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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Beyond adverse events in anesthesiology: ‘unanticipated events’ and strategies for improved reporting	72
Innovative designs for trials informing the care of cardiac surgical patients: part I	70
Advances in the clinical use of patient-reported outcomes in thoracic surgery	35
Anesthetic management of patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy	33
Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic drug display and simulation systems in anesthesia practice	29
Salted or sweet? Hypertonic saline or mannitol for treatment of intracranial hypertension	28
Editorial	26
LGBTQ+ health and anaesthesia for obstetric and gynaecological procedures	23
Anesthetic considerations in cancer care	21
Long-term intravenous devices: a narrative review of their placement	21
Airway management in the adult patient with an unstable cervical spine	16
Nonintubated video-assisted thoracic surgery: myth or reality?	15
Ultrasound-guided fascial plane blocks for spine surgery	14
Delirium in trauma ICUs: a review of incidence, risk factors, outcomes, and management	14
The autonomous nervous system and the cholinergic anti-inflammatory reflex in postoperative neurocognitive disorders	14
Challenges and outcomes in airway management outside the operating room	13
Traumatic brain injury and RSI is rocuronium or succinylcholine preferred?	13
Racial and ethnic disparities in access to gynecologic care	13
Foreign body aspiration in children – being safe and flexible	13
Improving morbidity and mortality in hip fragility fractures	12
Remimazolam: its clinical pharmacology and evolving role in anesthesia and sedation practice	12
Unanswered questions of anesthesia neurotoxicity in the developing brain	12
Motor-sparing peripheral nerve blocks for hip and knee surgery	12
Initiatives to detect and prevent death from perioperative deterioration	12
Using checklists to improve care in the nonoperating room environment	12

Clinical care pathways for ambulatory total shoulder arthroplasty	11
Patient selection for nonoperating room anesthesia	11
Etiology, management, and sequela of postdural puncture headache	11
Cardiac surgery, ICU sedation, and delirium: is dexmedetomidine the silver bullet?	11
Current concepts in evaluation and management of preoperative anaemia in patients undergoing thoracic surgery	11
Ketamine in depression and electroconvulsive therapy	10
Integrating regional blocks into Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocols for cesarean delivery: optimizing postoperative recovery	10
Why sedative hypnotics often fail in development	10
Editorial introductions	10
Editorial introductions	10
Lung ultrasound monitoring: impact on economics and outcomes	10
Fluid management in hemorrhagic shock	10
A review of the utility of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in burn and trauma ICU patients	9
Lingering effects of COVID-19 in the care of perioperative patients	9
Resource allocation	9
Temporary mechanical circulatory support & enhancing recovery after cardiac surgery	9
Cardiovascular procedures in ambulatory cardiac procedures: really?	9
Pain during cesarean delivery: risk factors, mitigation, and current approaches	9
Health equity research in obstetric anesthesia	9
Advanced endoscopic gastrointestinal techniques for the bariatric patient: implications for the anesthesia provider	9
Editorial: Intersecting moments of ethics, economics, and perioperative outcomes are the transformative times that try anesthesiologists’ souls	9
Dental sedation permit requirements for physician anesthesiologists in the United States and the European Union: a review	9
Editorial: Thoracic anesthesia – developments, current trends, and key recommendations	8
Anesthetic management of neurosurgical emergencies	8
Ethics for the labor and delivery unit	8
Perioperative management of patients with mediastinal mass syndrome	8
How much does it cost to be fit for operation? The economics of prehabilitation	8
Quality and safe anaesthesia for all children	8
The intraoperative management of robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy	8
Introduction to exchange between Anderson and Kampman and Weiland	8
Anesthesia for deep brain stimulation: an update	8
Update on guidelines and recommendations for enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery	8
Obstetric and perinatal racial and ethnic disparities	8
Anesthesia for digestive tract endoscopy	8
