OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of British Journal of Anaesthesia is 50. 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
Direct inhibition of cystathionine-β-synthase by isoflurane contributes to delayed neurocognitive recovery after isoflurane general anaesthesia in mice	284
Corrigendum to ‘Family supplemented patient monitoring after surgery (SMARTER): a pilot stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial’ (Br J Anaesth 2024; 133: 846–52)	197
Preoperative estimated glomerular filtration rate to predict cardiac events in major noncardiac surgery. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2025; 134: 297–307	197
Opioid use in treated and untreated obstructive sleep apnoea: remifentanil pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in adult volunteers	146
Sublingual ketamine for acute postoperative pain: an emerging addition to multimodal analgesia	144
Under-dosing and over-dosing of neuromuscular blocking drugs and reversal agents. Response to Br J Anaesth 2024; 132: 461–5	138
Adverse outcomes after surgery after a cerebrovascular accident or acute coronary syndrome: a retrospective observational cohort study	111
Effect of intrathecal NIS-lncRNA antisense oligonucleotides on neuropathic pain caused by nerve trauma, chemotherapy, or diabetes mellitus	106
Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist polymorphisms in women receiving epidural analgesia who develop maternal intrapartum fever: a prospective, multicentre Mendelian randomised study	102
Association of nociplastic pain with executive function decline in a longitudinal cohort of middle-age adults	93
Critical airway-related incidents and near misses in anaesthesia: a qualitative study of a critical incident reporting system	91
The nonopioid cholinergic agonist GTS-21 mitigates morphine-induced aggravation of burn injury pain together with inhibition of spinal microglia activation in young rats	90
Perioperative management of long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2024; 132: 644–8	87
Use of electrical stimulation to confirm the erector spinae plane. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2024; 133: 214–6	83
Implementing sustainable anaesthesia: challenges and opportunities in education	82
Mortality, morbidity, and impact on future anaesthesia after perioperative anaphylaxis related to neuromuscular blocking agents: an 11-year single-centre retrospective study	78
From pain intensity to a holistic composite measure for spinal cord stimulation outcomes	78
Effect of a repeated verbal reminder of orientation on emergence agitation after general anaesthesia for minimally invasive abdominal surgery: a randomised controlled trial	76
Regional anaesthetic block for lung resection surgery: the magic bullet we already use?	76
Erector spinae plane block versus paravertebral block for major oncological breast surgery: a multicentre randomised controlled trial	72
Intravenous versus perineural dexamethasone to prolong analgesia after interscalene brachial plexus block: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis	70
Pharmacokinetics of remimazolam after intravenous infusion in anaesthetised children	70
Perioperative opioids: a narrative review contextualising new avenues to improve prescribing	69
Research priorities in regional anaesthesia: an international Delphi study	69
Dexmedetomidine administration during brain tumour resection for prevention of postoperative delirium: a randomised trial	66

Perioperative polygenic and APOE-based genetic risk assessment for neurocognitive disorders: a biobank study	65
Association of patient-reported ethnicity on risk of postpartum haemorrhage	64
Lung protective ventilation compared with conventional ventilation strategy reduces postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-	64
Persistent postoperative prescribing of opioids: a warning from the west? Comment on Br J Anaesth 2021; 126: 1192–9	61
Assessment of a splitter for protective dual-patient ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome	60
Contents	60
Analgosedation in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a retrospective UK cohort study	59
Dexmedetomidine does not directly inhibit neutrophil extracellular trap production	59
Variations in operating room staff compliance with mandatory daily electronic COVID-19 symptom screening	59
Continuous vital signs monitors: a replacement for traditional vital signs?	58
Clinical hypnosis: implications in anaesthesia and perioperative care	57
Preparing for mass casualty events despite COVID-19	56
DALES, Drug Allergy Labels in Elective Surgical patients: a prospective, multicentre cross-sectional study of prevalence, nature and anaesthetists’ approach to management	56
Impact of misdiagnosis in acute type A aortic dissection in a tertiary referral centre	55
Perioperative management of obstructive sleep apnoea: limitations of current guidelines	55
Checking in on residents who commenced anaesthesia training during the COVID-19 pandemic to mitigate mental health impacts of their experience	54
Anaesthesia drugs, SARS-CoV-2, and the sigma-1 receptor: a complex affair. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2021; 127: e32–4	54
The need for data describing the surgical population in Latin America	54
Patient-maintained versus anaesthetist-controlled propofol sedation during elective primary lower-limb arthroplasty performed under spinal anaesthesia: a randomised controlled trial	53
Validity evidence for the Anesthesia Clinical Encounter Assessment (ACEA) tool to support competency-based medical education	53
Micro-research: opening the innovation door to anaesthesiologists and anaesthesia nurses in China	53
Editorial Board	51
Reversal of neuromuscular block with sugammadex compared with neostigmine and postoperative pulmonary complications in obese patients: meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis	50
Development and internal validation of the patient satisfaction questionnaire: Perception of Quality in Anaesthesia (PQA)-10. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2025.	50
Use of cell salvage in obstetrics in Germany: analysis of national database of 305 610 cases with peripartum haemorrhage	50