Mauro Pittiruti

8.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
161 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Mauro Pittiruti is a scholar working on Emergency Medical Services, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Mauro Pittiruti has authored 161 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 128 papers in Emergency Medical Services, 64 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 63 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Mauro Pittiruti's work include Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (126 papers), Vascular Procedures and Complications (54 papers) and Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy (35 papers). Mauro Pittiruti is often cited by papers focused on Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (126 papers), Vascular Procedures and Complications (54 papers) and Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy (35 papers). Mauro Pittiruti collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Mauro Pittiruti's co-authors include Roberto Biffi, Giancarlo Scoppettuolo, Massimo Lamperti, Helen Hamilton, M. Pertkiewicz, John MacFie, Antonio La Greca, Maurizio Gallieni, Maria Giuseppina Annetta and Vito D’Andrea and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Internal Medicine, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Mauro Pittiruti

152 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

International evidence-based recommendations on ultrasound-guided vascular access

2012 510 citations Massimo Lamperti, Mauro Pittiruti et al. profile →
ESPEN Guidelines on Parenteral Nutrition: Central Venous Catheters (access, care, diagnosis and therapy of complications)

2009 441 citations Mauro Pittiruti, Roberto Biffi et al. profile →
The Michigan Appropriateness Guide for Intravenous Catheters (MAGIC): Results From a Multispecialty Panel Using the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method

2015 388 citations Mauro Pittiruti et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mauro Pittiruti Italy	35	3.7k	1.8k	1.7k	656	626	161	4.8k
Roberto Biffi Italy	27	2.0k 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	321 0.5×	253 0.4×	78	3.4k
Damien du Cheyron France	29	806 0.2×	795 0.4×	549 0.3×	722 1.1×	644 1.0×	82	2.8k
Steve J. Schwab United States	32	3.4k 0.9×	2.7k 1.5×	1.7k 1.0×	3.5k 5.3×	107 0.2×	69	5.9k
Nicole Marsh Australia	28	2.5k 0.7×	788 0.4×	713 0.4×	375 0.6×	150 0.2×	142	3.0k
Robert C. Hyzy United States	13	2.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	555 0.3×	341 0.5×	1.2k 2.0×	18	5.2k
Michel Ramakers France	22	631 0.2×	607 0.3×	465 0.3×	528 0.8×	454 0.7×	36	2.8k
Martine Leblanc Canada	34	790 0.2×	800 0.4×	963 0.6×	2.1k 3.2×	704 1.1×	106	4.3k
Lisa A. Gorski United States	15	1.5k 0.4×	479 0.3×	512 0.3×	222 0.3×	122 0.2×	58	2.2k
Jeffrey S. Groeger United States	22	809 0.2×	898 0.5×	456 0.3×	174 0.3×	299 0.5×	77	2.6k
Lynn Hadaway United States	18	1.6k 0.4×	544 0.3×	456 0.3×	216 0.3×	194 0.3×	83	2.2k

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Barone, Giovanni, et al.. (2025). A Prospective Study on the Systematic Application of the Safe Insertion Umbilical Venous Catheter (SIUVeC) Bundle. Children. 12(7). 819–819. 1 indexed citations

Barone, Giovanni, et al.. (2024). A novel neonatal protocol for Safe Insertion of Umbilical Venous Catheters (SIUVeC): Minimizing complications in placement and management. The Journal of Vascular Access. 26(2). 681–686. 6 indexed citations

D’Andrea, Vito, et al.. (2024). The SIECC protocol: A novel insertion bundle to minimize the complications related to epicutaneo-cava catheters in neonates. The Journal of Vascular Access. 26(3). 989–994. 5 indexed citations

Brescia, Fabrizio, Maria Giuseppina Annetta, & Mauro Pittiruti. (2024). A new wireless device for bedside assessment of tip location of central venous access devices using intracavitary ECG: A retrospective study. The Journal of Vascular Access. 26(4). 1408–1412.

