OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Critical Care is 57. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Reply to Supady et al. Comment on: Extracorporeal hemoadsorption in critically ill COVID-19 patients on VV ECMO: the CytoSorb therapy in COVID-19 (CTC) registry	412
The impact of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation on the exposure to isavuconazole: a plea for thorough pharmacokinetic evaluation	313
The acute mesenteric ischaemia (AMESI) study: a matter of incidence	308
Hidden Harlequin syndrome in neonatal and pediatric VA-ECMO	256
Variation in central venous oxygen saturation to evaluate fluid responsiveness: a systematic review and meta-analysis	211
Influence of temperature management at 33 °C versus normothermia on survival in patients with vasopressor support after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a post hoc analysis of the TTM-2 trial	194
The stroke care puzzle: Does tracheostomy timing fit?	193
Elastance-derived transpulmonary pressure may overestimate the risk of overdistension in severely obese patients	159
Heterogeneity in the definition of delirium in ICUs and association with the intervention effect in randomized controlled trials: a meta-epidemiological study	155
The role of programmed cell death in organ dysfunction induced by opportunistic pathogens	147
Prehospital lactate analysis in suspected sepsis improves detection of patients with increased mortality risk: an observational study	134
Heterogeneity of treatment effect: the case for individualising oxygen therapy in critically ill patients	121
Forty years on, why are we still publishing extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal feasibility studies?	121
Brain tissue oxygen tension: Is it a derivative of arterial blood?	111
A narrative review on the future of ARDS: evolving definitions, pathophysiology, and tailored management	110
Assessing the safety of physical rehabilitation in critically ill patients: a Delphi study	104
Cytokine hemoadsorption with CytoSorb® in post-cardiac arrest syndrome, a pilot randomized controlled trial	102
What criteria for neuropronostication: consciousness or ability? The neuro-intensivist’s dilemma	100
Polymyxin-containing regimens for treating of pneumonia caused by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria: Mind the breakpoints and the standardization of nebulization therapy	93
Sodium azide (NaN3) intoxication, “the man who lived”: potential effective antidote and treatment strategy	92
Machine learning models compared with current clinical indices to predict the outcome of high flow nasal cannula therapy in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure	92
Net albumin leakage in patients in the ICU with suspected sepsis. A prospective analysis using mass balance calculations	92
Heterogeneity of treatment effect of vilobelimab in COVID-19: a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial	87
The ICU Bridge Program: volunteers bridging medicine and people together	87
Identification of indications for albumin administration in septic patients with liver cirrhosis	86

Detrimental effects of PCSK9 loss-of-function in the pediatric host response to sepsis are mediated through independent influence on Angiopoietin-1	84
Effects of early versus delayed application of prone position on ventilation–perfusion mismatch in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a prospective observational study	78
The sit-to-stand test as a patient-centered functional outcome for critical care research: a pooled analysis of five international rehabilitation studies	78
Predictors for extubation failure in COVID-19 patients using a machine learning approach	78
Limitation of life‑sustaining therapies in critically ill patients with COVID‑19: What lessons to draw?	76
Utility and rationale for continuous EEG monitoring: a primer for the general intensivist	76
Potent P2Y12 inhibitors in patients with acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock	75
New strategies to improve communication in the intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic	75
Pertussis infection in critically ill infants: meta-analysis and validation of a mortality score	74
The protective effect of apolipoprotein H in paediatric sepsis	71
Study conclude that TXA in severely injured was associated with lower mortality: beware of potential confounders	70
One-year patient outcomes based on lung morphology in acute respiratory distress syndrome: secondary analysis of LIVE trial	69
How I personalize fluid therapy in septic shock?	68
The role of endotoxin in septic shock	68
Gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in opioid-induced adverse effects in gastrointestinal system	68
Brain–lung interactions and mechanical ventilation in patients with isolated brain injury	68
Diagnostic accuracy of lung ultrasound in diagnosis of ARDS and identification of focal or non-focal ARDS subphenotypes: a systematic review and meta-analysis	67
Results from 237 extracorporeal membrane oxygenation runs with drowned patients: a nationwide retrospective study	66
Termination-of-resuscitation rule in the emergency department for patients with refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a nationwide, population-based observational study	65
Further support for the intracranial compartmental syndrome concept	65
Response to: the association between time definition of reintubation and patient outcomes in critically ill patients—several topics should be noticed	64
Comment to "Human cytomegalovirus seropositivity is associated with reduced patient survival during sepsis"	64
Fluid intake, fluid output or fluid balance, which one matters in ARDS	62
Performance of the ROX index in predicting high flow nasal cannula failure in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	62
What metabolites are removed by CRRT except creatinine?	62
Response to: In-hospital cardiac arrest: evidence and specificities of perioperative cardiac arrest	61
Cerebro-spinal fluid glucose and lactate concentrations changes in response to therapies in patIents with primary brain injury: the START-TRIP study	61
Hypothermia versus normothermia in patients with cardiac arrest and shockable rhythm: a secondary analysis of the TTM-2 study	61
A mobile isolator that eases the life of ICU staffs during COVID-19	61
Magic mirror on the wall, which is the best meta-analysis one of all?	60
Lung physiological changes during awake prone positioning in non-intubated hypoxemia patients	59
Single-plane versus real-time biplane approaches for ultrasound-guided central venous catheterization in critical care patients: a randomized controlled trial	59
Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors in the intensive care unit setting: Do we really need sodium increase, especially in sepsis?	57