OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Anesthesiology is 6. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic drug display and simulation systems in anesthesia practice	142
Long-term intravenous devices: a narrative review of their placement	51
Advances in the clinical use of patient-reported outcomes in thoracic surgery	39
Editorial	35
Innovative designs for trials informing the care of cardiac surgical patients: part I	29
IFrailty in liver transplantation: implications for perioperative management and postoperative outcomes	28
Time to level up: reimagining safety in anesthesiology	27
The autonomous nervous system and the cholinergic anti-inflammatory reflex in postoperative neurocognitive disorders	26
Salted or sweet? Hypertonic saline or mannitol for treatment of intracranial hypertension	26
Nonintubated video-assisted thoracic surgery: myth or reality?	26
Delirium in trauma ICUs: a review of incidence, risk factors, outcomes, and management	24
LGBTQ+ health and anaesthesia for obstetric and gynaecological procedures	23
Robotic thoracic surgery: what is different in anesthesia?	23
Beyond adverse events in anesthesiology: ‘unanticipated events’ and strategies for improved reporting	22
Foreign body aspiration in children – being safe and flexible	22
Anesthetic considerations in cancer care	20
Ultrasound-guided fascial plane blocks for spine surgery	20
Anesthetic management of patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy	20
Using checklists to improve care in the nonoperating room environment	19
Review of cannabis use and propofol anesthesia: recent insights and clinical implications	19
Closed claims analysis in nonoperating room anesthesia	19
Too old for ambulatory anaesthesia? Management of ambulatory anaesthesia in elderly adults	18
Unanswered questions of anesthesia neurotoxicity in the developing brain	18
Pediatric anesthesia as a navigator: current practice and hot topics in preoperative assessment	18
Enhanced recovery after surgery in liver transplantation: the anesthesia perspective	18

Motor-sparing peripheral nerve blocks for hip and knee surgery	17
Remimazolam: its clinical pharmacology and evolving role in anesthesia and sedation practice	17
Initiatives to detect and prevent death from perioperative deterioration	16
Racial and ethnic disparities in access to gynecologic care	16
Traumatic brain injury and RSI is rocuronium or succinylcholine preferred?	16
Improving morbidity and mortality in hip fragility fractures	16
Pain management in thoracic surgery: bridging evidence and practice	15
Lung ultrasound monitoring: impact on economics and outcomes	14
Clinical care pathways for ambulatory total shoulder arthroplasty	14
Etiology, management, and sequela of postdural puncture headache	14
Editorial introductions	14
Conscientious objection	14
Editorial introductions	14
Integrating regional blocks into Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocols for cesarean delivery: optimizing postoperative recovery	14
Fluid management in hemorrhagic shock	13
Interdisciplinary in situ simulation in non-operating room anesthesia	13
Editorial: Intersecting moments of ethics, economics, and perioperative outcomes are the transformative times that try anesthesiologists’ souls	13
Patient selection for nonoperating room anesthesia	13
Temporary mechanical circulatory support & enhancing recovery after cardiac surgery	13
Update on total intravenous anesthesia in children	13
Cardiac surgery, ICU sedation, and delirium: is dexmedetomidine the silver bullet?	13
Current concepts in evaluation and management of preoperative anaemia in patients undergoing thoracic surgery	13
Why sedative hypnotics often fail in development	12
Pain during cesarean delivery: risk factors, mitigation, and current approaches	12
Health equity research in obstetric anesthesia	12
Lingering effects of COVID-19 in the care of perioperative patients	12
A review of the utility of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in burn and trauma ICU patients	12
Resource allocation	12
Dental sedation permit requirements for physician anesthesiologists in the United States and the European Union: a review	12
Cardiovascular procedures in ambulatory cardiac procedures: really?	12
A roadmap for artificial intelligence in pain medicine: current status, opportunities, and requirements	11
Paradigm shifts in clinical pharmacology: things are not always as they seem	11
Ethics for the labor and delivery unit	11
Anesthetic management of neurosurgical emergencies	11
Coaching in residency training programs: moving toward learner-centered education in anesthesiology	11
Update on guidelines and recommendations for enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery	11
Editorial: Advances in cardiovascular medicine: debates and controversies	11
Anticoagulation and hemostasis in the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patient	11
Introduction to exchange between Anderson and Kampman and Weiland	11
Current concepts in preoperative anemia management in obstetrics	11
How much does it cost to be fit for operation? The economics of prehabilitation	11
Fasting and nutrition in neuroanesthesia and neurocritical care patients	11
Large language models in trauma anesthesia education	11
