OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Anesthesiology is 38. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
2022 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway	526
Balanced Opioid-free Anesthesia with DexmedetomidineversusBalanced Anesthesia with Remifentanil for Major or Intermediate Noncardiac Surgery	165
The Evolution, Current Value, and Future of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification System	130
2023 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines for Monitoring and Antagonism of Neuromuscular Blockade: A Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Neuromuscula	117
Burnout Rate and Risk Factors among Anesthesiologists in the United States	109
Quantitative Lung Ultrasound: Technical Aspects and Clinical Applications	107
Perineural Liposomal Bupivacaine Is Not Superior to Nonliposomal Bupivacaine for Peripheral Nerve Block Analgesia	100
Perioperative Blood Pressure Management	91
2023 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting: Carbohydrate-containing Clear Liquids with or without Protein, Chewing Gum, and Pediatric Fasting Duration—A Mo	88
Pharmacotherapy for the Prevention of Chronic Pain after Surgery in Adults: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	83
Carbon Footprint of General, Regional, and Combined Anesthesia for Total Knee Replacements	81
Patient and Procedural Determinants of Postoperative Pain Trajectories	78
Clinical Effectiveness of Liposomal Bupivacaine Administered by Infiltration or Peripheral Nerve Block to Treat Postoperative Pain	75
Perioperative Pulmonary Atelectasis: Part II. Clinical Implications	67
COVID-19, Personal Protective Equipment, and Human Performance	66
Delirium in Older Patients after Combined Epidural–General Anesthesia or General Anesthesia for Major Surgery: A Randomized Trial	63
Perioperative Pulmonary Atelectasis: Part I. Biology and Mechanisms	61
Anesthesia and Developing Brains: Unanswered Questions and Proposed Paths Forward	60
Epidural Anesthesia–Analgesia and Recurrence-free Survival after Lung Cancer Surgery: A Randomized Trial	59
An Updated Minimal Clinically Important Difference for the QoR-15 Scale	58
Sleep, Pain, and Cognition: Modifiable Targets for Optimal Perioperative Brain Health	55
Postoperative Pulmonary Complications’ Association with Sugammadex versus Neostigmine: A Retrospective Registry Analysis	55
Computer-assisted Individualized Hemodynamic Management Reduces Intraoperative Hypotension in Intermediate- and High-risk Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial	54
Intravenous versus Volatile Anesthetic Effects on Postoperative Cognition in Elderly Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Abdominal Surgery	53
General Anesthesia versus Sedation, Both with Hemodynamic Control, during Intraarterial Treatment for Stroke: The GASS Randomized Trial	53

Pulmonary Aspiration of Gastric Contents: A Closed Claims Analysis	52
Greater Fibrinolysis Resistance but No Greater Platelet Aggregation in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients	49
Mechanical Power during General Anesthesia and Postoperative Respiratory Failure: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study	47
A Lower Tidal Volume Regimen during One-lung Ventilation for Lung Resection Surgery Is Not Associated with Reduced Postoperative Pulmonary Complications	47
Opioid-free Anesthesia: Time to Regain Our Balance	46
Postoperative Pain and Age: A Retrospective Cohort Association Study	46
Noninvasive Urine Oxygen Monitoring and the Risk of Acute Kidney Injury in Cardiac Surgery	44
Long-term Survival after Combined Epidural–General Anesthesia or General Anesthesia Alone: Follow-up of a Randomized Trial	43
Posterior Quadratus Lumborum Block in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial	43
Exposure–Response Relationship of Tranexamic Acid in Cardiac Surgery	42
Opioids and Public Health: The Prescription Opioid Ecosystem and Need for Improved Management	40
Peer Review Matters: Research Quality and the Public Trust	40
Preoperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Identify Frailty and Predict Postoperative Outcomes: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study	39
Restrictive Transfusion Strategy after Cardiac Surgery	38