OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Artificial Organs is 4. 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
Researchers succeed in growing mouse embryos ex utero solely from stem cells	219
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Commentary: “The Feud,” a personal narrative by Dr. Joseph Coselli	51
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Issue Information	42
Upcoming meetings	36
Post‐mortem cellular death may be salvageable with whole body perfusion	36
Dynamic liver preservation: Are we still missing pieces of the puzzle?	35
The sorbent suspension reciprocating dialyzer: A wearable artificial kidney that almost was	35
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Regional blood acidification inhibits coagulation during extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO₂R)	29
The hemodynamics and blood trauma in axial blood pump under different operating models	28
Neuromuscular recruitment pattern in motor point stimulation	24
Impact of renal replacement therapy modality on coagulation and platelet function in critically ill patients: A prospective observational study	23
Abstracts from the IFESS 2024 conference	23
Bioethical implications of organ‐on‐a‐chip on modernizing drug development	23
Introducing the new Editors‐in‐Chief: Akif Ündar and Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili	21
Dorsal Genital Nerve Stimulation as an Adjunctive Therapy to Control Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity After Spinal Cord Injury	20
Safety and feasibility of a functional electrical stimulation cycling‐based muscular dysfunction diagnostic method in mechanically ventilated patients	20
Thoracic Organ Transplantation and Device Therapies for Advanced Heart and Lung Failure: Highlights From the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery	20
The International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (IFESS): Current and future developments	19
Dual dialyzer hemodiafiltration: A new extracorporeal dialysis treatment modality for patients with end‐stage kidney disease	19

Continuous‐flow left ventricular assist devices associated survival awaiting heart and heart‐kidney transplant	19
Meta‐analysis of in vitro methods on tracheal decellularization	18
The effect of blood viscosity on shear‐induced hemolysis using a magnetically levitated shearing device	18
In vivo peripheral nerve activation using sinusoidal low‐frequency alternating currents	18
Ultra‐Long Polymyxin B Hemoperfusion and Its Effect on Vasopressor Dosage and Organ Dysfunction in Patients With Septic Shock Requiring High‐Dose Norepinephrine: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Prospective C	18
Evaluation of the revised ISTH overt DIC score (2018) for predicting 90‐day mortality in critically ill adult patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	18
Early left ventricular unloading during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in cardiogenic shock: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	17
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A man in a completely locked‐in state produces intelligible sentences using a brain‐computer interface	16
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Sex Differences in the In‐Hospital Outcomes of Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Population‐Based National Inpatient Sample Study From 2015 to 2021	16
Upcoming Meetings	16
Comparison of hemodialysis urea clearance using spent dialysate and Kt/Vurea equations	16
Sorbent functionalization with vancomycin enhances bacteria killing in extracorporeal hemoadsorption	16
Design of a hybrid left ventricular assist device with a new wireless charging system	15
Characterization of left atrial assist device implantation: Early results of ex vivo anatomical assessment	15
Retrospective evaluation of therapeutic plasma exchange treatment in a pediatric intensive care unit: Single‐center experience	15
In vitro analysis of factors affecting the continuous hemodiafiltration clearance of teicoplanin	15
Multicenter evaluation of left ventricular assist device implantation with or without ECMO bridge in cardiogenic shock	15
Staged left ventricular assist device reimplantation via the left anterior wall approach for a patient with severe pump pocket infection	15
Temporary phrenic nerve stimulated patients: What is the role of ultrasound examination?	14
Heterogeneity in clinical practices for post‐cardiotomy extracorporeal life support: A pilot survey from the PELS‐1 multicenter study	14
Advances in microfabrication technologies in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine	14
Mechanomyography reflects the changes in oxygenated hemoglobin during electrically evoked cycling in individuals with spinal cord injury	14
