control and outcome of a large outbreak of colonization and infection with glycopeptide-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus in an intensive care unit. Clin Infect Dis (2005) 1.90

Acquisition of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients in intensive care units: role of antibiotics with antipseudomonal activity. Clin Infect Dis (2004) 1.89

Endotoxin tolerance: is there a clinical relevance? J Endotoxin Res (2003) 1.87

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

Endovascular treatment of malignant superior vena cava syndrome: results and predictive factors of clinical efficacy. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol (2011) 1.86

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