OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Anesthesiology is 5. 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
Anesthetic considerations in cancer care	92
Nonintubated video-assisted thoracic surgery: myth or reality?	39
IFrailty in liver transplantation: implications for perioperative management and postoperative outcomes	37
Anesthetic management of patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy	33
Delirium in trauma ICUs: a review of incidence, risk factors, outcomes, and management	30
Long-term intravenous devices: a narrative review of their placement	26
Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic drug display and simulation systems in anesthesia practice	26
Advances in the clinical use of patient-reported outcomes in thoracic surgery	22
Editorial	20
Innovative designs for trials informing the care of cardiac surgical patients: part I	19
LGBTQ+ health and anaesthesia for obstetric and gynaecological procedures	17
Beyond adverse events in anesthesiology: ‘unanticipated events’ and strategies for improved reporting	17
Closed claims analysis in nonoperating room anesthesia	16
Foreign body aspiration in children – being safe and flexible	16
The autonomous nervous system and the cholinergic anti-inflammatory reflex in postoperative neurocognitive disorders	16
Salted or sweet? Hypertonic saline or mannitol for treatment of intracranial hypertension	16
Ultrasound-guided fascial plane blocks for spine surgery	16
Review of cannabis use and propofol anesthesia: recent insights and clinical implications	16
Using checklists to improve care in the nonoperating room environment	15
Enhanced recovery after surgery in liver transplantation: the anesthesia perspective	15
Initiatives to detect and prevent death from perioperative deterioration	14
Traumatic brain injury and RSI is rocuronium or succinylcholine preferred?	14
Racial and ethnic disparities in access to gynecologic care	14
Improving morbidity and mortality in hip fragility fractures	14
Remimazolam: its clinical pharmacology and evolving role in anesthesia and sedation practice	13

Too old for ambulatory anaesthesia? Management of ambulatory anaesthesia in elderly adults	13
Patient selection for nonoperating room anesthesia	13
Unanswered questions of anesthesia neurotoxicity in the developing brain	13
Motor-sparing peripheral nerve blocks for hip and knee surgery	13
Etiology, management, and sequela of postdural puncture headache	13
Challenges and outcomes in airway management outside the operating room	13
Lung ultrasound monitoring: impact on economics and outcomes	13
Cardiac surgery, ICU sedation, and delirium: is dexmedetomidine the silver bullet?	13
Interdisciplinary in situ simulation in non-operating room anesthesia	12
Integrating regional blocks into Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocols for cesarean delivery: optimizing postoperative recovery	12
Editorial introductions	12
Fluid management in hemorrhagic shock	12
Fasting and nutrition in neuroanesthesia and neurocritical care patients	11
A review of the utility of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in burn and trauma ICU patients	11
Clinical care pathways for ambulatory total shoulder arthroplasty	11
Lingering effects of COVID-19 in the care of perioperative patients	11
Resource allocation	11
Current concepts in evaluation and management of preoperative anaemia in patients undergoing thoracic surgery	11
Temporary mechanical circulatory support & enhancing recovery after cardiac surgery	11
Why sedative hypnotics often fail in development	10
Ethics for the labor and delivery unit	10
The intraoperative management of robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy	10
Dental sedation permit requirements for physician anesthesiologists in the United States and the European Union: a review	10
Pain during cesarean delivery: risk factors, mitigation, and current approaches	10
How much does it cost to be fit for operation? The economics of prehabilitation	10
Cardiovascular procedures in ambulatory cardiac procedures: really?	10
Health equity research in obstetric anesthesia	10
A roadmap for artificial intelligence in pain medicine: current status, opportunities, and requirements	10
Editorial: Intersecting moments of ethics, economics, and perioperative outcomes are the transformative times that try anesthesiologists’ souls	10
Introduction to exchange between Anderson and Kampman and Weiland	9
Editorial: Advances in cardiovascular medicine: debates and controversies	9
Update on guidelines and recommendations for enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery	9
Anesthesia for digestive tract endoscopy	9
Coaching in residency training programs: moving toward learner-centered education in anesthesiology	9
Editorial: Thoracic anesthesia – developments, current trends, and key recommendations	9
Educating for success: ambulatory anesthesia training	9
Nonoperating room anesthesia: opportunities for continued excellence	9
Current concepts in preoperative anemia management in obstetrics	9
