OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Critical Care is 5. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Peep setting: let us come back to physiology	44
What are the clinical and research lessons learned from immunomodulators and other therapies during the COVID-19 pandemic?	39
Helmet noninvasive ventilation in acute hypoxic respiratory failure	35
Protected cardiac surgery: strategic mechanical circulatory support to improve postcardiotomy mortality	33
Microaxial flow-pump support in patients with cardiogenic shock: a review of the literature	33
Enteral nutrition in septic shock: a call for a paradigm shift	31
Improving the safety of prehospital emergency anaesthesia	27
Challenges with medical tourism	26
How I monitor lung function during mechanical ventilation and veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory distress syndrome	25
Critical care challenges in hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery	22
Omics-based approaches for acute brain injury research	21
Temperature control after cardiac arrest: friend or foe	20
Poor physical recovery after critical illness: incidence, features, risk factors, pathophysiology, and evidence-based therapies	19
Current fistula management	19
Airway pressure release ventilation for lung protection in acute respiratory distress syndrome: an alternative way to recruit the lungs	19
Advancements in nutritional support for critically ill patients	18
Quality, safety, and implementation science in acute kidney care	17
The role of diuretics in ICUs: when? which? how?	17
Which cardiovascular monitoring on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	17
Severe community-acquired pneumonia in the post COVID-19 era	17
Antimicrobial stewardship	16
Head-up cardiopulmonary resuscitation	16
Artificial intelligence to advance acute and intensive care medicine	16
The future of artificial intelligence in cardiovascular monitoring	16
Sex as a biological variable in acute kidney injury	16

Wearable wireless continuous vital signs monitoring on the general ward	16
Antibiotic dose optimisation in the critically ill: targets, evidence and future strategies	15
Editorial introductions	15
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – current status	15
Lung transplantation in patients with lung disease secondary to coronavirus disease 2019 infection	15
Critical illness-based chronic disease: a new framework for intensive metabolic support	14
Point-of-care, goal-directed management of bleeding in trauma patients	14
Neurotrauma	14
Intermittent feeding and circadian rhythm in critical illness	14
Advancing kidney care in critical illness – from pathophysiology to precision interventions	13
Identifying the high-risk surgical patient	13
Nosocomial infections during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	13
Mechanical ventilation after cardiac arrest: protecting the brain by protecting the lungs	13
Surviving cardiac arrest - what do we know about recovery & survivorship?	12
Coronary angiography after cardiac arrest	12
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair in patients with mitral regurgitation and cardiogenic shock: a new therapeutic target	12
Management of MDR/XDR severe infections in the critically ill	12
Editorial: Monitoring patients in the ICU in 2022	12
Biologic rationale and evidence for high-dose hydroxocobalamin in septic shock	12
Endocarditis in the intensive care unit: an update	12
Editorial introductions	12
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest - who, when, and where?	12
In-hospital cardiac arrest	12
Brain imaging after cardiac arrest	11
The power of the gut in critical care	11
Inotrope and vasopressor use in cardiogenic shock: what, when and why?	11
Editorial: The neurologist's guide to the ICU galaxy	11
Hemodynamic management of acute kidney injury	11
Echography monitoring in patients with temporary mechanical circulatory support	10
Corticosteroids in septic shock: a double-edged sword	10
Lung-morphology-guided mechanical ventilation in ARDS patients	10
Editorial: Severe infections in the ICU: new perspectives and challenges	10
Status epilepticus: what's new for the intensivist	9
Cancer and sepsis: future challenges for long-term outcome	9
Time-burden insults of neuromonitoring signals: practical implications for the management of acute brain injury	9
Treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bloodstream infections in critically ill patients: an update	9
Sepsis and acute respiratory failure in patients with cancer: how can we improve care and outcomes even further?	8
Providing respiratory and ventilation care in the face of shifting evidence: current opinion in critical care	8
Ventilatory targets following brain injury	8
