OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of British Journal of Anaesthesia is 43. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Learning from individualised variation for evidence generation within a learning health system	229
Breathe–squeeze: pharmacodynamics of a stimulus-free behavioural paradigm to track conscious states during sedation☆	210
Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist, mode of analgesia and risk of Caesarean delivery after onset of labour: a Mendelian randomisation analysis	156
Contents	143
New device, old algorithm? Bridging generations in perioperative coagulation management	116
Associate Editorial Board and cover image caption	111
Histone and HMGB1 released by cancer cells contribute to astrocyte activation in vitro	108
Multicentre analysis of severe perioperative adverse events in children undergoing surgery who were infected with SARS-CoV-2: a propensity score-adjusted analysis	108
Implementation of the TALK© clinical self-debriefing tool in operating theatres. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2024; 133: 853–61	104
Task-sharing with families for early detection of postoperative complications in resource-limited settings	90
Tracheostomy outcomes in critically ill patients with COVID-19: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2022; 129: 679–92	86
Persistent postoperative prescribing of opioids: a warning from the west? Comment on Br J Anaesth 2021; 126: 1192–9	85
(Im)precise trial descriptions	85
Anaesthesia drugs, SARS-CoV-2, and the sigma-1 receptor: a complex affair. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2021; 127: e32–4	83
Specifying perioperative nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use in trials of the effect of anaesthetic technique on oncologic outcomes. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2021; 127: 65–74	80
Associate Editorial Board	78
Associate Editorial Board	76
Ophthalmic regional anaesthesia: ANZCA survey of practice in Australia and New Zealand	76
Genome-wide association study on chronic postsurgical pain in the UK Biobank	75
Impact of neuromuscular block monitoring and reversal on postoperative pulmonary complications in thoracic surgery: a Bayesian analysis of the iPROVE-OLV trial	74
Effect of transauricular nerve stimulation on perioperative pain: a single-blind, analyser-masked, randomised controlled trial	72
Contents	71
The drug titration paradox: more drug does not correlate with more effect in individual clinical data	69
Pathological findings associated with the updated European Society of Cardiology 2022 guidelines for preoperative cardiac testing: an observational cohort modelling study	65
Implementation of a software-based decision support tool for guideline-appropriate preoperative evaluation: a prospective agreement study	64

Opioid-free anaesthesia for anterior total hip replacement under general anaesthesia: the Observational Prospective Study of Opiate-free Anesthesia for Anterior Total Hip Replacement trial	63
The mechanism of action of erector spinae plane block is not enigmatic: it is intravenous local anaesthetic effect by proxy	61
Exploration of the capabilities of large language models in preoperative assessment	60
Ordinal data within the BIS spectrum	59
Lung protective ventilation compared with conventional ventilation strategy reduces postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-	58
Patient-reported outcomes: validation of the French Quality of Recovery-15 score in cardiac surgery	54
Critical airway-related incidents and near misses in anaesthesia: a qualitative study of a critical incident reporting system	53
Performance analysis of an artificial intelligence algorithm for detection and localisation of tracheal tube position by chest radiography	53
The need for data describing the surgical population in Latin America	52
Shame must change sides: fostering fairness and respect in medicine	52
Effect of clinician attention switching on workload and wrong-patient errors	51
Comparing high-flow nasal oxygenation or standard oxygenation for gastrointestinal endoscopy with sedation. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2021; 127: 133-42	51
Implications for perioperative practice of changes in guidelines on the management of hypertension: challenges and opportunities	49
Climate impacts of anaesthesia	49
Epidemiology of persistent postoperative opioid use after cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	48
Intravenous iron administration before cardiac surgery reduces red blood cell transfusion in patients without anaemia	47
Formation of an Airway Lead Network: an essential patient safety initiative	44
Perioperative outcome assessment from the perspectives of different stakeholders: need for reconsideration?	44
Intraoperative opioid strategy in adult cardiac surgery: a service evaluation of two alternative techniques	43
Early quantitative infrared pupillometry for prediction of neurological outcome in patients admitted to intensive care after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest	43
Outcomes of dexmedetomidine versus propofol sedation in critically ill adults requiring mechanical ventilation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials	43