Inflow cannula position as risk factor for stroke in patients with HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist devices	14
Are we on track to increase organ utilization? An analysis of machine perfusion preservation for liver transplantation in the United States	14
Extended ischemic times during ex vivo lung perfusion is not associated with increased mortality	14
Recent progress in the field of Artificial Organs	13
Glucagon‐Like Peptide‐1 Receptor Agonists in Patients With Durable Left Ventricular Assist Devices	13
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Upcoming meetings	13
Trajectories following Impella 5.5 support are associated with initial presentation acuity	13
Issue Information	13
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during the first three waves of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: A retrospective single‐center registry study	13
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In Vitro Calcification Evaluation of Polycarbonate Urethane—Impact of Production Processes	12
Recent progress in the field of Artificial Organs	12
Robust voltage‐controlled transcutaneous energy transfer system for artificial anal sphincter	12
Insights into the daily life of ventricular assist device coordinators: Outcome of an international questionnaire	12
Computational fluid dynamics‐based design and in vitro characterization of a novel pediatric pump‐lung	12
A lifelong quest to make home hemodialysis simple, safe, and effective: A review of outcomes of 12 major projects	12
Hemadsorption in patients requiring V‐A ECMO support: Comparison of Cytosorb versus Jafron HA330	12
First experience with the new extracorporeal membrane oxygenation system Colibrì	11
Magnetically controlled artificial urinary sphincter: An overview from existing devices to future developments	11
IL‐1 receptor antagonist anakinra downregulates inflammatory cytokines during renal normothermic machine perfusion: Preliminary results	11
Effect of ethanol washing on porcine pulmonary artery wall decellularization using sodium dodecyl sulfate	11
Microaxial Support as a Bridge to Repair in Post‐Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Septal Rupture: A Systematic Review and Patient‐Level Analysis	11
Impact of adaptive gastric electrical stimulation on weight, food intake, and food intake rate in dogs	11

Impact of an improved driveline management for HeartMate II and HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist devices	11
Incidence and risk factors of deep vein thrombosis after extracorporeal life support	11
Recent progress in the field of Artificial Organs	10
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation versus invasive ventilation in patients with COVID‐19 acute respiratory distress syndrome and pneumomediastinum: A cohort trial	10
First clinical kidney transplantation series using brief bubble and direct surface oxygenation as alternative for membrane oxygenation during hypothermic machine perfusion	10
Recent Progress in the Field of Artificial Organs	10
Upcoming meetings	10
Optimization design of semi‐open impeller based on thrombogenicity in a blood pump	10
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Incidence and Predictors of Acute Kidney Injury and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in Critically Ill Trauma Patients: A 10‐Year Retrospective Analysis	10
Upcoming meetings	10
A new stick in the bunch of reporting guidelines	10
Long‐term in vivo performance of silicone membrane lungs coated with novel methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine polymers: A pilot study	9
Oncostatin M for characterizing the inflammatory burden and outcome of V‐V ECMO in ARDS patients	9
The dynamics of cytokine release during 24 hours continuous normothermic machine perfusion liver preservation: An explorative porcine study	9
Prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy is not effective for preventing driveline infection following left ventricular assist device implantation	9
Is functional electrical stimulation effective in improving walking in adults with lower limb impairment due to an upper motor neuron lesion? An umbrella review	9
Effects of adding the second drainage cannula in severely hypoxemic patients supported with VV ECMO due to COVID‐19‐associated ARDS	9
Recent progress in the field of Artificial Organs	9
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Characteristics and outcomes of children and young adults with sickle cell disease supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO): An updated analysis of the ELSO regi	9
Children who stroke on VAD support: When is it safe to transplant and what are their outcomes?	9
Successful explantation of children from the Berlin Heart EXCOR® ventricular assist device: A systematic review	9
