Dirk Vlasselaers

16.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
60 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

Dirk Vlasselaers is a scholar working on Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Dirk Vlasselaers has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Surgery, 21 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Dirk Vlasselaers's work include Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients (17 papers), Diabetes Management and Research (14 papers) and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (13 papers). Dirk Vlasselaers is often cited by papers focused on Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients (17 papers), Diabetes Management and Research (14 papers) and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (13 papers). Dirk Vlasselaers collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Netherlands. Dirk Vlasselaers's co-authors include Greet Van den Berghe, Pieter Wouters, Miet Schetz, Roger Bouillon, Peter Lauwers, Charles Verwaest, Frank Weekers, Patrick Ferdinande, Frans Bruyninckx and Lars Desmet and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Dirk Vlasselaers

60 papers receiving 9.9k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Intensive Insulin Therapy in Critically Ill Patients

2001 6.5k citations Greet Van den Berghe, Pieter Wouters et al. profile →
Outcome benefit of intensive insulin therapy in the critically ill: Insulin dose versus glycemic control*

2003 968 citations Greet Van den Berghe, Pieter Wouters et al. Critical Care Medicine profile →
Early versus Late Parenteral Nutrition in Critically Ill Adults

2011 952 citations Michaël P. Casaer, Dieter Mesotten et al. profile →
Early versus Late Parenteral Nutrition in Critically Ill Children

2016 321 citations Sascha Verbruggen, Pieter Wouters et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dirk Vlasselaers Belgium	23	5.1k	2.6k	2.2k	2.1k	1.9k	60	10.5k
Miet Schetz Belgium	43	5.8k 1.1×	4.2k 1.6×	2.8k 1.3×	2.0k 0.9×	2.7k 1.4×	94	15.4k
Jean‐Charles Preiser Belgium	53	4.0k 0.8×	2.9k 1.1×	2.7k 1.2×	4.1k 2.0×	2.3k 1.2×	220	12.5k
Peter Lauwers Belgium	24	5.0k 1.0×	2.6k 1.0×	1.8k 0.8×	807 0.4×	1.7k 0.9×	111	9.6k
Frank Weekers Belgium	16	5.1k 1.0×	2.4k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	843 0.4×	1.4k 0.7×	24	8.6k
Frans Bruyninckx Belgium	18	4.3k 0.8×	2.4k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	762 0.4×	1.6k 0.8×	50	8.8k
Patrick Ferdinande Belgium	20	4.4k 0.9×	2.6k 1.0×	1.8k 0.8×	793 0.4×	1.7k 0.9×	49	9.9k
Charles Verwaest Belgium	19	4.7k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	785 0.4×	1.7k 0.9×	21	8.8k
Greet Hermans Belgium	36	2.2k 0.4×	2.0k 0.8×	2.9k 1.3×	1.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	116	9.4k
Adam M. Deane Australia	45	1.5k 0.3×	862 0.3×	1.4k 0.6×	2.5k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	249	6.5k
Dieter Mesotten Belgium	32	1.7k 0.3×	906 0.3×	1.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	757 0.4×	100	5.0k

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Cools, Björn, Walter Droogné, Steven Jacobs, et al.. (2024). Apixaban plasma levels in patients with HeartMate 3 support. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 44(4). 550–557. 1 indexed citations

Rosmalen, Joost van, Monique van Dijk, Saskia N. de Wildt, et al.. (2024). Intermittent intravenous paracetamol versus continuous morphine in infants undergoing cardiothoracic surgery: a multi-center randomized controlled trial. Critical Care. 28(1). 143–143. 6 indexed citations

Gewillig, Marc, Jan Van Slambrouck, Dirk Vlasselaers, et al.. (2022). Endovascular transatrial stenting of pulmonary vein stenosis after lung transplantation. American Journal of Transplantation. 23(1). 111–114. 1 indexed citations

Eynde, Jef Van den, Michel Pompeu Sá, Dirk Vlasselaers, et al.. (2021). Strategies to Prevent Acute Kidney Injury after Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 16(10). 1480–1490. 22 indexed citations

