OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of American Journal of Critical Care is 2. 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
Lactate Level and Clearance as Predictors of Neurologic Outcome After Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	106
Clinical Pearls	36
Proper Titration Orders Are Essential for Patient Safety	30
Mental Health Symptoms in Parents of Infants 3 Months After Discharge Following Neonatal Cardiac Surgery	29
Meaningful Recognition From Bench to Bedside	25
Response	24
Transient Cardiac Rhythm Changes	24
An Intensive Care Unit Team Reflects on End-of-Life Experiences With Patients and Families in Chile	23
Associations Between Core Temperature Disorders and Outcomes of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patients	21
Utility of a “Lavender Lounge” to Reduce Stress Among Critical Care Registered Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study	20
Response	20
Narrative Reflection in Critical Care	19
Improving Pressure Injury Prevention by Using Wearable Sensors to Cue Critical Care Patient Repositioning	17
Patients’ Priorities and Goals of Care During Intensive Care Unit Recovery: A Multicenter Cohort Study	17
Liberty, Justice, and Intensive Care Unit Recovery	17
Discussion Guide for the Bazan Article	17
The Get to Know Me Board in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Mixed-Methods Study	16
Words Matter: Describing Major Medical Treatments	14
Prevention of Endotracheal Tube–Related Pressure Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	14
Simulation Training to Increase Holding of Fragile Infants in Cardiac Intensive Care Units	13
Climate Change and the Intensive Care Unit	13
Nursing Care at End of Life in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation	12
Calling Attention to the Practice of Acute and Critical Care Nursing	12
Delirium Among Critically Ill Patients With Stroke: Prevalence, Severity, and Outcomes	12
Individualized Numeric Rating Scale to Assess Pain in Critically Ill Children With Neurodevelopmental Disabilities	12

“Being There”: An Empirical Logic Model for Family Presence During Resuscitation and Invasive Procedures	12
Discussion Guide for the Laures Article	11
Reducing Delirium in Intensive Care Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation: An Innovative Approach	11
Fluid Resuscitation and Sepsis Management in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease or End-Stage Renal Disease: Scoping Review	10
Nurses’ Lived Experience, Part 2: Lessons From Nurses for Guiding Future Emergent Situations	9
Skin Pigmentation and Accuracy of Pulse Oximetry Values	9
The “8 D’s” of High-Flow Nasal Cannula Risk: A Scoping Review	9
AACN’s Healthy Work Environment Standards: Why They Matter	8
Delivering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Post–Intensive Care Syndrome–Family via a Mobile Health App	8
Describing Anisocoria in Neurocritically Ill Patients	8
Clinical Pearls	8
Interprofessional, Interdisciplinary, or Multidisciplinary?	8
“It Haunts Me”: Impact of COVID-19 Deaths on Frontline Clinicians In Acute Care Settings—A Qualitative Study	7
Electrocardiographic Waveform Abnormalities in Patients With Structural Heart Disease	7
Discussion Guide for the Greenberg Article	7
Clinical Pearls	7
Clinical Pearls	7
Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Early Prediction of Pressure Injury Risk	7
2024 National Teaching Institute Research Abstracts	7
Nurses as Essential Clinical Leaders in Sepsis Care	7
Hyperoxemia Induced by Oxygen Therapy in Nonsurgical Critically Ill Patients	7
From Ancient Enemas to Tube Feeding, II: Clinical Outcomes and Future Directions Surrounding Commercial Versus Food-Based Formulas in Critical Illness	6
Characteristics and Outcomes of US Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19	6
How Algorithms for Heart Rate Detection Are Designed in Hospital-Based Electrocardiographic Monitors	6
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in Women vs Men: Analysis of 1496 Cases at a Single Site	6
Pulmonary-Focused Verticalization Therapy in Patients Experiencing Respiratory Failure	6
Thromboelastography in Children Undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation	6
Intra-Arterial Versus Noninvasive Blood Pressure Monitoring: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	6
Discussion Guide for the Lawson Article	6
Discussion Guide for the Krupp Article	5
Perceptions of Interprofessional Practitioners Regarding Pediatric Palliative Transports	5
Human Suffering and Armed Conflict	5
The Lived Experiences of Telemedicine Intensive Care Unit Nurses	5
