OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Anaesthesia is 37. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Patient blood management – what's the problem with implementation?	193
Aerosol‐generating procedures: research, guidance and implementation	114
Trends and health equity in environmental sustainability publications in major anaesthesia journals	110
Transparency and safety in the independent sector: improving, but must do better	108
Optimising management strategies for intrathecal catheters after accidental dural puncture	108
Multiple failed intubation attempts in patients with rapid sequence induction are a thing of the past: a reply	79
Effects of anaesthesia type on development of persistent postoperative opioid utilisation: a South Korean nationwide cohort study	75
Peri‐operative cardiac arrests in Sweden 2013–2022: data analysis of incidence and trends	73
Universal videolaryngoscopy: supporting evidence from real‐world data and recent trials	70
Reframing the gender equity discussion in anaesthesiology: adopting best practices to promote physician retention and belonging	67
Correction to: Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists: a narrative review of clinical pharmacology and implications for peri‐operative practice	67
Issue Information – Editorial Board	64
Volatile capture technology in sustainable anaesthetic practice: a narrative review	59
Global, regional and national burden of opioid use disorders: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study, 1992–2021	58
Socio‐economic deprivation and functional exercise capacity: a retrospective observational cohort study	57
Peri‐operative decisions about cardiopulmonary resuscitation among adults as reported to the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists	54
The COVID ‐19 pandemic and its consequences for chronic pain: a narrative review	50
Return to intended oncological therapy following advanced ovarian cancer surgery: a narrative review	48
Plastics in anaesthesia and critical care: beyond sustainability	48
Pre‐operative dexmedetomidine nasal spray and emergence agitation in adults undergoing ear, nose and throat surgery: a randomised controlled trial	47
The effect of the type of anaesthesia on long‐term outcomes after cancer resection surgery: a narrative review	46
Experiences of patients enrolled and staff involved in the prehabilitation of elective patients undergoing cardiac surgery trial: a nested qualitative study	46
Revisiting the role of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block in total hip arthroplasty analgesia	45
Peri‐operative mental health interventions for surgical oncology patients: a narrative synthesis and meta‐analysis	44
Strengthening governance in regional anaesthesia: balancing collective competence and risk management	44

Gastric ultrasound in patients receiving semaglutide: a prospective, multicentre, matched control study	44
Prevalence of smoking and postoperative outcomes in people undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: a UK registry analysis	42
Analgesia for elective midline laparotomy	42
Integrating generative artificial intelligence, predictive analytics and human intelligence in peri‐operative care	42
Key targets for activating anaesthesia shared decision‐making: a mixed methods systematic review	42
Anaesthesia for vascular emergencies – a state of the art review	41
Pre‐operative gastric ultrasound in patients at risk of pulmonary aspiration: a prospective observational cohort study	40
Pulmonary complications with individualised vs. fixed positive end‐expiratory pressure in older patients recovering from lung cancer surgery: a randomised trial	40
Tracheal tube introducer‐associated airway trauma: a systematic review	40
Too unfit not to have surgery: is non‐operative care for hip fracture patients a viable option?	38
The science of climate change and the effect of anaesthetic gas emissions	38
Effects of anaesthesia and surgery on sleep–wake timing and subjective sleep quality in children: an observational study	37
Pre‐operative assessment services and conduct in the West of Scotland region: a trainee research network audit	37
How to perform and write a trial sequential analysis	37
Clinical examination may increase but not decrease suspicion of oesophageal intubation	37