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"Think. Check. Submit." to avoid predatory publishing

scientific article published on 14 November 2018

A Multicenter International Randomized Controlled Manikin Study on Different Protocols of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Laypeople: The MANI-CPR Trial

scientific article published on 23 September 2020

A perioperative uncontrollable bleeding in an elderly patient with acquired hemophilia A: a case report

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A systematic review on the efficacy and safety of chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19

scientific article published on 10 March 2020

Accidental poisoning with Aconitum: Case report and review of the literature

scientific article published on 05 February 2020

Adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence in intensive care units: Be careful with its use.

scientific article published on 9 March 2016

An atypical case of taravana syndrome in a breath-hold underwater fishing champion: a case report.

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An intensive midsummer night's dream

scientific article published on 17 October 2018

Antifungal agents for preventing fungal infections in non-neutropenic critically ill patients

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Antifungal prophylaxis: update on an old strategy

scientific article published on 25 June 2016

Application of palliative ventilation: potential and clinical evidence in palliative care

scientific article published on 25 April 2017

Association between night/after-hours surgery and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 05 March 2020

Association of Country Income Level With the Characteristics and Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients Hospitalized With Acute Kidney Injury and COVID-19

scientific article published in 2023

Associations of Antifungal Treatments With Prevention of Fungal Infection in Critically Ill Patients Without Neutropenia

scientific article published on January 2017

Attitudes towards end-of-life issues in intensive care unit among Italian anesthesiologists: a nation-wide survey

scientific article published on 15 December 2017

Authors' Response

scientific article published on 15 April 2019

Bacterial contamination of inanimate surfaces and equipment in the intensive care unit

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Being candid about Candida airway colonization and clinical outcomes: What can we really learn from unadjusted associations?

scientific article published on 12 March 2020

Blood Component Therapy and Coagulopathy in Trauma: A Systematic Review of the Literature from the Trauma Update Group

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Bloodstream infections in intensive care unit patients: distribution and antibiotic resistance of bacteria

scientific article (publication date: 2015)

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in prone position: A scoping review

scientific article published on 10 September 2020

Ceftazidime-Avibactam Combination Therapy Compared to Ceftazidime-Avibactam Monotherapy for the Treatment of Severe Infections Due to Carbapenem-Resistant Pathogens: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

scientific article published on 07 July 2020

Chloroquine for COVID-19: rationale, facts, hopes

scientific article published on 08 May 2020

Choice of fluids in critically ill patients

scientific article published on 22 December 2018

Choosing the Right Antifungal Agent in ICU Patients

scientific article published on 15 October 2019

Citations and metrics of journals discontinued from Scopus for publication concerns: the GhoS(t)copus Project

scientific article published on 26 August 2020

Comparative bench study evaluation of different infant interfaces for non-invasive ventilation.

scientific article published on 7 April 2018

Comparisons of two diaphragm ultrasound-teaching programs: a multicenter randomized controlled educational study

scientific article published on 03 October 2019

Correction to: Procalcitonin levels in candidemia versus bacteremia: a systematic review

scientific article published on 11 October 2019

Corrigendum to ‘Difficult tracheal intubation in neonates and infants. NEonate and Children audiT of Anaesthesia pRactice IN Europe (NECTARINE): a prospective European multicentre observational study’ (Br J Anaesth 2021; 126: 1173–81)

scientific article published in 2021

Counterfeit Filtering Facepiece Respirators are posing an additional Risk to Healthcare Workers during COVID-19 Pandemic

scientific article published on 29 April 2020

DALI: Defining Antibiotic Levels in Intensive Care Unit Patients: Are Current -Lactam Antibiotic Doses Sufficient for Critically Ill Patients?

