Thomas Bluth

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 810 citations indexed

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Thomas Bluth is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Bluth has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 810 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 16 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and 14 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Recurrent topics in Thomas Bluth's work include Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (40 papers), Airway Management and Intubation Techniques (12 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (12 papers). Thomas Bluth is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (40 papers), Airway Management and Intubation Techniques (12 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (12 papers). Thomas Bluth collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Italy and Netherlands. Thomas Bluth's co-authors include Marcelo Gama de Abreu, Paolo Pelosi, Marcus J. Schultz, Ary Serpa Neto, Thomas Kiss, Robert Huhle, Christopher Uhlig, Peter Spieth, Martin Scharffenberg and Anja Braune and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Bluth

43 papers receiving 801 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.

Effect of Intraoperative High Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) With Recruitment Maneuvers vs Low PEEP on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Obese Patients

2019 212 citations Thomas Bluth, Ary Serpa Neto et al. JAMA profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Bluth Germany	13	558	274	204	184	184	45	810
Lennart Edmark Sweden	13	698 1.3×	495 1.8×	232 1.1×	165 0.9×	253 1.4×	23	937
Michelle Duggan Canada	11	799 1.4×	332 1.2×	311 1.5×	157 0.9×	131 0.7×	17	1.1k
Filip Fredén Sweden	12	515 0.9×	217 0.8×	194 1.0×	110 0.6×	101 0.5×	29	751
Francesco Zarantonello Italy	13	209 0.4×	256 0.9×	249 1.2×	137 0.7×	150 0.8×	36	574
Thomas Kiss Germany	13	510 0.9×	191 0.7×	175 0.9×	142 0.8×	121 0.7×	46	679
Marina Soro Spain	15	362 0.6×	324 1.2×	175 0.9×	226 1.2×	139 0.8×	55	710
Andreas Güldner Germany	19	887 1.6×	226 0.8×	161 0.8×	324 1.8×	184 1.0×	56	1.1k
Tommaso Pettenuzzo Italy	13	284 0.5×	103 0.4×	217 1.1×	136 0.7×	63 0.3×	53	612
Constantin Trepte Germany	17	209 0.4×	100 0.4×	567 2.8×	135 0.7×	267 1.5×	58	809
Jérôme Defosse Germany	13	335 0.6×	163 0.6×	236 1.2×	113 0.6×	101 0.5×	50	579

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Nasa, Prashant, Frederique Paulus, Carlos Ferrando, et al.. (2025). Association of intraoperative end-tidal CO2 levels with postoperative outcomes: a patient-level analysis of two randomised clinical trials. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 135(6). 1761–1769.

Mazzinari, Guido, Fernando G. Zampieri, Lorenzo Ball, et al.. (2024). High Positive End-expiratory Pressure (PEEP) with Recruitment Maneuvers versus Low PEEP during General Anesthesia for Surgery: A Bayesian Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis of Three Randomized Clinical Trials. Anesthesiology. 142(1). 72–97. 6 indexed citations

Neto, Ary Serpa, Niklas Söderberg Campos, Thomas Bluth, et al.. (2024). Win Ratio approach for the composite outcome of postoperative pulmonary complications. European Journal of Anaesthesiology. 42(4). 340–346. 2 indexed citations

Bluth, Thomas, Andreas Güldner, & Peter Spieth. (2024). Beatmungskonzepte unter extrakorporaler Membranoxygenierung bei akutem Lungenversagen. Die Anaesthesiologie. 73(5). 352–362. 1 indexed citations

Wittenstein, Jakob, Martin Scharffenberg, Xiuli Yang, et al.. (2023). Distribution of transpulmonary pressure during one-lung ventilation in pigs at different body positions. Frontiers in Physiology. 14. 1204531–1204531. 1 indexed citations

Ball, Lorenzo, Anja Braune, Andreas Güldner, et al.. (2022). Changes in lung aeration and respiratory function after open abdominal surgery: A quantitative magnetic resonance imaging study. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 66(8). 944–953. 1 indexed citations

