OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Critical Care is 6. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Protected cardiac surgery: strategic mechanical circulatory support to improve postcardiotomy mortality	63
Peep setting: let us come back to physiology	58
What are the clinical and research lessons learned from immunomodulators and other therapies during the COVID-19 pandemic?	52
Current fistula management	41
Challenges with medical tourism	33
Editorial introductions	32
Microaxial flow-pump support in patients with cardiogenic shock: a review of the literature	31
Helmet noninvasive ventilation in acute hypoxic respiratory failure	31
Poor physical recovery after critical illness: incidence, features, risk factors, pathophysiology, and evidence-based therapies	28
Airway pressure release ventilation for lung protection in acute respiratory distress syndrome: an alternative way to recruit the lungs	28
Enteral nutrition in septic shock: a call for a paradigm shift	26
Temperature control after cardiac arrest: friend or foe	25
Wearable wireless continuous vital signs monitoring on the general ward	23
Advancements in nutritional support for critically ill patients	22
Quality, safety, and implementation science in acute kidney care	19
Which cardiovascular monitoring on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	19
Severe community-acquired pneumonia in the post COVID-19 era	19
Head-up cardiopulmonary resuscitation	18
Antibiotic dose optimisation in the critically ill: targets, evidence and future strategies	18
Cardiac output monitoring – invasive and noninvasive	18
Sex as a biological variable in acute kidney injury	18
Artificial intelligence to advance acute and intensive care medicine	18
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – current status	17
The future of artificial intelligence in cardiovascular monitoring	17
Antimicrobial stewardship	16

Neurotrauma	16
Editorial introductions	16
Lung transplantation in patients with lung disease secondary to coronavirus disease 2019 infection	16
Editorial introductions	16
Critical illness-based chronic disease: a new framework for intensive metabolic support	15
Nosocomial infections during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	15
Editorial introductions	14
Identifying the high-risk surgical patient	14
Editorial: Monitoring patients in the ICU in 2022	14
Point-of-care, goal-directed management of bleeding in trauma patients	14
Hemodynamic management of acute kidney injury	14
Intermittent feeding and circadian rhythm in critical illness	14
Endocarditis in the intensive care unit: an update	12
In-hospital cardiac arrest	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
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest - who, when, and where?	12
Surviving cardiac arrest - what do we know about recovery & survivorship?	12
Mechanical ventilation after cardiac arrest: protecting the brain by protecting the lungs	12
Time-burden insults of neuromonitoring signals: practical implications for the management of acute brain injury	12
Biologic rationale and evidence for high-dose hydroxocobalamin in septic shock	12
Brain imaging after cardiac arrest	12
Inotrope and vasopressor use in cardiogenic shock: what, when and why?	12
Management of MDR/XDR severe infections in the critically ill	12
Cancer and sepsis: future challenges for long-term outcome	11
The power of the gut in critical care	11
Which haemodynamic monitoring should we chose for critically ill patients with acute circulatory failure?	11
Echography monitoring in patients with temporary mechanical circulatory support	11
Sepsis and acute respiratory failure in patients with cancer: how can we improve care and outcomes even further?	11
Status epilepticus: what's new for the intensivist	11
Editorial: The neurologist's guide to the ICU galaxy	11
Monitoring during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	10
Editorial: Severe infections in the ICU: new perspectives and challenges	10
Corticosteroids in septic shock: a double-edged sword	10
Treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bloodstream infections in critically ill patients: an update	10
Update on infection prevention in the ICU	10
Home oxygen monitoring and therapy: learning from the pandemic	9
Providing respiratory and ventilation care in the face of shifting evidence: current opinion in critical care	9
The changing face of cardiogenic shock: definitions, epidemiology, and severity assessment	9
Selection criteria and triage in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during coronavirus disease 2019	9
Surging ICU during COVID-19 pandemic: an overview	9
Fluid management in the septic peri-operative patient	9
Oxygen delivery and carbon dioxide removal on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	9
The future of resuscitation education	9
COVID-19-associated AKI	9
Critical care for patients with substance use disorders	8
Haematological challenges in cardiogenic shock	8
COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: an underdiagnosed or overtreated infection?	8
Ethical and legal considerations in normothermic regional perfusion for donation after circulatory death	8
The transition phase between controlled mechanical ventilation and weaning is our next great cause	8

Subphenotypes of acute kidney injury in adults	8
The critical importance of time in the management of acute neurological injuries	8
Protein metabolism in critical illness	8
Ventilatory targets following brain injury	8
Editorial introductions	8
Individualized cerebral perfusion pressure in acute neurological injury: are we ready for clinical use?	8
Light, sleep and circadian rhythm in critical illness	8
ICU imperatives in open abdomen management after trauma or emergency surgery	7
Long-term recovery after critical illness in older adults	7
How to assess survival prognosis in patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia in 2024?	7
Telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first responder systems, cardiac arrest centers, and global campaigns to save lives	7
Proportional modes to hasten weaning	7
Metabolic support for patients on extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation	7
Severe meningoencephalitis: epidemiology and outcomes	7
Diagnosis and management of cardiogenic shock	7
Understanding the rationale for recent paradigm shifts in critical care nutrition	7
Does nutrition therapy alter the pathophysiology of severe acute pancreatitis?	7
Postresuscitation management	7
Anticipating ICU discharge and long-term follow-up	7
Sepsis phenotypes, subphenotypes, and endotypes: are they ready for bedside care?	6
Ventilator-associated pneumonia: how long is long enough?	6
Cardiac arrest and microcirculatory dysfunction: a narrative review	6
Adults are just big kids: pediatric considerations for adult critical care nephrology	6
Understanding the complexity of cardiogenic shock management: the added value of advanced computational modeling	6
Editorial: Effective treatments for acute neurological injury: are we moving forward?	6
Role of artificial intelligence in ICU therapeutic decision-making for severe infections	6
Central line associated and primary bloodstream infections	6
Critical care management of meningitis and encephalitis: an update	6
Setting positive end-expiratory pressure by using electrical impedance tomography	6
Critical illness-associated limb and diaphragmatic weakness	6
Fluid management of acute kidney injury	6
Mediators, consequences and therapeutic considerations in patients with acute kidney injury	6
Chest imaging in patients with acute respiratory failure because of coronavirus disease 2019	6
Neuromonitoring in the ICU – what, how and why?	6
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on sedation in critical care: volatile anesthetics in the ICU	6
How technology can save lives in cardiac arrest	6
Editorial: All together now: improving critical care outcomes through multidisciplinary and interprofessional teamwork	6
Impact of ICU strain on outcomes	6
Individualized fluid optimization and de-escalation in critically ill patients with septic shock	6