William D. Schweickert

19.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
47 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

William D. Schweickert is a scholar working on Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Radiological and Ultrasound Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, William D. Schweickert has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, 17 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 15 papers in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology. Recurrent topics in William D. Schweickert's work include Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (22 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (16 papers) and Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (15 papers). William D. Schweickert is often cited by papers focused on Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (22 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (16 papers) and Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (15 papers). William D. Schweickert collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland. William D. Schweickert's co-authors include John P. Kress, Jesse B. Hall, Anne S. Pohlman, Mark Pohlman, Cheryl L. Esbrook, Amy Bowman, Gregory A. Schmidt, Amy J. Pawlik, Rhonda Barr and Linda Spears and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

William D. Schweickert

46 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

Early physical and occupational therapy in mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients: a randomised controlled trial

2009 2.1k citations William D. Schweickert, Mark Pohlman et al. The Lancet profile →
Efficacy and safety of a paired sedation and ventilator weaning protocol for mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care (Awakening and Breathing Controlled trial): a randomised controlled trial

2008 1.3k citations Timothy D. Girard, John P. Kress et al. The Lancet profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William D. Schweickert United States	22	4.3k	1.8k	1.4k	1.3k	888	47	5.6k
Jesse B. Hall United States	37	4.2k 1.0×	2.6k 1.4×	1.3k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	93	6.7k
Jesse B. Hall United States	24	4.0k 0.9×	2.6k 1.4×	1.0k 0.7×	1.8k 1.4×	972 1.1×	46	6.1k
Bernard De Jonghe France	31	3.8k 0.9×	1.9k 1.0×	722 0.5×	871 0.7×	448 0.5×	53	5.4k
Gérald Chanques France	45	3.8k 0.9×	3.7k 2.0×	969 0.7×	3.2k 2.5×	1.4k 1.6×	131	7.3k
Nathan E. Brummel United States	27	5.2k 1.2×	834 0.5×	1.6k 1.1×	2.0k 1.5×	407 0.5×	60	6.3k
Pedro A. Mendez-Tellez United States	37	3.3k 0.8×	2.0k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	390 0.3×	689 0.8×	67	4.9k
Shannon S. Carson United States	35	2.2k 0.5×	1.9k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	746 0.6×	766 0.9×	115	4.8k
Eduard E. Vasilevskis United States	40	5.3k 1.2×	843 0.5×	1.7k 1.2×	2.4k 1.8×	1.3k 1.5×	123	8.6k
Margaret A. Pisani United States	37	3.1k 0.7×	832 0.5×	720 0.5×	1.5k 1.2×	362 0.4×	128	5.3k
Yoanna Skrobik Canada	41	5.6k 1.3×	2.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	3.7k 2.9×	1.0k 1.2×	107	8.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Schweickert, William D., et al.. (2023). Structured Mobilization for Critically Ill Patients: A Pragmatic Cluster-randomized Trial. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 208(1). 49–58. 11 indexed citations

Mitchell, Oscar, Maya Dewan, Heather Wolfe, et al.. (2022). Defining Physiological Decompensation: An Expert Consensus and Retrospective Outcome Validation. Critical Care Explorations. 4(4). e0677–e0677. 15 indexed citations

Mitchell, Oscar, Jennifer C. Ginestra, Cameron Baston, et al.. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 on inpatient clinical emergencies: A single-center experience. Resuscitation Plus. 6. 100135–100135. 5 indexed citations

Palakshappa, Jessica A., John P. Reilly, William D. Schweickert, et al.. (2018). Quantitative peripheral muscle ultrasound in sepsis: Muscle area superior to thickness. Journal of Critical Care. 47. 324–330. 64 indexed citations

Bakhru, Rita N., David McWilliams, Douglas J. Wiebe, Vicki J. Spuhler, & William D. Schweickert. (2016). Intensive Care Unit Structure Variation and Implications for Early Mobilization Practices. An International Survey. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 13(9). 1527–1537. 96 indexed citations

Schweickert, William D., et al.. (2016). Early goal-directed mobilisation in the intensive care unit is feasible and safe, and increases both the level and duration of activity [commentary]. Journal of physiotherapy. 62(4). 225–225. 1 indexed citations

Anderson, Brian J., John P. Reilly, M.G.S. Shashaty, et al.. (2016). Admission plasma levels of the neuronal injury marker neuron-specific enolase are associated with mortality and delirium in sepsis. Journal of Critical Care. 36. 18–23. 54 indexed citations

Chreiman, Kristen, et al.. (2015). Blueprint for Implementing New Processes in Acute Care. Journal of Trauma Nursing. 22(5). 266–273. 4 indexed citations

Clark, Katherine, M T Upton, Hilary Faust, et al.. (2015). Clinician Perception of the Effectiveness of an Automated Early Warning and Response System for Sepsis in an Academic Medical Center. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 12(10). 1514–1519. 28 indexed citations

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Kerlin, Meeta Prasad, Dylan S. Small, Elizabeth Cooney, et al.. (2013). A Randomized Trial of Nighttime Physician Staffing in an Intensive Care Unit. New England Journal of Medicine. 368(23). 2201–2209. 115 indexed citations

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Bakhru, Rita N. & William D. Schweickert. (2013). Intensive Care Ultrasound: I. Physics, Equipment, and Image Quality. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 10(5). 540–548. 16 indexed citations

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Morris, David S., William D. Schweickert, Daniel N. Holena, et al.. (2012). Differences in outcomes between ICU attending and senior resident physician led medical emergency team responses. Resuscitation. 83(12). 1434–1437. 30 indexed citations

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Dechert, Tracey, Babak Sarani, Seema S. Sonnad, et al.. (2012). Medical emergency team response for the non-hospitalized patient. Resuscitation. 84(3). 276–279. 14 indexed citations

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Schweickert, William D. & John P. Kress. (2011). Implementing Early Mobilization Interventions in Mechanically Ventilated Patients in the ICU. CHEST Journal. 140(6). 1612–1617. 90 indexed citations

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Pohlman, Mark, William D. Schweickert, Anne S. Pohlman, et al.. (2010). Feasibility of physical and occupational therapy beginning from initiation of mechanical ventilation*. Critical Care Medicine. 38(11). 2089–2094. 212 indexed citations

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Hall, Jesse B., William D. Schweickert, & John P. Kress. (2009). Role of analgesics, sedatives, neuromuscular blockers, and delirium. Critical Care Medicine. 37(10 Suppl). S416–S421. 17 indexed citations

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Schweickert, William D., et al.. (2009). A randomized, controlled trial evaluating postinsertion neck ultrasound in peripherally inserted central catheter procedures. Critical Care Medicine. 37(4). 1217–1221. 41 indexed citations

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Girard, Timothy D., John P. Kress, Barry D. Fuchs, et al.. (2008). Efficacy and safety of a paired sedation and ventilator weaning protocol for mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care (Awakening and Breathing Controlled trial): a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. 371(9607). 126–134. 1258 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schweickert, William D. & Jesse B. Hall. (2007). ICU-Acquired Weakness. CHEST Journal. 131(5). 1541–1549. 270 indexed citations

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Schweickert, William D. & Jesse Hall. (2005). Informed consent in the intensive care unit: ensuring understanding in a complex environment. Current Opinion in Critical Care. 11(6). 624–628. 15 indexed citations

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