Journal of Clinical Medicine | Highly Cited Papers Published in 2024 and Hot Topic Special Issues in the “Emergency Medicine” Section

We are pleased to introduce the highly cited papers and hot Special Issues in the “Emergency Medicine” Section of Journal of Clinical Medicine (JCM, ISSN: 2077-0383).  Our “Emergency Medicine” Section’s goal is to improve the quality of care by publishing high-quality research for emergency medicine and related specialties by publishing original research related to the practice and research of emergency medicine. The subject areas include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Triage;
• Disposition;
• Risk-stratification;
• General emergency medicine;
• Acute pain;
• Out-of-hospital emergency medical services;
• Pediatric emergency medicine;
• Geriatric emergency medicine;
• Emerging new diseases;
• Injury and disease prevention.

For more details about this section and to access the latest publications, please visit: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jcm/sections/Emergency_Med.

1. “Acute Lung Injury after Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Narrative Review”
by Giuseppe Marchese, Elisabetta Bungaro, Aurora Magliocca, Francesca Fumagalli, Giulia Merigo, Federico Semeraro, Elisa Mereto, Giovanni Babini, Erik Roman-Pognuz, Giuseppe Stirparo et al.
J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(9), 2498; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13092498
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/9/2498

2. “Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy: A Review for Clinical Practitioners”
by Agata  Makowska, Thomas Treumann, Stefan Venturini and Michael Christ
J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(10), 2863; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13102863
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/10/2863

3. “Improved Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ECPR) Outcomes are Associated with a Restrictive Patient Selection Algorithm”
by Benjamin Assouline, Nathalie Mentha, Hannah Wozniak, Viviane Donner, Carole Looyens, Laurent Suppan, Robert Larribau, Carlo Banfi, Karim Bendjelid and Raphaël Giraud
J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(2), 497; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13020497
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/2/497

4. “The Use of Thrombectomy during Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Resurrecting an Old Concept in Contemporary Practice”
by Zahir Satti, Muntaser Omari, Bilal Bawamia, Timothy Cartlidge, Mohaned Egred, Mohamed Farag and Mohammad Alkhalil
J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(8), 2291; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13082291
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/8/2291

5. “Traumatic Brain Injury in Patients under Anticoagulant Therapy: Review of Management in Emergency Department”
by Vincenzo G. Menditto, Giulia Rossetti, Mattia Sampaolesi, Marta Buzzo and Giovanni Pomponio
J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(13), 3669; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13133669
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/13/3669

6. “Evaluation of New Cardiac Damage Biomarkers in Polytrauma: GDF-15, HFABP and uPAR for Predicting Patient Outcomes”
by Aileen Ritter, Lorenz Lötterle, Jiaoyan Han, Miriam Kalbitz, Dirk Henrich, Ingo Marzi, Liudmila Leppik and Birte Weber
J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(4), 961; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13040961
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/4/961

7. “Cardiac Arrest Mortality and Disposition Patterns in United States Emergency Departments”
by Kenneth M. Zabel, Mohammed A. Quazi, Katarina Leyba, Alexandra C. Millhuff, Mikel Madi, Wilfredo Henriquez Madrid, Aman Goyal, Muhammad Ibraiz Bilal, Amir H. Sohail, Shazib Sagheer et al.
J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(18), 5585; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13185585
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/18/5585

8. “Evolution of Cardiogenic Shock Management and Development of a Multidisciplinary Team-Based Approach: Ten Years Experience of a Single Center”
by Leonardo Belfioretti, Matteo Francioni, Ilaria Battistoni, Luca Angelini, Maria Vittoria Matassini, Giulia Pongetti, Matilda Shkoza, Luca Piangerelli, Tommaso Piva, Elisa Nicolini et al.
J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(7), 2101; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13072101
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/7/2101

9. “Vasopressor Therapy”
by Jean-Louis Vincent and Filippo Annoni
J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(23), 7372; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13237372
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/23/7372

10. “The Multidisciplinary Mobile Unit (MMU) Program Bringing Hospital Specialist Geriatric Competencies at Home: A Feasible Alternative to Admission in Older Patients with Urgent Complaints”
by Antonio Nouvenne, Andrea Ticinesi, Carmine Siniscalchi, Martina Rendo, Nicoletta Cerundolo, Alberto Parise, Giampiero Castaldo, Giulia Chiussi, Richard Carrassi, Angela Guerra et al.
J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(9), 2720; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13092720
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/9/2720

Special Issues:
“Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation—from Research to Clinical Implementation” Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Endre Zima Submission deadline: 20 November 2025	“Recent Advances in Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care ” Guest Editor: Dr. Rita Galeiras Submission deadline: 20 December 2025
“New Advances in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) ” Guest Editor: Dr. Camilla L’Acqua Submission deadline: 20 December 2025	“New Insights in Trauma and Emergency Surgery” Guest Editors: Dr. Kai Oliver Jensen and Prof. Dr. Valentin Neuhaus Submission deadline: 20 February 2026