
Academic Journal
Q1Critical Care Explorations
About Critical Care Explorations
Critical Care Explorations is a scholarly journal published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.942 and H-index of 41.
Coverage: 2019-2026. Research categories: Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine (Q1).
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Topics in published research
Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment; Respiratory Support and Mechanisms; Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders; COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies; Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices; Nosocomial Infections in ICU.
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2026-09-25 · DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001490Safety of Protocolized Motorized Verticalization in Critically Ill Patients With Impaired Consciousness and Invasive Devices, Including External Ventricular Drains
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Diana C. Bouhassira, Suratsawadee Kruahong, Martha Abshire Saylor, Ann M. Parker et al.
2026-09-25 · DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001492Cardiac Dysfunction in Blunt Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
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2026-09-04 · DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001480Characterizing Cardiovascular Function In The Inflammatory Subphenotypes of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Minesh Chotalia, Muzzammil Ali, Ravi Chotalia, Dhruv Parekh et al.
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001483Likelihood of Bacterial Infection in Immunocompromised Patients Treated With IV Antibiotics for Possible Sepsis: Erratum
Simran Gupta, Lucia Millham, Laura DelloStritto, Anna A. Agan et al.
2026-09-09 · DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001485The Divergent Metabolomic Landscape of COVID-19 and Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Vassiliki Rapti, Spyros Foutadakis, Nikolaos Kakavoulis, Lamprini Skorda et al.
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Joris Pensier, Emmanuel Lorne
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001484Building Clinical Artificial Intelligence at the PICU Bedside: Recognizing the Clinician-Builder
David Gilad, Abraham Tsur, Reut Kassif Lerner
2026-09-09 · DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001486Protein Quantification Platforms For Use In Critical Care Precision Medicine Trials: A Scoping Review
Ross R. McMullan, Donovan Campbell, Anna Rea, Chris McGrath et al.
2026-09-04 · DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001477Characteristics and Reported Practices of ICUs Participating in the Sedation, Analgesia and Delirium Management International Study: Variability in Site-Level Management of Mechanically Ventilated Patients
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2026-09-04 · DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001479Drug Clearance and Dosing During CytoSorb Hemoadsorption: A Systematic Review: Erratum
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Celeste G. Dixon, Arthur M. Lee, Julie C. Fitzgerald, Nadir Yehya et al.
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001482When the Pathogen Shapes the Host: Metabolic Divergence in COVID-19 and Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Narges Alipanah-Lechner
2026-09-04 · DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001478Reviews
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