Biography
Publications
2023
- Lau, T. et al. 2023. Perspectives of statistician, microbiologist, and clinician stakeholders on the use of microbiological outcomes in randomised trials of antimicrobial stewardship interventions. Antibiotics, article number: 885. (10.3390/antibiotics12050885)
- RECOVERY, C. G. and Szakmany, T. 2023. Higher dose corticosteroids in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 who are hypoxic but not requiring ventilatory support (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial. The Lancet 401(10387), pp. 1499-1507. (10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00510-X)
- Adisa, A. et al. 2023. Reducing the environmental impact of surgery on a global scale: systematic review and co-prioritization with healthcare workers in 132 countries. British Journal of Surgery (10.1093/bjs/znad092)
- Florescu, S. et al. 2023. Effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and angiotensin receptor blocker initiation on organ support-free days in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Journal of the American Medical Association 329(14), pp. 1183-1196. (10.1001/jama.2023.4480)
- Harte, E. et al. 2023. Procalcitonin values fail to track the presence of secondary bacterial infections in COVID-19 ICU Patients. Antibiotics 12(4), article number: 709. (10.3390/antibiotics12040709)
- Tabah, A. et al. 2023. Epidemiology and outcomes of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in intensive care unit patients: the EUROBACT-2 international cohort study. Intensive Care Medicine 49(2), pp. 178–190. (10.1007/s00134-022-06944-2)
- Goldswain, H. et al. 2023. The P323L substitution in the SARS-CoV-2 polymerase (NSP12) confers a selective advantage during infection. Genome Biology 24(1), article number: 47. (10.1186/s13059-023-02881-5)
- Szakmany, T. 2023. When more could mean less intervention: the tale of tracheostomy timing in critical illness. Critical Care Medicine 51(2), pp. 333-335. (10.1097/CCM.0000000000005753)
- Rose, L. et al. 2023. Airway pressure release ventilation: a survey of UK practice [Correspondence]. British Journal of Anaesthesia 130(1), pp. e25-e27. (10.1016/j.bja.2022.10.017)
- Villar, J. et al. 2023. Clinical relevance of timing of assessment of ICU mortality in patients with moderate-to-severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Scientific Reports 13(1), article number: 1543. (10.1038/s41598-023-28824-5)
- Cheema, H. A. et al. 2023. Awake prone positioning for non-intubated COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Journal of Clinical Medicine 12(3), article number: 926. (10.3390/jcm12030926)
- Alsallakh, M. et al. 2023. Patterns of healthcare resource utilisation of critical care survivors between 2006 and 2017 in wales: a population-based study. Journal of Clinical Medicine 12(3), article number: 872. (10.3390/jcm12030872)
- Writing Committee for the REMAP-CAP Investigators, . and Szakmany, T. 2023. Long-term (180-day) outcomes in critically Ill patients with COVID-19 in the REMAP-CAP randomized clinical trial. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) 329(1), pp. 39-51. (10.1001/jama.2022.23257)
2022
- Euden, J. et al. 2022. Procalcitonin evaluation of antibiotic use in COVID-19 hospitalised patients (PEACH): protocol for a retrospective observational study. Methods and Protocols 5(6), article number: 95. (10.3390/mps5060095)
- NIHR Global Health Unit on Gobal Surgery, ., COVIDSurg Collaborative, . and Szakmany, T. 2022. Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries. The Lancet 400(10363), pp. 1607-1617. (10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01846-3)
- Hollinghurst, J. et al. 2022. SARS-CoV-2 infection risk among 77,587 healthcare workers: a national observational longitudinal cohort study in Wales, United Kingdom, April to November 2020. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 115(12), pp. 467-478. (10.1177/01410768221107119)
- Llewelyn, M. J. et al. 2022. Impact of introducing procalcitonin testing on antibiotic usage in acute NHS hospitals during the first wave of COVID-19 in the UK: a controlled interrupted time series analysis of organization-level data. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 77(4), pp. 1189-1196. (10.1093/jac/dkac017)
- Cheema, H. A. et al. 2022. Probiotics for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Nutrients 14(8), article number: 1600. (10.3390/nu14081600)
