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Laurent Papazian

Laurent Papazian

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Medicine

D-Index
101
Citations
37309
World Ranking
7990
National Ranking
246

Overview

Laurent Papazian is affiliated with Aix-Marseille University in France and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a specialized focus on pulmonary and respiratory medicine as well as critical care. Their research output includes a substantial body of work in intensive care and respiratory support.

The scientist's notable recent publications include:

  • Ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults: a narrative review, 2020, Intensive Care Medicine
  • ESICM guidelines on acute respiratory distress syndrome: definition, phenotyping and respiratory support strategies, 2023, Intensive Care Medicine
  • Association of COVID-19 inflammation with activation of the C5a-C5aR1 axis, 2020, Nature
  • Prone position in ARDS patients: why, when, how and for whom, 2020, Intensive Care Medicine
  • Use of Prone Positioning in Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19 and Hypoxemic Acute Respiratory Failure, 2020, JAMA

Laurent Papazian frequently collaborates with a group of researchers, among whom are Sami Hraiech, Christophe Guervilly, Jean-Marie Forel, Élie Azoulay, and Florence Daviet. These coauthors appear repeatedly across their projects, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

The primary venues for their scientific contributions include:

  • Intensive Care Medicine
  • Annals of Intensive Care
  • Critical Care
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine

Their fields of study emphasize medicine with a concentration on subfields such as pulmonary and respiratory medicine, critical care and intensive care medicine, epidemiology, emergency medicine, and infectious diseases. These areas frame the context for their research investigations.

The main topics explored in their research cover:

  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment

Best Publications

  • Neuromuscular Blockers in Early Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

    Laurent Papazian;Jean-Marie Forel;Arnaud Gacouin;Christine Penot-Ragon

  • Risk of Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms in Family Members of Intensive Care Unit Patients

    Elie Azoulay;Frédéric Pochard;Nancy Kentish-Barnes;Sylvie Chevret

  • Burnout syndrome in critical care nursing staff

    Marie Cécile Poncet;Philippe Toullic;Laurent Papazian;Nancy Kentish-Barnes

  • High level of burnout in intensivists: prevalence and associated factors.

    Nathalie Embriaco;Elie Azoulay;Karine Barrau;Nancy Kentish

  • Burnout syndrome among critical care healthcare workers.

    Nathalie Embriaco;Laurent Papazian;Nancy Kentish-Barnes;Frederic Pochard

  • Norepinephrine plus dobutamine versus epinephrine alone for management of septic shock: a randomised trial

    Djillali Annane;Philippe Vignon;Alain Renault;Pierre-Edouard Bollaert

  • Formal guidelines: management of acute respiratory distress syndrome

    Laurent Papazian;Cécile Aubron;Laurent Brochard;Jean Daniel Chiche

  • Ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults: a narrative review

    Laurent Papazian;Michael Klompas;Michael Klompas;Charles-Edouard Luyt

  • Norepinephrine or Dopamine for the Treatment of Hyperdynamic Septic Shock

    Claude Martin;Laurent Papazian;Gilles Perrin;Pierre Saux

  • Protective ventilation influences systemic inflammation after esophagectomy: a randomized controlled study.

    Pierre Michelet;Xavier-Benoît D’Journo;Antoine Roch;Christophe Doddoli

  • Neuromuscular blocking agents decrease inflammatory response in patients presenting with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

    Jean-Marie Forel;Antoine Roch;Valérie Marin;Pierre Michelet

  • Effect of ventilator-associated pneumonia on mortality and morbidity.

    L Papazian;F Bregeon;X Thirion;R Gregoire

  • Bronchoscopic or blind sampling techniques for the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

    L Papazian;P Thomas;L Garbe;I Guignon

  • Use of Prone Positioning in Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19 and Hypoxemic Acute Respiratory Failure.

    Xavier Elharrar;Youssef Trigui;Anne Marie Dols;François Touchon

  • Effect of neuromuscular blocking agents on gas exchange in patients presenting with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

    Marc Gainnier;Antoine Roch;Jean-Marie Forel;Xavier Thirion

  • An Official ATS/ERS/ESICM/SCCM/SRLF Statement: Prevention and Management of Acute Renal Failure in the ICU Patient: an international consensus conference in intensive care medicine.

    Laurent Brochard;Fekri Abroug;Matthew Brenner;Alain F. Broccard

  • Prone position in ARDS patients: why, when, how and for whom.

    Claude Guérin;Claude Guérin;Richard K. Albert;Jeremy R. Beitler;Luciano Gattinoni

  • COVID-19: a heavy toll on health-care workers.

    Sangeeta Mehta;Flavia Machado;Arthur Kwizera;Laurent Papazian

  • Effect of Noninvasive Ventilation vs Oxygen Therapy on Mortality Among Immunocompromised Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Virginie Lemiale;Djamel Mokart;Matthieu Resche-Rigon;Frédéric Pène

  • Early identification of patients at risk for difficult intubation in the intensive care unit: development and validation of the MACOCHA score in a multicenter cohort study.

    Audrey De Jong;Nicolas Molinari;Nicolas Terzi;Nicolas Mongardon

Frequent Co-Authors

Elie Azoulay
Elie Azoulay Université Paris Cité
Samir Jaber
Samir Jaber University of Montpellier
Didier Raoult
Didier Raoult Aix-Marseille University
Claude Martin
Claude Martin Nord University
Marc Leone
Marc Leone Aix-Marseille University
Pascal Thomas
Pascal Thomas Aix-Marseille University
Michael Darmon
Michael Darmon Université Paris Cité
Jean-François Timsit
Jean-François Timsit Université Paris Cité
Alexandre Demoule
Alexandre Demoule Sorbonne University
Sylvie Chevret
Sylvie Chevret Université Paris Cité

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