Patrick Zuercher

859 total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 469 citations indexed

About

Patrick Zuercher is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Speech and Hearing. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick Zuercher has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 469 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Surgery, 9 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 7 papers in Speech and Hearing. Recurrent topics in Patrick Zuercher's work include Tracheal and airway disorders (7 papers), Dysphagia Assessment and Management (7 papers) and Esophageal and GI Pathology (7 papers). Patrick Zuercher is often cited by papers focused on Tracheal and airway disorders (7 papers), Dysphagia Assessment and Management (7 papers) and Esophageal and GI Pathology (7 papers). Patrick Zuercher collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United Kingdom and Germany. Patrick Zuercher's co-authors include Joerg C. Schefold, Céline S. Moret, Rainer Dziewas, Noëlle V. Schenk, Carmen A. Pfortmueller, David Berger, Ari Ercole, David Menon, Ewout W. Steyerberg and Andrew I.R. Maas and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, CHEST Journal and Intensive Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Patrick Zuercher

21 papers receiving 459 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.

Dysphagia in the intensive care unit: epidemiology, mechanisms, and clinical management

2019 239 citations Patrick Zuercher, Céline S. Moret et al. Critical Care profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Patrick Zuercher Switzerland	10	271	264	239	84	67	21	469
Linda E. Mackay United States	8	172 0.6×	147 0.6×	125 0.5×	7 0.1×	118 1.8×	12	399
M Sanfilippo Italy	10	35 0.1×	100 0.4×	144 0.6×	25 0.3×	39 0.6×	30	336
Kenneth Tolep United States	6	153 0.6×	340 1.3×	139 0.6×	33 0.4×	7 0.1×	8	458
Kathleen Stone United States	11	28 0.1×	164 0.6×	58 0.2×	107 1.3×	30 0.4×	20	322
Sherwin P. Schrag United States	6	80 0.3×	78 0.3×	156 0.7×	12 0.1×	19 0.3×	6	356
Pauliane Vieira Santana Brazil	8	28 0.1×	307 1.2×	96 0.4×	110 1.3×	31 0.5×	17	417
Letícia Zumpano Cardenas Brazil	9	23 0.1×	322 1.2×	90 0.4×	112 1.3×	31 0.5×	15	427
Susanne Eberl Netherlands	11	43 0.2×	75 0.3×	267 1.1×	77 0.9×	33 0.5×	50	491
Victoria MacBean United Kingdom	9	19 0.1×	159 0.6×	53 0.2×	77 0.9×	19 0.3×	27	289
B. Blackett United Kingdom	6	261 1.0×	161 0.6×	162 0.7×	5 0.1×	17 0.3×	9	378

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Beqiri, Erta, Patrick Zuercher, Lindsay Wilson, et al.. (2023). Therapy Intensity Level Scale for Traumatic Brain Injury: Clinimetric Assessment on Neuro-Monitored Patients Across 52 European Intensive Care Units. Journal of Neurotrauma. 41(7-8). 887–909. 4 indexed citations

Likar, Rudolf, Ilia Aroyo, Rainer Dziewas, et al.. (2023). Management of swallowing disorders in ICU patients - A multinational expert opinion. Journal of Critical Care. 79. 154447–154447. 20 indexed citations

Moser, Michel, et al.. (2023). Metformin’s Role in Hyperlactatemia and Lactic Acidosis in ICU Patients: A Systematic Review. Pharmacology. 108(3). 213–223. 6 indexed citations

Zuercher, Patrick, André Moser, Luis García de Guadiana‐Romualdo, et al.. (2023). Discriminative performance of pancreatic stone protein in predicting ICU mortality and infection severity in adult patients with infection: a systematic review and individual patient level meta-analysis. Infection. 51(6). 1797–1807. 9 indexed citations

