Michael Blaivas

17.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
229 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Michael Blaivas is a scholar working on Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Blaivas has authored 229 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, 98 papers in Surgery and 58 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Michael Blaivas's work include Ultrasound in Clinical Applications (129 papers), Radiology practices and education (38 papers) and Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy (36 papers). Michael Blaivas is often cited by papers focused on Ultrasound in Clinical Applications (129 papers), Radiology practices and education (38 papers) and Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy (36 papers). Michael Blaivas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Michael Blaivas's co-authors include Matthew Lyon, Larry Brannam, Srikar Adhikari, Paul Sierzenski, Daniel Theodoro, James W. Tsung, J. Christian Fox, Sandeep Duggal, Michael J. Lambert and Andrew W. Kirkpatrick and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Michael Blaivas

220 papers receiving 8.5k 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.

International evidence-based recommendations on ultrasound-guided vascular access

2012 510 citations Massimo Lamperti, Andrew Bodenham et al. Intensive Care Medicine profile →
Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Bedside General and Cardiac Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Critically Ill Patients—Part I

2015 314 citations Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, Mahmoud Elbarbary et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Artificial Intelligence in Abdominal, Gynecological, Obstetric, Musculoskeletal, Vascular and Interventional Ultrasound 2025 ·Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology ·Ole Graumann, (unknown), Adrian Goudie, Michael Blaivas, Barbara Braden, Susan Campbell Westerway, Maria Cristina Chammas, Yi Dong, Odd Helge Gilja, (unknown), (unknown), Ping Liang, Kathleen Möller, (unknown), Adrian Săftoiu, (unknown)	0
2	Teaching methods, facilities, and institutions in student ultrasound education (SUSE): e-learning, simulation, and ultrasound skills labs 2025 ·Journal of Ultrasonography ·(unknown), (unknown), Michael Blaivas, (unknown), Roman Hari, Beatrice Hoffmann, Christian Jenssen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Florian Recker, Roxana Șirli, Susan Campbell Westerway, Constantinos Zervides, Dieter Nürnberg, (unknown), Nasenien Nourkami‐Tutdibi, Christoph F. Dietrich	0
3	Ultrasound during Advanced Life Support—Help or Harm? 2024 ·Diagnostics ·Adrian Goudie, Michael Blaivas, Rudolf Horn, Wan‐Ching Lien, Guido Michels, (unknown), Christoph F. Dietrich	2
4	Exploring the dynamics of ultrasound training in medical education: current trends, debates, and approaches to didactics and hands-on learning 2024 ·BMC Medical Education ·Florian Recker, (unknown), Yi Dong, (unknown), Christian Jenssen, Kathleen Möller, Michael Blaivas, (unknown), (unknown), Johannes Ruppert, (unknown), Roxana Șirli, Johannes Weimer, Susan Campbell Westerway, Constantinos Zervides, Christoph F. Dietrich	5
5	Ultrasound in bone fracture diagnosis – a comparative meta-analysis and systematic review 2024 ·Medical Ultrasonography ·(unknown), Oana Şerban, Daniela Fodor, Michael Blaivas, Rudolf Horn, Jonas Koch, (unknown), (unknown), Joseph Österwalder, David Srivastava, Christoph F. Dietrich	2
6	Early Lung Ultrasound Findings in Patients With COVID‐19 Pneumonia: A Retrospective Multicenter Study of 479 Patients 2022 ·Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine ·(unknown), Michael Blaivas, (unknown), Yale Tung‐Chen, (unknown), José Mariz, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mauro Carlini, Enrico Polati, (unknown), (unknown), Irene Raffaldi, Daniele Longo	9
