OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Critical Care is 7. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Airway pressure release ventilation for lung protection in acute respiratory distress syndrome: an alternative way to recruit the lungs	87
Neurological complications of critically ill COVID-19 patients	66
Driving pressure monitoring during acute respiratory failure in 2020	60
Timing of neuroprognostication in the ICU	56
Management of the patient with the open abdomen	45
Postresuscitation care and prognostication	45
Role of ketones, ketogenic diets and intermittent fasting in ICU	41
How to assess tissue oxygenation?	41
Acute mesenteric ischaemia	37
Airway management during cardiac arrest	35
Setting positive end-expiratory pressure: using the pressure-volume curve	33
Editorial: Objective measurement of nutrition and metabolism in the ICU: the future of personalized metabolic therapy	30
New developments in the understanding of right ventricular function in acute care	29
Perspectives on peripheral perfusion assessment	29
Noninvasive respiratory support for acute respiratory failure due to COVID-19	26
Phenotyping in acute respiratory distress syndrome: state of the art and clinical implications	26
Cardiac arrest in special circumstances	26
Liver trauma in the intensive care unit	24
Helmet noninvasive ventilation in acute hypoxic respiratory failure	24
Transfusion management in the trauma patient	24
Editorial introductions	23
Editorial introductions	22
Haematological challenges in cardiogenic shock	22
Editorial introduction	21
Peep setting: let us come back to physiology	21

Effective approaches to address noncompressible torso hemorrhage	21
Automated external defibrillators and the link to first responder systems	20
Editorial introductions	20
Monitoring CO2 kinetics as a marker of cardiopulmonary efficiency	20
Hemodynamic effects of positive end-expiratory pressure	19
Editorial introductions	19
Monitoring the venous circulation: novel techniques and applications	17
Challenges and advances in nutrition for the critically ill child	17
Temperature control after cardiac arrest: friend or foe	16
Coronavirus disease 2019 respiratory failure: what is the best supportive care for patients who require ICU admission?	16
Editorial introductions	16
Optimal drug therapy for Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in adults	15
Setting positive end-expiratory pressure: the use of esophageal pressure measurements	15
Challenges in the hemodynamic management of acute nontraumatic neurological injuries	15
Challenges with medical tourism	15
The mechanical support of cardiogenic shock	14
The pulmonary artery catheter	14
Disaster management – preparation and planning for acute care facilities	14
Fluid balance in pediatric critically ill patients (with and without kidney dysfunction)	14
Editorial introductions	14
Postoperative delirium and neurocognitive disorders	14
The transition phase between controlled mechanical ventilation and weaning is our next great cause	14
Current fistula management	13
Protected cardiac surgery: strategic mechanical circulatory support to improve postcardiotomy mortality	13
What are the clinical and research lessons learned from immunomodulators and other therapies during the COVID-19 pandemic?	13
COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: an underdiagnosed or overtreated infection?	13
Subphenotypes of acute kidney injury in adults	13
Beyond one-size-fits-all in cardiogenic shock: impella, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or tailored use of mechanical circulatory support?	13
Protein metabolism in critical illness	13
Enteral nutrition in septic shock: a call for a paradigm shift	13
Using augmented intelligence to improve long term outcomes	12
Optimizing oxygen delivery to the injured brain	12
Poor physical recovery after critical illness: incidence, features, risk factors, pathophysiology, and evidence-based therapies	12
The role of proteomics and metabolomics in severe infections	12
Is tranexamic acid appropriate for all patients undergoing high-risk surgery?	12
Individualized cerebral perfusion pressure in acute neurological injury: are we ready for clinical use?	12
Acute care for burn patients: fluids, surgery, and what else?	12
Editorial: COVID-19: A New Severe Infection	11
Changing resuscitation strategies during a pandemic: lessons from the consecutive surges in New York and global challenges	11
Sepsis in patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019: how often and how severe?	11
Quality, safety, and implementation science in acute kidney care	11
Algorithmic prognostication in critical care: a promising but unproven technology for supporting difficult decisions	11
Diaphragm function in acute respiratory failure and the potential role of phrenic nerve stimulation	10
Damage control surgery: old concepts and new indications	10
Editorial introductions	10
Severe infections in recipients of cancer immunotherapy: what intensivists need to know	10
Severe meningoencephalitis: epidemiology and outcomes	10
Editorial: the surgical patient	10
The intensive care management of acute ischaemic stroke	10
Editorial: Critical care outcomes in the context of a pandemic	10

Editorial introductions	10
Update on the management of acute liver failure	9
Head-up cardiopulmonary resuscitation	9
Advancements in nutritional support for critically ill patients	9
Novel minimally invasive strategies for achieving source control in intra-abdominal infections	9
Treatment of invasive candidiasis in the era of Candida resistance	9
Editorial introductions	9
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – current status	9
Physical rehabilitation, mobilization and patient-centred outcomes: what is new?	9
Editorial introductions	9
Postresuscitation management	9
The role of renin-angiotensin system in sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: mechanisms and therapeutic implications	8
Assessing gastrointestinal system dysfunction in intensive care	8
Antimicrobial stewardship	8
Nutritional strategies during gastrointestinal dysfunction	8
Wearable wireless continuous vital signs monitoring on the general ward	7
When to discontinue renal replacement therapy. what do we know?	7
Prone position in COVID 19-associated acute respiratory failure	7
Severe community-acquired pneumonia in the post COVID-19 era	7
Managing the first 120 min of cardiogenic shock: from resuscitation to diagnosis	7
Sex as a biological variable in acute kidney injury	7
The critical importance of time in the management of acute neurological injuries	7
Blood lactate levels in sepsis: in 8 questions	7
Functional outcomes following critical illness: epidemiology, current management strategies and the future priorities	7
Health system perspectives in acute kidney injury: commitment to kidney health and planning implementation interventions	7
Micronutrients as therapy in critical illness	7
Cardiac output monitoring – invasive and noninvasive	7
Artificial intelligence to advance acute and intensive care medicine	7
How to prevent and how to treat dyspnea in critically ill patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation	7
Artificial intelligence and clinical deterioration	7
Cardiac arrest centres: what, who, when, and where?	7
Editorial introductions	7
Metabolic support for patients on extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation	7
Anticipating ICU discharge and long-term follow-up	7