OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of American Journal of Critical Care is 3. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Clinical Pearls	62
Meaningful Recognition From Bench to Bedside	36
Mental Health Symptoms in Parents of Infants 3 Months After Discharge Following Neonatal Cardiac Surgery	34
Identifying the Alarm Fatigue Status of Nurses Working In Cardiac Intensive Care Units: A Mixed-Design Study	28
Response	26
Medication Lost During Administration of Crushed Pills	26
Lactate Level and Clearance as Predictors of Neurologic Outcome After Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	26
Response	25
Narrative Reflection in Critical Care	23
Patients’ Priorities and Goals of Care During Intensive Care Unit Recovery: A Multicenter Cohort Study	22
Discussion Guide for the Bazan Article	22
The Get to Know Me Board in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Mixed-Methods Study	16
Associations Between Core Temperature Disorders and Outcomes of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patients	15
From the Iron Lung to Artificial Intelligence: Integrating New Technology Into Critical Care	14
Intensive Care Unit Sedation, Patient Memories, and Post–Intensive Care Psychological Distress	12
Prevention of Endotracheal Tube–Related Pressure Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	12
Utility of a “Lavender Lounge” to Reduce Stress Among Critical Care Registered Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study	12
Liberty, Justice, and Intensive Care Unit Recovery	11
Words Matter: Describing Major Medical Treatments	11
A Delphi Study to Explore the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Level of Evidence Resource	11
Climate Change and the Intensive Care Unit	11
Calling Attention to the Practice of Acute and Critical Care Nursing	10
Reducing Delirium in Intensive Care Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation: An Innovative Approach	10
Simulation Training to Increase Holding of Fragile Infants in Cardiac Intensive Care Units	10
“Being There”: An Empirical Logic Model for Family Presence During Resuscitation and Invasive Procedures	9

Delirium Among Critically Ill Patients With Stroke: Prevalence, Severity, and Outcomes	9
Discussion Guide for the Laures Article	8
Clinical Pearls	8
Skin Pigmentation and Accuracy of Pulse Oximetry Values	8
Nurses’ Lived Experience, Part 2: Lessons From Nurses for Guiding Future Emergent Situations	8
AACN’s Healthy Work Environment Standards: Why They Matter	8
Individualized Numeric Rating Scale to Assess Pain in Critically Ill Children With Neurodevelopmental Disabilities	8
The “8 D’s” of High-Flow Nasal Cannula Risk: A Scoping Review	8
Hyperoxemia Induced by Oxygen Therapy in Nonsurgical Critically Ill Patients	8
Describing Anisocoria in Neurocritically Ill Patients	7
Discussion Guide for the Greenberg Article	7
Fluid Resuscitation and Sepsis Management in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease or End-Stage Renal Disease: Scoping Review	7
Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Early Prediction of Pressure Injury Risk	7
How Algorithms for Heart Rate Detection Are Designed in Hospital-Based Electrocardiographic Monitors	6
2024 National Teaching Institute Research Abstracts	6
From Ancient Enemas to Tube Feeding, II: Clinical Outcomes and Future Directions Surrounding Commercial Versus Food-Based Formulas in Critical Illness	6
Clinical Pearls	6
Perceived Unexpectedness of Death and PTSD Among Family Members of Intensive Care Patients With COVID-19 or Not	6
Thromboelastography in Children Undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation	6
Clinical Pearls	6
Electrocardiographic Waveform Abnormalities in Patients With Structural Heart Disease	6
Discussion Guide for the Lawson Article	5
Perceptions of Interprofessional Practitioners Regarding Pediatric Palliative Transports	5
Limb Necrosis in the Setting of Vasopressor Use	5
Discussion Guide for the Krupp Article	5
Intra-Arterial Versus Noninvasive Blood Pressure Monitoring: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	5
Courage to Soar in Clinical Research	5
The Lived Experiences of Telemedicine Intensive Care Unit Nurses	5
“It Haunts Me”: Impact of COVID-19 Deaths on Frontline Clinicians In Acute Care Settings—A Qualitative Study	5
Discussion Guide for the Rathbun Article	5
ABCDEF Bundle	5
Human Suffering and Armed Conflict	4
Prognostic Conversations Between Parents and Physicians in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit	4
Time to Talk Money? Intensive Care Unit Clinicians’ Perspectives on Addressing Patients’ Financial Hardship	4
Toleration of a Speaking Valve Placed In-Line With the Ventilator Circuit in Critically Ill Tracheostomized Patients	4
Humanizing Critical Care and Promoting Person-Centered Nursing Practice	4
Pulmonary-Focused Verticalization Therapy in Patients Experiencing Respiratory Failure	4
Cardiac Arrhythmias After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery	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
Residual Psychomotor Skills of Orderlies After a Novel Chest Compression Training Intervention	4
Impact of a Quality Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Coach on Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Resuscitation Teams	4
Anxiety Sensitivity in the Intensive Care Unit	4
COVID-19 Pandemic Sequelae: Mental Health of Cardiothoracic Critical Care Nurses	4
Integrating Perspectives on Family Caregiving After Critical Illness: A Qualitative Content Analysis	4
Association of Lack of Fear of Dying With New Organ Failure: Results of a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study	4
Caring for Rural Patients at End of Life: Perceptions of Critical Access Hospital Nurses	3
Intrapulmonary Feeding Tube Placements While Using an Electromagnetic Placement Device: A Review (2019–2021)	3
Impact of “The Pause” on the Code Blue Team and Exploration of Witnessing Death	3
Recognizing 12-Lead Electrocardiographic Patterns in Patients at Risk for Lethal Arrhythmias	3

2026 National Teaching Institute Research Abstracts	3
Assessing Discomfort in American Adult Intensive Care Patients	3
Patient- and Family-Centered Outcomes After Intensive Care Unit Admission	3
Use of Machine Learning Models to Predict Microaspiration Measured by Tracheal Pepsin A	3
Transforming Moral Suffering by Cultivating Moral Resilience and Ethical Practice	3
Beyond Survival: Lessons From a Research Journey in Critical Care Recovery Science	3
Declarations on Patient and Family Engagement	3
Discussion Guide for the Wool Article	3
Unraveling the Stubborn Problem of Alarm Fatigue in the Intensive Care Unit	3
Alarm Fatigue	3
Circadian Rhythmicity of Vital Signs at Intensive Care Unit Discharge and Outcome of Traumatic Brain Injury	3