OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Critical Care is 63. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
What every intensivist needs to know about mpox	526
Identification of a sub-group of critically ill patients with high risk of intensive care unit-acquired infections and poor clinical course using a transcriptomic score	493
Volatile anaesthetics for ICU sedation: beyond hypnosis?	359
One-year patient outcomes based on lung morphology in acute respiratory distress syndrome: secondary analysis of LIVE trial	260
Evaluation of the impact of artificial intelligence-assisted image interpretation on the diagnostic performance of clinicians in identifying endotracheal tube position on plain chest X-ray: a multi-ca	224
A randomized controlled trial of catheters with different tips and lengths for patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy in intensive care unit	174
What criteria for neuropronostication: consciousness or ability? The neuro-intensivist’s dilemma	152
Restrictive fluid management with early de-escalation versus usual care in critically ill patients (reduce trial): a feasibility randomized controlled trial	141
Effectiveness of targeted post-acute interventions and follow-up services for sepsis survivors: a systematic review	132
Hypothermia versus normothermia in patients with cardiac arrest and shockable rhythm: a secondary analysis of the TTM-2 study	131
Sodium azide (NaN3) intoxication, “the man who lived”: potential effective antidote and treatment strategy	124
Real-time monitoring of air pathogens in the ICU with biosensors and robots	123
The protective effect of apolipoprotein H in paediatric sepsis	116
A clinical guide to non-invasive respiratory support in acute respiratory failure: ventilation settings, technical optimization and clinical indications	116
Overestimation of driving pressure by the analysis of the conductive pressure during venous-arterial ECMO: Airway Closure or Intrinsic PEEP?	113
Detrimental effects of PCSK9 loss-of-function in the pediatric host response to sepsis are mediated through independent influence on Angiopoietin-1	112
Family concerns in organ donor conversations: a qualitative embedded multiple-case study	110
Early intubation and patient-centered outcomes in septic shock: a secondary analysis of a prospective multicenter study	102
Fluid management for sepsis-induced hypotension in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease: a secondary analysis of the CLOVERS trial	100
A genome-wide association study of survival in patients with sepsis	99
The impact of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation on the exposure to isavuconazole: a plea for thorough pharmacokinetic evaluation	98
Extracorporeal versus conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a secondary analysis of the Prague OHCA trial	94
The association between the presence and burden of periodic discharges and outcome in septic patients: an observational prospective study	93
Severe community-acquired Streptococcus pneumoniae bacterial meningitis: clinical and prognostic picture from the intensive care unit	90
Blood trauma in veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: low pump pressures and low circuit resistance matter	89

Advanced respiratory mechanics assessment in mechanically ventilated obese and non-obese patients with or without acute respiratory distress syndrome	88
Mega-dose sodium ascorbate: a pilot, single-dose, physiological effect, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial	87
Termination-of-resuscitation rule in the emergency department for patients with refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a nationwide, population-based observational study	85
Feasibility of bedside portable MRI in neonates and children during ECLS	83
Andexanet alfa versus four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate for the reversal of apixaban- or rivaroxaban-associated intracranial hemorrhage: a propensity score-overlap weighted analysis	79
Prevalence of long-term decision regret and associated risk factors in a large cohort of ICU surrogate decision makers	79
Host Response Biomarkers for Sepsis in the Emergency Room	79
Video versus direct laryngoscopy in critically ill patients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	78
COVID-19 bacteremic co-infection is a major risk factor for mortality, ICU admission, and mechanical ventilation	75
How symptoms of prolonged grief disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and depression relate to each other for grieving ICU families during the first two years of bereavement	74
Hidden Harlequin syndrome in neonatal and pediatric VA-ECMO	74
Care pathways of sepsis survivors: sequelae, mortality and use of healthcare services in France, 2015–2018	73
Machine learning models compared with current clinical indices to predict the outcome of high flow nasal cannula therapy in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure	73
Pyroptosis in sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives	73
Red blood cell transfusion in brain injury: Is it solely a matter of hemoglobin threshold?	71
qSOFA combined with suPAR for early risk detection and guidance of antibiotic treatment in emergency department: a bit sweet and a bit sour randomized controlled trial	71
Haloperidol is not the “one drug fits all” solution in the treatment of delirium	70
Response to the Letter by Spurling and Colleagues	70
Scoring system: use and not use from the future to present	70
Demographics and outcome of Legionella pneumonia in the intensive care unit: a retrospective multicenter cohort study	69
Rethinking post-sepsis syndrome: linking cellular dysfunction to the clinical picture	69
Microcirculatory alterations in critically ill COVID-19 patients analyzed using artificial intelligence	69
Longitudinal assessment of immunoglobulin response and disease progression in critically ill patients with community acquired pneumonia	69
Time course of electrical activity of the diaphragm (EAdi) in the peri extubation period and its role as predictor of extubation failure in difficult to wean patients	69
Early hyperoxia and 28-day mortality in patients on venoarterial ECMO support for refractory cardiogenic shock: a bicenter retrospective propensity score-weighted analysis	69
A novel capnogram analysis to guide ventilation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: clinical and experimental observations	68
Peri-intubation adverse events and clinical outcomes in emergency department patients: the BARCO study	68
Continuous renal replacement therapy with the adsorptive oXiris filter may be associated with the lower 28-day mortality in sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	66
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation duration and favorable neurological outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a nationwide multicenter observational study in Japan (the JAAM-OHCA registry)	66
Outcomes of transplant recipients on ECMO for COVID-19 respiratory failure: an ELSO registry study	66
Network of job demands-resources and depressive symptoms in critical care nurses: a nationwide cross-sectional study	65
Diagnostic performance of the recruitment-to-inflation ratio to assess lung recruitability by PEEP in ARDS. a computed tomography study	65
REmoval of cytokines during CArdiac surgery (RECCAS): a randomised controlled trial	65
Predictive factors for severe long-term chronic kidney disease after acute kidney injury requiring renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients: an ancillary study of the ELVIS randomized cont	64
Effect of corticosteroids on mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia	64
Letter to the editor regarding “Structural and functional alteration of the gut microbiomes in ICU staff: a cross-sectional analysis”	64
Hyperoxia during venoarterial ECMO: Culprit or co-variate? A comment from the BLENDER investigators	63
A soleful insight: shoe dislocation as a marker for severe injuries in car accident victims	63
Assessing risk of respiratory depression following initial phenobarbital loading for severe alcohol withdrawal syndrome	63