Acute limb ischemia after femoro‐femoral extracorporeal life support implantation: A comparison of surgical, percutaneous, or combined vascular access in 402 patients	9
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Partial heart transplantation: Growing heart valve implants for children	9
Wearable and implantable artificial kidney devices for end‐stage kidney disease treatment: Current status and review	8
Dialysate regeneration via urea photodecomposition with TiO₂ nanowires at therapeutic rates	8
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation outcomes in COVID‐19 patients: Case series from the Brazilian COVID‐19 Registry	8
Pre‐emptive veno‐arterial ECMO in a giant compressive goiter‐related difficult airway: A case report	8
Ghost Cells as a Two‐Phase Blood Analog Fluid —Fluorescent Mechanical Hemolysis Detection	8
First Human Bladder Transplant	8
Evaluation of enoxaparin for bridging of warfarin in outpatients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs)	8
Effect of impeller rotational phase on the FDA blood pump velocity fields	8
Cytokine adsorption in patients with acute‐on‐chronic liver failure (CYTOHEP): A single center, open‐label, three‐arm, randomized, controlled intervention pilot trial	8
Granulocyte and Monocyte Adsorption Therapy in Patients With Sepsis: A Feasibility Study	8
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Effect of medium cut‐off and high‐flux hemodialysis membranes on blood pressure assessed by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring	8
Will xenotransplantation be the death knell for brain death?	8
Mortality With Impella Is Lowest in Overweight and Obese but Is Highest in Morbid Obesity	8
Aspirin resistance in patients with ventricular assist devices: A follow‐up study	8
Concentrated sodium citrate catheter lock: “The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men…”	8
FDA Modernization Act 2.0 allows for alternatives to animal testing	8
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Neurophysiological Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Spinal Cord Stimulation in Chronic Complete Spinal Cord Injury	8
Triage of V‐V ECMO referrals for COVID‐19 respiratory failure	8
Reoperative Left Ventricular Assist Device Insertion Following Previous Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Less Invasive Versus Sternotomy Approach	8
Clinical Results for Cardiovascular Xenografts Treated With Novel Anticalcification Protocols	8
An infrared image‐enhancement algorithm in simulated prosthetic vision: Enlarging working environment of future retinal prostheses	8
Outcomes after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support in COVID‐19 and non‐COVID‐19 patients	8
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Combined endoscopical treatments for tracheo‐esophageal fistula developed during V‐V ECMO for severe COVID‐19: A case series	7
First porcine to human kidney transplantation performed in the United States	7
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Outcomes of concomitant aortic valve procedures and left ventricular assist device implantation: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	7
Monitoring Berlin Heart EXCOR by computer vision: A preliminary implementation and evaluation	7
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Upcoming meetings	7
Aortic regurgitation in left ventricular assist device patients: Does aortic root dilatation contribute to valve incompetence?	7
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Safety and Feasibility of Intradialytic Exercise Including Upper Limb Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Clinical Trial	7
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Regenerative Response 35 Days After Esophageal Replacement in a Porcine Model; Technical Difficulties and Attempts to Achieve Optimal Tissue Remodeling	7
Cost‐utility analysis of separated continuous renal replacement therapy systems versus intermittent hemodialysis in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury in a low‐resource setting	7
Technology and technique for left ventricular assist device optimization: A Bi‐Tech solution	7
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Advanced heart and lung failure highlights from the 102nd AATS annual meeting	7
Recent progress in the field of Artificial Organs	7
Vitamin D Deficiency and Driveline Infections in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices	7
Advanced Heart and Lung Failure Highlights From the 61st Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons	7
Characterization of the electrical properties of mammalian peripheral nerve laminae	7
Additive effectiveness of acrylonitrile‐co‐methallyl sulfonate surface‐treated membranes in the treatment of pneumonia: A propensity score‐matched retrospective cohort study	7
