OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Critical Care is 8. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Antimicrobial resistance in ICUs: an update in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic	73
Bioelectric impedance analysis for body composition measurement and other potential clinical applications in critical illness	51
Pathophysiology of coronavirus-19 disease acute lung injury	49
How to diagnose delayed cerebral ischaemia and symptomatic vasospasm and prevent cerebral infarction in patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage	45
Ventilator-associated pneumonia among SARS-CoV-2 acute respiratory distress syndrome patients	41
Blood lactate levels in sepsis: in 8 questions	36
Parameters of fluid responsiveness	34
Epidemiology and causes of cardiogenic shock	32
Postoperative delirium and neurocognitive disorders	30
Nutrients and micronutrients at risk during renal replacement therapy: a scoping review	28
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for cardiac arrest	27
The impact of resource limitations on care delivery and outcomes: routine variation, the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, and persistent shortage	26
Culture-negative sepsis	25
Noninvasive respiratory support for acute respiratory failure due to COVID-19	25
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiac arrest systems of care	24
Core outcomes sets for studies evaluating critical illness and patient recovery	23
Prone position in COVID 19-associated acute respiratory failure	23
Hemodynamic clinical phenotyping in septic shock	21
How much oxygen for the injured brain – can invasive parenchymal catheters help?	21
Optimizing oxygen delivery to the injured brain	20
Acute liver failure	19
Sepsis in patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019: how often and how severe?	19
Indirect calorimetry in critical illness: a new standard of care?	19
Measuring the human immune response to surgery: multiomics for the prediction of postoperative outcomes	18
Intracranial pressure management: moving beyond guidelines	18

New imaging techniques in AKI	18
Automated quantification of tissue red blood cell perfusion as a new resuscitation target	17
A clinical approach to acute mesenteric ischemia	17
Monitoring coherence between the macro and microcirculation in septic shock	17
Phenotyping in acute respiratory distress syndrome: state of the art and clinical implications	17
Secondary pneumonias in critically ill patients with COVID-19: risk factors and outcomes	16
Biomarkers in acute respiratory distress syndrome	16
The microbiome and the immune system in critical illness	16
Surging ICU during COVID-19 pandemic: an overview	16
COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: an underdiagnosed or overtreated infection?	15
Role of anabolic testosterone agents and structured exercise to promote recovery in ICU survivors	15
What is the role of remdesivir in patients with COVID-19?	15
Poor physical recovery after critical illness: incidence, features, risk factors, pathophysiology, and evidence-based therapies	15
Mitochondrial dysfunction in critical illness during acute metabolic stress and convalescence: consequences for nutrition therapy	15
Janus Kinase inhibitors for the treatment of hospitalized patients with COVID-19	14
Hemodynamic monitoring in cardiogenic shock	14
Monitoring mitochondrial PO2: the next step	14
New strategies to optimize renal haemodynamics	14
Biomarker-guided management of acute kidney injury	14
Advances in acute pancreatitis	14
Pathophysiology of cardiogenic shock	14
Identification of acute kidney injury subphenotypes	13
Coronavirus disease 2019 in immunocompromised patients: a comprehensive review of coronavirus disease 2019 in hematopoietic stem cell recipients	13
How to manage traumatic brain injury without invasive monitoring?	13
New antimicrobial treatment options for severe Gram-negative infections	13
Focused ultrasonography for septic shock resuscitation	13
COVID-19-associated AKI	13
Epidemiology and risk factors of sudden cardiac arrest	13
The intensive care management of acute ischaemic stroke	13
The medical treatment of cardiogenic shock: cardiovascular drugs	12
Update on Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia	12
Antimicrobial stewardship	12
Ventilation of coronavirus disease 2019 patients	12
Bone metabolism and fracture risk during and after critical illness	12
Long-term recovery after critical illness in older adults	12
The liver-gut-axis: initiator and responder to sepsis	12
Weaning patients with obesity from ventilatory support	12
Health inequities in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest	12
Definitions of acute renal dysfunction: an evolving clinical and biomarker paradigm	12
Airway management in the critically ill	12
Weaning the patient: between protocols and physiology	12
Artificial intelligence to guide management of acute kidney injury in the ICU: a narrative review	11
Transportation during and after cardiac arrest: who, when, how and where?	11
Refractory cardiac arrest: where extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation fits	11
Real-time glomerular filtration rate: improving sensitivity, accuracy and prognostic value in acute kidney injury	11
New drugs for acute kidney injury	10
How to assess ventriculoarterial coupling in sepsis	10
The mechanical support of cardiogenic shock	10
COVID-19: dealing with ventilator shortage	10
KIDS SAVE LIVES: a narrative review of associated scientific production	10

Role of ketones, ketogenic diets and intermittent fasting in ICU	10
Prevention, diagnosis, and management of venous thromboembolism in the critically ill surgical and trauma patient	10
Coronavirus disease 2019 aftermath: psychological trauma in ICU healthcare workers	10
Blood purification in sepsis and systemic inflammation	10
Driving pressure monitoring during acute respiratory failure in 2020	10
Acute traumatic brain injury in frail patients: the next pandemic	9
Immunosuppressive drugs and associated complications in abdominal organ transplantation	9
Intermittent feeding and circadian rhythm in critical illness	9
Monitor the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in 2020	9
Activation of citizen responders to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest	9
The World Restart a Heart Initiative: how to save hundreds of thousands of lives worldwide	9
How technology can save lives in cardiac arrest	9
How do we identify the crashing traumatic brain injury patient – the intensivist's view	9
The weaning from mechanical ventilation: a comprehensive ultrasound approach	9
Neurological complications of sepsis	9
Gut dysfunction in the ICU: diagnosis and management	9
The features of the typical traumatic brain injury patient in the ICU are changing: what will this mean for the intensivist?	9
Drugs during cardiopulmonary resuscitation	9
Advances in artificial intelligence and deep learning systems in ICU-related acute kidney injury	9
Individualized blood pressure targets during postcardiac arrest intensive care	9
Utility of bedside ultrasound derived hepatic and renal parenchymal flow patterns to guide management of acute kidney injury	8
Gut–lung crosstalk during critical illness	8
Nutrition in the critically ill surgical patient	8
Intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome: a current review	8
Mechanical circulatory support in the treatment of cardiogenic shock	8
Vasopressor use in cardiogenic shock	8
Update on the management of acute pancreatitis	8
Overcoming challenges to enteral nutrition delivery in critical care	8
Inotrope and vasopressor use in cardiogenic shock: what, when and why?	8
Monitoring muscle mass using ultrasound: a key role in critical care	8
Managing the first 120 min of cardiogenic shock: from resuscitation to diagnosis	8
Cardiac output monitoring – invasive and noninvasive	8
Mechanical ventilation in cardiogenic shock	8