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Delirium assessed by Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale in advanced cancer patients admitted to an acute palliative/supportive care unit

scientific article published on 4 April 2017

Difficult tracheal intubation in neonates and infants. NEonate and Children audiT of Anaesthesia pRactice IN Europe (NECTARINE): a prospective European multicentre observational study

scientific article published in 2021

Dying with or Because of Invasive Fungal Infection? The Role of Immunity Exhaustion on Patient Outcome

scientific article published on December 2016

EXPRESS: Monocyte distribution width as a biomarker of sepsis in the Intensive Care Unit: a pilot study

scientific article published on 19 October 2020

Early extubation followed by immediate noninvasive ventilation vs. standard extubation in hypoxemic patients: a randomized clinical trial

scientific article published on 10 December 2018

Effect of High-Fidelity Simulation on Medical Students' Knowledge about Advanced Life Support: A Randomized Study

scientific article published on 8 May 2015

Effect of high-flow nasal therapy on dyspnea, comfort, and respiratory rate

scientific article published on 05 June 2019

Efficacy and Safety of Using High-Flow Nasal Oxygenation in Patients Undergoing Rapid Sequence Intubation.

scientific article published in December 2017

Epidemiology and Characteristics of Episodic Breathlessness in Advanced Cancer Patients: An Observational Study

scientific article published on 25 September 2015

Epidemiology, clinical characteristics, resistance, and treatment of infections by

scientific article published on 29 October 2018

Evaluation of automated hematologic VCS parameters in severe sepsis and septic shock: a case-control study.

scientific article published in March 2010

Facepiece Filtering Respirators with Exhalation Valve should not be used in the Community to Limit SARS-CoV-2 Diffusion

scientific article published on 15 May 2020

Fake news and patient-family-physician interaction in critical care: concepts, beliefs and potential countermeasures

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Fentanyl Buccal Tablet vs. Oral Morphine in Doses Proportional to the Basal Opioid Regimen for the Management of Breakthrough Cancer Pain: A Randomized, Crossover, Comparison Study

scientific article published on 21 August 2015

From bedside to bench: the missing brick for patients with fungal sepsis

scientific article published on 21 June 2016

Global warming "heating up" the ICU through Candida auris infections: the climate changes theory

scientific article published on 19 December 2019

Gulliver's travels in the intensive care unit

scientific article published on 26 April 2018

High Flow Nasal Therapy Use in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of COPD and Bronchiectasis: A Feasibility Study

scientific article published on 24 February 2020

High flow nasal therapy in immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 29 December 2018

High flow nasal therapy in perioperative medicine: from operating room to general ward

scientific article published on 10 November 2018

High flow nasal therapy versus noninvasive ventilation as initial ventilatory strategy in COPD exacerbation: a multicenter non-inferiority randomized trial

scientific article published on 14 December 2020

High-flow nasal therapy versus noninvasive ventilation in COPD patients with mild-to-moderate hypercapnic acute respiratory failure: study protocol for a noninferiority randomized clinical trial

scientific article published on 22 July 2019

How to communicate between surgeon and intensivist?

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

ICU-acquired infections: It is not only about the number of patients per room

scientific article published on 31 March 2016

Immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: secondary analysis of the LUNG SAFE database.

scientific article published on 12 June 2018

Incidence and outcome of invasive candidiasis in intensive care units (ICUs) in Europe: results of the EUCANDICU project.

scientific article published on 14 June 2019

Inclusion of predatory journals in Scopus is inflating scholars' metrics and advancing careers

scientific article published on 10 December 2019

Inclusion of pregnant women in clinical trials of COVID-19 therapies: what have we learned?

scientific article published on 31 May 2020

Inflated citations and metrics of journals discontinued from Scopus for publication concerns: the GhoS(t)copus Project

scientific article published on 21 May 2020

Is it time to combine untargeted antifungal strategies to reach the goal of 'early' effective treatment?

scientific article published on 12 August 2016

Is it time to consider visual feedback systems the gold standard for chest compression skill acquisition?

scientific article published on 4 July 2017

Lessons from uncertainty on antifungal treatment in ICU.

scientific article published on April 2017

Long-Term Domiciliary High-Flow Nasal Therapy in Patients with Bronchiectasis: A Preliminary Retrospective Observational Case-Control Study

scientific article published in 2022

Long-Term Ventilation in Neuromuscular Patients: Review of Concerns, Beliefs, and Ethical Dilemmas

scientific article published on 24 January 2019

Long-term efficacy and tolerability of intranasal fentanyl in the treatment of breakthrough cancer pain.

