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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
What are the clinical and research lessons learned from immunomodulators and other therapies during the COVID-19 pandemic?	68
Current fistula management	58
Challenges with medical tourism	52
Enteral nutrition in septic shock: a call for a paradigm shift	47
Editorial introductions	41
Temperature control after cardiac arrest: friend or foe	33
Helmet noninvasive ventilation in acute hypoxic respiratory failure	32
Microaxial flow-pump support in patients with cardiogenic shock: a review of the literature	31
Poor physical recovery after critical illness: incidence, features, risk factors, pathophysiology, and evidence-based therapies	31
Airway pressure release ventilation for lung protection in acute respiratory distress syndrome: an alternative way to recruit the lungs	31
Protected cardiac surgery: strategic mechanical circulatory support to improve postcardiotomy mortality	30
Wearable wireless continuous vital signs monitoring on the general ward	28
Advancements in nutritional support for critically ill patients	28
Peep setting: let us come back to physiology	28
Which cardiovascular monitoring on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	27
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – current status	27
The future of artificial intelligence in cardiovascular monitoring	27
Antibiotic dose optimisation in the critically ill: targets, evidence and future strategies	26
Quality, safety, and implementation science in acute kidney care	25
Cardiac output monitoring – invasive and noninvasive	22
Sex as a biological variable in acute kidney injury	20
Head-up cardiopulmonary resuscitation	19
Severe community-acquired pneumonia in the post COVID-19 era	19
Editorial introductions	18
Antimicrobial stewardship	18

Artificial intelligence to advance acute and intensive care medicine	18
Nosocomial infections during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	17
Lung transplantation in patients with lung disease secondary to coronavirus disease 2019 infection	17
Neurotrauma	17
New peripheral nerve blocks and local anesthetics	17
Utility of bedside ultrasound derived hepatic and renal parenchymal flow patterns to guide management of acute kidney injury	17
Point-of-care, goal-directed management of bleeding in trauma patients	17
Editorial introductions	16
Intermittent feeding and circadian rhythm in critical illness	16
Critical illness-based chronic disease: a new framework for intensive metabolic support	15
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest - who, when, and where?	15
Surviving cardiac arrest - what do we know about recovery & survivorship?	15
Endocarditis in the intensive care unit: an update	14
In-hospital cardiac arrest	14
Inotrope and vasopressor use in cardiogenic shock: what, when and why?	14
Brain imaging after cardiac arrest	14
Hemodynamic management of acute kidney injury	14
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair in patients with mitral regurgitation and cardiogenic shock: a new therapeutic target	14
Identifying the high-risk surgical patient	14
Coronary angiography after cardiac arrest	14
Monitoring during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	13
Time-burden insults of neuromonitoring signals: practical implications for the management of acute brain injury	13
Editorial: Monitoring patients in the ICU in 2022	13
Which haemodynamic monitoring should we chose for critically ill patients with acute circulatory failure?	13
Biologic rationale and evidence for high-dose hydroxocobalamin in septic shock	13
Corticosteroids in septic shock: a double-edged sword	13
Editorial introductions	13
The power of the gut in critical care	12
Echography monitoring in patients with temporary mechanical circulatory support	12
Measuring the human immune response to surgery: multiomics for the prediction of postoperative outcomes	12
Cancer and sepsis: future challenges for long-term outcome	12
Editorial: Severe infections in the ICU: new perspectives and challenges	12
Sepsis and acute respiratory failure in patients with cancer: how can we improve care and outcomes even further?	12
The changing face of cardiogenic shock: definitions, epidemiology, and severity assessment	12
Editorial: The neurologist's guide to the ICU galaxy	12
Treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bloodstream infections in critically ill patients: an update	12
Oxygen delivery and carbon dioxide removal on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	12
Status epilepticus: what's new for the intensivist	12
The future of resuscitation education	11
Critical care for patients with substance use disorders	11
Providing respiratory and ventilation care in the face of shifting evidence: current opinion in critical care	11
Ventilatory targets following brain injury	11
Selection criteria and triage in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during coronavirus disease 2019	11
Home oxygen monitoring and therapy: learning from the pandemic	11
Fluid management in the septic peri-operative patient	11
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
Noninvasive respiratory support for acute respiratory failure due to COVID-19	10
COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: an underdiagnosed or overtreated infection?	10
Haematological challenges in cardiogenic shock	10
Surging ICU during COVID-19 pandemic: an overview	10

Editorial introductions	10
The transition phase between controlled mechanical ventilation and weaning is our next great cause	10
Individualized cerebral perfusion pressure in acute neurological injury: are we ready for clinical use?	10
COVID-19-associated AKI	10
Protein metabolism in critical illness	10
Light, sleep and circadian rhythm in critical illness	9
Severe meningoencephalitis: epidemiology and outcomes	9
Telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first responder systems, cardiac arrest centers, and global campaigns to save lives	9
Phenotyping in acute respiratory distress syndrome: state of the art and clinical implications	9
Subphenotypes of acute kidney injury in adults	9
Postresuscitation management	9
The critical importance of time in the management of acute neurological injuries	9
Metabolic support for patients on extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation	9
How to assess survival prognosis in patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia in 2024?	9
Anticipating ICU discharge and long-term follow-up	9
Ethical and legal considerations in normothermic regional perfusion for donation after circulatory death	9
Diagnosis and management of cardiogenic shock	8
Critical care management of meningitis and encephalitis: an update	8
Advances in artificial intelligence and deep learning systems in ICU-related acute kidney injury	8
Understanding the rationale for recent paradigm shifts in critical care nutrition	8
Mediators, consequences and therapeutic considerations in patients with acute kidney injury	8
Editorial: Effective treatments for acute neurological injury: are we moving forward?	8
ICU imperatives in open abdomen management after trauma or emergency surgery	8
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on sedation in critical care: volatile anesthetics in the ICU	8
Sepsis phenotypes, subphenotypes, and endotypes: are they ready for bedside care?	8
Proportional modes to hasten weaning	7
Setting positive end-expiratory pressure by using electrical impedance tomography	7
Editorial: All together now: improving critical care outcomes through multidisciplinary and interprofessional teamwork	7
Chest imaging in patients with acute respiratory failure because of coronavirus disease 2019	7
Ventilator-associated pneumonia: how long is long enough?	7
Long-term recovery after critical illness in older adults	7
Cardiac arrest and microcirculatory dysfunction: a narrative review	7
Central line associated and primary bloodstream infections	7
Individualized fluid optimization and de-escalation in critically ill patients with septic shock	7
Does nutrition therapy alter the pathophysiology of severe acute pancreatitis?	7
Neuromonitoring in the ICU – what, how and why?	7
Role of artificial intelligence in ICU therapeutic decision-making for severe infections	7