OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Current Opinion in Critical Care is 20. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Microaxial flow-pump support in patients with cardiogenic shock: a review of the literature	68
Peep setting: let us come back to physiology	59
Airway pressure release ventilation for lung protection in acute respiratory distress syndrome: an alternative way to recruit the lungs	52
Current fistula management	47
Challenges with medical tourism	40
Protected cardiac surgery: strategic mechanical circulatory support to improve postcardiotomy mortality	34
Enteral nutrition in septic shock: a call for a paradigm shift	33
Helmet noninvasive ventilation in acute hypoxic respiratory failure	32
Poor physical recovery after critical illness: incidence, features, risk factors, pathophysiology, and evidence-based therapies	31
What are the clinical and research lessons learned from immunomodulators and other therapies during the COVID-19 pandemic?	30
Editorial introductions	29
Advancements in nutritional support for critically ill patients	28
Temperature control after cardiac arrest: friend or foe	28
Which cardiovascular monitoring on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	27
The future of artificial intelligence in cardiovascular monitoring	27
Head-up cardiopulmonary resuscitation	26
Severe community-acquired pneumonia in the post COVID-19 era	26
Wearable wireless continuous vital signs monitoring on the general ward	26
Sex as a biological variable in acute kidney injury	25
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – current status	22
Cardiac output monitoring – invasive and noninvasive	20
Quality, safety, and implementation science in acute kidney care	20