Gijsen, Matthias, Dirk Vlasselaers, Isabel Spriet, & Karel Allegaert. (2021). Pharmacokinetics of Antibiotics in Pediatric Intensive Care: Fostering Variability to Attain Precision Medicine. Antibiotics. 10(10). 1182–1182. 23 indexed citations

Verstraete, Sören, Ilse Vanhorebeek, Esther van Puffelen, et al.. (2018). Leukocyte telomere length in paediatric critical illness: effect of early parenteral nutrition. Critical Care. 22(1). 38–38. 19 indexed citations

Vanhorebeek, Ilse, Sascha Verbruggen, Michaël P. Casaer, et al.. (2017). Effect of early supplemental parenteral nutrition in the paediatric ICU: a preplanned observational study of post-randomisation treatments in the PEPaNIC trial. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 5(6). 475–483. 107 indexed citations

Deferm, Sébastien, Bart Meyns, Dirk Vlasselaers, & Werner Budts. (2016). 3D-Printing in Congenital Cardiology: From Flatland to Spaceland. Journal of Clinical Imaging Science. 6. 8–8. 20 indexed citations

Mesotten, Dieter, Greet Hermans, Dirk Vlasselaers, et al.. (2012). Neurocognitive Development of Children 4 Years After Critical Illness and Treatment With Tight Glucose Control. JAMA. 308(16). 1641–1641. 98 indexed citations

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Berghe, Greet Van den, Dirk Vlasselaers, Lars Desmet, Ilse Vanhorebeek, & Dieter Mesotten. (2009). Glycaemic control in paediatric critical care Reply. The Lancet. 373(9673). 1424–1424. 1 indexed citations

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Vlasselaers, Dirk, Ilse Milants, Lars Desmet, et al.. (2009). Intensive insulin therapy for patients in paediatric intensive care: a prospective, randomised controlled study. The Lancet. 373(9663). 547–556. 346 indexed citations

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Berghe, Greet Van den, Dirk Vlasselaers, Lars Desmet, Ilse Vanhorebeek, & Dieter Mesotten. (2009). Glycaemic control in paediatric critical care – Authors' reply. The Lancet. 373(9673). 1424–1424. 1 indexed citations

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Berghe, Greet Van den, Miet Schetz, Dirk Vlasselaers, et al.. (2009). Intensive Insulin Therapy in Critically Ill Patients: NICE-SUGAR or Leuven Blood Glucose Target?. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 94(9). 3163–3170. 160 indexed citations

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Vlasselaers, Dirk, Matthias Desmet, Lars Desmet, Bart Meyns, & Joseph Dens. (2006). Ventricular unloading with a miniature axial flow pump in combination with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Intensive Care Medicine. 32(2). 329–333. 64 indexed citations

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Pirenne, Jacques, Ilse Hoffman, Marc Miserez, et al.. (2006). Selection Criteria and Outcome of Patients Referred to Intestinal Transplantation: An European Center Experience. Transplantation Proceedings. 38(6). 1671–1672. 2 indexed citations

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Raemdonck, Dirk Van, M. Strüber, Federico Venuta, et al.. (2004). Strategies in the prevention and the treatment of ischaemia-reperfusion after lung transplantation. 29. 66–88. 8 indexed citations

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Berghe, Greet Van den, Pieter Wouters, Roger Bouillon, et al.. (2003). Outcome benefit of intensive insulin therapy in the critically ill: Insulin dose versus glycemic control*. Critical Care Medicine. 31(2). 359–366. 968 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vlasselaers, Dirk, et al.. (2000). Femoral Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Severe Reimplantation Response After Lung Transplantation. CHEST Journal. 118(2). 559–561. 12 indexed citations

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Zegher, Francis de, et al.. (1996). Thyrotropin-releasing hormone in critical illness. Critical Care Medicine. 24(4). 590–595. 31 indexed citations

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Meyns, Bart, et al.. (1996). Severe left ventricular outflow tract obstruction despite sliding leaflet technique for repair of the mitral valve. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 112(1). 187–188. 2 indexed citations

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