OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Intensive Care is 10. 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
Nutritional therapy for the prevention of post-intensive care syndrome	170
Long-term recovery of sensorimotor functions and prediction of participation in survivors of critical illness: a prospective cohort study	99
Mechanisms maintaining right ventricular contractility-to-pulmonary arterial elastance ratio in VA ECMO: a retrospective animal data analysis of RV–PA coupling	63
Acute lung injury and post-cardiac arrest syndrome: a narrative review	59
Which factors are associated with acquired weakness in the ICU? An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses	53
Brain death: a clinical overview	51
The revised recommendation for administering vitamin C in septic patients: the Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2020	45
Dose–response relationship between transfusion and the incidence of infection in critically ill patients: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis	39
Post-resuscitation diastolic blood pressure is a prognostic factor for outcomes of cardiac arrest patients: a multicenter retrospective registry-based analysis	37
Long-term health outcomes of COVID-19 in ICU- and non-ICU-treated patients up to 2 years after hospitalization: a longitudinal cohort study (CO-FLOW)	35
Role of the interstitium during septic shock: a key to the understanding of fluid dynamics?	35
Calculated left ventricular outflow tract diameter for critically ill patients	33
Trends in massive transfusion practice for trauma in Japan from 2011 to 2020: a nationwide inpatient database study	29
Analysis of urinary C–C motif chemokine ligand 14 (CCL14) and first-generation urinary biomarkers for predicting renal recovery from acute kidney injury: a prospective exploratory study	27
External validation and comparative performance of the SLANT score for neuroprognostication in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors undergoing targeted temperature management: insights from an Asi	27
Effects of a multicomponent sleep enhancement protocol on delirium incidence in elderly critically ill surgical patients: a randomized controlled trial	27
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome: a narrative review	25
Management of endothelial dysfunction in septic shock: role of albumin administration	24
Early systemic insults following severe sepsis-associated encephalopathy of critically ill patients: association with mortality and awakening—an analysis of the OUTCOMEREA database	23
The pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of sepsis-associated disseminated intravascular coagulation	23
Current corticosteroid therapeutic strategy for community-acquired pneumonia in adults: indications, dosage, and timing	23
Ultraprotective versus apneic ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a physiological study	22
Classifying diarrhea in critically ill patients through various criteria: a cohort study	22
Clinical effectiveness of tigecycline in combination therapy against nosocomial pneumonia caused by CR-GNB in intensive care units: a retrospective multi-centre observational study	21
Recommendations for long-term outcomes in sepsis and septic shock: a comparison between Japanese and international guidelines	21

One-year outcomes in sepsis: a prospective multicenter cohort study in Japan	20
New avenues of sepsis research: obtaining perspective by analyzing and comparing SSCG 2021 and J-SSCG 2020	20
The optimal glycemic target in critically ill patients: an updated network meta-analysis	20
Acute pulmonary edema after subarachnoid hemorrhage: risk factors and comorbidities—an analysis of a nationwide database from the United States	18
Circulating and urinary microRNAs profile for predicting renal recovery from severe acute kidney injury	18
Current status of palliative care delivery and self-reported practice in ICUs in Japan: a nationwide cross-sectional survey of physician directors	18
Long-term prognostic significance of gasping in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients undergoing extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a post hoc analysis of a multi-center prospective cohor	18
Descriptive statistics and risk factor analysis of children with community-acquired septic shock	17
Recent advances in cardiorespiratory monitoring in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients	17
Low-flow time and outcomes in hypothermic cardiac arrest patients treated with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a secondary analysis of a multi-center retrospective cohort study	17
Prognostic nutritional index as a predictive marker for acute kidney injury in adult critical illness population: a systematic review and diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis	16
Post-intensive care syndrome follow-up system after hospital discharge: a narrative review	16
Correction: One-year outcomes in sepsis: a prospective multicenter cohort study in Japan	15