scientific article published on 29 October 2014

Medical masks and Respirators for the Protection of Healthcare Workers from SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses

scientific article published on 27 April 2020

Medical simulation for ICU staff: does it influence safety of care?

scientific article published on 13 January 2016

Neonates undergoing pyloric stenosis repair are at increased risk of difficult airway management: secondary analysis of the NEonate and Children audiT of Anaesthesia pRactice IN Europe

scientific article published in 2022

NephroCheck: should we consider urine osmolality?

scientific article published on 14 February 2019

Neutrophil CD64 as a marker of infection in patients admitted to the emergency department with acute respiratory failure.

scientific article published on 27 May 2014

No-touch methods of terminal cleaning in the intensive care unit: results from the first large randomized trial with patient-centred outcomes

scientific article published on 30 July 2017

Non-invasive trans-cranial magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasounds surgery to treat neurologic disorders

scientific article published in May 2016

Noninvasive Ventilation for Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure/ARDS: the Show Must Go on

scientific article published on 01 February 2018

Noninvasive Ventilation in Hypoxemic Patients: an Ongoing Soccer Game or a Lost One?

scientific article published in December 2017

Noninvasive oscillatory ventilation (NHFOV) in infants: Another brick in the wall of paediatric noninvasive ventilation?

scientific article published on 24 February 2016

Noninvasive respiratory support in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure associated with COVID-19 and other viral infections

scientific article published on 05 August 2020

Noninvasive ventilation in critically ill patients

scientific article published on July 2015

Outcome of after-hours surgery: Setting, skill and timing may explain the outcome

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Pain intensity as prognostic factor in cancer pain management.

scientific article published on 11 November 2014

Palliative care in intensive care units: why, where, what, who, when, how

article by Sebastiano Mercadante et al published 16 August 2018 in BMC Anesthesiology

Palliative ventilatory support: same knowledge, different goal.

scientific article published in March 2018

Patient-Ventilator Asynchronies: Clinical Implications and Practical Solutions

scientific article published on 14 July 2020

Pediatric anesthesia practice in Italy: a multicenter national prospective observational study derived from the APRICOT Trial

scientific article published on 09 December 2019

Personal protective equipment and intensive care unit healthcare worker safety in the COVID-19 era (PPE-SAFE): An international survey

scientific article published on 13 June 2020

Personalized Symptom Goals and Patient Global Impression on Clinical Changes in Advanced Cancer Patients.

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Personalized goal for insomnia and clinical response in advanced cancer patients

scientific article published on 12 June 2019

Precision and Bias of Target-Controlled Prolonged Propofol Infusion for General Anesthesia and Sedation in Neurosurgical Patients

scientific article published on 9 January 2018

Predatory Open-Access Publishing in Anesthesiology

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Predatory Open-Access Publishing in Palliative and Supportive Care

scientific article published on 28 December 2018

Predatory journals and conferences: why fake counts

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Predatory open-access publishing in critical care medicine

scientific article published on 29 December 2018

Pressure support ventilation + sigh in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure patients: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial, the PROTECTION trial

scientific article published on 29 August 2018

Previously undiagnosed Reinke edema as a cause of immediate postextubation inspiratory stridor.

scientific article published in January 2015

Procalcitonin as a marker of Candida species detection by blood culture and polymerase chain reaction in septic patients.

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Procalcitonin as a predictive marker for PCR test and blood culture results in suspected invasive candidemia.

scientific article published on 20 March 2012

Procalcitonin for the diagnosis of invasive candidiasis: what is the evidence?

scientific article published on 25 September 2017

Procalcitonin levels in candidemia versus bacteremia: a systematic review

scientific article published on 28 May 2019

Prone positioning and convalescent plasma therapy in a critically ill pregnant woman with COVID-19

scientific article published on 26 October 2020

Protocol of a Multicenter International Randomized Controlled Manikin Study on Different Protocols of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for laypeople (MANI-CPR).

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Rapid detection of carbapenem resistance: targeting a zero level of inadequate empiric antibiotic exposure?

scientific article published on 19 December 2016

Real-time feedback systems for cardiopulmonary resuscitation training: time for a paradigm shift.

