Publications

Below you’ll find a curated selection of my publications and links to my full profiles. For the most up-to-date list, please visit ORCID and Google Scholar.

Selected Publications

Katzenschlager S, Kaltschmidt N, Dietrich M, Fiedler-Kalenka M, Klemm S, Kofler O, et al. Prehospital transesophageal echocardiography versus conventional advanced life support in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (PHTEE–OHCA)—a randomized controlled pilot study. Critical Care. 2026.

Katzenschlager S, Kaltschmidt N, Orlob S, Weilbacher F, Huck M, Seewald S, et al. Factors for good neurological outcome in adult OHCA with initial shockable rhythm: a retrospective multicenter cohort study from the German Resuscitation Registry. Resuscitation Plus. 2025;25:101022.

Kaltschmidt N, Katzenschlager S, Kaltschmidt L, Leo A, Weilbacher F, Popp E. Materielle Ausstattung des Heidelberger Medical Intervention Car. Notfall + Rettungsmedizin. 2024;1–9.

Katzenschlager S, Mohr S, Kaltschmidt N, Peterstorfer F, Weilbacher F, Günther P, et al. Laryngeal mask vs. laryngeal tube trial in paediatric patients (LaMaTuPe): a single-blinded, open-label, randomised-controlled trial. European Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2025;32(2):123–130.

All Publications

(as of 20 January 2026)

2026

  • Katzenschlager S, Kaltschmidt N, Dietrich M, Fiedler-Kalenka M, Klemm S, Kofler O, et al. Prehospital transesophageal echocardiography versus conventional advanced life support in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (PHTEE–OHCA)—a randomized controlled pilot study. Critical Care. 2026.

  • Hölzer HT, Kaltschmidt N, Kohal L, Bechtold J, Kaltschmidt L, Klein M, et al. Performing chest compressions during the initial phase of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: continuous vs. alternating (CALM)—a study protocol for prospective, randomised, monocentric, non-blinded, mannequin study with German emergency medical service personnel. Resuscitation Plus. 2026;101220.

2025

  • Katzenschlager S, Mohr S, Kaltschmidt N, Peterstorfer F, Weilbacher F, Günther P, et al. Laryngeal mask vs. laryngeal tube trial in paediatric patients (LaMaTuPe): a single-blinded, open-label, randomised-controlled trial. European Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2025;32(2):123–130.

  • Katzenschlager S, Kaltschmidt N, Wnent J, Popp E, Gräsner J-T. Using cardiac arrest registries for clinical trials by adding wagons to a rolling train. Resuscitation. 2025;207.

  • Katzenschlager S, Hamp T, Dietrich M, Edmunds CT, Kaltschmidt N, Weigand MA, et al. Assess, improve, detect, guide: a narrative review and proposal for a standardized protocol for prehospital transesophageal echocardiography during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The Ultrasound Journal. 2025;17(1):18.

  • Katzenschlager S, Kaltschmidt N, Pfeiffer D, Weilbacher F, Merbs R, Hoffmann F, et al. Vorhaltung und Einsatzbereitschaft von spezialisierten Rettungsmitteln für Kindernotfälle—eine prospektive Umfrage unter den Ärztlichen Leitern Rettungsdienst in Deutschland. Notfall + Rettungsmedizin. 2025;1–9.

  • Katzenschlager S, Kaltschmidt N, Orlob S, Weilbacher F, Huck M, Seewald S, et al. Factors for good neurological outcome in adult OHCA with initial shockable rhythm: a retrospective multicenter cohort study from the German Resuscitation Registry. Resuscitation Plus. 2025;25:101022.

  • Katzenschlager S, Heck R, Kaltschmidt N, Weilbacher F, Weigand MA, Popp E, Dietrich M. Continuous versus intermittent noninvasive blood pressure measurement in patients with shock in prehospital emergency medicine—a single-center prospective pilot trial. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine. 2025;33(1):143.

  • Weilbacher F, Postina J, Kaltschmidt N, Kofler O, Dietrich M, Leo A, et al. Prehospital blood transfusion—Experience from a specialized prehospital response vehicle—a retrospective cohort study. Frontiers in Medicine. 2025;12:1666713.

  • Popp E, Kaltschmidt N, Kofler O. Kardiopulmonale Reanimation: Erweiterte Maßnahmen (Advanced Life Support). In: Referenz Basis-Techniken. 2025;366:364.

  • Katzenschlager S, Obermaier M, Kaltschmidt N, Bechtold J, Horcicka A, Dietrich M, et al. Focus on emergency medicine 2024/2025: Summary of selected studies in emergency medicine. Die Anaesthesiologie. 2025.

  • Katzenschlager S, Obermaier M, Kaltschmidt N, Bechtold J, Horcicka A, Dietrich M, et al. Fokus Notfallmedizin 2024/2025. Die Anaesthesiologie. 2025;1–16.

2024

  • Kaltschmidt N, Katzenschlager S, Kaltschmidt L, Leo A, Weilbacher F, Popp E. Materielle Ausstattung des Heidelberger Medical Intervention Car. Notfall + Rettungsmedizin. 2024;1–9.

  • Katzenschlager S, Obermaier M, Kaltschmidt N, Bechtold J, Spöttl W, Dietrich M, et al. Fokus Notfallmedizin 2023/2024—Zusammenfassung ausgewählter notfallmedizinischer Studien. Die Anaesthesiologie. 2024;73(11):746–759.

  • Katzenschlager S, Kaltschmidt N, Weilbacher F, Popp E. Double sequential external defibrillation in refractory ventricular fibrillation—the DOSEVF2 study protocol. Resuscitation. 2024;203:S174.

  • Kaltschmidt N, Obermaier M, Weilbacher F, Katzenschlager S, Popp E. Are patients profiting from deploying a specialised advanced life support unit in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? Resuscitation. 2024;203:S225.

2021

  • Mohr S, Kaltschmidt N, Weilbacher F. Koniotomie in Skalpell-Bougie-Technik—Schritt für Schritt. Notfallmedizin up2date. 2021;16(01):13–21.