Upcoming meetings	7
Upcoming Meetings	7
Upcoming Meetings	7
Driveline infections in left ventricular assist devices—Incidence, epidemiology, and staging proposal	6
Dobutamine Use in Patients With Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Following Out‐of‐Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Secondary Analysis of the SAVE‐J II Study	6
Comparison of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Initiation in Cardiogenic Shock During Work‐Hours Versus After‐Hours	6

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Outcomes of Impella 5.0 and 5.5 for cardiogenic shock: A single‐center 137 patient experience	6
Effect of UNOS policy change and exception status request on outcomes in patients bridged to heart transplant with an intra‐aortic balloon pump	6
A Novel Artificial Detrusor System and Preliminary Experimental Study	6
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Impact of mechanical circulatory support on in‐hospital outcomes among patients with ventricular tachycardia requiring ablation	6
Initial experience with CytoSorb therapy in patients receiving left ventricular assist devices	6
HeartMate 3 implantation with an emphasis on the biventricular configuration	6
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Cortex kidney tissue partial oxygen pressure depends on percentage of active oxygenation during oxygenated hypothermic machine perfusion	6
The Decellularization and Crosslinking Efficacy of Perfusion Bioreactors in Small‐Diameter Porcine Carotid Artery Grafts	6
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Predicting outcomes following short‐term ventricular assist device implant with the MELD‐XI score	6
Upcoming meetings	6
Upcoming Meetings	6
The role of the ADVanced Organ Support (ADVOS) system in critically ill patients with multiple organ failure	6
Safety and efficacy of surgical revascularization with percutaneous ventricular assist device for acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock: Japanese national registry study	6
Response to: “Machine Perfusion Organ Preservation: Highlights From the American Transplant Congress 2024”	6
Perfusion Pressures and Weight Loss During Normothermic Machine Perfusion of Human Donor Livers	6
Advances and Challenges in Artificial Womb for Respiratory Support in Extremely Low Gestational Age Neonates: A Narrative Review	6
Preoperative hyponatremia and survival after left ventricular assist device implantation	6
Ex situ machine perfusion in kidney transplantation	6
Higher mean cerebral oxygen saturation shortly after extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in patients who regain consciousness	6
The effect of SARS‐Co‐V2 infection on prothrombotic and anticoagulant factors in dialysis patients	6
Pioneers interview: Muhammad M. Mohiuddin MBBS	6
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Iodinated Contrast Adsorption in Cartridges With Styrene‐Divinylbenzene Sorbent	5
Eligibility for eCPR Warming in Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest: Lack of Guidelines and the Current Constraints of Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Decision‐Making	5
Oral sorbents for small, charged uremic toxins, and carbon block for regeneration of dialysate: Fourth down and long	5
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Prone ex vivo lung perfusion protects human lungs from reperfusion injury	5
Diaphragm pacing in spinal cord injury can significantly decrease mechanical ventilation in multicenter prospective evaluation	5
Abstracts From the IFESS 2022 Conferences	5
Upcoming meetings	5
Nothing like a good feud to spark competition: First use of the total artificial heart	5
Issue Information	5
Recent progress in the field of Artificial Organs	5
Highlights From the 2nd Turin International Workshop on Liver Machine Perfusion	5
Functional electrical stimulation cycling‐based muscular evaluation method in mechanically ventilated patients	5
Comparison of 2 medium cutoff dialyzers versus on‐line hemodiafiltration regarding depurative ability and albumin loss: An uncontrolled clinical research	5
Outcomes of modular cable exchange in HeartMate 3 patients versus conventional driveline repair in HeartMate II patients	5
Prognostic value of mitral regurgitation in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device deployment: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	5
Peri‐operative fever and LVAD: SIRS or impaired right ventricular strain?	5
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Evoked sensations with transcutaneous electrical stimulation with different frequencies, waveforms, and electrode configurations	5
Comparison of the Construction Methods of Parathyroid Organoids and Functional Influence of Calcium on Organoids	5
