OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Anaesthesia is 35. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
The science of climate change and the effect of anaesthetic gas emissions	206
Effect of frequency and amplitude of respiratory activity on aerosol emissions	167
Tracheal tube introducer‐associated airway trauma: a systematic review	156
Pre‐operative gastric ultrasound in patients at risk of pulmonary aspiration: a prospective observational cohort study	138
Patient blood management – what's the problem with implementation?	100
Analgesia for elective midline laparotomy	92
Aerosol‐generating procedures: research, guidance and implementation	84
Peri‐operative decisions about cardiopulmonary resuscitation among adults as reported to the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists	82
Trends and health equity in environmental sustainability publications in major anaesthesia journals	81
Transparency and safety in the independent sector: improving, but must do better	79
Volatile capture technology in sustainable anaesthetic practice: a narrative review	69
Experiences of patients enrolled and staff involved in the prehabilitation of elective patients undergoing cardiac surgery trial: a nested qualitative study	63
Anaesthesia for mechanical thrombectomy: a narrative review	60
Pre‐operative dexmedetomidine nasal spray and emergence agitation in adults undergoing ear, nose and throat surgery: a randomised controlled trial	59
Integrating generative artificial intelligence, predictive analytics and human intelligence in peri‐operative care	56
Global, regional and national burden of opioid use disorders: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study, 1992–2021	55
Plastics in anaesthesia and critical care: beyond sustainability	54
Socio‐economic deprivation and functional exercise capacity: a retrospective observational cohort study	53
Optimising management strategies for intrathecal catheters after accidental dural puncture	50
Correction to: Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists: a narrative review of clinical pharmacology and implications for peri‐operative practice	49
Peri‐operative cardiac arrests in Sweden 2013–2022: data analysis of incidence and trends	47
Multiple failed intubation attempts in patients with rapid sequence induction are a thing of the past: a reply	46
Reframing the gender equity discussion in anaesthesiology: adopting best practices to promote physician retention and belonging	45
The COVID ‐19 pandemic and its consequences for chronic pain: a narrative review	42
Issue Information – Editorial Board	40

Prevalence of smoking and postoperative outcomes in people undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: a UK registry analysis	40
Universal videolaryngoscopy: supporting evidence from real‐world data and recent trials	40
Anaesthesia for vascular emergencies – a state of the art review	40
Peri‐operative mental health interventions for surgical oncology patients: a narrative synthesis and meta‐analysis	39
Peri‐operative management of patients with Parkinson’s disease	39
The effect of the type of anaesthesia on long‐term outcomes after cancer resection surgery: a narrative review	38
How to engage in social media to get your work published	36
Too unfit not to have surgery: is non‐operative care for hip fracture patients a viable option?	36
Return to intended oncological therapy following advanced ovarian cancer surgery: a narrative review	36
The effect of overlapping surgical scheduling on operating theatre productivity: a narrative review	35