- Euden, J. et al. 2022. Procalcitonin evaluation of antibiotic use in COVID-19 hospitalized patients during the first wave of COVID-19: the PEACH study. Presented at: Infection 2021: BSAC Winter Conference, Virtual, 9-10 December 2021, Vol. 4. Vol. 1., (10.1093/jacamr/dlac004.013)
2021
- Sakr, Y. et al. 2021. Do ventilatory parameters influence outcome in patients with severe acute respiratory infection? Secondary analysis of an international, multicentre14-day inception cohort study. Journal of Critical Care 66, pp. 78-85. (10.1016/j.jcrc.2021.08.008)
- Silversides, J. A. et al. 2021. Feasibility of conservative fluid administration and deresuscitation compared with usual care in critical illness: the Role of Active Deresuscitation After Resuscitation-2 (RADAR-2) randomised clinical trial. Intensive Care Medicine 48(2), pp. 190-200. (10.1007/s00134-021-06596-8)
- Richards, O. et al. 2021. Procalcitonin increase is associated with the development of critical care-acquired infections in COVID-19 ARDS. Antibiotics 10(11), article number: 1425. (10.3390/antibiotics10111425)
- Pathare, N., Szakmany, T., Hall, J. E. and Heurich, M. 2021. Plasma IgM levels differentiate between survivors and non-survivors of culture-positive and culture-negative sepsis and SIRS: a pilot study. Journal of Clinical Medicine 10(22), article number: 5391. (10.3390/jcm10225391)
- Szakmany, T. 2021. Postoperative continous positive airways pressue to prevent pneumonia, a re-intubation and death after major abdominal surgery: An International randomised trail. Lancet Respiratory Medicine 9(11), pp. 1221-1230. (10.1016/S2213-2600(21)00089-8)
- Pugh, R. J. et al. 2021. Long-term trends in critical care admissions in Wales. Anaesthesia 76(10), pp. 1316-1325. (10.1111/anae.15466)
- Tomas, E. et al. 2021. Correction to collaborators in acknowledgments in: Decision-making on withholding or withdrawing life support in the ICU: A worldwide perspective. Chest Journal 160(4), pp. 1576-1577. (10.1016/j.chest.2021.08.054)
- Unwin, H. J. A. et al. 2021. The use of different sepsis risk stratification tools on the wards and in emergency departments uncovers different mortality risks: results of the three Welsh national multicenter point-prevalence studies. Critical Care Explorations 3(10), article number: e0558. (10.1097/CCE.0000000000000558)
- Carroll, C. L. et al. 2021. Comparing the digital footprint of pulmonary and critical care conferences on Twitter. ATS Scholar 2(3), pp. 432–441. (10.34197/ats-scholar.2021-0041OC)
- Szakmany, T. and Duric, N. 2021. Cytokine inhibitors in COVID-19: looking back to move forward. Minerva Anestesiologica 87(8), pp. 848-850. (10.23736/S0375-9393.21.15837-7)
- Kopczynska, M. et al. 2021. Four consecutive yearly point-prevalence studies in Wales indicate lack of improvement in sepsis care on the wards. Scientific Reports 11(1), article number: 16222. (10.1038/s41598-021-95648-6)
- Szakmany, T. et al. 2021. Differences in inflammatory marker kinetics between the first and second wave of COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU: a retrospective, single-center study. Journal of Clinical Medicine 10(15), article number: 3290. (10.3390/jcm10153290)
- Szakmany, T., Hollinghurst, J., Pugh, R., Akbari, A., Griffiths, R., Bailey, R. and Lyons, R. A. 2021. Frailty assessed by administrative tools and mortality in patients with pneumonia admitted to the hospital and ICU inWales. Scientific Reports 11, article number: 13407. (10.1038/s41598-021-92874-w)
- Szakmany, T., Duric, N., Champanerkar, S., Rimmer, A. and James, C. 2021. Cytokine blockade in coronavirus disease 2019: keeping an open mind. Critical Care Explorations 3(5), article number: e0424. (10.1097/CCE.0000000000000424)
- Powell, N. et al. 2021. Use of procalcitonin during the first wave of COVID-19 in the acute NHS hospitals: a retrospective observational study. Antibiotics 10(5), article number: 516. (10.3390/antibiotics10050516)
- McNamee, J. J. et al. 2021. Effect of lower tidal volume ventilation facilitated by extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal vs standard care ventilation on 90-day mortality in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. Journal of the American Medical Association 326(11), pp. 1013-1023. (10.1001/jama.2021.13374)
2020
- Sinha, P. et al. 2020. Prevalence of phenotypes of acute respiratory distress syndrome in critically ill patients with COVID-19: a prospective observational study. Lancet Respiratory Medicine 8(12), pp. 1209-1218. (10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30366-0)