Muñóz, Patricia, María Guembe, María Jesús Pérez-Granda, et al.. (2024). Vascular catheter-related infections: an endemic disease in healthcare institutions. An opinion paper of the Spanish Society of Cardiovascular Infections (SEICAV). Revista Española de Quimioterapia. 37(5). 387–400. 1 indexed citations

Barone, Giovanni, Vito D’Andrea, Francesco Cresi, et al.. (2023). The neonatal DAV-expert algorithm: a GAVeCeLT/GAVePed consensus for the choice of the most appropriate venous access in newborns. European Journal of Pediatrics. 182(8). 3385–3395. 18 indexed citations

D’Andrea, Vito, Francesco Cota, Simonetta Costa, et al.. (2023). Securement of Umbilical Venous Catheter Using Cyanoacrylate Glue: A Randomized Controlled Trial. The Journal of Pediatrics. 260. 113517–113517. 9 indexed citations

Annetta, Maria Giuseppina, Sergio Bertoglio, Roberto Biffi, et al.. (2022). Management of antithrombotic treatment and bleeding disorders in patients requiring venous access devices: A systematic review and a GAVeCeLT consensus statement. The Journal of Vascular Access. 23(4). 660–671. 16 indexed citations

D’Andrea, Vito, et al.. (2021). Use of cyanoacrylate glue for the sutureless securement of epicutaneo-caval catheters in neonates. The Journal of Vascular Access. 23(5). 801–804. 22 indexed citations

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Greca, Antonio La, Emanuele Iacobone, Daniele Elisei, et al.. (2021). ECHOTIP: A structured protocol for ultrasound-based tip navigation and tip location during placement of central venous access devices in adult patients. The Journal of Vascular Access. 24(4). 535–544. 42 indexed citations

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Pittiruti, Mauro, Ton van Boxtel, Giancarlo Scoppettuolo, et al.. (2021). European recommendations on the proper indication and use of peripheral venous access devices (the ERPIUP consensus): A WoCoVA project. The Journal of Vascular Access. 24(1). 165–182. 79 indexed citations

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Elli, Stefano, et al.. (2020). Ultrasound-guided tip location of midline catheters. The Journal of Vascular Access. 21(5). 764–768. 21 indexed citations

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Pinelli, Fulvio, et al.. (2020). Reconsidering the GAVeCeLT Consensus on catheter-related thrombosis, 13 years later. The Journal of Vascular Access. 22(4). 501–508. 21 indexed citations

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Gilardi, Emanuele, et al.. (2020). Reduction of bacterial colonization at the exit site of peripherally inserted central catheters: A comparison between chlorhexidine-releasing sponge dressings and cyano-acrylate. The Journal of Vascular Access. 22(4). 597–601. 12 indexed citations

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Brescia, Fabrizio, et al.. (2020). Preprocedural ultrasound vascular assessment is essential to decision-making. The Journal of Vascular Access. 22(5). 849–851. 5 indexed citations

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Barone, Giovanni, et al.. (2020). Centrally inserted central catheters in preterm neonates with weight below 1500 g by ultrasound-guided access to the brachio-cephalic vein. The Journal of Vascular Access. 22(3). 344–352. 35 indexed citations

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Barone, Giovanni, Vito D’Andrea, Giovanni Vento, & Mauro Pittiruti. (2019). A Systematic Ultrasound Evaluation of the Diameter of Deep Veins in the Newborn: Results and Implications for Clinical Practice. Neonatology. 115(4). 335–340. 32 indexed citations

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Gilardi, Emanuele, et al.. (2019). Mini-midline in difficult intravenous access patients in emergency department: A prospective analysis. The Journal of Vascular Access. 21(4). 449–455. 12 indexed citations

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Privitera, Gaetano Pierpaolo, Anna Laura Costa, Silvio Brusaferro, et al.. (2016). Skin antisepsis with chlorhexidine versus iodine for the prevention of surgical site infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Infection Control. 45(2). 180–189. 78 indexed citations

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Testa, A. C., Rosangela Giannuzzi, Grazia Portale, et al.. (2009). 2nd Italian WINFOCUS Congress, Milan, Italy, 10–13 December 2008. Critical Ultrasound Journal. 1(1). 41–51. 1 indexed citations

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