OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Anesthesiology is 5. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Beyond adverse events in anesthesiology: ‘unanticipated events’ and strategies for improved reporting	68
Innovative designs for trials informing the care of cardiac surgical patients: part I	67
Advances in the clinical use of patient-reported outcomes in thoracic surgery	34
Anesthetic management of patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy	32
Foreign body aspiration in children – being safe and flexible	27
Salted or sweet? Hypertonic saline or mannitol for treatment of intracranial hypertension	26
Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic drug display and simulation systems in anesthesia practice	26
Editorial	21
Delirium in trauma ICUs: a review of incidence, risk factors, outcomes, and management	21
LGBTQ+ health and anaesthesia for obstetric and gynaecological procedures	19
Anesthetic considerations in cancer care	15
Long-term intravenous devices: a narrative review of their placement	15
Nonintubated video-assisted thoracic surgery: myth or reality?	14
Airway management in the adult patient with an unstable cervical spine	14
The autonomous nervous system and the cholinergic anti-inflammatory reflex in postoperative neurocognitive disorders	14
Ultrasound-guided fascial plane blocks for spine surgery	13
Traumatic brain injury and RSI is rocuronium or succinylcholine preferred?	13
Challenges and outcomes in airway management outside the operating room	12
Improving morbidity and mortality in hip fragility fractures	12
Motor-sparing peripheral nerve blocks for hip and knee surgery	12
Racial and ethnic disparities in access to gynecologic care	12
Patient selection for nonoperating room anesthesia	11
Unanswered questions of anesthesia neurotoxicity in the developing brain	11
Using checklists to improve care in the nonoperating room environment	11
Cardiac surgery, ICU sedation, and delirium: is dexmedetomidine the silver bullet?	11

Initiatives to detect and prevent death from perioperative deterioration	11
Lung ultrasound monitoring: impact on economics and outcomes	11
Remimazolam: its clinical pharmacology and evolving role in anesthesia and sedation practice	11
Clinical care pathways for ambulatory total shoulder arthroplasty	10
Fluid management in hemorrhagic shock	10
Why sedative hypnotics often fail in development	10
Editorial introductions	10
Current concepts in evaluation and management of preoperative anaemia in patients undergoing thoracic surgery	10
Cardiovascular procedures in ambulatory cardiac procedures: really?	10
Etiology, management, and sequela of postdural puncture headache	10
Editorial introductions	10
Ketamine in depression and electroconvulsive therapy	10
Integrating regional blocks into Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocols for cesarean delivery: optimizing postoperative recovery	10
Editorial: Intersecting moments of ethics, economics, and perioperative outcomes are the transformative times that try anesthesiologists’ souls	9
A review of the utility of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in burn and trauma ICU patients	9
Anesthesia for deep brain stimulation: an update	9
Lingering effects of COVID-19 in the care of perioperative patients	9
Dental sedation permit requirements for physician anesthesiologists in the United States and the European Union: a review	9
Advanced endoscopic gastrointestinal techniques for the bariatric patient: implications for the anesthesia provider	9
Current concepts in preoperative anemia management in obstetrics	8
Emergencies in freestanding ambulatory surgery centre	8
Pain during cesarean delivery: risk factors, mitigation, and current approaches	8
Health equity research in obstetric anesthesia	8
Editorial: Advances in cardiovascular medicine: debates and controversies	8
The intraoperative management of robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy	8
Anesthesia for digestive tract endoscopy	8
Temporary mechanical circulatory support & enhancing recovery after cardiac surgery	8
Introduction to exchange between Anderson and Kampman and Weiland	8
Editorial: Thoracic anesthesia – developments, current trends, and key recommendations	8
Educating for success: ambulatory anesthesia training	8
How much does it cost to be fit for operation? The economics of prehabilitation	8
Resource allocation	8
Paradigm shifts in clinical pharmacology: things are not always as they seem	8