- Szakmany, T. 2020. Noninvasive ventilatory support in COVID-19: operating in the evidence free zone. Minerva Anestesiologica 86(11), pp. 1126-1128. (10.23736/S0375-9393.20.15158-7)
- Kopczynska, M. et al. 2020. Prevalence and outcomes of acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure in Wales: The PANDORA-WALES Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine 9(11), article number: 3521. (10.3390/jcm9113521)
- Lyons, J. et al. 2020. Understanding and responding to COVID-19 in Wales: protocol for a privacy protecting data platform for enhanced epidemiology and evaluation of interventions. BMJ Open 10(10), article number: e043010. (10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043010)
- Al Hassan, H., Cocks, E., Jesani, L., Lewis, S. and Szakmany, T. 2020. Clinical risk prediction scores in coronavirus disease 2019: beware of low validity and clinical utility. Critical Care Explorations 2(10), article number: e0253. (10.1097/CCE.0000000000000253)
- Baumer, T., Phillips, E., Dhadda, A. and Szakmany, T. 2020. Epidemiology of the first wave of COVID-19 ICU admissions in South Wales—the interplay between ethnicity and deprivation. Frontiers in Medicine 7, article number: 569714. (10.3389/fmed.2020.569714)
- Williams, E., Szakmany, T., Spernaes, I., Muthuswamy, B. and Holborn, P. 2020. Discrete-event simulation modeling of critical care flow: new hospital, old challenges. Critical Care Explorations 2(9), article number: e0174. (10.1097/CCE.0000000000000174)
- Stephens, T. J. et al. 2020. Hospital-level evaluation of the effect of a national quality improvement programme: time-series analysis of registry data. BMJ Quality and Safety 29(8), pp. 623-635. (10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009537)
- Tong, D. L., Kempsell, K. E., Szakmany, T. and Ball, G. 2020. Development of a bioinformatics framework for identification and validation of genomic biomarkers and key immunopathology processes and controllers in infectious and non-infectious severe inflammatory response syndrome. Frontiers in Immunology 11, article number: 380. (10.3389/fimmu.2020.00380)
- Szakmany, T. 2020. Anesthesia and immunomodulation: from basic science to clinical trials. Minerva Anestesiologica 86(2), pp. 126-128. (10.23736/S0375-9393.19.14327-1)
- Williams, E., Spearnes, I., Muthuswamy, B., Holborn, P. and Szakmany, T. 2020. 114: Mathematical modeling of critical care flow: how can we best cope with increasing demand?. Critical Care Medicine 48(1), pp. 40. (10.1097/01.ccm.0000618816.50090.25)
2019
- Blot, S. et al. 2019. Epidemiology of intra-abdominal infection and sepsis in critically ill patients: 'AbSeS', a multinational observational cohort study and ESICM trials croup project. Intensive Care Medicine 45(12), pp. 1703-1717. (10.1007/s00134-019-05819-3)
- Carroll, C. L. et al. 2019. Growth of the digital footprint of the society of critical care medicine annual congress: 2014-2020. Critical Care Explorations 2(11), article number: 252. (10.1097/CCE.0000000000000252)
- Kopczynska, M. et al. 2019. Real world patterns of antimicrobial use and microbiology investigations in patients with sepsis outside the Critical Care Unit: Secondary analysis of three nation-wide point prevalence studies. Journal of Clinical Medicine 8(9), article number: 1337. (10.3390/jcm8091337)
- Carroll, C. L. et al. 2019. Lessons learned from web- and social media- based educational initiatives by pulmonary, critical care and sleep societies. Chest 155(4), pp. 671-679. (10.1016/j.chest.2018.12.009)
- Szakmany, T. 2019. Intravenous immunoglobulin in sepsis: can we find the right dose?. Minerva Anestesiologica 85(2), pp. 115-117. (10.23736/S0375-9393.18.13349-9)
- Burke, J., Wood, S., Hermon, A. and Szakmany, T. 2019. Improving outcome of sepsis on the ward: introducing the 'Sepsis Six' bundle. Nursing in Critical Care 24(1), pp. 33-39. (10.1111/nicc.12358)
- Szakmany, T., Walters, A. M., Pugh, R., Battle, C., Berridge, D. M. and Lyons, R. A. 2019. Risk factors for 1-year mortality and hospital utilisation patterns in critical care survivors: a retrospective, observational, population-based data-linkage study. Critical Care Medicine 47(1), pp. 15-22. (10.1097/CCM.0000000000003424)
2018
