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| Title |
To beta block or not to beta block; that is the question
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Critical Care, December 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13054-015-1059-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Can Ince |
| Abstract |
The fast-acting β-1 blocker esmolol has been the center of attention since the landmark article by Morrelli and colleagues suggesting that, in patients with sepsis, reducing heart rate by administering esmolol can result in a survival benefit. However, the use of esmolol for the treatment of sepsis and the underlying mechanism responsible for this benefit remain controversial. This commentary discusses the study by Jacquet-Lagrèze and colleagues, who in a pig model of sepsis tested the hypothesis that administration of esmolol to reduce heart rate may correct sepsis-induced sublingual and gut microcirculatory alterations which are known to be associated with adverse outcome. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 40 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 9 | 23% |
| United States | 5 | 13% |
| Mexico | 3 | 8% |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 5% |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 5% |
| Ecuador | 2 | 5% |
| Poland | 1 | 3% |
| Chile | 1 | 3% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Unknown | 11 | 28% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 26 | 65% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 9 | 23% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 8% |
| Scientists | 2 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 30 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 30 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 6 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 10% |
| Other | 3 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 10% |
| Other | 5 | 17% |
| Unknown | 6 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 47% |
| Computer Science | 3 | 10% |
| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 3% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 8 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 25. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 November 2015.
All research outputs
#1,556,076
of 25,766,791 outputs
Outputs from Critical Care
#1,357
of 6,614 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#25,310
of 397,655 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Critical Care
#93
of 466 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 25,766,791 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done particularly well and is in the 93rd percentile: it's in the top 10% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 6,614 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 20.7. This one has done well, scoring higher than 79% of its peers.
Older research outputs will score higher simply because they've had more time to accumulate mentions. To account for age we can compare this Altmetric Attention Score to the 397,655 tracked outputs that were published within six weeks on either side of this one in any source. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 93% of its contemporaries.
We're also able to compare this research output to 466 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one has done well, scoring higher than 80% of its contemporaries.