Nonoperating room anesthesia: opportunities for continued excellence	11
Obstetric and perinatal racial and ethnic disparities	10
Anesthesia for digestive tract endoscopy	10
Obituary: John F. Butterworth IV, M.D. († 9th June 2023)	10
Pharmacologic agents for perioperative cardioprotection in noncardiac surgery	10
The intraoperative management of robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy	10
Artificial intelligence in trauma care: applications, ethical challenges, and pathways toward responsible integration	10

Alternative blood products in trauma	10
Educating for success: ambulatory anesthesia training	10
Perioperative management of patients with mediastinal mass syndrome	10
Making chronic pain count: empirical support for the ICD-11 classification of chronic pain	10
Pharmacological approach to rapid sequence induction/intubation: a contemporary perspective	9
Children's rights - the basis of quality in pediatric anesthesia	9
Towards optimization in the use of hemostatic agents and blood products in the early treatment of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI)	9
Machine learning in trauma anesthesia – from promise to practice	9
Paediatric pain management: from regional to virtual	9
Workforce solutions to address health disparities	9
Outcomes, cost-effectiveness, and ethics in patient blood management	9
Biochemical disturbance in damage control resuscitation: mechanisms, management and prognostic utility	9
The narrow airway: from high-frequency jet ventilation to flow-controlled ventilation	9
Management strategies for patients with neurologic stimulators during nonneurologic surgery: an update and review	9
Pro's and con's of different blocks for postoperative analgesia after video-assisted thoracic surgery	9
Anaesthesia outside the operating room: a permanent challenge	9
Regional techniques and novel local anesthetics in ambulatory anesthesia	9
Oxygenation techniques in head and neck surgery	9
Navigating the clinical benefits, risks, and emerging controversies with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists	9
Lung transplantation for coronavirus disease 2019 associated severe acute respiratory distress syndrome	8
Analgesia after cesarean section – what is new?	8
Let’s talk about Leadership in Paediatric Anaesthesia!	8
Prehospital transfusion of allogeneic blood products	8
Regional anesthesia in the emergency department outside the operating theatre	8
Chronic consequences of accidental dural puncture and postdural puncture headache in obstetric anaesthesia – sieving through the evidence	8
Editorial introductions	8
Scheduling staff for ambulatory anaesthesia	8
Sugammadex and oral contraceptives	8
Total intravenous anesthesia versus inhalation anesthesia: how do outcomes compare?	8
Update on scalp nerve block for craniotomy	8
Neurological monitoring in liver transplantation: innovative approaches and perioperative strategies for managing brain complications	8
Regional analgesia for cardiac surgery	8
Pulmonary prehabilitation and smoking cessation	8
Remifentanil-induced hyperalgesia: the current state of affairs	8
Anesthesia and the neurobiology of fear and posttraumatic stress disorder	8
Editorial: head and neck surgery anesthesia	7
Simulation in pediatric anesthesiology: current state and visions for the future	7
Left ventricular cardiomyopathies in pregnancy: clinical challenges, diagnosis, and management	7
Modern preoperative evaluation in ambulatory surgery – who, where and how?	7
Current hemoglobin thresholds in pediatric anesthesia - guidelines and studies	7
Lung regeneration and lung bioengineering	7
Etiology and management of hypofibrinogenemia in trauma	7
Perioperative management of patients on glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists	7
Editorial introductions	7
Editorial: Safe anesthesia for every child	7
Anesthetic recommendations for maternal and fetal safety in nonobstetric surgery: a balancing act	7
Integrated psychosocial support in the ICU	7
Electroconvulsive therapy: recent advances and anesthetic considerations	7
Perioperative hemodynamic monitoring in cardiac surgery	7
Anaesthetic gas capturing technology: more questions than answers	6
Machine learning for hemodynamic instability prediction and hemorrhage management in trauma and perioperative care	6
Intravenous iron for perioperative anemia: recent advances, practical considerations, and future directions	6
Preoperative anxiety	6
Ecological sustainability in pediatric anesthesia: current evidence and future directions	6
The intersection of pediatric anesthesiology and social determinants of health	6
Anesthesia care in the interventional neuroradiology suite: an update	6
Cognitive rehabilitation for patients with acquired brain injury	6
Learning from errors and resilience	6
The three ages balance for patient safety	6
Editorial introductions	6
Current opinion in anesthesiology: post-traumatic stress disorder following birth	6
Neuromuscular block in paediatric patients undergoing airway management: a narrative review	6
Anesthesia management in thyroid surgery	6
Saline versus balanced hydroxyethyl starch: does it matter? RETRACTION	6
Frailty in anesthesia	6
Direct oral anticoagulants in trauma patients	6
PECS blocks: where are we now?	6
Hepatopulmonary syndrome: pathophysiological mechanisms and clinical implications	6