Year in Review 2025: New and Noteworthy Literature in Cardiothoracic Critical Care
This article reviews noteworthy literature published in 2025 pertinent to the care of critically ill cardiothoracic surgical patients. We reviewed over 9000 articles to identify 12 publications that provided new or supportive evidence on a diverse range of topics including the management of cardiogenic shock, pulmonary and renal failure, precision immunotherapy in sepsis care, and resuscitation. Additional topics included outcomes following mechanical thrombectomy and methods of hemodynamic monitoring.
Authors
- Samuel Gilliland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3878-6056)
- K. Tanabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2559-8323)
- Xiang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6968-5958)
- K. W. Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1136-4726)
- Sarah M. Alber
Institutions
- University of Colorado System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
- Published
- 2026-03-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10892532261438445
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00