- Kopczynska, M. et al. 2018. Red-flag sepsis and SOFA identifies different patient population at risk of sepsis-related deaths on the general ward. Medicine 97(49), article number: e13238. (10.1097/MD.0000000000013238)
- Sakr, Y. et al. 2018. Sepsis in intensive care unit patients: Worldwide data from the ICON audit. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 5(12), article number: ofy313. (10.1093/ofid/ofy313)
- Kopczynska, M. et al. 2018. Sepsis-related deaths in the at-risk population on the wards: attributable fraction of mortality in a large point-prevalence study. BMC Research Notes 11(1), article number: 720. (10.1186/s13104-018-3819-2)
- Cortegiani, A. et al. 2018. Immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: secondary analysis of the LUNG SAFE database. Critical Care 22(157) (10.1186/s13054-018-2079-9)
- Madotto, F. et al. 2018. Resolved versus confirmed ARDS after 24 h: insights from the LUNG SAFE study. Intensive Care Medicine 44(5), pp. 564-577. (10.1007/s00134-018-5152-6)
- Szakmany, T. et al. 2018. Defining sepsis on the wards: results of a multi-centre point-prevalence study comparing two sepsis definitions. Anaesthesia 73(2), pp. 195-204. (10.1111/anae.14062)
- Wong, A. et al. 2018. Insertion rates and complications of central lines in the UK population: A pilot study. Journal of the Intensive Care Society 19(1), pp. 19-25. (10.1177/1751143717722914)
2017
- Pugh, R., Subbe, C. P., Thorpe, C. and Szakmany, T. 2017. The Baby Boom and later life: is critical care fit for the future?. Anestezjologia Intensywna Terapia 49(5), pp. 441-444. (10.5603/AIT.a2017.0078)
- Szakmany, T. et al. 2017. In-hospital clinical outcomes after upper gastrointestinal surgery: Data from an international observational study. EJSO - European Journal of Surgical Oncology 43(12), pp. 2324-2332. (10.1016/j.ejso.2017.08.002)
- Ahmad, T. et al. 2017. Use of failure-to-rescue to identify international variation in postoperative care in low-, middle- and high-income countries: a 7-day cohort study of elective surgery. British Journal of Anaesthesia 119(2), pp. 258-266. (10.1093/bja/aex185)
- Pugh, R., Harrison, W., Battle, C., Hancock, C. and Szakmany, T. 2017. Ventilator-associated events..perhaps not the answer. Journal of the Intensive Care Society 18(3), pp. 263-264. (10.1177/1751143717694917)
- Olusanya, O., Day, J., Kirk-Bayley, J. and Szakmany, T. 2017. Free Open Access Med(ical edu)cation for critical care practitioners. Journal of the Intensive Care Society 18(1), pp. 2-7. (10.1177/1751143716660726)
- Holst, B., Szakmany, T., Raby, A., Hamlyn, V., Durno, K., Hall, J. E. and Labéta, M. O. 2017. Soluble toll-like receptor 2 is a biomarker for sepsis in critically ill patients with multi-organ failure within 12 h of ICU admission. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental 5(1) (10.1186/s40635-016-0116-z)
- Frankling, C., Patel, J., Sharif, B., Szakmany, T., Melody, T., Gao, F. and Yeung, J. 2017. Audit of healthcare providers' compliance with the 1-h Sepsis Six Bundle when treating patients with confirmed or suspected sepsis in two acute NHS hospitals [Abstract]. Anaesthesia 72(S2), pp. 21. (10.1111/anae.13789)
2016
- Szakmany, T. et al. 2016. Sepsis prevalence and outcome on the general wards and emergency departments in Wales: Results of a multi-centre, observational, point prevalence study. PLOS ONE 11(12), article number: e0167230. (10.1371/journal.pone.0167230)
- Wong, A. et al. 2016. Immediate complications of cvc insertions: Feasibility pilot of a UK national audit (icnap). Critical Care Medicine 44(12)(S1), pp. 369. (10.1097/01.ccm.0000509850.70194.57)
- DePriest, A., Harwayne-Gidansky, I., Gerlach, A., Lough, M., Ackerman, A., Szakmany, T. and Carroll, C. 2016. Improving multidisciplinary involvement at the critical care congress through social media. Critical Care Medicine 44 (12(Supp 1), pp. 308. (10.1097/01.ccm.0000509606.52936.4e)
- Szakmany, T., Walters, A., Pugh, R., Battle, C. and Lyons, R. 2016. Risk factors of 30-day and 1-year mortality in critical care survivors in Wales between 2006-2015. Critical Care Medicine 44(12), pp. 104. (10.1097/01.ccm.0000508787.17502.0c)
- Szakmany, T. et al. 2016. Use of session-specific hashtags to enhance the reach of the critical care congress in social media. Critical Care Medicine 44(12)(S1), pp. 99. (10.1097/01.ccm.0000508767.99664.b3)
- Szakmany, T. 2016. Reactive oxygen species metabolites in sepsis: markers and mediators. Minerva Anestesiologica 82(12), pp. 1253-1255.
