OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Respiration is 3. 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
Outpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Long COVID Improves Exercise Capacity, Functional Status, Dyspnea, Fatigue, and Quality of Life	133
Post-Tuberculosis Lung Disease: Clinical Review of an Under-Recognised Global Challenge	111
Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients Recovering from COVID-19	75
Covid-19 Interstitial Pneumonia: Histological and Immunohistochemical Features on Cryobiopsies	71
Fatigue and Dyspnoea as Main Persistent Post-COVID-19 Symptoms in Previously Hospitalized Patients: Related Functional Limitations and Disability	59
Swiss Recommendations for the Follow-Up and Treatment of Pulmonary Long COVID	38
Diagnostic Yield and Safety of Image-Guided Pleural Biopsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	33
Six-Month Pulmonary Impairment after Severe COVID-19: A Prospective, Multicentre Follow-Up Study	32
Congenital Chylothorax of the Newborn: A Systematic Analysis of Published Cases between 1990 and 2018	29
Risk Factors for Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation and Weaning Failure: A Systematic Review	28
Nature and Trends in Personal Payments Made to the Respiratory Physicians by Pharmaceutical Companies in Japan between 2016 and 2019	20
Sight Unseen: Diagnostic Yield and Safety Outcomes of a Novel Multimodality Navigation Bronchoscopy Platform with Real-Time Target Acquisition	20
Post hoc Analysis of Clinical Outcomes in Placebo- and Pirfenidone-Treated Patients with IPF Stratified by BMI and Weight Loss	19
German S3 Guideline: Oxygen Therapy in the Acute Care of Adult Patients	19
Pneumothorax in Patients with Idiopathic Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis: Incidence, Clinical Features, and Risk Factors	19
Role of Intermediate Care Unit Admission and Noninvasive Respiratory Support during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Cohort Study	19
Efficacy and Safety of Cone-Beam Computed Tomography-Derived Augmented Fluoroscopy Combined with Endobronchial Ultrasound in Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions	18
XXIV National Congress of Italian Pulmonology - XLVII ITS-AIPO Congress	17
Mycobacteriophages to Treat Tuberculosis: Dream or Delusion?	17
Association between Comorbidities and Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry: Using the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey IV–VI	17
Novel Image-Guided Flexible-Probe Transbronchial Microwave Ablation for Stage 1 Lung Cancer	16
Comparison of Forceps, Cryoprobe, and Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease − The CHILL Study	16
Serological Biomarkers at Hospital Admission Are Not Related to Long-Term Post-COVID Fatigue and Dyspnea in COVID-19 Survivors	16
Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Nocturnal Hypoxemia in Precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension: Prevalence, Pathophysiological Determinants, and Clinical Consequences	16
New and Repurposed Drugs for the Treatment of Active Tuberculosis: An Update for Clinicians	16

Pediatric Airway Endoscopy: Recommendations of the Society for Pediatric Pneumology	15
Diagnosing Tuberculosis: What Do New Technologies Allow Us to (Not) Do?	15
Incidental Pulmonary Nodules – What Do We Know in 2022	15
Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Patients with Bronchiectasis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	15
Comparisons of Efficacy and Safety between Triple (Inhaled Corticosteroid/Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonist/Long-Acting Beta-Agonist) Therapies in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Systematic Rev	14
Use of Incentive Spirometry in Adults following Cardiac, Thoracic, and Upper Abdominal Surgery to Prevent Post-Operative Pulmonary Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	13
Adult Pulmonary Intensive and Intermediate Care Units: The Italian Thoracic Society (ITS-AIPO) Position Paper	13
The Utility of Pleural Fluid Lactate Dehydrogenase to Adenosine Deaminase Ratio in Pleural Tuberculosis	13
Mediastinal Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma Achieved by Endoscopic Transesophageal Cryobiopsy	12
Value of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in the Prognosis Assessment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A Retrospective, Multicentre Cohort Study	12
Lung Ultrasound in the Emergency Department for Early Identification of COVID-19 Pneumonia	12