Paradigm shifts in clinical pharmacology: things are not always as they seem	9
Anesthetic management of neurosurgical emergencies	9
Obstetric and perinatal racial and ethnic disparities	9
Perioperative management of patients with mediastinal mass syndrome	9
Pro's and con's of different blocks for postoperative analgesia after video-assisted thoracic surgery	8
Pharmacologic agents for perioperative cardioprotection in noncardiac surgery	8
Obituary: John F. Butterworth IV, M.D. († 9th June 2023)	8
Children's rights - the basis of quality in pediatric anesthesia	8
Examining intersectionality in anesthesiology training, academics, and practice	8
Towards optimization in the use of hemostatic agents and blood products in the early treatment of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI)	8
Navigating the clinical benefits, risks, and emerging controversies with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists	8
Management strategies for patients with neurologic stimulators during nonneurologic surgery: an update and review	8

Making chronic pain count: empirical support for the ICD-11 classification of chronic pain	8
Oxygenation techniques in head and neck surgery	8
Workforce solutions to address health disparities	8
Alternative blood products in trauma	8
The narrow airway: from high-frequency jet ventilation to flow-controlled ventilation	8
Paediatric pain management: from regional to virtual	8
Outcomes, cost-effectiveness, and ethics in patient blood management	8
Pharmacological approach to rapid sequence induction/intubation: a contemporary perspective	8
Scheduling staff for ambulatory anaesthesia	8
The physiologically difficult airway: an emerging concept	7
Biochemical disturbance in damage control resuscitation: mechanisms, management and prognostic utility	7
Remifentanil-induced hyperalgesia: the current state of affairs	7
Total intravenous anesthesia versus inhalation anesthesia: how do outcomes compare?	7
Sugammadex and oral contraceptives	7
Prehospital transfusion of allogeneic blood products	7
Regional analgesia for cardiac surgery	7
Lung transplantation for coronavirus disease 2019 associated severe acute respiratory distress syndrome	7
Editorial introductions	7
Pulmonary prehabilitation and smoking cessation	7
Neurological monitoring in liver transplantation: innovative approaches and perioperative strategies for managing brain complications	7
Anaesthesia outside the operating room: a permanent challenge	7
Editorial introductions	7
Sepsis and the microcirculation: the impact on outcomes	6
Regional anesthesia in the emergency department outside the operating theatre	6
Editorial introductions	6
Electroconvulsive therapy: recent advances and anesthetic considerations	6
Perioperative management of patients on glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists	6
Analgesia after cesarean section – what is new?	6
Anesthesia and the neurobiology of fear and posttraumatic stress disorder	6
Integrated psychosocial support in the ICU	6
Ventricular assist device for Fontan: who, when and why?	6
Update on scalp nerve block for craniotomy	6
Chronic consequences of accidental dural puncture and postdural puncture headache in obstetric anaesthesia – sieving through the evidence	6
Modern preoperative evaluation in ambulatory surgery – who, where and how?	6
Simulation in pediatric anesthesiology: current state and visions for the future	6
Etiology and management of hypofibrinogenemia in trauma	6
Should fluid management in thoracic surgery be goal directed?	5
The electronic health record: does it enhance or distract from patient safety?	5
The drug titration paradox: a control engineering perspective	5
Coronavirus disease 2019 and cardiovascular diseases: collateral damage?	5
Current hemoglobin thresholds in pediatric anesthesia - guidelines and studies	5
Editorial: Trauma and transfusion during a global pandemic	5
Anesthesia management in thyroid surgery	5
Cognitive rehabilitation for patients with acquired brain injury	5
Hepatopulmonary syndrome: pathophysiological mechanisms and clinical implications	5
Innovations in diagnostic and treatment options for pediatric epilepsy and their anesthetic implications	5
Current opinion in anesthesiology: post-traumatic stress disorder following birth	5
Editorial introductions	5
Direct oral anticoagulants in trauma patients	5
Anaesthetic gas capturing technology: more questions than answers	5
Editorial introductions	5
Learning from errors and resilience	5
Preoperative anxiety	5
The three ages balance for patient safety	5
Endometriosis – a painful disease	5
The intersection of pediatric anesthesiology and social determinants of health	5
Mechanical circulatory support devices in geriatric patients: more than just age	5
PECS blocks: where are we now?	5
Anesthetic recommendations for maternal and fetal safety in nonobstetric surgery: a balancing act	5
Perioperative hemodynamic monitoring in cardiac surgery	5
Editorial: Safe anesthesia for every child	5
Anesthesia care in the interventional neuroradiology suite: an update	5
Lung regeneration and lung bioengineering	5