7	Respiratory Variation in Carotid Artery Peak Systolic Velocity Is Unable to Predict Fluid Responsiveness in Spontaneously Breathing Critically Ill Patients When Assessed by Novice Physician Sonologists 2020 ·Journal of Intensive Care Medicine ·Adeel Abbasi, Mohammed Nayeemuddin, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Gary Phillips, Roland C. Merchant, Mitchell M. Levy, Michael Blaivas, Keith Corl	7
8	Lung Ultrasound Point‐of‐View in Pediatric and Adult COVID‐19 Infection 2020 ·Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine ·(unknown), Michael Blaivas, Irene Raffaldi, (unknown)	10
9	Use and Education of Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound in Pediatric Emergency Medicine in Saudi Arabia 2017 ·Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michael Blaivas, Dimitrios Karakitsos	6
10	Transesophageal Echocardiography: Guidelines for Point-of-Care Applications in Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation 2017 ·Annals of Emergency Medicine ·James Fair, Michael Mallin, (unknown), Joshua Zimmerman, Robert Arntfield, Ross Kessler, (unknown), Michael Blaivas	50
11	Bedside Ultrasound to Facilitate Early Diagnosis and Ease of Follow-Up in Neurogenic Heterotopic Ossification: A Pilot Study From the Intensive Care Unit 2017 ·Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation ·Konstantinos Stefanidis, Peter G. Brindley, (unknown), Michael Blaivas, Mohammad Daneshi, Paul S. Sidhu, (unknown), Dimitrios Karakitsos	10
12	International evidence-based recommendations on ultrasound-guided vascular access breakdown → 2012 ·Intensive Care Medicine ·Massimo Lamperti, Andrew Bodenham, Mauro Pittiruti, Michael Blaivas, John Augoustides, Mahmoud Elbarbary, Thierry Pirotte, Dimitrios Karakitsos, Jack LeDonne, Stephanie J. Doniger, Giancarlo Scoppettuolo, David Feller‐Kopman, Wolfram Schummer, Roberto Biffi, Éric Desruennes, Lawrence A. Melniker, Susan T. Verghese	510
13	Simple, Almost Anywhere, With Almost Anyone: Remote Low-Cost Telementored Resuscitative Lung Ultrasound 2011 ·The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care ·Paul B. McBeth, (unknown), Michael Blaivas, Trevor D. Hamilton, (unknown), Nova L. Panebianco, Lawrence A. Melniker, Chad G. Ball, Luna Gargani, (unknown), Andrew W. Kirkpatrick	57
14	A Prospective Comparison of Procedural Sedation and Ultrasound‐guided Interscalene Nerve Block for Shoulder Reduction in the Emergency Department 2011 ·Academic Emergency Medicine ·Michael Blaivas, Srikar Adhikari, Lina Lander	94
15	277: Transfer of Real-Time Ultrasound Video of FAST Examinations from Victims at a Disaster Scene Via a Commercially Available Video Cell Phone 2008 ·Annals of Emergency Medicine ·Michael Blaivas, Srikar Adhikari, Stephen A. Shiver, Matthew Lyon	1
16	217: An Unseen Danger: Frequency Of Posterior Vessel Wall Penetration By Needles During Ultrasound Guided Internal Jugular Vein Central Line Placement 2007 ·Annals of Emergency Medicine ·Michael Blaivas, Srikar Adhikari, Matthew Lyon	1
17	277: A Prospective Comparison of Emergency Physician-Performed Limited Venous Ultrasound and CT Venography of the Lower Extremity for Deep Venous Thrombosis 2007 ·Annals of Emergency Medicine ·Stephen A. Shiver, Matthew Lyon, Michael Blaivas, Srikar Adhikari	1
18	Proliferation of Ultrasound Fellowships in Emergency Medicine: How Do We Ensure Future Experts Are Expertly Trained? 2002 ·Academic Emergency Medicine ·Michael Blaivas, Daniel Theodoro, Paul Sierzenski	9
19	A Study of Bedside Ocular Ultrasonography in the Emergency Department 2002 ·Academic Emergency Medicine ·Michael Blaivas, Daniel Theodoro, Paul Sierzenski	72
20	A Study of Bedside Ocular Ultrasonography in the Emergency Department 2002 ·Academic Emergency Medicine ·Michael Blaivas, Daniel Theodoro, Paul Sierzenski	141

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