Olivier Hügli

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
155 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Olivier Hügli is a scholar working on Emergency Medicine, Epidemiology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Olivier Hügli has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Emergency Medicine, 37 papers in Epidemiology and 25 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Olivier Hügli's work include Emergency and Acute Care Studies (38 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (19 papers) and Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management (17 papers). Olivier Hügli is often cited by papers focused on Emergency and Acute Care Studies (38 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (19 papers) and Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management (17 papers). Olivier Hügli collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and France. Olivier Hügli's co-authors include Pierre‐Nicolas Carron, Mathieu Pasquier, Bertrand Yersin, Patrick Bodenmann, Jean‐Bernard Daeppen, Stéphane Cook, Fabrice Dami, Sophie Paroz, Drahomir Aujesky and Fabrice Althaus and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Olivier Hügli

145 papers receiving 3.6k citations

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Outpatient versus inpatient treatment for patients with acute pulmonary embolism: an international, open-label, randomised, non-inferiority trial

2011 402 citations Drahomir Aujesky, Marc Righini et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Olivier Hügli Switzerland	30	1.2k	930	738	644	577	155	3.7k
Jean‐Marie Januel Switzerland	10	461 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	735 1.0×	265 0.4×	679 1.2×	21	5.0k
D. Mark Courtney United States	30	466 0.4×	632 0.7×	780 1.1×	1.5k 2.3×	244 0.4×	105	3.1k
Christian H. Nickel Switzerland	36	1.2k 1.0×	655 0.7×	416 0.6×	110 0.2×	397 0.7×	189	3.5k
Lewis J. Kaplan United States	33	1.2k 1.1×	625 0.7×	516 0.7×	157 0.2×	795 1.4×	193	4.9k
Frédéric Adnet France	37	2.0k 1.7×	310 0.3×	905 1.2×	239 0.4×	1.6k 2.7×	207	5.3k
Neera Bhatnagar Canada	22	513 0.4×	921 1.0×	249 0.3×	115 0.2×	1.1k 1.9×	44	3.3k
Steven M. Bradley United States	37	1.3k 1.1×	582 0.6×	2.4k 3.3×	210 0.3×	485 0.8×	178	4.7k
Bertrand Yersin Switzerland	33	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	296 0.4×	84 0.1×	191 0.3×	137	3.4k
Jesper Brok Denmark	31	624 0.5×	1.8k 2.0×	817 1.1×	150 0.2×	1.3k 2.3×	86	6.7k
Lalit Bajaj United States	31	958 0.8×	799 0.9×	183 0.2×	80 0.1×	339 0.6×	90	2.7k

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Nickel, Christian H., B. Degen, Olivier Hügli, et al.. (2025). Defining the need for analgesia in the emergency department: protocol for an international Delphi process. BMJ Open. 15(3). e089396–e089396.

Berna, Chantal, et al.. (2023). Is Positive Communication Sufficient to Modulate Procedural Pain and Anxiety in the Emergency Department? A Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychosomatic Medicine. 85(9). 772–777. 1 indexed citations

Limacher, Andreas, Marc Righini, Jürg H. Beer, et al.. (2023). Quality of life in elderly patients with venous thromboembolism assessed using patient-reported outcome measures. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 21(11). 3193–3202. 3 indexed citations

Taffé, Patrick, et al.. (2022). Analgesic and Anxiolytic Effects of Virtual Reality During Minor Procedures in an Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Study. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 81(1). 84–94. 11 indexed citations

Müller, Martín, Γεώργιος Τζίμας, Henri Lu, et al.. (2022). Already low drug dose antagonism of the renin-angiotensin aldosterone system decreases 1-year mortality and rehospitalization in old heart failure patients. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 154. 113615–113615. 2 indexed citations

Hartley, Mary‐Anne, Jean-Baptiste Cordonnier, Olivier Pantet, et al.. (2022). Point-of-care lung ultrasonography for early identification of mild COVID-19: a prospective cohort of outpatients in a Swiss screening center. BMJ Open. 12(6). e060181–e060181. 1 indexed citations

Singer, Mathias Van, Michelle Ngai, Julie Wright, et al.. (2020). COVID-19 risk stratification algorithms based on sTREM-1 and IL-6 in emergency department. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 147(1). 99–106.e4. 48 indexed citations

Delmas, Philippe, Séverine Vuilleumier, Jarle Hulaas, et al.. (2020). Effects of environmental distractors on nurse emergency triage accuracy: a pilot study protocol. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 6(1). 171–171. 10 indexed citations

Lhopitallier, Loïc, Estelle Moulin, Olivier Hügli, Matthias Cavassini, & Katharine Darling. (2018). Missed opportunities for HIV testing among patients newly presenting for HIV care at a Swiss university hospital: a retrospective analysis. BMJ Open. 8(6). e019806–e019806. 19 indexed citations

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Nagler, Michael, Anne Angelillo‐Scherrer, Marie Méan, et al.. (2017). Long‐term outcomes of elderly patients with CYP2C9 and VKORC1 variants treated with vitamin K antagonists. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 15(11). 2165–2175. 7 indexed citations

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Pasquier, Mathieu, et al.. (2017). Indications and Outcomes of Helicopter Rescue Missions in Alpine Mountain Huts: A Retrospective Study. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 18(4). 355–362. 1 indexed citations

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Limacher, Andreas, Marie Méan, Nils Kucher, et al.. (2016). Echocardiography does not predict mortality in hemodynamically stable elderly patients with acute pulmonary embolism. Thrombosis Research. 145. 67–71. 9 indexed citations

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Pasquier, Mathieu, et al.. (2016). Avalanche Accidents Causing Fatalities: Are They Any Different in the Summer?. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 18(1). 67–72. 8 indexed citations

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Bodenmann, Patrick, Venetia Sofia Velonaki, Stéphanie Baggio, et al.. (2015). Frequent users of the emergency department in a universal health coverage system : a randomized controlled trial of a case-management intervention. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 30.

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Giulieri, Stefano, Caroline Chapuis‐Taillard, Oriol Manuel, et al.. (2014). Rapid detection of enterovirus in cerebrospinal fluid by a fully-automated PCR assay is associated with improved management of aseptic meningitis in adult patients. Journal of Clinical Virology. 62. 58–62. 31 indexed citations

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Mosimann, Pascal J., et al.. (2011). Acute right and left heart failure caused by an intrathoracic stomach. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 30(8). 1658.e1–1658.e3. 2 indexed citations

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Hügli, Olivier, et al.. (2006). Engorgement des centres d'urgences: une raison légitime de refuser l'accès aux patients non urgents? [Emergency department overcrowding: a legitimate reason to refuse access to urgent care for non-urgent patients?]. SERVAL (Université de Lausanne). 1 indexed citations

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Carron, Pierre‐Nicolas, et al.. (2006). Accès des patients âgés aux urgences : évolution démographique et perspectives médico-éthiques. Revue Médicale Suisse. 2(75). 1840–1843.

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Rochat, Thierry, et al.. (2006). Recommandations suisses romandes sur la prise en charge de l’asthme de l’adulte. Revue Médicale Suisse. 2(62). 1022–1033.

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Sartori, Cláudio, Yves Allemann, Hervé Duplain, et al.. (2002). Salmeterol for the Prevention of High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema. New England Journal of Medicine. 346(21). 1631–1636. 291 indexed citations

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