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Welcome to the World Journal of Critical Care Medicine

World Journal of Critical Care Medicine is a rigorously peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal dedicated to publishing original, high-quality research findings in the field of critical care medicine, including clinical, translational, and basic studies, as well as research involving artificial intelligence. The journal focuses on, but is not limited to, the following areas: Acute kidney failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome and mechanical ventilation, application of bronchofiberscopy in critically ill patients, cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation, coagulant dysfunction, continuous renal replacement therapy, fluid resuscitation and tissue perfusion, hemodynamic monitoring and circulatory support, ICU management and treatment control, infection and anti-infection treatment, rational nutrition and immunomodulation in critically ill patients, sedation and analgesia, severe infection, and shock and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Types of articles published by the journal include clinical study, basic study, case report, editorial, review, minireview, systematic review, meta-analysis, guidelines, and correspondence.  The journal sincerely welcomes experts and scholars to submit original research manuscripts. Each submission will be reviewed by at least two independent referees, who will critically assess its novelty, significance, and reproducibility, as well as any flaws in experimental design and data processing, in order to provide authors with meaningful peer review reports. The journal adheres to editorial policies, peer-review processes, editorial processes, and publication ethics guidelines developed by the editorial office in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and the World Association of Medical Editors. These principles form the foundation for delivering high-quality services to authors, providing high-quality academic content to readers, and supporting the advancement of clinical practice. Submit an Article >>

2026 Published Issues
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Editors-in-Chief
  • Julian E Losanoff, MD, Professor, (Email: jelosanoff@yahoo.com) Department of Surgery, VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System, University of Nevada Las Vegas NV, Touro University, Henderson NV, Las Vegas, NV 89086, United States
Indexing/Abstracting
The WJCCM is now abstracted and indexed in PubMed, PubMed Central, Reference Citation Analysis, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Superstar Journals Database.
Journal Metrics
There is currently no impact factor.
ISSN
2220-3141(online)
Latest Manuscript Statistics
Received (727), Duration of Peer Review (22 days/Mean), Days from Submission to First Decision (51 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (38 days/Mean), Accepted (58.2%/Mean), Production Time (56 days/Mean), Time to Publication (185 days/Mean), and Rejected (33.1%/Mean).
Editorial
Opinion Review
Review
Minireviews
Ana Claudia Ometto, Gustavo Brasil Marcelino, Gabriella Cristina Nogueira Pereira, Felipe Farah Pinheiro Rodrigues, Raquel Afonso Caserta Eid, Arnaldo Alves da Silva 
World J Crit Care Med 15(1):108062. Published online Mar 9, 2026. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v15.i1.108062
Syeda Farheen Zaidi, Ajavindu Prasad, Aakash M Gangadhar, Syed A Khan, Amaar H Zaidi, Moisza Mushtaq, Gokhan Anil, Salim Surani 
World J Crit Care Med 15(1):113515. Published online Mar 9, 2026. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v15.i1.113515
Retrospective Cohort Study
Hayder Mohammed, Khalid Y Fadul, Syed G A Naqvi, Nadir Kharma, Alhady Alfian Yusof, Shabbir Ahmad, Munawar Farooq, Sasha Javid, Ahmed Mohamed, Manar E Abdel-Rahman, Tim Harris 
World J Crit Care Med 15(1):113684. Published online Mar 9, 2026. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v15.i1.113684
Jackson Rajendran, Song-Peng Ang, Maria Jose Lorenzo-Capps, Carlos Valladares, Eunseuk Lee, Veera Jayasree Latha Bommu, George Altarcha, Svitlana Pominov, Bryan Gregory, Jia Ee Chia, Jose Iglesias 
World J Crit Care Med 15(1):114318. Published online Mar 9, 2026. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v15.i1.114318
Observational Study
Adam D Laytin, Ayalew Zewdie, Menbeu Sultan, Amelia J Brandt, Ararso B Olani, Geremew Werkeshe, Sean M Berenholtz, William Checkley, Bhakti Hansoti 
World J Crit Care Med 15(1):115938. Published online Mar 9, 2026. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v15.i1.115938
Prospective Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Systematic Reviews
Meta-Analysis
Case Report
Fotios Dimitriadis, Theodoros Pitsolis, Kyriaki Kolovou, Sissy Maragoulia, Evangelia Theodorou, Giorgos Konstantinou, Theodora Soulele, Ioannis Vlahodimitris, Michail Zervos, Paraskevi Salata, Dimitrios Elaiopoulos, Stergios Gatzonis, Stavros Dimopoulos 
World J Crit Care Med 15(1):115620. Published online Mar 9, 2026. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v15.i1.115620
Letter to the Editor