Baseline Characteristics and Survival of an Australian Interstitial Pneumonia with Autoimmune Features Cohort	11
Heart Failure Results in Inspiratory Muscle Dysfunction Irrespective of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction	11
Validity of the 6-Minute Walk Test in Patients with End-Stage Lung Diseases Wearing an Oronasal Surgical Mask in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic	11
Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Coil Treatment for Severe Emphysema: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Individual Participant Data	11
Overuse of Oral Corticosteroids, Underuse of Inhaled Corticosteroids, and Implications for Biologic Therapy in Asthma	10
Fat-Free Mass Index Controlled for Age and Sex and Malnutrition Are Predictors of Survival in Interstitial Lung Disease	10
Airway Stents from Now to the Future: A Narrative Review	10
Comparison of Lung, Lobe, and Airway Volumes between Supine and Upright Computed Tomography and Their Correlation with Pulmonary Function Test in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Defining Outcomes of Tuberculosis (Treatment): From the Past to the Future	10
Outcomes after Prolonged Weaning in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: Data from the German WeanNet Initiative	10
Real-Life Clinical and Functional Effects of Fluticasone Furoate/Umeclidinium/Vilanterol-Combined Triple Therapy in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Intrapleural Fibrinolytics and Deoxyribonuclease for Treatment of Indwelling Pleural Catheter-Related Pleural Infection: A Multi-Center Observational Study	10
Bronchoscopic Targeted Lung Denervation in Patients with Severe Asthma: Preliminary Findings	10
The Value of the Surprise Question to Predict One-Year Mortality in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Prospective Cohort Study	10
Endobronchial Coil System versus Standard-of-Care Medical Management in the Treatment of Subjects with Severe Emphysema	9
Accuracy of Pulmonary Nodule Sampling Using Robotic Assisted Bronchoscopy with Shape Sensing, Fluoroscopy, and Radial Endobronchial Ultrasound (The ACCURACY Study)	9
High Accuracy of Digital Tomosynthesis-Guided Bronchoscopic Biopsy Confirmed by Intraprocedural Computed Tomography	9
Low-Blood Lymphocyte Number and Lymphocyte Decline as Key Factors in COPD Outcomes: A Longitudinal Cohort Study	9
Coronavirus Disease 2019: COSeSco – A Risk Assessment Score to Predict the Risk of Pulmonary Sequelae in COVID-19 Patients	9
Pulmonary Recovery 12 Months after Non-Severe and Severe COVID-19: The Prospective Swiss COVID-19 Lung Study	9
Accuracy and Predictors of Success of EUS-B-FNA in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Malignant Lesions: A Prospective Multicenter Italian Study	9
Nintedanib in IPF: Post hoc Analysis of the Italian FIBRONET Observational Study	9
Pneumomediastinum in COVID-19: Merely a Matter of Lung Frailty?	9
Safety and Effectiveness of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Interstitial Lung Diseases: Insights from a Machine Learning Radiographic Model	9
Noninvasive Home Mechanical Ventilation in Adult Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1: A Systematic Review	8
Ultrasonography in Assessment of Respiratory Muscles Function: A Systematic Review	8
State-of-the-Art Opinion Article on Ventilator-Induced Diaphragm Dysfunction: Update on Diagnosis, Clinical Course, and Future Treatment Options	8
Safety and Feasibility of a Novel Externally Cooled Bronchoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation Catheter for Ablation of Peripheral Lung Tumours: A First-In-Human Dose Escalation Study	8
Centrilobular Emphysema Is Associated with Pectoralis Muscle Reduction in Current Smokers without Airflow Limitation	8
Ultrathin Bronchoscopy for the Diagnosis of Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions: A Meta-Analysis	8
Safety and Diagnostic Yield of Radial Probe Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy for Peripheral Lung Lesions in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study	8
Patient Activation for Self-Management in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis or Sarcoidosis	7
Ventilation Heterogeneity in Asthma and COPD: The Value of the Poorly Communicating Fraction as the Ratio of Total Lung Capacity to Alveolar Volume	7
Peak In- and Expiratory Flow Revisited: Reliability and Reference Values in Adults	7
Bronchial Brushing and Diagnosis of Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infection	7
