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Joseph A. Carcillo is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a primary focus on sepsis diagnosis and treatment among other critical care topics. Their body of work encompasses key areas such as epidemiology, emergency medicine, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, public health, environmental and occupational health, and surgery.

The scientist has published numerous papers in reputable venues, frequently appearing in journals such as Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Resuscitation, Critical Care, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). These publications cover a range of specialized topics related to critical and emergency care.

The main topics of research covered by Joseph A. Carcillo include:

  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Neonatal and Maternal Infections
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research

Several frequent collaborators contribute to Joseph A. Carcillo's research projects, including Kathleen L. Meert, Murray M. Pollack, Peter M. Mourani, Ron Reeder, and Robert A. Berg. These collaborations appear consistently across multiple publications.

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Septic Shock and Sepsis-Associated Organ Dysfunction in Children," 2020, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • "Surviving sepsis campaign international guidelines for the management of septic shock and sepsis-associated organ dysfunction in children," 2020, Intensive Care Medicine
  • "Neurologic Involvement in Children and Adolescents Hospitalized in the United States for COVID-19 or Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome," 2021, JAMA Neurology
  • "Sepsis Subclasses: A Framework for Development and Interpretation*," 2021, Critical Care Medicine
  • "Trajectory of Mortality and Health-Related Quality of Life Morbidity Following Community-Acquired Pediatric Septic Shock*," 2020, Critical Care Medicine

Best Publications

  • Epidemiology of severe sepsis in the United States: analysis of incidence, outcome, and associated costs of care.

    Derek C. Angus;Walter T. Linde-Zwirble;Jeffrey Lidicker;Gilles Clermont

  • Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock

    R. Phillip Dellinger;Jean M. Carlet;Henry Masur;Herwig Gerlach

  • Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Septic Shock and Sepsis-Associated Organ Dysfunction in Children

    Scott L. Weiss;Mark J. Peters;Waleed Alhazzani;Michael S.D. Agus

  • Unexpected Increased Mortality After Implementation of a Commercially Sold Computerized Physician Order Entry System

    Yong Y. Han;Joseph A. Carcillo;Shekhar T. Venkataraman;Robert S.B. Clark

  • Clinical practice parameters for hemodynamic support of pediatric and neonatal septic shock: 2007 update from the American College of Critical Care Medicine*

    Joe Brierley;Joseph A. Carcillo;Karen Choong;Tim Cornell

  • The Epidemiology of Severe Sepsis in Children in the United States

    R. Scott Watson;Joseph A. Carcillo;Walter T. Linde-Zwirble;Gilles Clermont

  • Interleukin-1 Receptor Blockade Is Associated With Reduced Mortality in Sepsis Patients With Features of Macrophage Activation Syndrome: Reanalysis of a Prior Phase III Trial.

    Bita Shakoory;Joseph A. Carcillo;W. Winn Chatham;Richard L. Amdur

  • Clinical practice parameters for hemodynamic support of pediatric and neonatal patients in septic shock

    Joseph A. Carcillo;Alan I. Fields

  • American College of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Parameters for Hemodynamic Support of Pediatric and Neonatal Septic Shock.

    Alan L. Davis;Joseph A. Carcillo;Rajesh K. Aneja;Andreas J. Deymann

  • Early reversal of pediatric-neonatal septic shock by community physicians is associated with improved outcome.

    Han Yy;Carcillo Ja;Dragotta Ma;Bills Dm

  • Hyperferritinemia and inflammation

    Kate F Kernan;Joseph A Carcillo

  • Role of Early Fluid Resuscitation in Pediatric Septic Shock

    Joseph A. Carcillo;Alan L. Davis;Arno Zaritsky

  • ACCM/PALS haemodynamic support guidelines for paediatric septic shock: an outcomes comparison with and without monitoring central venous oxygen saturation

    Cláudio F. de Oliveira;Débora S. F. de Oliveira;Adriana F. C. Gottschald;Juliana D. G. Moura

  • Hemodynamic Support in Fluid-refractory Pediatric Septic Shock

    G Ceneviva;J A Paschall;F Maffei;J A Carcillo

  • Intra-mitochondrial Poly(ADP-ribosylation) Contributes to NAD+ Depletion and Cell Death Induced by Oxidative Stress *

    Lina Du;Xiaopeng Zhang;Yong Y. Han;Nancy A. Burke

  • Immunoparalysis and nosocomial infection in children with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.

    Mark W. Hall;Mark W. Hall;Nina L. Knatz;Carol Vetterly;Steven Tomarello

  • Functional Status Scale: new pediatric outcome measure.

    Murray M. Pollack;Murray M. Pollack;Richard Holubkov;Penny Glass;J. Michael Dean

  • Tolerance and Withdrawal From Prolonged Opioid Use in Critically Ill Children

    Kanwaljeet J. S. Anand;Douglas F. Willson;John Berger;Rick Harrison

  • Secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and severe sepsis/ systemic inflammatory response syndrome/multiorgan dysfunction syndrome/macrophage activation syndrome share common intermediate phenotypes on a spectrum of inflammation.

    Leticia Castillo;Joseph Carcillo

  • Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Critical Illness-Related Corticosteroid Insufficiency (CIRCI) in Critically Ill Patients (Part I): Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) 2017

    Annane D;Pastores Sm;Rochwerg B;Arlt W

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert A. Berg
Robert A. Berg Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Richard Holubkov
Richard Holubkov University of Utah
David L. Wessel
David L. Wessel George Washington University
Thomas P. Shanley
Thomas P. Shanley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Edwin K. Jackson
Edwin K. Jackson University of Pittsburgh
Patrick M. Kochanek
Patrick M. Kochanek University of Pittsburgh
Kanwaljeet J. S. Anand
Kanwaljeet J. S. Anand Stanford University
Hector R. Wong
Hector R. Wong Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Robert S. B. Clark
Robert S. B. Clark University of Pittsburgh
Niranjan Kissoon
Niranjan Kissoon University of British Columbia

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