- Nobile, L. et al. 2016. The impact of extracerebral organ failure on outcome of patients after cardiac arrest: an observational study from the ICON database. Critical Care 20, article number: 368. (10.1186/s13054-016-1528-6)
- Pugh, R., Harrison, W., Harris, S., Roberts, H., Scholey, G. and Szakmany, T. 2016. Is HELICS the right way? Lack of chest radiography limits ventilator-associated pneumonia surveillance in Wales. Frontiers in Microbiology 7, article number: 1271. (10.3389/fmicb.2016.01271)
- Sharif, B. et al. 2016. Developing a digital data collection platform to measure the prevalence of sepsis in Wales. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Assocation 23(6), pp. 1185-1189. (10.1093/jamia/ocv208)
- Morgan, M., Szakmany, T., Power, S., Olaniyi, P., Kathy, R., Hall, J. E. and Eberl, M. 2016. Sepsis patients with first and second-hit infections show different outcomes depending on the causative organism. Frontiers in Microbiology 7, article number: 207. (10.3389/fmicb.2016.00207)
- Kempsell, K. E., Ball, G. and Szakmany, T. 2016. Issues in biomarker identification, validation and development for disease diagnostics in Public Health. Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics 16(4), pp. 383-386. (10.1586/14737159.2016.1133300)
2015
- Szakmany, T. 2015. Mechanical ventilation on ECMO: unfinished business. Minerva Anestesiologica 81(11), pp. 1153-1155.
- Szakmany, T., Ellis, G., Sharif, B., Lundin, R. M. and Hall, J. E. 2015. Preventing sepsis [Correspondence]. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 15(11), pp. 1260-1260. (10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00376-X)
- Szakmany, T. and Heurich-Sevcenco, M. 2015. Immunomodulation in sepsis - why blunting the response doesn't work?. Journal of Infection 71(2), pp. 147-149. (10.1016/j.jinf.2015.04.019)
- Hermon, A., Pain, T., Beckett, P., Jerrett, H., Llewellyn, N., Lawrence, P. and Szakmany, T. 2015. Improving compliance with central venous catheter care bundles using electronic records. Nursing in Critical Care 20(4), pp. 196-203. (10.1111/nicc.12186)
- Szakmany, T. and Woodhouse, T. 2015. Use of cisatracurium in critical care: a review of the literature. Minerva Anestesiologica 81(4), pp. 450-460.
- Szakmany, T., Russell, P., Wilkes, A. R. and Hall, J. E. 2015. Effect of early tracheostomy on resource utilization and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. British Journal of Anaesthesia 114(3), pp. 396-405. (10.1093/bja/aeu440)
- Lovas, A. and Szakmany, T. 2015. Haemodynamic effects of lung recruitment manoeuvres. Biomed Research International 2015, article number: 478970.
2014
- Szakmany, T., Ellis, G., Lundin, R., Pignatelli, L., Hall, J. and Morgan, P. 2014. Size of sepsis in Wales: Feasibility pilot. Critical Care Medicine 42(12), article number: A1446. (10.1097/01.ccm.0000457854.38137.95)
- Szakmany, T., Burke, J., Smith, L. and Hermon, A. 2014. Delivery of sepsis 6 by critical care outreach on the general wards: impact on outcome. Critical Care Medicine 42(12), article number: A1588. (10.1097/01.ccm.0000458444.18941.77)
- Davey, M. S. et al. 2014. Microbe-specific unconventional T cells induce human neutrophil differentiation into antigen cross-presenting cells. Journal of Immunology 193(7), pp. 3704-3716. (10.4049/jimmunol.1401018)
- Nobile, L. et al. 2014. The impact of organ failure on outcome of patients after cardiac arrest [Abstract]. Intensive Care Medicine 40(SUPP 1), pp. S216-S216.
