Carmen A. Pfortmueller

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

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Carmen A. Pfortmueller is a scholar working on Surgery, Nephrology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Carmen A. Pfortmueller has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Surgery, 22 papers in Nephrology and 22 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Carmen A. Pfortmueller's work include Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy (18 papers), Renal function and acid-base balance (17 papers) and Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (15 papers). Carmen A. Pfortmueller is often cited by papers focused on Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy (18 papers), Renal function and acid-base balance (17 papers) and Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (15 papers). Carmen A. Pfortmueller collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. Carmen A. Pfortmueller's co-authors include Joerg C. Schefold, Gregor Lindner, Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos, Martín Müller, A. Exadaktylos, Anna S. Messmer, Joël L. Gerber, Alexander Leichtle, Martin Fiedler and Georg‐Christian Funk and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Carmen A. Pfortmueller

61 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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Fluid Overload and Mortality in Adult Critical Care Patients—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies*

2020 201 citations Anna S. Messmer, Martín Müller et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Carmen A. Pfortmueller Switzerland	24	421	409	301	286	280	71	1.6k
Flavia Petrini Italy	17	397 0.9×	423 1.0×	252 0.8×	148 0.5×	492 1.8×	62	1.6k
Lucas Petri Damiani Brazil	21	626 1.5×	610 1.5×	235 0.8×	127 0.4×	241 0.9×	77	1.7k
Nancy Greer United States	23	403 1.0×	413 1.0×	368 1.2×	341 1.2×	187 0.7×	71	2.6k
Isac de Castro Brazil	25	331 0.8×	346 0.8×	278 0.9×	660 2.3×	249 0.9×	84	2.0k
Hongying Ni China	23	346 0.8×	494 1.2×	196 0.7×	274 1.0×	271 1.0×	53	1.5k
Marcelo Park Brazil	22	516 1.2×	473 1.2×	196 0.7×	354 1.2×	525 1.9×	72	1.7k
Gilles Troché France	24	464 1.1×	804 2.0×	230 0.8×	232 0.8×	535 1.9×	62	2.3k
Werther Brunow de Carvalho Brazil	25	627 1.5×	488 1.2×	213 0.7×	141 0.5×	876 3.1×	241	2.7k
Detlef Kindgen‐Milles Germany	25	440 1.0×	342 0.8×	266 0.9×	691 2.4×	508 1.8×	100	2.1k
Peter L. Almenoff United States	26	407 1.0×	538 1.3×	311 1.0×	340 1.2×	410 1.5×	53	2.2k

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Rotondo, Francesco, et al.. (2025). Post-extubation dysphagia in the ICU−a narrative review: epidemiology, mechanisms and clinical management (Update 2025). Critical Care. 29(1). 244–244.

Ostermann, Marlies, Fayez Alshamsi, Antonio Artigas, et al.. (2025). European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline on fluid therapy in adult critically ill patients: Part 3—fluid removal at de-escalation phase. Intensive Care Medicine. 51(10). 1749–1763.

Pfortmueller, Carmen A., et al.. (2024). The association of midregional pro-adrenomedullin (MR-proADM) at ICU admission and fluid overload in patients post elective cardiac surgery. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 20897–20897.

Dąbrowski, Wojciech, Carmen A. Pfortmueller, Katarzyna Kotfis, et al.. (2024). Is there a place for natural agents with anti-inflammatory and antioxidative properties in critically ill patients? Potential usefulness of Xanthohumol. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 266. 108766–108766.

Messmer, Anna S., Urs Pietsch, Martin Siegemund, et al.. (2023). Protocolised early de-resuscitation in septic shock (REDUCE): protocol for a randomised controlled multicentre feasibility trial. BMJ Open. 13(9). e074847–e074847. 2 indexed citations

Messmer, Anna S., et al.. (2023). Active fluid de-resuscitation in critically ill patients with septic shock: A systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Internal Medicine. 109. 89–96. 13 indexed citations

Pfortmueller, Carmen A., et al.. (2021). (TIMP2) x (IGFBP7) as early renal biomarker for the prediction of acute kidney injury in aortic surgery (TIGER). A single center observational study. PLoS ONE. 16(1). e0244658–e0244658. 12 indexed citations

Müller, Martín, Wolf E. Hautz, Joël L. Gerber, et al.. (2020). Increased S-100 B levels are associated with fractures and soft tissue injury in multiple trauma patients. Injury. 51(4). 812–818. 10 indexed citations

Pfortmueller, Carmen A., Martín Müller, Balthasar Eberle, et al.. (2019). Fluid management in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: effects of an acetate- versus lactate-buffered balanced infusion solution on hemodynamic stability (HEMACETAT). Critical Care. 23(1). 159–159. 24 indexed citations

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Müller, Martín, Joerg C. Schefold, Alexander Leichtle, et al.. (2018). qSOFA score not predictive of in-hospital mortality in emergency patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis. Medizinische Klinik - Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin. 114(8). 724–732. 7 indexed citations

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Zante, Bjoern, Hermann Reichenspurner, Mathias Kubik, et al.. (2018). Base excess is superior to lactate-levels in prediction of ICU mortality after cardiac surgery. PLoS ONE. 13(10). e0205309–e0205309. 34 indexed citations

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Pfortmueller, Carmen A., Georg‐Christian Funk, Christian Reiterer, et al.. (2017). Normal saline versus a balanced crystalloid for goal-directed perioperative fluid therapy in major abdominal surgery: a double-blind randomised controlled study. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 120(2). 274–283. 39 indexed citations

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Pfortmueller, Carmen A., et al.. (2016). Adult Asylum Seekers from the Middle East Including Syria in Central Europe: What Are Their Health Care Problems?. PLoS ONE. 11(2). e0148196–e0148196. 62 indexed citations

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Pfortmueller, Carmen A., et al.. (2016). S-100 B Concentrations Are a Predictor of Decreased Survival in Patients with Major Trauma, Independently of Head Injury. PLoS ONE. 11(3). e0152822–e0152822. 31 indexed citations

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Pfortmueller, Carmen A., et al.. (2015). Primary Hyperventilation in the Emergency Department: A First Overview. PLoS ONE. 10(6). e0129562–e0129562. 15 indexed citations

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Pfortmueller, Carmen A., Georg‐Christian Funk, Alexander Leichtle, et al.. (2014). Electrolyte Disorders and In-Hospital Mortality during Prolonged Heat Periods: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. PLoS ONE. 9(3). e92150–e92150. 23 indexed citations

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Pfortmueller, Carmen A., et al.. (2014). Radiological Findings of Sexual Intercourse Related Emergency Department Admissions: A First Overview. PLoS ONE. 9(8). e104170–e104170. 4 indexed citations

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Pfortmueller, Carmen A., Gregor Lindner, Martin Perrig, et al.. (2013). Emergency department admissions to a prison hospital: a retrospective cohort study from Switzerland. Swiss Medical Weekly. 143(708). w13753–w13753. 5 indexed citations

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Pfortmueller, Carmen A., et al.. (2012). Acute health problems in African refugees. Wiener klinische Wochenschrift. 124(17-18). 647–652. 16 indexed citations

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Kaderli, Reto M., et al.. (2012). Healthcare quality management in Switzerland – a survey among providers. Swiss Medical Weekly. 142(1718). w13561–w13561. 5 indexed citations

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