Simon A. Amacher

745 total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 355 citations indexed

About

Simon A. Amacher is a scholar working on Emergency Medicine, Epidemiology and Radiological and Ultrasound Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon A. Amacher has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 355 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Emergency Medicine, 11 papers in Epidemiology and 8 papers in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology. Recurrent topics in Simon A. Amacher's work include Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (15 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury Research (7 papers) and Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (7 papers). Simon A. Amacher is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (15 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury Research (7 papers) and Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (7 papers). Simon A. Amacher collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Chile and Germany. Simon A. Amacher's co-authors include Sabina Hunziker, Christoph Becker, Raoul Sutter, Katharina Beck, Stephan Märsch, Kai Tisljar, Alessia Vincent, Sebastian Groß, Rainer Schaefert and Norbert K. Semmer and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Simon A. Amacher

30 papers receiving 349 citations

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Violence against healthcare professionals in intensive care units: a systematic review and meta-analysis of frequency, risk factors, interventions, and preventive measures

2024 30 citations Pascale Grzonka, Simon A. Amacher et al. Critical Care profile →

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Wayne Varndell Australia

Patrick G. Hughes United States

Shaw Natsui United States

Kevin Blaine United States

Dawn Opgenorth Canada

Thomas Pelgrim Netherlands

Stephanie Murphy United States

Willem Stassen South Africa

Ellen Burkett Australia

Anja H. Brunsveld‐Reinders Netherlands

Wayne Varndell Australia

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Grzonka, Pascale, Tamina Mosimann, Sebastian Berger, et al.. (2025). Unveiling the clinical spectrum of herpes simplex virus CNS infections in adults: a systematic review. Systematic Reviews. 14(1). 55–55. 2 indexed citations

Fisch, Urs, et al.. (2025). The impact of prompting on ChatGPT’s adherence to status epilepticus treatment guidelines. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 31712–31712.

Amacher, Simon A., et al.. (2024). Advance directives in the intensive care unit: An eight-year vanguard cohort study. Journal of Critical Care. 85. 154918–154918. 4 indexed citations

Amacher, Simon A., Christoph Becker, Sebastian Groß, et al.. (2024). Prediction of outcomes after cardiac arrest by a generative artificial intelligence model. Resuscitation Plus. 18. 100587–100587. 11 indexed citations

Tisljar, Kai, Pascale Grzonka, Simon A. Amacher, et al.. (2024). Effects of a scoring aid on glasgow coma score assessment and physicians’ comprehension: a simulator-based randomized clinical trial. Journal of Neurology. 272(1). 57–57.

Kaufmann, Philip R., Simon A. Amacher, Raoul Sutter, et al.. (2024). Sex differences in the SOFA score of ICU patients with sepsis or septic shock: a nationwide analysis. Critical Care. 28(1). 209–209. 6 indexed citations

Amacher, Simon A., Christoph Becker, Sebastian Groß, et al.. (2024). Post-intensive care syndrome and health-related quality of life in long-term survivors of cardiac arrest: a prospective cohort study. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 10533–10533. 10 indexed citations

Becker, Christoph R., Katharina Beck, Sebastian Groß, et al.. (2024). The association of vaccination status with perceived discrimination in patients with COVID-19: results from a cross-sectional study. Swiss Medical Weekly. 154(5). 3634–3634. 1 indexed citations

Grzonka, Pascale, et al.. (2023). Adverse events related to physical restraint use in intensive care units: A review of the literature. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3). 318–325. 8 indexed citations

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Amacher, Simon A., et al.. (2023). Translation of patients’ advance directives in intensive care units: are we there yet?. Journal of Intensive Care. 11(1). 53–53. 4 indexed citations

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Mueller, Jonas, Katharina Beck, Christoph R. Becker, et al.. (2023). The Disclosure of Bad News Over the Phone vs. in Person and its Association with Psychological Distress: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 38(16). 3589–3603. 1 indexed citations

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Groß, Sebastian, Simon A. Amacher, Christoph Becker, et al.. (2023). “Do-not-resuscitate” preferences of the general Swiss population: Results from a national survey. Resuscitation Plus. 14. 100383–100383. 6 indexed citations

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Amacher, Simon A., Christoph Becker, Katharina Beck, et al.. (2023). External validation of the PROLOGUE score to predict neurological outcome in adult patients after cardiac arrest: a prospective cohort study. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine. 31(1). 16–16. 8 indexed citations

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Amacher, Simon A., Christoph Becker, Sebastian Groß, et al.. (2023). Red blood cell distribution width for the prediction of outcomes after cardiac arrest. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 15081–15081. 5 indexed citations

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Amacher, Simon A., Christoph Becker, Katharina Beck, et al.. (2022). Comparison of different clinical risk scores to predict long-term survival and neurological outcome in adults after cardiac arrest: results from a prospective cohort study. Annals of Intensive Care. 12(1). 77–77. 10 indexed citations

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Becker, Christoph, Katharina Beck, Sebastian Groß, et al.. (2021). Neuron-Specific Enolase (NSE) Predicts Long-Term Mortality in Adult Patients after Cardiac Arrest: Results from a Prospective Trial. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(11). 72–72. 12 indexed citations

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Amacher, Simon A., Kirstine K. Søgaard, Raoul Sutter, et al.. (2021). Bilateral acute renal cortical necrosis after a dog bite: case report. BMC Infectious Diseases. 21(1). 231–231. 1 indexed citations

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Amacher, Simon A., et al.. (2021). Case Report: Left Ventricular Unloading Using a Mechanical CPR Device in a Prolonged Accidental Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest Treated by VA-ECMO – a Novel Approach. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 8. 707663–707663. 1 indexed citations

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Beck, Katharina, Alessia Vincent, Christoph Becker, et al.. (2021). Medical futility regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation in in-hospital cardiac arrests of adult patients: A systematic review and Meta-analysis. Resuscitation. 172. 181–193. 11 indexed citations

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Becker, Christoph, Katharina Beck, Jonas Mueller, et al.. (2021). Activation of the kynurenine pathway predicts mortality and neurological outcome in cardiac arrest patients: A validation study. Journal of Critical Care. 67. 57–65. 9 indexed citations

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