- Vincent, J. et al. 2014. Assessment of the worldwide burden of critical illness: the Intensive Care Over Nations (ICON) audit. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 2(5), pp. 380-386. (10.1016/S2213-2600(14)70061-X)
2013
- Szakmany, T. and Russell, P. 2013. Impact of early tracheostomy on the icu patient: meta-analysis [Abstract]. Critical Care Medicine 41(12), pp. A94-A95. (10.1097/01.ccm.0000439539.05170.4c)
- Szakmany, T., Harrison, W., Roberts, H., Scholey, G. and Pugh, R. 2013. Surveillance for ventilator-associated pneumonia (YAP) in Wales: is helics the best way? [Abstract]. Critical Care Medicine 41(12), pp. A13-A13. (10.1097/01.ccm.0000439230.51661.ed)
- Hermon, A., Lawrence, P. and Szakmany, T. 2013. Using information technology to improve process compliance to central line insertion and maintenance bundles: 7 year experience [Abstract]. Intensive Care Medicine 39(Supp 2), pp. S473-S473.
- Burke, J., Smith, L., Wood, S., Hermon, A. and Szakmany, T. 2013. Sepsis bags: simple method to increase process compliance with sepsis six on the ward [Abstract]. Intensive Care Medicine 39(Supp 2), pp. S220-S220.
- Macarthur, K. and Szakmany, T. 2013. Can we use the CPIS score to aid antibiotic prescription in suspected ventilator associated pulmonary infections? [Abstract]. Intensive Care Medicine 39(Supp 2), pp. S313-S314.
- Rigby, M. R., Leong, T., Rider, C. and Szakmany, T. 2013. Expanding analytics to assess glycemic control in critical care [Abstract]. Intensive Care Medicine 39(Supp 2), pp. S363-S363.
- Morgan, M., Roberts, R., Olaniyil, P., Eberl, M., Hall, J. E. and Szakmany, T. 2013. Gamma-delta t cell activation by hmb-pp in early sepsis is associated with higher risk of death on the icu [Abstract]. Intensive Care Medicine 39(Supp 2), pp. S451-S452.
- Toth, I., Mikor, A., Leiner, T., Molnar, Z., Bogar, L. and Szakmany, T. 2013. Effects of IgM-enriched immunoglobulin therapy in septic-shock-induced multiple organ failure: Pilot study. Journal of Anesthesia 27(4), pp. 618-622. (10.1007/s00540-012-1553-9)
- Russell, P. and Szakmany, T. 2013. Meta-Analysis of the impact of early tracheostomy in ICU patients [Abstract]. Infection 41(Supp 1), pp. S67-S68.
- Raby, A. et al. 2013. Targeting the TLR co-receptor CD14 with TLR2-derived peptides modulates immune responses to pathogens. Science Translational Medicine 5(185), article number: 185ra64. (10.1126/scitranslmed.3005544)
- Morgan, M., Szakmany, T., Davey, M. S., Hall, J. E. and Eberl, M. 2013. Human gamma delta T cells in severe bacterial sepsis [Abstract]. British Journal of Anaesthesia 110(5), pp. 876-877. (10.1093/bja/aes490)
2012
- Durno, K., Holst, B., Wilkes, A., Shah, S., Labeta, M. O., Hall, J. E. and Szakmany, T. 2012. STLR-2 levels can discriminate between infective and non-infective origins of multi-organ dysfunction on ICU admission: a pilot study. Critical Care Medicine 40(12), pp. U138-U139. (10.1097/01.ccm.0000424713.57752.27)
- Minik, O. and Szakmany, T. 2012. Routine chest x-ray after percutaneous tracheostomy: nicety or necessity?[Abstract]. Critical Care Medicine 40(12), pp. U226-U226. (10.1097/01.ccm.0000425039.22892.48)
- Szakmany, T., Hermon, A. and Lawrence, P. 2012. From process compliance to zero infections: how can the use information technology impact on quality. Critical Care Medicine 40(12), pp. U46-U46.