Campos, Niklas Söderberg, Thomas Bluth, Sabrine N.T. Hemmes, et al.. (2020). Reevaluación de los efectos de PEEP alta con maniobras de reclutamiento vs. PEEP baja sin maniobras de reclutamiento durante la anestesia general para cirugía: protocolo y plan de análisis estadístico para un metaanálisis de los datos de pacientes individuales de PROVHILO, iPROVE y PROBESE. Revista Española de Anestesiología y Reanimación. 67(2). 76–89. 3 indexed citations

Wittenstein, Jakob, Martin Scharffenberg, Xi Ran, et al.. (2020). Comparative effects of flow vs. volume-controlled one-lung ventilation on gas exchange and respiratory system mechanics in pigs. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental. 8(S1). 24–24. 12 indexed citations

Robba, Chiara, Sabrine N.T. Hemmes, Ary Serpa Neto, et al.. (2020). Intraoperative ventilator settings and their association with postoperative pulmonary complications in neurosurgical patients: post-hoc analysis of LAS VEGAS study. BMC Anesthesiology. 20(1). 73–73. 6 indexed citations

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Scharffenberg, Martin, Jakob Wittenstein, Luigi Vivona, et al.. (2020). Continuous external negative pressure improves oxygenation and respiratory mechanics in Experimental Lung Injury in Pigs – A pilot proof-of-concept trial. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental. 8(S1). 49–49. 3 indexed citations

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Bluth, Thomas, Ary Serpa Neto, Marcus J. Schultz, Paolo Pelosi, & Marcelo Gama de Abreu. (2019). Effect of Intraoperative High Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) With Recruitment Maneuvers vs Low PEEP on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Obese Patients. JAMA. 321(23). 2292–2292. 212 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bluth, Thomas, Thomas Kiss, Michael Kircher, et al.. (2019). Measurement of relative lung perfusion with electrical impedance and positron emission tomography: an experimental comparative study in pigs. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 123(2). 246–254. 51 indexed citations

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Ball, Lorenzo, Sabrine N.T. Hemmes, Ary Serpa Neto, et al.. (2018). Intraoperative ventilation settings and their associations with postoperative pulmonary complications in obese patients. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 121(4). 899–908. 61 indexed citations

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Güldner, Andreas, Robert Huhle, Alessandro Beda, et al.. (2018). Periodic Fluctuation of Tidal Volumes Further Improves Variable Ventilation in Experimental Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Frontiers in Physiology. 9. 905–905. 8 indexed citations

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Uhlig, Christopher, Thomas Bluth, Kristin Schwarz, et al.. (2016). Effects of Volatile Anesthetics on Mortality and Postoperative Pulmonary and Other Complications in Patients Undergoing Surgery. Anesthesiology. 124(6). 1230–1245. 120 indexed citations

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Kiss, Thomas, Thomas Bluth, & Marcelo Gama de Abreu. (2016). Reduziert eine intraoperative lungenprotektive Beatmung postoperative pulmonale Komplikationen?. Der Anaesthesist. 65(8). 573–579. 4 indexed citations

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Spieth, Peter, et al.. (2014). Mechanotransduction in the lungs.. PubMed. 80(8). 933–41. 39 indexed citations

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Spieth, Peter, Andreas Güldner, Christopher Uhlig, et al.. (2014). Variable versus conventional lung protective mechanical ventilation during open abdominal surgery: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 15(1). 155–155. 11 indexed citations

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Kiss, Thomas, Andreas Güldner, Thomas Bluth, et al.. (2013). Rationale and study design of ViPS – variable pressure support for weaning from mechanical ventilation: study protocol for an international multicenter randomized controlled open trial. Trials. 14(1). 363–363. 7 indexed citations

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Kiss, Thomas, Thomas Bluth, & Axel R. Heller. (2012). Anästhesie bei endourologischen und roboterassistierten Eingriffen. Der Anaesthesist. 61(8). 733–747.

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