OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Anesthesiology is 47. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Intubation and Ventilation amid the COVID-19 Outbreak	411
2022 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway	404
Perioperative Use of Gabapentinoids for the Management of Postoperative Acute Pain	266
Sugammadex versus Neostigmine for Reversal of Neuromuscular Blockade and Postoperative Pulmonary Complications (STRONGER)	182
Perioperative Management of Patients Infected with the Novel Coronavirus	150
Balanced Opioid-free Anesthesia with DexmedetomidineversusBalanced Anesthesia with Remifentanil for Major or Intermediate Noncardiac Surgery	136
COVID-19 Infection	132
Perioperative Opioid Administration	125
The Evolution, Current Value, and Future of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification System	106
Sepsis-induced Coagulopathy and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation	99
Burnout Rate and Risk Factors among Anesthesiologists in the United States	93
Quantitative Lung Ultrasound: Technical Aspects and Clinical Applications	92
Precautions for Intubating Patients with COVID-19	88
Perineural Liposomal Bupivacaine Is Not Superior to Nonliposomal Bupivacaine for Peripheral Nerve Block Analgesia	87
Hypotension Prediction Index for Prevention of Hypotension during Moderate- to High-risk Noncardiac Surgery	86
Brief Preoperative Screening for Frailty and Cognitive Impairment Predicts Delirium after Spine Surgery	81
Tau Contributes to Sevoflurane-induced Neurocognitive Impairment in Neonatal Mice	78
2023 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines for Monitoring and Antagonism of Neuromuscular Blockade: A Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Neuromuscula	77
Pharmacotherapy for the Prevention of Chronic Pain after Surgery in Adults: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	74
Carbon Footprint of General, Regional, and Combined Anesthesia for Total Knee Replacements	74
Persistent Postoperative Opioid Use	74
Perioperative Blood Pressure Management	71
Spectral and Entropic Features Are Altered by Age in the Electroencephalogram in Patients under Sevoflurane Anesthesia	70
Multimodal Analgesic Regimen for Spine Surgery	69
Usefulness of Parasternal Intercostal Muscle Ultrasound during Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation	68

Patient and Procedural Determinants of Postoperative Pain Trajectories	64
Volatile versus Total Intravenous Anesthesia for Cancer Prognosis in Patients Having Digestive Cancer Surgery	63
COVID-19, Personal Protective Equipment, and Human Performance	62
Clinical Effectiveness of Liposomal Bupivacaine Administered by Infiltration or Peripheral Nerve Block to Treat Postoperative Pain	61
Postoperative Hypotension after Noncardiac Surgery and the Association with Myocardial Injury	54
A Pilot Trial of Platelets Stored Cold versus at Room Temperature for Complex Cardiothoracic Surgery	54
Cryoneurolysis and Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation to Treat Acute Pain	54
Altered Global Brain Signal during Physiologic, Pharmacologic, and Pathologic States of Unconsciousness in Humans and Rats	54
Delirium in Older Patients after Combined Epidural–General Anesthesia or General Anesthesia for Major Surgery: A Randomized Trial	54
Response of Chinese Anesthesiologists to the COVID-19 Outbreak	52
Volatile Anesthetics versus Propofol for Cardiac Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass	52
Mild Acute Kidney Injury after Noncardiac Surgery Is Associated with Long-term Renal Dysfunction	51
Perioperative Temperature Monitoring	51
Early Childhood General Anesthesia and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children Birth Cohort	51
Pulse Wave Analysis to Estimate Cardiac Output	51
Postoperative Pulmonary Complications’ Association with Sugammadex versus Neostigmine: A Retrospective Registry Analysis	50
Sleep, Pain, and Cognition: Modifiable Targets for Optimal Perioperative Brain Health	49
Preventing Infection of Patients and Healthcare Workers Should Be the New Normal in the Era of Novel Coronavirus Epidemics	49
Perioperative Pulmonary Atelectasis: Part II. Clinical Implications	49
2023 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting: Carbohydrate-containing Clear Liquids with or without Protein, Chewing Gum, and Pediatric Fasting Duration—A Mo	49
Establishing and Managing a Temporary Coronavirus Disease 2019 Specialty Hospital in Wuhan, China	49
Perioperative Pulmonary Atelectasis: Part I. Biology and Mechanisms	48
Epidural Anesthesia–Analgesia and Recurrence-free Survival after Lung Cancer Surgery: A Randomized Trial	47
Computer-assisted Individualized Hemodynamic Management Reduces Intraoperative Hypotension in Intermediate- and High-risk Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial	47
Intravenous versus Volatile Anesthetic Effects on Postoperative Cognition in Elderly Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Abdominal Surgery	47
Perioperative Gabapentinoids	47
An Updated Minimal Clinically Important Difference for the QoR-15 Scale	47