OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Canadian Journal of Anesthesia-Journal Canadien d'Anesthesie is 20. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Observational studies: a perpetual quest for a signal among the noise	140
Comparison of milrinone with dobutamine in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	109
Development of local guidelines to prevent perioperative hypothermia in children: a prospective observational cohort study	105
An audit of the carbon footprint of travel for the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society International Education Foundation partnerships	93
A survey of pediatric intensive care unit clinician experience with restricted family presence during COVID-19	64
The perioperative use of inhaled prostacyclins in cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	52
Differential sensory block during labour epidural analgesia: a prospective observational study to investigate the relationship of lower and upper sensory block levels to cold, pinprick, and light touc	42
Accuracy of the Nova StatStrip® glucometer in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery: an observational study	34
Preoperative anemia and anemia treatment in cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	32
Professional fulfillment, burnout, and wellness: a repeated cross-sectional survey in the COVID-19 pandemic era	29
Does heart rate variability using the Newborn Infant Parasympathetic Evaluation index identify postsurgical pain levels and emergence delirium in toddlers? A prospective observational study	28
Environmental responsibility in resource utilization during the practice of regional anesthesia: a Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Delphi consensus study	27
Anxiety, worry, and job satisfaction: effects of COVID-19 care on critical care anesthesiologists	27
Albumin use for fluid resuscitation in cardiac surgical patients: a survey of Canadian perioperative care providers	26
A retrospective review of pregnant patients critically ill with COVID-19 in a tertiary referral centre	23
Exposure levels and target attainment of piperacillin/tazobactam in adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit: a prospective observational study	23
New evidence amid old assumptions for thromboembolic risk after total knee arthroplasty: a twist in the story	22
Remimazolam in the perioperative setting: an answer in search of an ideal question	21
Exploration of the optimal programmed intermittent epidural bolus volume with the dural puncture epidural technique for labour analgesia: a biased-coin up-and-down sequential allocation study	21
Anesthetic drug shortages in Pakistan: a multicentre nationwide survey	21
Effects of preoperative binaural beats on the propofol dose for induction of general anesthesia: a randomized controlled trial	20
Systemic lupus erythematosus associated with development of macrophage activation syndrome and disseminated aspergillosis	20
Anesthesia and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists: proceed with caution!	20