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Reducing Rebreathing During Noninvasive Ventilation: Bias Flow or No Bias Flow?

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

Regional anticoagulation with heparin of an extracorporeal CO removal circuit: a case report

Respiratory support techniques to avoid desaturation in critically ill patients requiring endotracheal intubation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 8 May 2017

Should Reinke edema be considered a contributing factor to post-extubation failure?

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Should We Use Dexmedetomidine for Sedation in Parturients Undergoing Caesarean Section Under Spinal Anaesthesia?

scientific article published in October 2017

Should we Administer Antifungal Drugs Before the Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infection in Non-Neutropenic Critically Ill Patients?

scientific article published on December 2016

Should we continue to use prediction tools to identify patients at risk of Candida spp. infection? If yes, why?

scientific article published on 30 October 2016

Simulation-based education for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and airway management protocols: a brief report of a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sleep Disturbances in Patients With Advanced Cancer in Different Palliative Care Settings

scientific article published on 23 August 2015

Symptom Expression in Patients with Advanced Cancer Admitted to an Acute Supportive/Palliative Care Unit With and Without Delirium

scientific article published on 24 October 2018

Symptom hyper-expression in advanced cancer patients with anxiety and depression admitted to an acute supportive/palliative care unit

scientific article published on 04 January 2019

Tapentadol at medium to high doses in patients previously receiving strong opioids for the management of cancer pain

scientific article published on 27 June 2014

Ten important articles on noninvasive ventilation in critically ill patients and insights for the future: A report of expert opinions

scientific article published on 4 September 2017

The Challenge of Laypeople Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation Training during and after COVID-19 Pandemic

scientific article published on 04 May 2020

The challenge of the predatory open-access publishing outbreak

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

The global challenge of Candida auris in the intensive care unit

scientific article published on 02 May 2019

The paradox of the evidence about invasive fungal infection prevention

scientific article published on 27 April 2016

The value of open-source clinical science in pandemic response: lessons from ISARIC

scientific article published in 2021

Tidal Volume Estimation during Helmet Noninvasive Ventilation: an Experimental Feasibility Study

scientific article published on 21 November 2019

Two episodes of Taravana syndrome in a breath-hold diver with hyperhomocysteinemia.

scientific article published on 8 March 2018

Uncertainty about the evidence on untargeted antifungal treatment

scientific article published on 29 August 2016

Untargeted Antifungal Treatment in Nonneutropenic Critically Ill Patients: Should Further Studies Be Performed Based on Trial Sequential Analysis Results?

scientific article published on 26 June 2018

Untargeted Antifungal Treatment in the ICU: Changing Definitions and Labels Do Not Change the Evidence.

scientific article published in February 2018

Update I. A systematic review on the efficacy and safety of chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19

scientific article published on 11 July 2020

Use of CD64 for the diagnosis of sepsis: a case-control study.

scientific article published in March 2010

Use of Cepheid Xpert Carba-R® for Rapid Detection of Carbapenemase-Producing Bacteria in Abdominal Septic Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Unit

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Use of Cepheid Xpert Carba-R® for rapid detection of carbapenemase-producing bacteria in critically ill, abdominal surgical patients: first report of an observational study.

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Use of Helmet CPAP in COVID-19 – A practical review

scientific article published in 2021

Use of a Real-Time Training Software (Laerdal QCPR®) Compared to Instructor-Based Feedback for High-Quality Chest Compressions Acquisition in Secondary School Students: A Randomized Trial

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Use of low dose of rFVIIa (recombinant Factor VII activated) to control late bleeding after percutaneous dilational tracheostomy

scientific article published on 19 February 2019

Use of thromboelastography in severe sepsis: a case-control study.

scientific article published on 11 March 2011

WHO Needs High FIO2?

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What Healthcare Workers Should Know about Environmental Bacterial Contamination in the Intensive Care Unit.

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What is the risk of acquiring bacteria from prior intensive care unit bed occupants?

scientific article published on 22 March 2017

What's new on emerging resistant Candida species

scientific article published on 06 September 2018