Hemorrhage and thrombosis in COVID-19-patients supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: an international study based on the COVID-19 critical care consortium	15
UNLOADERS-PVAD Weaning Score: predicting post-weaning adverse events in cardiogenic shock patients supported by microaxial flow pump	15
Impacts of three inspiratory muscle training programs on inspiratory muscles strength and endurance among intubated and mechanically ventilated patients with difficult weaning: a multicentre randomise	15
Construction of a predictive model and prognosis of left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with sepsis based on the diagnosis using left ventricular global longitudinal strain	15
Exploring METRNL as a novel biomarker in sepsis: diagnostic potential and secretion mechanism	14
Intensive care unit versus high-dependency care unit admission on mortality in patients with septic shock: a retrospective cohort study using Japanese claims data	14
Development and validation of a nomogram to predict the risk of sepsis-associated encephalopathy for septic patients in PICU: a multicenter retrospective cohort study	14
The method to identify invasive mechanical ventilation with Japanese claim data	14
Prone positioning in ARDS patients supported with VV ECMO, what we should explore?	13
Strategies for discontinuing vasopressin and norepinephrine during the recovery phase of shock: a single-center retrospective study	13
Longitudinal proteomic analysis of pathophysiology in plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with ARDS	13
Efficacy of permissive underfeeding for critically ill patients: an updated systematic review and trial sequential meta-analysis	13
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on critical care utilization in Japan: a nationwide inpatient database study	13
Changes in gene expression in healthcare workers during night shifts: implications for immune response and health risks	12
Incidence and outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest in Japan 2011–2017: a nationwide inpatient database study	12
Autophagy and autophagic cell death in sepsis: friend or foe?	12
Erythropoietin as a critical prognostic indicator in ICU patients with sepsis: a prospective observational study	11
Association between the triglyceride–glucose index and the risk of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients with acute pancreatitis: a retrospective study	11
External validation of 5A score model for predicting in-hospital mortality among the accidental hypothermia patients: JAAM-Hypothermia study 2018–2019 secondary analysis	11
Effectiveness of systemic thrombolysis on clinical outcomes in high-risk pulmonary embolism patients with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a nationwide inpatient database study	11
Prognostic significance of delirium subtypes in critically ill medical and surgical patients: a secondary analysis of a prospective multicenter study	11
Association between the timing of ICU admission and mortality in patients with hospital-onset sepsis: a nationwide prospective cohort study	11
Re-evaluating albumin use in traumatic brain injury	11
Is it time to reconsider the administration of thiamine alone or in combination with vitamin C in critically ill patients? A meta-analysis of clinical trial studies	11
Hospital and regional variations in intensive care unit admission for patients with invasive mechanical ventilation	10
Evaluating the diagnostic performance of adult sepsis event criteria in the emergency department: impact of including isolated serum lactate elevations	10
Prognostic value of oxygen saturation index trajectory phenotypes on ICU mortality in mechanically ventilated patients: a multi-database retrospective cohort study	10
Association of multiple sclerosis with mortality in sepsis: a population-level analysis	10
Onset timing and duration of augmented renal clearance in a mixed intensive care unit	10
Accuracy evaluation of mainstream and sidestream end-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring during noninvasive ventilation: a randomized crossover trial (MASCAT-NIV trial)	10
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation with temperature management could improve the neurological outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a retrospective analysis of a nationwide multicenter	10
The cardioprotective and anti-inflammatory effect of inhaled nitric oxide during Fontan surgery in patients with single ventricle congenital heart defects: a prospective randomized study	10
Rethinking diuretic use in acute kidney injury: effective prevention or false hope?	10
Alteration of circulating redox balance in coronavirus disease-19-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome	10
Occurrence of pendelluft during ventilator weaning with T piece correlated with increased mortality in difficult-to-wean patients	10
Prolonged use of neuromuscular blocking agents is associated with increased long-term mortality in mechanically ventilated medical ICU patients: a retrospective cohort study	10