OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Critical Care is 8. 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
Airway pressure release ventilation for lung protection in acute respiratory distress syndrome: an alternative way to recruit the lungs	68
Editorial introductions	59
Temperature control after cardiac arrest: friend or foe	50
Peep setting: let us come back to physiology	48
Challenges with medical tourism	46
Current fistula management	39
What are the clinical and research lessons learned from immunomodulators and other therapies during the COVID-19 pandemic?	34
Poor physical recovery after critical illness: incidence, features, risk factors, pathophysiology, and evidence-based therapies	33
Enteral nutrition in septic shock: a call for a paradigm shift	33
Protected cardiac surgery: strategic mechanical circulatory support to improve postcardiotomy mortality	31
Helmet noninvasive ventilation in acute hypoxic respiratory failure	29
Head-up cardiopulmonary resuscitation	28
Advancements in nutritional support for critically ill patients	28
Editorial introductions	26
Cardiac output monitoring – invasive and noninvasive	26
Editorial: Critical care outcomes in the context of a pandemic	25
Quality, safety, and implementation science in acute kidney care	25
Severe community-acquired pneumonia in the post COVID-19 era	24
The future of artificial intelligence in cardiovascular monitoring	24
Sex as a biological variable in acute kidney injury	24
Antimicrobial stewardship	21
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – current status	21
Wearable wireless continuous vital signs monitoring on the general ward	20
Antibiotic dose optimisation in the critically ill: targets, evidence and future strategies	20
Editorial introductions	19

Artificial intelligence to advance acute and intensive care medicine	19
Editorial introductions	18
Critical illness-based chronic disease: a new framework for intensive metabolic support	18
Nosocomial infections during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	18
Lung transplantation in patients with lung disease secondary to coronavirus disease 2019 infection	17
Neurotrauma	17
Intermittent feeding and circadian rhythm in critical illness	17
Utility of bedside ultrasound derived hepatic and renal parenchymal flow patterns to guide management of acute kidney injury	16
Coronary angiography after cardiac arrest	16
New peripheral nerve blocks and local anesthetics	16
Editorial introductions	16
Editorial: Monitoring patients in the ICU in 2022	16
Point-of-care, goal-directed management of bleeding in trauma patients	16
Identifying the high-risk surgical patient	16
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair in patients with mitral regurgitation and cardiogenic shock: a new therapeutic target	15
Inotrope and vasopressor use in cardiogenic shock: what, when and why?	15
Hemodynamic management of acute kidney injury	15
In-hospital cardiac arrest	15
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest - who, when, and where?	15
Brain imaging after cardiac arrest	15
Endocarditis in the intensive care unit: an update	14
Surviving cardiac arrest - what do we know about recovery & survivorship?	14
Time-burden insults of neuromonitoring signals: practical implications for the management of acute brain injury	13
The power of the gut in critical care	13
Editorial: The neurologist's guide to the ICU galaxy	13
Editorial: Severe infections in the ICU: new perspectives and challenges	13
Cancer and sepsis: future challenges for long-term outcome	13
Treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bloodstream infections in critically ill patients: an update	13
Sepsis and acute respiratory failure in patients with cancer: how can we improve care and outcomes even further?	13
What can a learning healthcare system teach us about improving outcomes?	12
Secondary pneumonias in critically ill patients with COVID-19: risk factors and outcomes	12
Providing respiratory and ventilation care in the face of shifting evidence: current opinion in critical care	12
Monitoring during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	12
Critical care for patients with substance use disorders	12
Fluid management in the septic peri-operative patient	12
Which haemodynamic monitoring should we chose for critically ill patients with acute circulatory failure?	12
Status epilepticus: what's new for the intensivist	12
The changing face of cardiogenic shock: definitions, epidemiology, and severity assessment	12
Selection criteria and triage in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during coronavirus disease 2019	12
Editorial: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation 2021: the new guidelines on cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the BIG FIVE et al. will help to save hundreds of thousands of lives annually in the world	11
Home oxygen monitoring and therapy: learning from the pandemic	11
The future of resuscitation education	11
Surging ICU during COVID-19 pandemic: an overview	11
COVID-19-associated AKI	11
Ventilatory targets following brain injury	11
Phenotyping in acute respiratory distress syndrome: state of the art and clinical implications	10
Light, sleep and circadian rhythm in critical illness	10
Haematological challenges in cardiogenic shock	10
The transition phase between controlled mechanical ventilation and weaning is our next great cause	10
Protein metabolism in critical illness	10

The critical importance of time in the management of acute neurological injuries	10
Anticipating ICU discharge and long-term follow-up	10
Editorial introductions	10
Subphenotypes of acute kidney injury in adults	10
Noninvasive respiratory support for acute respiratory failure due to COVID-19	10
Editorial: COVID-19: A New Severe Infection	10
Measuring the human immune response to surgery: multiomics for the prediction of postoperative outcomes	10
Individualized cerebral perfusion pressure in acute neurological injury: are we ready for clinical use?	10
COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: an underdiagnosed or overtreated infection?	10
How to assess survival prognosis in patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia in 2024?	9
Chest imaging in patients with acute respiratory failure because of coronavirus disease 2019	9
Postresuscitation management	9
Telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first responder systems, cardiac arrest centers, and global campaigns to save lives	9
Neuromonitoring in the ICU – what, how and why?	9
Metabolic support for patients on extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation	9
Severe meningoencephalitis: epidemiology and outcomes	9
Proportional modes to hasten weaning	9
Understanding the complexity of cardiogenic shock management: the added value of advanced computational modeling	8
How technology can save lives in cardiac arrest	8
Critical care management of meningitis and encephalitis: an update	8
Long-term recovery after critical illness in older adults	8
Editorial: All together now: improving critical care outcomes through multidisciplinary and interprofessional teamwork	8
Central line associated and primary bloodstream infections	8
Sepsis phenotypes, subphenotypes, and endotypes: are they ready for bedside care?	8
Mediators, consequences and therapeutic considerations in patients with acute kidney injury	8
Advances in artificial intelligence and deep learning systems in ICU-related acute kidney injury	8
Adults are just big kids: pediatric considerations for adult critical care nephrology	8
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on sedation in critical care: volatile anesthetics in the ICU	8
Editorial: Effective treatments for acute neurological injury: are we moving forward?	8