Stijn Blot

23.3k citations

266 papers · 12.4k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 63

Impact in

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology top 0.05%
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine top 0.02%
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU

Papers in

Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 117
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU 102
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 36
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance 36

Co-authors: Dirk Vogelaers Eric A. J. Hoste Koenraad Vandewoude Nele Brusselaers Francis Colardyn Jordi Rello Jan J. De Waele Sonia Labeau
Journals: Intensive Care Medicine (22 papers)Intensive and Critical Care Nursing (21 papers)Critical Care (20 papers)Critical Care Medicine (17 papers)American Journal of Critical Care (11 papers)
Partner nations: Belgium Australia Spain

In The Last Decade

Stijn Blot

253 papers receiving 12.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

Healthcare-associated infections in adult intensive care unit patients: Changes in epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention and contributions of new technologies 2022 · 156 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2022 Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
2015 European Respiratory Journal
2014 Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
2012 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
2010 Critical Care

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Co-authorship network

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All Works

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1	Should we still use chlorhexidine oral care? No! Intensive and Critical Care Nursing ·Stijn Blot, 浩二三谷, Michael Klompas	2025	1
2	Stepwise implementation of prevention strategies and their impact on ventilator-associated pneumonia incidence: A 13-Year observational surveillance study Intensive and Critical Care Nursing ·子蓁, Stijn Blot, Diana Huis in ‘t Veld, Koen Blot, Bryan Callahan, Nunik Hariyani, Andreia Maria Pinto Rabelo, Xiangjiu He, 晴司宇田川, Walter Swinnen	2024	5
3	A quality improvement program to reduce surgical site infections after cardiac surgery: A 10-year cohort study Intensive and Critical Care Nursing ·浩二三谷, Michel Quintin, Mieke Deschepper, Diana Huis in ‘t Veld, Maria Auxiliadora Moreira dos Santos Schimidt, Giuseppe Maria Raffa, Paulo César Cobos Pesántez, Alessandra Mularoni, Alessandro Mattina, Stijn Blot	2024	1
4	Clinical vs. autopsy diagnostic discrepancies in the intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis of autopsy series Intensive Care Medicine ·Lena Lyckhäll, K Blot, Dirk Vogelaers, Stijn Blot	2024	1
5	Clinical Sepsis Phenotypes in Critically Ill Patients Microorganisms ·Γεώργιος Παπαθανάκος, Y. Hai, Shehabul Alam, Αθανάσιος Παπαθανασίου, Despoina Koulenti, Stijn Blot, Vasilios Koulouras	2023	17
6	Burn management: From survival to quality of survival Intensive and Critical Care Nursing ·Karel Claes, Juan L. Hernández-Gómez, Stijn Blot	2023	4
7	Risk factors for surgical site infection following cardiac surgery in a region endemic for multidrug resistant organisms Intensive and Critical Care Nursing ·浩二三谷, Michel Quintin, Mieke Deschepper, Diana Huis in ‘t Veld, Maria Auxiliadora Moreira dos Santos Schimidt, Giuseppe Maria Raffa, Giuseppe Arena, Marco Morsolini, Andreea Lazea, Fabio Tuzzolino, Giovanna Panarello, Alessandra Mularoni, Gennaro Martucci, Alessandro Mattina, Stijn Blot	2023	8
8	A knowledge test on pressure injury in adult intensive care patients: Development, validation, and item analysis Journal of Tissue Viability ·Vijay Elakkya Vijayakumar, 紘治郎中山, Stijn Blot, Sonia Labeau	2022	1
9	Prevalence of skin pressure injury in critical care patients in the UK: results of a single-day point prevalence evaluation in adult critically ill patients BMJ Open ·Francesca Rubulotta, Stephen J. Brett, Carole Boulanger, Bronagh Blackwood, Mieke Deschepper, Sonia Labeau, Stijn Blot	2022	5
10	Pressure injury prevalence in Australian intensive care units: A secondary analysis Australian Critical Care ·Fiona Coyer, Wendy Chaboyer, Frances Lin, Anna Doubrovsky, Michelle Barakat‐Johnson, Wendy Brown, Ramanathan Lakshmanan, Gavin Leslie, Sarah L. Jones, R Oqueli, 徐国荣, Elizabeth McInnes, Madeleine Powell, Marion Mitchell, Kellie Sosnowski, مرزوق العمري, Amy Thompson, Lorraine Thompson, Sonia Labeau, Stijn Blot	2021	15