Zuercher, Patrick, André Moser, Jean‐Luc Pagani, et al.. (2023). The effect of duration of antimicrobial treatment for bacteremia in critically ill patients on in-hospital mortality – Retrospective double center analysis. Journal of Critical Care. 74. 154257–154257. 1 indexed citations

Zuercher, Patrick, et al.. (2022). Dysphagia incidence in intensive care unit patients with coronavirus disease 2019: retrospective analysis following systematic dysphagia screening. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology. 136(12). 1278–1283. 6 indexed citations

Messmer, Anna S., Michel Moser, Patrick Zuercher, et al.. (2022). Fluid Overload Phenotypes in Critical Illness—A Machine Learning Approach. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(2). 336–336. 16 indexed citations

Zuercher, Patrick, et al.. (2022). Dysphagia Post-Extubation Affects Long-Term Mortality in Mixed Adult ICU Patients—Data From a Large Prospective Observational Study With Systematic Dysphagia Screening. Critical Care Explorations. 4(6). e0714–e0714. 14 indexed citations

Ksouri, Hatem, et al.. (2021). Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s) complicated by splenic rupture and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome: A case report. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9(7). e04369–e04369. 1 indexed citations

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Pfortmueller, Carmen A., Noëlle V. Schenk, Anna S. Messmer, et al.. (2020). Hypertonic saline for fluid resuscitation in ICU patients post-cardiac surgery (HERACLES): a double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial. Intensive Care Medicine. 46(9). 1683–1695. 12 indexed citations

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Zuercher, Patrick, et al.. (2020). Risk Factors for Dysphagia in ICU Patients After Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. CHEST Journal. 158(5). 1983–1991. 41 indexed citations

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Schefold, Joerg C., Minna Bäcklund, Tero Ala‐Kokko, et al.. (2020). The PhINEST study – Pharyngeal ICU Novel Electrical Stimulation Therapy. Medicine. 99(11). e19503–e19503. 6 indexed citations

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Zuercher, Patrick, et al.. (2019). Dysphagia in the intensive care unit in Switzerland (DICE) – results of a national survey on the current standard of care. Swiss Medical Weekly. 149(2930). w20111–w20111. 18 indexed citations

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Pfortmueller, Carmen A., Anna S. Messmer, David Reineke, et al.. (2019). Hypertonic saline for fluid resuscitation after cardiac surgery (HERACLES): study protocol for a preliminary randomised controlled clinical trial. Trials. 20(1). 357–357. 5 indexed citations

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Zuercher, Patrick, Céline S. Moret, Rainer Dziewas, & Joerg C. Schefold. (2019). Dysphagia in the intensive care unit: epidemiology, mechanisms, and clinical management. Critical Care. 23(1). 103–103. 239 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zuercher, Patrick, et al.. (2017). Calypso's spell: accidental near‐fatal thiacloprid intoxication. Clinical Case Reports. 5(10). 1672–1675. 3 indexed citations

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Zuercher, Patrick, Denis Grandgirard, Stephen L. Leib, et al.. (2016). A randomized trial of the effects of the noble gases helium and argon on neuroprotection in a rodent cardiac arrest model. BMC Neurology. 16(1). 43–43. 20 indexed citations

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Zuercher, Patrick, J Groen, Marcel Aries, et al.. (2016). Reliability and Validity of the Therapy Intensity Level Scale: Analysis of Clinimetric Properties of a Novel Approach to Assess Management of Intracranial Pressure in Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 33(19). 1768–1774. 36 indexed citations

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Naal, Florian D., Patrick Zuercher, U. Munzinger, O. Hersche, & Michael Leunig. (2011). A Seven-Zone Rating System for Assessing Bone Mineral Density after Hip Resurfacing Using Implants with Metaphyseal Femoral Stems. Hip International. 21(4). 463–467. 7 indexed citations

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Zuercher, Patrick. (1960). [Polyestradiol phosphate (estradurin) in prostate carcinoma].. PubMed. 27. 500–5. 1 indexed citations

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