- Rajanna, H. and Szakmany, T. 2012. Octagenerians on the ICU: are we doing it right? [Abstract]. Intensive Care Medicine 38(1), pp. S85-S86., article number: 301. (10.1007/s00134-012-2683-0)
- Hermon, A., Pain, T., Jerrett, H., Beckett, P. and Szakmany, T. 2012. Nurse-led quality improvement programme to reduce healthcare related infections: 4 years experience [Abstract]. Intensive Care Medicine 38(1), pp. S154-S154., article number: 550. (10.1007/s00134-012-2683-0)
- Burke, J., Wood, S., Smith, L., Hermon, A. and Szakmany, T. 2012. Critical care outreach: changing the game [Abstract]. Intensive Care Medicine 38(Supp 1), pp. S231-S231., article number: 855. (10.1007/s00134-012-2683-0)
- Gosavi, R. and Szakmany, T. 2012. High oxygenation index: bad lungs or bad doctors? [Abstract]. Intensive Care Medicine 38(Supp 1), pp. S141-S141., article number: 498. (10.1007/s00134-012-2683-0)
- Szakmany, T., Hauser, B. and Radermacher, P. 2012. N-acetylcysteine for sepsis and systemic inflammatory response in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 9, article number: CD006616. (10.1002/14651858.CD006616.pub2)
2011
- Szakmany, T., Albur, M., Thomas, M., Eberl, M. and Hall, J. E. 2011. Infection caused by (e)-4-hydroxy-3-methyl-but-2-enyl pyrophosphate (hmb-pp) producing pathogens increases risk of death on the ICU [Abstract]. Intensive Care Medicine 37(Supp 2), pp. S15-S15., article number: 37. (10.1007/s00134-011-2322-1)
- Hadfield, A. P., Naughton, J. and Szakmany, T. 2011. Appropriate blood transfusion on the ICU: audit of current practice in a district general hospital. Intensive Care Medicine 37(Supp 2), pp. S34-S34., article number: 115. (10.1007/s00134-011-2322-1)
- Szakmany, T., Pain, T., Beckett, P., Jerrett, H. and Hermon, A. 2011. Eliminating catheter related bloodstream infection on the intensive care unit: not a myth! [Poster Abstract]. Intensive Care Medicine 37, pp. S16-S16.
- Szakmany, T., Pain, T., Beckett, P., Jerrett, H., Lawrence, P. and Hermon, A. 2011. Effect of bundle compliance on reducing ventilator associated pneumonia in a mixed medical-surgical ICU [Abstract]. Intensive Care Medicine 37, pp. S206-S206.
2010
- Hauser, B., Molnar, Z. and Szakmany, T. 2010. Effect of Intravenous N-acetylcysteine in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [Abstract]. Intensive Care Medicine 36(S2), pp. S357. (10.1007/s00134-010-2001-7)
- Kalman, S. and Szakmany, T. 2010. Consultant Working Patterns Could Impact Significantly on ICU Length of Stay: Evaluation of Daily vs Weekly Cover [Abstract]. Intensive Care Medicine 36(S2), pp. S324. (10.1007/s00134-010-2000-8)
- Szakmany, T., Hauser, B. and Radermacher, P. 2010. N-Acetylcysteine for Sepsis and Systemic Inflammatory Response: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [Abstract]. Intensive Care Medicine 36(S2), pp. S316. (10.1007/s00134-010-2000-8)
- Joseph, A., Nagarajan, S., Middleton, R. and Szakmany, T. 2010. Incidence and outcome Of ALI/ARDS in the average district general hospital [Abstract]. Intensive Care Medicine 36(S2), pp. S230. (10.1007/s00134-010-2000-8)
- Szakmany, T., Jones, D. and Jiwanmall, E. 2010. Increased Blood Glucose Variance Is Associated With Hypoglycaemia During Tight Glycaemic Control [Abstract]. Intensive Care Medicine 36(S2), pp. S173. (10.1007/s00134-010-1999-x)
- Beckett, P., Jerrett, H., Pain, T., Hermon, A. and Szakmany, T. 2010. Effect of Care Bundle Implementation on Catheter Related Bloodstream Infection on the Intensive Care Unit [Abstract]. Intensive Care Medicine 36(S2), pp. S126. (10.1007/s00134-010-1999-x)
2009
- Goldspink, D. F. et al. 2009. A study of presbycardia, with gender differences favoring ageing women. International Journal of Cardiology 137(3), pp. 236-245. (10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.06.086)
2008
- Baumann, J., Ghosh, S., Szakmany, T., Jancso, G., Ferencz, A., Roth, E. and Bogar, L. 2008. Short-term effects of N-acetylcysteine and ischemic preconditioning in a canine model of hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury. European Surgical Research 41(2), pp. 226-230. (10.1159/000135707)
2007
- Toth, I., Leiner, T., Mikor, A., Szakmany, T., Bogar, L. and Molnar, Z. 2007. Hemodynamic and respiratory changes during lung recruitment and descending optimal positive end-expiratory pressure titration in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome [Letter]. Critical Care Medicine 35(3), pp. 787-793. (10.1097/01.ccm.0000277060.87425.6b)
2006
- Szakmany, T., Dodd, M., Dempsey, G. A., Lowe, D., Brown, J. S., Vaughan, E. D. and Rogers, S. N. 2006. The influence of allogenic blood transfusion in patients having free-flap primary surgery for oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. British Journal of Cancer 94(5), pp. 647-653. (10.1038/sj.bjc.6603013)
2005
- Marton, S., Szakmany, T., Papp, A., Cseke, L. and Horvath, P. O. 2005. Does transthoracic compared to transhiatal resection alter the early postoperative course of oesophagectomy?. Diseases of the Esophagus 18(3), pp. 155-159. (10.1111/j.1442-2050.2005.00479.x)
- Molnar, T., Szabo, Z., Szakmany, T., Udvaros, E., Schmidt, E., Zambo, K. and Cziraki, A. 2005. Pulse-pressure predicts transient myocardial perfusion abnormalities during dipyridamole stress test [Abstract]. Journal of Hypertension 23(S2), pp. S84.
