Eugene Wesley Ely
Vanderbilt University
Eugene Wesley Ely is an American physician specialized in critical care and pulmonary medicine. He is a professor of medicine at the school of medicine of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Eugene Wesley Ely is an American physician specialized in critical care and pulmonary medicine. He is a professor of medicine at the school of medicine of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Affiliation
Vanderbilt University
Top Publications
- Efficacy and Safety of Recombinant Human Activated Protein C for Severe Sepsis (2001) - 6,169 citations
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pain, Agitation, and Delirium in Adult Patients in the Intensive Care Unit (2012) - 3,836 citations
- Delirium in Mechanically Ventilated Patients (2001) - 3,262 citations
- Delirium as a Predictor of Mortality in Mechanically Ventilated Patients in the Intensive Care Unit (2004) - 3,106 citations
- Long-Term Cognitive Impairment after Critical Illness (2013) - 2,889 citations
At a glance
- Full name
- Eugene Wesley Ely
- ORCID
- 0000-0003-3957-2172
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5074852854
Research interests
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders, Anesthesia and Sedative Agents, Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment, Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Nosocomial Infections in ICU
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Most-cited linked publications
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- Efficacy and Safety of Recombinant Human Activated Protein C for Severe Sepsis ↗2001 · New England Journal of Medicine6,169OpenAlex citations
- 3,836OpenAlex citations
- 3,262OpenAlex citations
- 3,106OpenAlex citations
- Long-Term Cognitive Impairment after Critical Illness ↗2013 · New England Journal of Medicine2,889OpenAlex citations
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- Efficacy and Safety of Recombinant Human Activated Protein C for Severe Sepsis ↗2001 · New England Journal of Medicine
- Long-Term Cognitive Impairment after Critical Illness ↗2013 · New England Journal of Medicine
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