Health Preference Measures in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Undergoing Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy: Data from a Randomized Trial	7
Safety and Feasibility of a Sheath Cryoprobe for Bronchoscopic Transbronchial Biopsy: The FROSTBITE Trial	7
The Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Computed Tomography Score in Adults with Bronchiectasis: A Derivation und Validation Study	7
Pneumonia Is Associated with Increased Mortality in Hospitalized COPD Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	7

Diagnostic Utility and Safety of Non-Intubated Cryobiopsy Technique Using a Novel Ultrathin Cryoprobe in Addition to Conventional Biopsy Techniques for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions	7
Joint Statement of the German Respiratory Society and German Society of Thoracic Surgery in Cooperation with the German Radiological Society: Structural Prerequisites of Centres for Interventional Tre	7
Early Variation of Respiratory Indexes to Predict Death or ICU Admission in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2-Related Respiratory Failure	7
Utility of Bronchoscopy with Bronchoalveolar Lavage among Hematologic Transplant Recipients in the Era of Noninvasive Testing	6
Interventions to Support Informal Caregivers of People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Literature Review	6
Endobronchial Valve (Zephyr) Treatment in Homogeneous Emphysema: One-Year Results from the IMPACT Randomized Clinical Trial	6
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema	6
Hypercapnia in COPD Patients Undergoing Endobronchial Ultrasound under Local Anaesthesia and Analgosedation: A Prospective Controlled Study Using Continuous Transcutaneous Capnometry	6
A Large Central Bronchopleural Fistula Closed by Bronchoscopic Administration of Recombinant Bovine Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor: A Case Report	6
Accuracy and Reproducibility of Endoscopic Ultrasound B-Mode Features for Observer-Based Lymph Nodal Malignancy Prediction	6
Transbronchial Cryobiopsy Is Superior to Forceps Biopsy for Diagnosing both Fibrotic and Non-Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Diseases	6
Heart Rate Recovery at 1 Min after Exercise Is a Marker of Disease Severity and Prognosis in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension	6
Predictors of Low and High Exhaled Nitric Oxide Values in Asthma: A Real-World Study	6
Objective Thoracoscopic Criteria in Differentiation between Benign and Malignant Pleural Effusions	6
Identifying Responders and Exploring Mechanisms of Action of the Endobronchial Coil Treatment for Emphysema	6
Diagnosis and Molecular Profiling of Lung Cancer by Percutaneous Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy of Superficial Metastatic Sites Is Safe and Highly Effective	6
Spontaneous Evolution of COVID-19 Lung Sequelae: Results from a Double-Step Follow-Up	5
Antisynthetase Syndrome Masquerading as Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis	5
Prognostic Implication of Diagnostic Confidence Level in Patients with Fibrotic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis	5
Evaluation of Mathematical Arterialization of Venous Blood in Intensive Care and Pulmonary Ward Patients	5
Observational, Multicenter Study on the Efficacy, Tolerability, and Safety of Nintedanib in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Older than 80 Years	5
Concurrence of 1- and 3-Min Sit-to-Stand Tests with the 6-Min Walk Test in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis	5
Effect of Salbutamol on Lung Ventilation in Children with Cystic Fibrosis: Comprehensive Assessment Using Spirometry, Multiple-Breath Washout, and Functional Lung Magnetic Resonance Imaging	5
Robotic Navigational Bronchoscopy Combined with Needle-Based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy: Case Report of a Novel Approach to Diagnose Small Lung Nodules	5
Daily Routine and Access to Care: Initial Patient Reported Experiences at a German Lung Cancer Center during the COVID-19 Pandemic	5
Endobronchial Ultrasound Multimodal Imaging for the Diagnosis of Intrathoracic Lymph Nodes	5
Fully Automated Segmentation of Pulmonary Fibrosis Using Different Software Tools	4
Small Airway Susceptibility to Chemical and Particle Injury	4
Late-Onset, Noninfectious Pulmonary Complications following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Nationwide Cohort Study of Long-Term Survivors	4
Microwave Ablation for Malignant Central Airway Obstruction: A Pilot Study	4