Alternative blood products in trauma	8
Emergencies in freestanding ambulatory surgery centre	8
Current concepts in preoperative anemia management in obstetrics	8
Paradigm shifts in clinical pharmacology: things are not always as they seem	8
Editorial: Advances in cardiovascular medicine: debates and controversies	8
A roadmap for artificial intelligence in pain medicine: current status, opportunities, and requirements	8
Updates and controversies in anesthesia for advanced interventional pulmonology procedures	8
Management strategies for patients with neurologic stimulators during nonneurologic surgery: an update and review	8
Coaching in residency training programs: moving toward learner-centered education in anesthesiology	8
Educating for success: ambulatory anesthesia training	8
Paediatric pain management: from regional to virtual	7
Outcomes, cost-effectiveness, and ethics in patient blood management	7
Regional analgesia for cardiac surgery	7
Editorial introductions	7
Lung transplantation for coronavirus disease 2019 associated severe acute respiratory distress syndrome	7
Pharmacologic agents for perioperative cardioprotection in noncardiac surgery	7

Examining intersectionality in anesthesiology training, academics, and practice	7
Making chronic pain count: empirical support for the ICD-11 classification of chronic pain	7
Total intravenous anesthesia versus inhalation anesthesia: how do outcomes compare?	7
Editorial introductions	7
Pro's and con's of different blocks for postoperative analgesia after video-assisted thoracic surgery	7
Workforce solutions to address health disparities	7
Obituary: John F. Butterworth IV, M.D. († 9th June 2023)	7
Sugammadex and oral contraceptives	7
Pulmonary prehabilitation and smoking cessation	7
The physiologically difficult airway: an emerging concept	6
Discharging select patients without an escort after ambulatory anesthesia: identifying return to baseline function	6
Remifentanil-induced hyperalgesia: the current state of affairs	6
Anesthesia and intraoperative neurophysiological spinal cord monitoring	6
Anesthetic management during transsphenoidal pituitary surgery	6
Simulation in pediatric anesthesiology: current state and visions for the future	6
Towards optimization in the use of hemostatic agents and blood products in the early treatment of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI)	6
Scheduling staff for ambulatory anaesthesia	6
Prehospital transfusion of allogeneic blood products	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
Editorial introductions	6
Biochemical disturbance in damage control resuscitation: mechanisms, management and prognostic utility	6
Analgesia after cesarean section – what is new?	6
Anaesthesia outside the operating room: a permanent challenge	6
Integrated psychosocial support in the ICU	6
Etiology and management of hypofibrinogenemia in trauma	6
Ventricular assist device for Fontan: who, when and why?	6
Editorial introductions	5
Perioperative management of patients on glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists	5
Regional anesthesia in the emergency department outside the operating theatre	5
Lung regeneration and lung bioengineering	5
Human factors affecting intraoperative patient safety	5
Coronavirus disease 2019 and cardiovascular diseases: collateral damage?	5
Preoperative anxiety	5
Mechanical circulatory support devices in geriatric patients: more than just age	5
Editorial: Safe anesthesia for every child	5
Perioperative hemodynamic monitoring in cardiac surgery	5
Electroconvulsive therapy: recent advances and anesthetic considerations	5
Editorial: Trauma and transfusion during a global pandemic	5
Anesthetic recommendations for maternal and fetal safety in nonobstetric surgery: a balancing act	5
The electronic health record: does it enhance or distract from patient safety?	5
The three ages balance for patient safety	5
Anaesthetic gas capturing technology: more questions than answers	5
Current hemoglobin thresholds in pediatric anesthesia - guidelines and studies	5
Should fluid management in thoracic surgery be goal directed?	5
Anesthesia and the neurobiology of fear and posttraumatic stress disorder	5
Sepsis and the microcirculation: the impact on outcomes	5
Anesthesia care in the interventional neuroradiology suite: an update	5
The intersection of pediatric anesthesiology and social determinants of health	5
Direct oral anticoagulants in trauma patients	5
Learning from errors and resilience	5