Anesthetic management of neurosurgical emergencies	7
Update on guidelines and recommendations for enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery	7
A roadmap for artificial intelligence in pain medicine: current status, opportunities, and requirements	7
Paediatric pain management: from regional to virtual	7
Pro's and con's of different blocks for postoperative analgesia after video-assisted thoracic surgery	7
Outcomes, cost-effectiveness, and ethics in patient blood management	7
Pharmacologic agents for perioperative cardioprotection in noncardiac surgery	7
Making chronic pain count: empirical support for the ICD-11 classification of chronic pain	7
Ethics for the labor and delivery unit	7
Obstetric and perinatal racial and ethnic disparities	7
Perioperative management of patients with mediastinal mass syndrome	7
Alternative blood products in trauma	7
Total intravenous anesthesia versus inhalation anesthesia: how do outcomes compare?	7
Workforce solutions to address health disparities	7
Patient monitoring in the nonoperating room anesthesia (NORA) setting: current advances in technology	7
Obituary: John F. Butterworth IV, M.D. († 9th June 2023)	7
Coaching in residency training programs: moving toward learner-centered education in anesthesiology	7

Updates and controversies in anesthesia for advanced interventional pulmonology procedures	7
Management strategies for patients with neurologic stimulators during nonneurologic surgery: an update and review	7
Quality and safe anaesthesia for all children	7
Lung transplantation for coronavirus disease 2019 associated severe acute respiratory distress syndrome	7
Regional analgesia for cardiac surgery	7
Examining intersectionality in anesthesiology training, academics, and practice	7
Editorial introductions	6
Towards optimization in the use of hemostatic agents and blood products in the early treatment of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI)	6
Biochemical disturbance in damage control resuscitation: mechanisms, management and prognostic utility	6
Chronic consequences of accidental dural puncture and postdural puncture headache in obstetric anaesthesia – sieving through the evidence	6
Analgesia after cesarean section – what is new?	6
Editorial introductions	6
Anaesthesia outside the operating room: a permanent challenge	6
Scheduling staff for ambulatory anaesthesia	6
Prehospital transfusion of allogeneic blood products	6
Sugammadex and oral contraceptives	6
Discharging select patients without an escort after ambulatory anesthesia: identifying return to baseline function	6
Pulmonary prehabilitation and smoking cessation	6
Anesthesia and intraoperative neurophysiological spinal cord monitoring	6
Simulation in pediatric anesthesiology: current state and visions for the future	5
Modern preoperative evaluation in ambulatory surgery – who, where and how?	5
Electroconvulsive therapy: recent advances and anesthetic considerations	5
Sepsis and the microcirculation: the impact on outcomes	5
Anaesthetic gas capturing technology: more questions than answers	5
Ready for a “breakthrough” with ketamine? A look at recent pharmacological insights!	5
Editorial: Safe anesthesia for every child	5
Editorial introductions	5
Anesthetic management during transsphenoidal pituitary surgery	5
Ventricular assist device for Fontan: who, when and why?	5
The physiologically difficult airway: an emerging concept	5
Integrated psychosocial support in the ICU	5
Perioperative management of patients on glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists	5
Perioperative hemodynamic monitoring in cardiac surgery	5
Anesthetic recommendations for maternal and fetal safety in nonobstetric surgery: a balancing act	5
Lung regeneration and lung bioengineering	5
Anesthesia care in the interventional neuroradiology suite: an update	5
Editorial: Trauma and transfusion during a global pandemic	5
Regional anesthesia in the emergency department outside the operating theatre	5
Editorial introductions	5
Etiology and management of hypofibrinogenemia in trauma	5
Remifentanil-induced hyperalgesia: the current state of affairs	5
Should fluid management in thoracic surgery be goal directed?	5
Preoperative anxiety	5
Learning from errors and resilience	5
Human factors affecting intraoperative patient safety	5
Current hemoglobin thresholds in pediatric anesthesia - guidelines and studies	5
Anesthesia and the neurobiology of fear and posttraumatic stress disorder	5