OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Critical Care is 60. 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
Overestimation of driving pressure by the analysis of the conductive pressure during venous-arterial ECMO: Airway Closure or Intrinsic PEEP?	495
Hidden Harlequin syndrome in neonatal and pediatric VA-ECMO	454
What every intensivist needs to know about mpox	337
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	232
AVDS should not dethrone ARDS	212
Volatile anaesthetics for ICU sedation: beyond hypnosis?	197
Flow Index accurately identifies breaths with low or high inspiratory effort during pressure support ventilation	160
Machine learning models compared with current clinical indices to predict the outcome of high flow nasal cannula therapy in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure	144
Pyroptosis in sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives	129
Restrictive fluid management with early de-escalation versus usual care in critically ill patients (reduce trial): a feasibility randomized controlled trial	124
Fluid management for sepsis-induced hypotension in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease: a secondary analysis of the CLOVERS trial	124
Severe community-acquired Streptococcus pneumoniae bacterial meningitis: clinical and prognostic picture from the intensive care unit	116
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	110
Andexanet alfa versus four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate for the reversal of apixaban- or rivaroxaban-associated intracranial hemorrhage: a propensity score-overlap weighted analysis	109
Prevalence of long-term decision regret and associated risk factors in a large cohort of ICU surrogate decision makers	108
Novel protocol combining physical and nutrition therapies, Intensive Goal-directed REhabilitation with Electrical muscle stimulation and Nutrition (IGREEN) care bundle	107
Video versus direct laryngoscopy in critically ill patients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	104
A genome-wide association study of survival in patients with sepsis	101
Effectiveness of targeted post-acute interventions and follow-up services for sepsis survivors: a systematic review	101
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	100
The protective effect of apolipoprotein H in paediatric sepsis	98
A randomized controlled trial of catheters with different tips and lengths for patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy in intensive care unit	96
The association between the presence and burden of periodic discharges and outcome in septic patients: an observational prospective study	95
What criteria for neuropronostication: consciousness or ability? The neuro-intensivist’s dilemma	93
Real-time monitoring of air pathogens in the ICU with biosensors and robots	91

Mega-dose sodium ascorbate: a pilot, single-dose, physiological effect, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial	88
Detrimental effects of PCSK9 loss-of-function in the pediatric host response to sepsis are mediated through independent influence on Angiopoietin-1	87
Hypothermia versus normothermia in patients with cardiac arrest and shockable rhythm: a secondary analysis of the TTM-2 study	86
Blood trauma in veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: low pump pressures and low circuit resistance matter	84
Termination-of-resuscitation rule in the emergency department for patients with refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a nationwide, population-based observational study	83
The impact of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation on the exposure to isavuconazole: a plea for thorough pharmacokinetic evaluation	83
Advanced respiratory mechanics assessment in mechanically ventilated obese and non-obese patients with or without acute respiratory distress syndrome	79
Host Response Biomarkers for Sepsis in the Emergency Room	79
Sodium azide (NaN3) intoxication, “the man who lived”: potential effective antidote and treatment strategy	73
One-year patient outcomes based on lung morphology in acute respiratory distress syndrome: secondary analysis of LIVE trial	72
Care pathways of sepsis survivors: sequelae, mortality and use of healthcare services in France, 2015–2018	71
Extracorporeal versus conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a secondary analysis of the Prague OHCA trial	70
Early intubation and patient-centered outcomes in septic shock: a secondary analysis of a prospective multicenter study	70
Family concerns in organ donor conversations: a qualitative embedded multiple-case study	69
COVID-19 bacteremic co-infection is a major risk factor for mortality, ICU admission, and mechanical ventilation	69
Feasibility of bedside portable MRI in neonates and children during ECLS	68
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	68
Scoring system: use and not use from the future to present	67
How I manage differential gas exchange in peripheral venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	67
Red blood cell transfusion in brain injury: Is it solely a matter of hemoglobin threshold?	67
Response to the Letter by Spurling and Colleagues	67
Longitudinal assessment of immunoglobulin response and disease progression in critically ill patients with community acquired pneumonia	66
Exploring population pharmacokinetic models in patients treated with vancomycin during continuous venovenous haemodiafiltration (CVVHDF)	65
The management of heart failure cardiogenic shock: an international RAND appropriateness panel	65
Haloperidol is not the “one drug fits all” solution in the treatment of delirium	64
Is comorbidity alone responsible for changes in health-related quality of life among critical care survivors? A purpose-specific review	63
Demographics and outcome of Legionella pneumonia in the intensive care unit: a retrospective multicenter cohort study	63
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	63
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	63
Diagnostic performance of the recruitment-to-inflation ratio to assess lung recruitability by PEEP in ARDS. a computed tomography study	62
Microcirculatory alterations in critically ill COVID-19 patients analyzed using artificial intelligence	62
Hyperoxia during venoarterial ECMO: Culprit or co-variate? A comment from the BLENDER investigators	62
Pancreatic stone protein as a biomarker of sepsis	61
Letter to the editor regarding “Structural and functional alteration of the gut microbiomes in ICU staff: a cross-sectional analysis”	61
Assessing risk of respiratory depression following initial phenobarbital loading for severe alcohol withdrawal syndrome	60
Fluid balance and outcome in cardiac arrest patients admitted to intensive care unit	60
Effect of corticosteroids on mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia	60