OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia is 32. 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
Handheld Point-of-Care Ultrasound Probes: The New Generation of POCUS	149
Vasoactive-Inotropic Score: Evolution, Clinical Utility, and Pitfalls	127
Corticosteroids for Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) With Different Disease Severity: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials	72
Predictors of Pneumothorax/Pneumomediastinum in Mechanically Ventilated COVID-19 Patients	69
ECMO in COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	64
STS/SCA/AmSECT/SABM Update to the Clinical Practice Guidelines on Patient Blood Management	60
Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Thoracic Muscle Plane Block on Postoperative Opioid Consumption After Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Study	56
Thoracic Paravertebral Block Achieves Better Pain Control Than Erector Spinae Plane Block and Intercostal Nerve Block in Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Randomized Study	55
Lung, Heart, Vascular, and Diaphragm Ultrasound Examination of COVID-19 Patients: A Comprehensive Approach	55
Ultrasound-Guided Pecto-Intercostal Fascial Block for Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial	53
Six-Month Survival After Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Severe COVID-19	53
Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients With COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	52
Treatment With Angiotensin II Is Associated With Rapid Blood Pressure Response and Vasopressor Sparing in Patients With Vasoplegia After Cardiac Surgery: A Post-Hoc Analysis of Angiotensin II for the	47
Pulmonary Vascular Thrombosis in COVID-19 Pneumonia	47
Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index Predicts Poor Outcome After Elective Off-Pump CABG: A Retrospective, Single-Center Study	45
Efficacy of Erector Spinae Plane Block for Analgesia in Thoracic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	44
Comparison of Ultrasound-Guided Pecto-intercostal Fascial Block and Transversus Thoracic Muscle Plane Block for Acute Poststernotomy Pain Management After Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, D	44
Serratus Anterior Plane Block and Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Thoracic Epidural Analgesia for Perioperative Thoracotomy Pain Control: A Randomized Controlled Study	43
Pectointercostal Fascial Block (PIFB) as a Novel Technique for Postoperative Pain Management in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery	42
One-Year Multidisciplinary Follow-Up of Patients With COVID-19 Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation	40
Vasopressor Therapy in Cardiac Surgery—An Experts’ Consensus Statement	40
ECPella: Concept, Physiology and Clinical Applications	38
A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block in Cardiac Surgery	38
Machine Learning Models with Preoperative Risk Factors and Intraoperative Hypotension Parameters Predict Mortality After Cardiac Surgery	37
Successful Antithrombin Administration in Andexanet Alfa-Associated Heparin Resistance	37

Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Comprehensive Review and Update of Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, Treatment, and Perioperative Implications	36
Functional Hemodynamic Monitoring With a Wireless Ultrasound Patch	36
A Case Series of Devastating Intracranial Hemorrhage During Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19	34
Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) and Cardiovascular Complications	34
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) for the Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist	33
2021 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Update, With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Focus	33
Use of the Hypotension Prediction Index During Cardiac Surgery	33
Perioperative Dexmedetomidine Supplement Decreases Delirium Incidence After Adult Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Study	32
Brain Protection in Aortic Arch Surgery: An Evolving Field	32