Aim

Netherlands Journal of Critical Care (Neth. J. Crit. Care) aims to promote high-quality research, clinical knowledge, and evidence-based practice in the field of critical care medicine. The journal provides an international platform for clinicians, intensivists, nurses, researchers, and healthcare professionals to disseminate innovative findings and discuss contemporary challenges in the management of critically ill patients.

The journal seeks to improve understanding of critical illness, support advances in intensive care practice, and facilitate the translation of scientific evidence into improved patient management and clinical outcomes.

Scope

The journal welcomes original and innovative research in all areas of critical care medicine, including but not limited to:

1. Intensive Care Medicine
   • General intensive care
   • Critical illness and organ dysfunction
   • ICU management and clinical decision-making
   • Patient monitoring and intensive care protocols
2. Respiratory and Pulmonary Critical Care
   • Acute respiratory failure
   • Mechanical ventilation
   • Non-invasive ventilation
   • ARDS
   • Airway management
   • Respiratory monitoring
3. Sepsis and Infectious Diseases
   • Sepsis and septic shock
   • Severe infections in critically ill patients
   • Antimicrobial therapy
   • Infection prevention and control
   • ICU-acquired infections
4. Cardiovascular Critical Care
   • Cardiogenic shock
   • Acute heart failure
   • Cardiac arrest and resuscitation
   • Hemodynamic monitoring
   • Arrhythmias in critically ill patients
5. Neurocritical Care
   • Traumatic brain injury
   • Stroke and intracranial hemorrhage
   • Status epilepticus
   • Coma and neurological monitoring
   • Neurocritical emergencies
6. Renal and Metabolic Critical Care
   • Acute kidney injury
   • Renal replacement therapy
   • Electrolyte and acid–base disorders
   • Metabolic emergencies
   • Fluid management
7. Trauma and Emergency Critical Care
   • Major trauma
   • Polytrauma
   • Emergency resuscitation
   • Critical care after surgery
   • Emergency department–ICU transitions
8. Surgical and Perioperative Critical Care
   • Postoperative intensive care
   • Surgical complications
   • Perioperative management
   • High-risk surgical patients
9. Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care
   • Pediatric intensive care
   • Neonatal critical care
   • Pediatric emergencies
   • Critical illness in newborns and children
10. Nutrition, Rehabilitation, and Long-Term Outcomes
    • Nutritional support in critical illness
    • ICU rehabilitation
    • Muscle weakness and functional recovery
    • Post-intensive care syndrome
    • Long-term outcomes of critically ill patients
11. Innovations in Critical Care
    • Artificial intelligence in intensive care
    • Point-of-care technologies
    • Advanced monitoring systems
    • Tele-ICU and digital health
    • Emerging critical care technologies
12. Ethics, Quality, and Patient Safety
    • End-of-life care
    • Ethical decision-making
    • ICU quality improvement
    • Patient safety
    • Family-centered critical care

The journal accepts original research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, narrative reviews, clinical studies, case reports, case series, brief communications, methodological studies, and evidence-based perspectives relevant to critical care medicine and intensive care practice.