Surging ICU during COVID-19 pandemic: an overview	8
Fluid management in the septic peri-operative patient	8
Update on infection prevention in the ICU	8
Oxygen delivery and carbon dioxide removal on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	8
Editorial introductions	8
COVID-19-associated AKI	8
Critical care for patients with substance use disorders	8
Which haemodynamic monitoring should we chose for critically ill patients with acute circulatory failure?	8
Selection criteria and triage in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during coronavirus disease 2019	8
Home oxygen monitoring and therapy: learning from the pandemic	8
The changing face of cardiogenic shock: definitions, epidemiology, and severity assessment	8

Editorial introductions	8
How to assess survival prognosis in patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia in 2024?	7
The critical importance of time in the management of acute neurological injuries	7
Understanding the rationale for recent paradigm shifts in critical care nutrition	7
Light, sleep and circadian rhythm in critical illness	7
The transition phase between controlled mechanical ventilation and weaning is our next great cause	7
Subphenotypes of acute kidney injury in adults	7
Ethical and legal considerations in normothermic regional perfusion for donation after circulatory death	7
Protein metabolism in critical illness	7
Diagnosis and management of cardiogenic shock	7
Haematological challenges in cardiogenic shock	7
Severe meningoencephalitis: epidemiology and outcomes	7
Metabolic support for patients on extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation	7
Anticipating ICU discharge and long-term follow-up	7
COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: an underdiagnosed or overtreated infection?	7
Central line associated and primary bloodstream infections	6
Ventilator-associated pneumonia: how long is long enough?	6
Improving the safety of emergency tracheal intubation	6
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on sedation in critical care: volatile anesthetics in the ICU	6
How to manage traumatic brain injury without invasive monitoring?	6
ICU imperatives in open abdomen management after trauma or emergency surgery	6
Role of artificial intelligence in ICU therapeutic decision-making for severe infections	6
Telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first responder systems, cardiac arrest centers, and global campaigns to save lives	6
Proportional modes to hasten weaning	6
Mediators, consequences and therapeutic considerations in patients with acute kidney injury	6
Preexisting malnutrition in the ICU	6
Critical care management of meningitis and encephalitis: an update	6
Does nutrition therapy alter the pathophysiology of severe acute pancreatitis?	6
Postresuscitation management	6
Neuromonitoring in the ICU – what, how and why?	6
Individualized fluid optimization and de-escalation in critically ill patients with septic shock	6
Long-term recovery after critical illness in older adults	6
Understanding the complexity of cardiogenic shock management: the added value of advanced computational modeling	5
Impact of ICU strain on outcomes	5
Critical illness-associated limb and diaphragmatic weakness	5
Cardiac and systemic inflammation in cardiogenic shock	5
Severe infections caused by difficult-to-treat Gram-negative bacteria	5
Editorial introductions	5
Fluid management of acute kidney injury	5
Predicting post-traumatic stress disorder in relatives of critically ill patients	5
Setting positive end-expiratory pressure by using electrical impedance tomography	5
Point-of-care ultrasound in the modern era of emergency medicine: a narrative review of the recent literature	5
Vitamin C in critical illness: end of the story or still a place?	5
Safe spontaneous breathing with helmet noninvasive ventilation in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure	5
Adults are just big kids: pediatric considerations for adult critical care nephrology	5
New ultrasound techniques for acute kidney injury diagnostics	5
Sepsis phenotypes, subphenotypes, and endotypes: are they ready for bedside care?	5
Editorial: All together now: improving critical care outcomes through multidisciplinary and interprofessional teamwork	5
Cardiac arrest and microcirculatory dysfunction: a narrative review	5
Management of hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension	5
Healthcare delivery and recovery after critical illness	5
Editorial introductions	5
Future for cardiogenic shock research	5
Digital health utilities in acute kidney injury management	5
Kidney perfusion in critical illness: between the macrocirculation and the microcirculation	5