Prognostic Conversations Between Parents and Physicians in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit	5
Limb Necrosis in the Setting of Vasopressor Use	5
Discussion Guide for the Rathbun Article	5
Courage to Soar in Clinical Research	5
Impact of a Quality Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Coach on Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Resuscitation Teams	5
ABCDEF Bundle	4
Cardiac Arrhythmias After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery	4
COVID-19 Pandemic Sequelae: Mental Health of Cardiothoracic Critical Care Nurses	4
Heart-Brain Connection: Role of the Central Nervous System	4
Brief Narrative Writing Program Implemented in a Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit During the COVID-19 Pandemic	4
Toleration of a Speaking Valve Placed In-Line With the Ventilator Circuit in Critically Ill Tracheostomized Patients	4
Anxiety Sensitivity in the Intensive Care Unit	4
Time to Talk Money? Intensive Care Unit Clinicians’ Perspectives on Addressing Patients’ Financial Hardship	4
Association of Lack of Fear of Dying With New Organ Failure: Results of a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study	4
Residual Psychomotor Skills of Orderlies After a Novel Chest Compression Training Intervention	3
Response:	3
Clinical Pearls	3

Discussion Guide for the Wool Article	3
Future Nurses	3
Declarations on Patient and Family Engagement	3
The Sky’s the Limit: Expanding Nursing’s Contribution to Acute Stroke Science	3
Assessing Discomfort in American Adult Intensive Care Patients	3
Caring for Rural Patients at End of Life: Perceptions of Critical Access Hospital Nurses	3
Integrating Perspectives on Family Caregiving After Critical Illness: A Qualitative Content Analysis	3
Changing Unit Culture One Bite at a Time	3
Using Telehealth to Improve the Accuracy of Delirium Screening by Bedside Critical Care Nurses	3
Moral Distress in the Critical Care Setting	3
Clinical Pearls	3
Impact of “The Pause” on the Code Blue Team and Exploration of Witnessing Death	3
Intrapulmonary Feeding Tube Placements While Using an Electromagnetic Placement Device: A Review (2019–2021)	3
Use of Machine Learning Models to Predict Microaspiration Measured by Tracheal Pepsin A	3
Patient- and Family-Centered Outcomes After Intensive Care Unit Admission	3
Meeting the Challenges of Establishing Intensive Care Unit Follow-up Clinics	2
Quality Of Life and Coping With Stress in Relatives of Patients in Intensive Care Units During COVID-19	2
Moral Distress, Coping Resilience, and Self-Care: A Study of Nurses in the Intensive Care Unit	2
Skilled Communication and the Pursuit of Perfect Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	2
A 12-Lead Electrocardiography Patch for Continuous Arrhythmia Monitoring: A Case Example	2
The Sky’s the Limit: Expanding Nursing’s Contribution to Acute Stroke Science	2
The Intensive Care Unit: Tomorrow and Beyond	2
Discussion Guide for the Kim Article	2
The Mindful Ethical Practice and Resilience Academy: Sustainability of Impact	2
Use of Music for Newborns After Cardiac Surgery: A Pilot Study	2
Does a Gratitude Self-Care Practice Improve Nurses’ Well-Being?	2
Using the Evidence for Palliative Care to Improve Outcomes for Patients With Heart Failure	2
Fostering a Spirit of Inquiry: Inspiring Nurses to Advance Practice Based on Best Evidence	2
Discussion Guide for the Botsch Article	2
Implementing AACN’s Healthy Work Environment Framework in an Intensive Care Unit	2
Managing Coagulation Using the Sonoclot Analyzer in Patients With Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation	2
Alarm Fatigue	2
COVID-19 and Moral Distress: A Pediatric Critical Care Survey	2
Transforming Moral Suffering by Cultivating Moral Resilience and Ethical Practice	2
Talk of Personalization in Health Care	2
Pediatric Intensivist Coverage and Outcomes in Critically Ill Children: A Cohort Study	2
Transforming Moral Suffering by Cultivating Moral Resilience and Ethical Practice	2
Cumulative Stress Debriefings to Combat Compassion Fatigue in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit	2
Measuring Acuity and Pediatric Critical Care Nursing Workload by Using ICU CAMEO III	2
Impact of Virtual Reality Simulation on New Nurses’ Assessment of Pediatric Respiratory Distress	2
Circadian Rhythmicity of Vital Signs at Intensive Care Unit Discharge and Outcome of Traumatic Brain Injury	2
Recognizing 12-Lead Electrocardiographic Patterns in Patients at Risk for Lethal Arrhythmias	2
Healthy Aging Brain Care Monitor, Caregiver Version: Screening for Post–Intensive Care Syndrome	2