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 2021-08-01 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
The future of artificial intelligence in cardiovascular monitoring	27
Which cardiovascular monitoring on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	27
Severe community-acquired pneumonia in the post COVID-19 era	26
Wearable wireless continuous vital signs monitoring on the general ward	26
Head-up cardiopulmonary resuscitation	26
Sex as a biological variable in acute kidney injury	25
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – current status	22
Quality, safety, and implementation science in acute kidney care	20
Cardiac output monitoring – invasive and noninvasive	20
Antimicrobial stewardship	19
Antibiotic dose optimisation in the critically ill: targets, evidence and future strategies	19
Editorial introductions	18

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

Editorial introductions	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
Haematological challenges in cardiogenic shock	10
Protein metabolism in critical illness	10
Noninvasive respiratory support for acute respiratory failure due to COVID-19	10
Subphenotypes of acute kidney injury in adults	10
Proportional modes to hasten weaning	9
The critical importance of time in the management of acute neurological injuries	9
Ethical and legal considerations in normothermic regional perfusion for donation after circulatory death	9
Anticipating ICU discharge and long-term follow-up	9
Postresuscitation management	9
Understanding the rationale for recent paradigm shifts in critical care nutrition	9
Light, sleep and circadian rhythm in critical illness	9
How to assess survival prognosis in patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia in 2024?	9
Telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first responder systems, cardiac arrest centers, and global campaigns to save lives	9
Diagnosis and management of cardiogenic shock	9
Metabolic support for patients on extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation	9
Severe meningoencephalitis: epidemiology and outcomes	9
Ventilator-associated pneumonia: how long is long enough?	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
Does nutrition therapy alter the pathophysiology of severe acute pancreatitis?	8
Role of artificial intelligence in ICU therapeutic decision-making for severe infections	8
Central line associated and primary bloodstream infections	8
ICU imperatives in open abdomen management after trauma or emergency surgery	8
Neuromonitoring in the ICU – what, how and why?	8
Chest imaging in patients with acute respiratory failure because of coronavirus disease 2019	8
Critical care management of meningitis and encephalitis: an update	7
Advances in artificial intelligence and deep learning systems in ICU-related acute kidney injury	7
Cardiac arrest and microcirculatory dysfunction: a narrative review	7
How technology can save lives in cardiac arrest	7
Sepsis phenotypes, subphenotypes, and endotypes: are they ready for bedside care?	7
Setting positive end-expiratory pressure by using electrical impedance tomography	7
Critical illness-associated limb and diaphragmatic weakness	7
Adults are just big kids: pediatric considerations for adult critical care nephrology	7
Long-term recovery after critical illness in older adults	7
Mediators, consequences and therapeutic considerations in patients with acute kidney injury	7
Understanding the complexity of cardiogenic shock management: the added value of advanced computational modeling	7
Fluid management of acute kidney injury	7
Editorial: All together now: improving critical care outcomes through multidisciplinary and interprofessional teamwork	7