- Szakmany, T., Toth, I., Kovacs, Z., Leiner, T., Mikor, A., Koszegi, T. and Molnar, Z. 2005. Effects of volumetric vs. pressure-guided fluid therapy on postoperative inflammatory response: a prospective, randomized clinical trial. Intensive Care Medicine 31(5), pp. 656-663. (10.1007/s00134-005-2606-4)
2004
- Szakmany, T. and Molnar, Z. 2004. Increased glomerular permeability and pulmonary dysfunction following major surgery: correlation of microalbuminuria and PaO2/FiO2 ratio. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 48(6), pp. 704-710. (10.1111/j.1399-6576.2004.00388.x)
- Molnar, Z., Mikor, A., Leiner, T. and Szakmany, T. 2004. Fluid resuscitation with colloids of different molecular weight in septic shock. Intensive Care Medicine 30(7), pp. 1356-1360. (10.1186/cc2597)
- Szakmany, T., Heigl, P. and Molnar, Z. 2004. Correlation between extravascular lung water and oxygenation in ALI/ARDS patients in septic shock: Possible role in the development of atelectasis?. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 32(2), pp. 196-201.
2003
- Szakmany, T. and Molnar, Z. 2003. Procalcitonin levels do not predict mortality following major abdominal surgery [Letter]. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia 50(10), pp. 1082-1083. (10.1007/BF03018387)
- Szakmany, T., Ghosh, S., Baumann, J., Ferencz, A. and Jancso, C. 2003. Effects of NAC and preconditioning on haemodynamics and indocyanine green clearance [Abstract]. Intensive Care Medicine 29(S1), pp. S70. (10.1007/s00134-003-1972-z)
- Szakmany, T., Mikor, A., Leiner, T. and Molnar, Z. 2003. Fluid resuscitation with colloids of different molecular weight in sepsis [Abstract]. Intensive Care Medicine 29(S1), pp. S27. (10.1007/s00134-003-1971-0)
- Molnar, Z., Szakmany, T. and Heigl, M. 2003. Microalbuminuria in severe sepsis: timing is difficult, "normal" levels are uncertain [Letter]. Intensive Care Medicine 29(8), pp. 1395-1395. (10.1007/s00134-003-1818-8)
- Szakmany, T., Marton, S. and Molnar, Z. 2003. Lack of effect of prophylactic N-acetylcysteine on postoperative organ dysfunction following major abdominal tumour surgery: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded clinical trial. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 31(3), pp. 267-271.
- Molnar, Z., Szakmany, T. and Koszegi, T. 2003. Prophylactic N-acetylcysteine decreases serum CRP but not PCT levels and microalbuminuria following major abdominal surgery. A prospective, randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Intensive Care Medicine 29(5), pp. 749-755. (10.1007/s00134-003-1723-1)
- Molnar, Z., Szakmany, T. and Heigl, P. 2003. Microalbuminuria does not reflect increased systemic capillary permeability in septic shock. Intensive Care Medicine 29(3), pp. 391-395. (10.1007/s00134-003-1651-0)
2002
- Szakmany, T., Marton, S. and Molnar, Z. 2002. Lack of effect of prophylactic N-acetylcysteine on organ dysfunction following major surgery [Abstract]. Intensive Care Medicine 28(S1), pp. S82.
2001
- Szakmany, T. and Molnar, Z. 2001. Clinical rather than biochemical variability may predict mortality following oesophagectomies [Abstract]. British Journal of Anaesthesia 86(2), pp. 320P. (10.1093/bja/86.2.303)
2000
- Molnar, Z., Szakmany, T., Koszegi, T. and Tekeres, M. 2000. Microalbuminuria and serum procalcitonin levels following oesophagectomy [Letter]. European Journal of Anaesthesiology 17(7), pp. 464-465.