11	Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Sonia Labeau, Dominique Vandijck, Stijn Blot	2017	4
12	Communication satisfaction and job satisfaction among critical care nurses and the impact on burnout and turnover intention Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Peter Vermeir, Sophie Degroote, Dominique Vandijck, Stijn Blot, An Mariman, Rik Verhaeghe, Myriam Deveugele, Renaat Peleman, Dirk Vogelaers	2016	1
13	Deep-seated Candida infections in the intensive care unit Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Nele Brusselaers, Stijn Blot, Dirk Vogelaers	2011	4
14	Impact of antiseptic based oral care on rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care unit patients: a meta-analysis Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·I Elinek, Sonia Labeau, Nele Brusselaers, Dirk Vogelaers, Stijn Blot	2010	2
15	Clinical relevance of aspergillus positive endotracheal aspirate cultures in critically ill patients : validation of an algorithm to discriminate aspergillus colonization from invasive pulmonary aspergillosis Intensive Care Medicine ·Stijn Blot, Nele Brusselaers, Al, Pierre Bulpa, Tony Bates, G. Dimopoulos, Sándor Lázs, Benoît Misset, Jordi Rello, Koenraad Vandewoude, Dirk Vogelaers	2010	2
16	Intensive care nurses' knowledge and management of tracheal tube cuffs Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Sonia Labeau, Mary Busk, Jordi Rello, Dominique Vandijck, Brigitte Claes, Stijn Blot	2009	1
17	Epidemiology and outcome of nosocomial bloodstream infection in elderly critically ill patients: A comparison between middle-aged, old, and very old patients* Critical Care Medicine ·Stijn Blot, Mustafa Cankurtaran, Mirko Petrović, Dominique Vandijck, Christelle Lizy, Johan Decruyenaere, Наталия Ларина, Koenraad Vandewoude, A.-M. Piette, S. Al-Hasani, Nele Van Den Noortgate, Renaat Peleman, Dirk Vogelaers	2009	96
18	Evaluacion del Conocimiento de enfermeria realizada en 22 paises Europeos sobre las Guias de Prevencion de la Neumonia Asociada a Ventilacion Mecanica (NAV) Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·M. Secanell, Jordi Rello, Thiago Lisboa, AR Piner, Thia Walker, Charlene Gates, Nesrain Farhan, Koenraad Vandewoude, Sonia Labeau, Stijn Blot	2008	0
19	Nationale richtlijn prenatale zorg: een basis voor een klinisch pad voor de opvolging van zwangerschappen Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Özge Şiir Dağlar, Kar Wei Hor, Bernard Spitz, Stijn Blot, Marleen Temmerman, Weihong Zhang, Sophie Alexander, Jaime Orlando Avella Avella, Dirk Ramaekers	2004	12
20	The impact of timing of surgical intervention on survival in patients with severe acute pancreatitis Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Jan J. De Waele, Johan Decruyenaere, Eric A. J. Hoste, Stijn Blot, Uwe Hesse, Kirsten Colpaert, Francis Colardyn	2003	1

About Stijn Blot

Stijn Blot is a scholar working on Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Medical Terminology, Emergency Medical Services and Epidemiology, having authored 266 papers that have together received 12.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Nosocomial Infections in ICU (102 papers), Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (44 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (36 papers), Antibiotic Use and Resistance (36 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (33 papers), Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (33 papers), Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (19 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (19 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (1.6k citations), Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine (3.5k citations), Molecular Medicine (1.3k citations), Infectious Diseases (3.5k citations) and Epidemiology (5.8k citations). Stijn Blot has collaborated with scholars based in Belgium, Australia and Spain. Frequent co-authors include Dirk Vogelaers, Eric A. J. Hoste, Koenraad Vandewoude, Nele Brusselaers, Francis Colardyn, Jordi Rello, Jan J. De Waele, Sonia Labeau, Johan Decruyenaere and Dominique Vandijck. Their work appears in journals such as Intensive Care Medicine, Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, Critical Care, Critical Care Medicine and American Journal of Critical Care.

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