OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Critical Care is 58. 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
Does inspiration of exhaled CO2 explain improved oxygenation with a face mask plus high-flow nasal cannula oxygen in severe COVID-19 infection?	467
What every intensivist needs to know about mpox	392
Hidden Harlequin syndrome in neonatal and pediatric VA-ECMO	370
Bronchus-blocked ultrasound-guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy (BUS-PTNB) for intubated patients with severe lung diseases	311
The knowns and unknowns of perfusion disturbances in COVID-19 pneumonia	199
AVDS should not dethrone ARDS	183
Overestimation of driving pressure by the analysis of the conductive pressure during venous-arterial ECMO: Airway Closure or Intrinsic PEEP?	181
Sodium azide (NaN3) intoxication, “the man who lived”: potential effective antidote and treatment strategy	140
Volatile anaesthetics for ICU sedation: beyond hypnosis?	140
Machine learning models compared with current clinical indices to predict the outcome of high flow nasal cannula therapy in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure	125
What criteria for neuropronostication: consciousness or ability? The neuro-intensivist’s dilemma	115
Family concerns in organ donor conversations: a qualitative embedded multiple-case study	112
One-year patient outcomes based on lung morphology in acute respiratory distress syndrome: secondary analysis of LIVE trial	112
Severe community-acquired Streptococcus pneumoniae bacterial meningitis: clinical and prognostic picture from the intensive care unit	106
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	103
Flow Index accurately identifies breaths with low or high inspiratory effort during pressure support ventilation	101
Care pathways of sepsis survivors: sequelae, mortality and use of healthcare services in France, 2015–2018	100
Early intubation and patient-centered outcomes in septic shock: a secondary analysis of a prospective multicenter study	98
Real-time monitoring of air pathogens in the ICU with biosensors and robots	97
Hypothermia versus normothermia in patients with cardiac arrest and shockable rhythm: a secondary analysis of the TTM-2 study	96
Detrimental effects of PCSK9 loss-of-function in the pediatric host response to sepsis are mediated through independent influence on Angiopoietin-1	95
Fluid management for sepsis-induced hypotension in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease: a secondary analysis of the CLOVERS trial	93
A genome-wide association study of survival in patients with sepsis	91
Termination-of-resuscitation rule in the emergency department for patients with refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a nationwide, population-based observational study	88
A randomized controlled trial of catheters with different tips and lengths for patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy in intensive care unit	86

The impact of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation on the exposure to isavuconazole: a plea for thorough pharmacokinetic evaluation	86
COVID-19 bacteremic co-infection is a major risk factor for mortality, ICU admission, and mechanical ventilation	85
Prevalence of long-term decision regret and associated risk factors in a large cohort of ICU surrogate decision makers	83
The association between the presence and burden of periodic discharges and outcome in septic patients: an observational prospective study	83
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	80
Novel protocol combining physical and nutrition therapies, Intensive Goal-directed REhabilitation with Electrical muscle stimulation and Nutrition (IGREEN) care bundle	78
Advanced respiratory mechanics assessment in mechanically ventilated obese and non-obese patients with or without acute respiratory distress syndrome	76
Video versus direct laryngoscopy in critically ill patients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	75
Feasibility of bedside portable MRI in neonates and children during ECLS	74
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	73
Extracorporeal versus conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a secondary analysis of the Prague OHCA trial	72
Andexanet alfa versus four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate for the reversal of apixaban- or rivaroxaban-associated intracranial hemorrhage: a propensity score-overlap weighted analysis	72
Blood trauma in veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: low pump pressures and low circuit resistance matter	71
Pyroptosis in sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives	71
Host Response Biomarkers for Sepsis in the Emergency Room	69
The protective effect of apolipoprotein H in paediatric sepsis	69
Mega-dose sodium ascorbate: a pilot, single-dose, physiological effect, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial	68
Scoring system: use and not use from the future to present	67
Red blood cell transfusion in brain injury: Is it solely a matter of hemoglobin threshold?	67
Effect of corticosteroids on mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia	66
Network of job demands-resources and depressive symptoms in critical care nurses: a nationwide cross-sectional study	66
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	65
Advanced Life Support Update	65
Response to the Letter by Spurling and Colleagues	64
Hyperoxia during venoarterial ECMO: Culprit or co-variate? A comment from the BLENDER investigators	63
Comment on the article: “Prediction of the development of acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery by machine learning”	63
Haloperidol is not the “one drug fits all” solution in the treatment of delirium	63
Letter to the editor regarding “Structural and functional alteration of the gut microbiomes in ICU staff: a cross-sectional analysis”	63
Diagnostic performance of the recruitment-to-inflation ratio to assess lung recruitability by PEEP in ARDS. a computed tomography study	61
Is comorbidity alone responsible for changes in health-related quality of life among critical care survivors? A purpose-specific review	61
Peri-intubation adverse events and clinical outcomes in emergency department patients: the BARCO study	60
Pancreatic stone protein as a biomarker of sepsis	60
A systematic review and meta-analysis of enrollment into ARDS and sepsis trials published between 2009 and 2019 in major journals	59
Safety and efficacy of the Seraph® 100 Microbind® Affinity Blood Filter to remove bacteria from the blood stream: results of the first in human study	58
Web-based application for predicting the potential target phenotype for recombinant human thrombomodulin therapy in patients with sepsis: analysis of three multicentre registries	58
The INTOXICATE study: methodology and preliminary results of a prospective observational study	58