Göran Hedenstierna

27.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
558 papers, 18.2k citations indexed

About

Göran Hedenstierna is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Göran Hedenstierna has authored 558 papers receiving a total of 18.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 398 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 137 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and 104 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Göran Hedenstierna's work include Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (341 papers), Airway Management and Intubation Techniques (123 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (103 papers). Göran Hedenstierna is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (341 papers), Airway Management and Intubation Techniques (123 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (103 papers). Göran Hedenstierna collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Germany and United States. Göran Hedenstierna's co-authors include L. Tokics, B Brismar, H. Lundquist, Anna K. Strandberg, Hans Ulrich Rothen, Lennart Edmark, G. Wegenius, Claes Frostell, G. Engberg and Bengt Sporre and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Göran Hedenstierna

541 papers receiving 17.2k citations

Hit Papers

Pulmonary Densities during Anesthesia with Muscular Relax... 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Pulmonary Densities during Anesthesia with Muscular Relaxation—A Proposal of Atelectasis
    1985 394 citations Göran Hedenstierna, L. Tokics et al. Anesthesiology profile →

Peers

Göran Hedenstierna
Dick Tibboel Netherlands
Brian P. Kavanagh Canada
Paolo Pelosi Italy
Joseph D. Tobias United States
J. Milic‐Emili Canada
Neil R. MacIntyre United States
Samir Jaber France
Hugo Van Aken Germany
Andrea Kurz United States
Massimo Antonelli Italy
Dick Tibboel Netherlands
Göran Hedenstierna
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Göran Hedenstierna

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pellegrini, Mariangela, Filip Fredén, Christian Rylander, et al.. (2020). Expiratory Resistances Prevent Expiratory Diaphragm Contraction, Flow Limitation, and Lung Collapse. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 201(10). 1218–1229. 8 indexed citations
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Hedenstierna, Göran, L. Tokics, Gaetano Scaramuzzo, et al.. (2019). Oxygenation Impairment during Anesthesia. Anesthesiology. 131(1). 46–57. 33 indexed citations
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Retamal, Jaime, João Batista Borges, Alejandro Bruhn, et al.. (2015). High respiratory rate is associated with early reduction of lung edema clearance in an experimental model of ARDS. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 60(1). 79–92. 22 indexed citations
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Borges, João Batista, et al.. (2015). THAM reduces CO2-associated increase in pulmonary vascular resistance – an experimental study in lung-injured piglets. Critical Care. 19(1). 331–331. 3 indexed citations
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Hedenstierna, Göran & Hans Ulrich Rothen. (2012). Respiratory Function During Anesthesia: Effects on Gas Exchange. Comprehensive physiology. 2(1). 69–96. 6 indexed citations
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Reinius, Henrik, Lennart Jönsson, Sven A. Gustafsson, et al.. (2009). Prevention of Atelectasis in Morbidly Obese Patients during General Anesthesia and Paralysis. Anesthesiology. 111(5). 979–987. 238 indexed citations
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Suárez-Sipmann, Fernando, Stephan H. Böhm, Gerardo Tusman, et al.. (2006). Use of dynamic compliance for open lung positive end-expiratory pressure titration in an experimental study. Critical Care Medicine. 35(1). 214–221. 205 indexed citations
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Nyman, Görel, et al.. (2005). Effects of acepromazine on pulmonary gas exchange and circulation during sedation and dissociative anaesthesia in horses. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. 32(2). 83–93. 44 indexed citations
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Nyman, Görel, et al.. (2005). High inspired oxygen concentrations increase intrapulmonary shunt in anaesthetized horses. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. 32(6). 338–347. 55 indexed citations
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Lichtwarck‐Aschoff, M., Georg Mols, Anders Hedlund, et al.. (2000). Compliance Is Nonlinear over Tidal Volume Irrespective of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Level in Surfactant-Depleted Piglets. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 162(6). 2125–2133. 23 indexed citations
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Neumann, Peter, et al.. (2000). Effects of Inverse Ratio Ventilation and Positive End-Expiratory Pressure in Oleic Acid–Induced Lung Injury. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 161(5). 1537–1545. 23 indexed citations
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Neumann, Peter, Jan Erik Berglund, Enrique Fernández‐Mondejar, Anders Magnusson, & Göran Hedenstierna. (1998). Effect of Different Pressure Levels on the Dynamics of Lung Collapse and Recruitment in Oleic-Acid–induced Lung Injury. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 158(5). 1636–1643. 92 indexed citations
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Rehder, Kai & Göran Hedenstierna. (1997). Lung function during anesthesia:solved and unresolved questions. Anniversary Editorial. Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology. 10. 8. 2 indexed citations
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Högman, Marieann, et al.. (1994). Effects of inhaled nitric oxide on methacholine-induced bronchoconstriction: a concentration response study in rabbits. European Respiratory Journal. 7(4). 698–702. 17 indexed citations
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Frostell, Claes, et al.. (1990). Measurement of extravascular lung water by thermal-dye dilution technique: mechanisms of cardiac output dependence. Intensive Care Medicine. 16(2). 115–120. 38 indexed citations
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Ulfvarson, Ulf, Rolf Alexandersson, Leif Aringer, et al.. (1987). Effects of exposure to vehicle exhaust on health.. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 13(6). 505–512. 61 indexed citations
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Bense, László, Lars-Gösta Wiman, & Göran Hedenstierna. (1987). Onset of symptoms in spontaneous pneumothorax: correlations to physical activity.. PubMed. 71(3). 181–6. 54 indexed citations
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Lodding, A., et al.. (1980). FLUORINE UPTAKE STUDIES BY SIMS OF PROPHYLACTICALLY TREATED ENAMEL. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 3 indexed citations
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Hedenstierna, Göran, et al.. (1976). Airway stability during anaesthesia with artificial ventilation.. PubMed. 95. 39–47. 3 indexed citations
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Hedenstierna, Göran & I Takazoe. (1975). Preliminary studies on the life cycle of leptothrix racemosa, a common organism in dental plaques.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 16(3). 91–107. 2 indexed citations

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