Triple Therapy Is Also Effective in Real-World When Used in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients Who Are Frequent Exacerbators	4
Efficacy of Small versus Large-Bore Chest Drain in Pleural Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	4
Cutoff Points for Step Count to Predict 1-year All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis	4
Cardiac Output Determination in Precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension: A Systematic Review	4
Focused Neck Ultrasound and Lymph Node Sampling by Respiratory Physicians in Suspected Lung Cancer	4
Medical Thoracoscopy Implementation after a European Respiratory Society Course Held from 2003 to 2016: A Survey	4
Distribution of the Clinical Manifestations of Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency in Respiratory Outpatients from an Area of Northern Italy	4
Impairment of Inspiratory Muscle Function after COVID-19	4
The Role of Oral Microbiota in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Sleep Apnea as a Risk Factor for Diastolic Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	4
Pre-Procedural COVID-19 Nasopharyngeal Swab Has Good Concordance with Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Patients at Low Risk for Viral Infection	4
Systematic Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 Receptor Protein Distribution along Viral Entry Routes in Humans	4
Krebs von den Lungen-6 as a Potential Predictive Biomarker in Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Diseases	4
Musculoskeletal Consequences from COVID-19 and the Importance of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program	4
Patterns of Interstitial Lung Disease and Prognosis in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis	3
Quantitative Evaluation of Changes in Three-Dimensional CT Density Distributions in Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis after GM-CSF Inhalation	3
The Emerging Role of Quantification of Imaging for Assessing the Severity and Disease Activity of Emphysema, Airway Disease, and Interstitial Lung Disease	3
Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life in Pulmonary Hypertension: A Comparison of Incident and Prevalent Cases	3
Safety and Considerations of the Anaesthetic Management during Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Treatments	3
Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Compared to Lung Perfusion Scintigraphy to Assess Pulmonary Perfusion in Patients Screened for Endoscopic Lung Volume Reduction	3
Long-Term Auscultation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Renaissance of an Ideograph of Medical Care	3
Medical Thoracoscopy and Intrapleural Fibrinolytic Therapy for the Management of Pleural Empyema: A Cohort Study	3
Detection of Small Airway Dysfunction in Asthmatic Patients by Spirometry and Impulse Oscillometry System	3
Women in Interventional Pulmonology: Results from a Worldwide Survey	3
Robotic Assisted Bronchoscopy: The Ultimate Solution for Peripheral Pulmonary Nodules?	3
Air Trapping Is Associated with Heterozygosity for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Mutations in Patients with Asthma	3
Home Use of Mechanical Insufflation/Exsufflation in Adult Patients in Western Switzerland	3
Long-Term Noninvasive Ventilation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Association between Clinical Phenotypes and Survival	3
Use of Ventilation-Perfusion Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography to Select the Target Lobe for Endobronchial Valve Lung Volume Reduction	3
Prediction of Acute COPD Exacerbation in the Swiss Multicenter COPD Cohort Study (TOPDOCS) by Clinical Parameters, Medication Use, and Immunological Biomarkers	3
Silent Hypoxia in COVID-19: A Case Series	3
Crossover Patient Outcomes for Targeted Lung Denervation in Moderate to Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: AIRFLOW-2	3
Diagnosis and Management of Severe Asthma in Switzerland: Analysis of Survey Results Conducted with Specialists and General Practitioners	3
Implementation of Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Using One-Way Endobronchial Valves: A Retrospective Single-Centre Cohort Study	3
The Association of “GOOP” on Gross Examination of Fine Needle Aspiration Samples and On-Site Adequacy	3
Impact of Gender on the Characteristics of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Included in the RaDiCo-ILD Cohort	3
The Worsening of Positional Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea over Time Is Associated with an Increase in Body Weight: Impact on Blood Pressure and Autonomic Nervous System	3