Response to letter “Ethical considerations of cognitive enhancement technologies: Expanding the discussion on hippocampal cognitive prostheses”	5
Recent progress in the field of Artificial Organs	5
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Patient sequentially receives a left ventricular assist device and a porcine kidney transplant	5
In Vitro Hemolysis Evaluation of the Second Heart Assist Whisper Percutaneous Mechanical Circulatory Support Device	5
Forty‐eight hours of normothermic kidney preservation applying urine recirculation	5
Hemocompatibility‐Related Adverse Events Associated With or Without Low Molecular Weight Heparin Bridging in Outpatients With a HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device	5
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Recent progress in the field of Artificial Organs	5
Bioengineering of fibroblast‐conditioned polycaprolactone/gelatin electrospun scaffold for skin tissue engineering	5
Optimizing Donor Kidneys During Normothermic Machine Perfusion With Sevoflurane: Design of a Research Model	5
Opioid and sedative requirements in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patients on hydromorphone versus fentanyl	5
Zirconium cyclosilicate: An oral sorbent for potassium, four decades in the making	5
Third Genetically Modified Kidney Xenotransplantation in Living Human Recipient	5
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High‐intensity interval training with functional electrical stimulation cycling for incomplete spinal cord injury patients: A pilot feasibility study	5
7% sodium citrate (with benzyl alcohol) as catheter lock: Dedication or obsession?	5
Impact of volute design features on hemodynamic performance and hemocompatibility of centrifugal blood pumps used in ECMO	5
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on Microaxial Flow Pump Support in Patients With Severely Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction	4
Recreating the Endocrine Niche: Advances in Bioengineering the Pancreas	4
Utilization and outcomes of extracorporeal CO₂ removal (ECCO₂R): Systematic review and meta‐analysis of arterio‐venous and veno‐venous ECCO₂R approaches	4
Repeat left ventricular‐assisted device exchange and upgrade from second‐ to third‐generation devices in a high‐volume single center	4
Early initiation of physical and occupational therapy while on extracorporeal life support improves patients' functional activity	4
A new ex‐situ machine perfusion device. A preliminary evaluation using a model of donors after circulatory death pig livers	4
The Ash Split Cath^(TM): The best inventions are simple	4
Highlights from the 67th annual meeting of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs in Chicago, IL	4
Simultaneous Ex Situ Normothermic Perfusion of Paired Kidneys in Pigs	4
Outcomes of severe aspergillosis in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A systematic review	4
Effects of Medium Cut‐Off Dialyzers on Fat Tissue and Muscle Mass Indices	4
Furosemide attenuates tubulointerstitial injury and allows functional testing of porcine kidneys during normothermic machine perfusion	4
Ten‐year retrospective cohort analysis of ventricular assist device infections	4
Pump‐Induced Hemolysis of Speed Modulated Axial‐Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices	4
Exercise oscillatory ventilation in patients with advanced heart failure with and without left ventricular assist device	4
Use of implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator in children supported with ventricular assist device: An analysis of data from the EUROMACS registry	4
Issue Information	4
Upcoming meetings	4
Highlights from the IFESS 2021 conferences	4
The BioLogic‐DT™ and the saga of Liver Dialysis™	4
The effect of source animal age, decellularization protocol, and sterilization method on bovine acellular dermal matrix as a scaffold for wound healing and skin regeneration	4
The polymyxin‐B direct hemoperfusion OPTimal Initiation timing with Catecholamine PMX‐OPTIC study: A multicenter retrospective observational study	4
First Gene‐Edited Porcine Liver Xenotransplant Into Human	4
Real‐world data of patients affected by advanced heart failure treated with implantable cardioverter defibrillator and left ventricular assist device: Results of a multicenter observational study	4
Risk factors for bleeding complications during venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to recovery	4
The impact of ex vivo lung perfusion location on lung transplant outcomes	4
Upcoming meetings	4
Recent progress in the field of artificial organs	4
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Ethical considerations of cognitive enhancement technologies: Expanding the discussion on hippocampal cognitive prostheses	4