OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of American Journal of Critical Care is 2. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Adherence to Guidelines for Managing Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Children	104
Clinical Pearls	33
Lactate Level and Clearance as Predictors of Neurologic Outcome After Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	27
Meaningful Recognition From Bench to Bedside	23
Mental Health Symptoms in Parents of Infants 3 Months After Discharge Following Neonatal Cardiac Surgery	23
Proper Titration Orders Are Essential for Patient Safety	22
Response	20
Associations Between Core Temperature Disorders and Outcomes of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patients	20
An Intensive Care Unit Team Reflects on End-of-Life Experiences With Patients and Families in Chile	19
Refractory Angina Confounded by Preexcitation Syndrome	18
Transient Cardiac Rhythm Changes	18
Narrative Reflection in Critical Care	18
Response	18
Discussion Guide for the Bazan Article	17
Improving Pressure Injury Prevention by Using Wearable Sensors to Cue Critical Care Patient Repositioning	17
Liberty, Justice, and Intensive Care Unit Recovery	15
Prevention of Endotracheal Tube–Related Pressure Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	15
Patients’ Priorities and Goals of Care During Intensive Care Unit Recovery: A Multicenter Cohort Study	14
Words Matter: Describing Major Medical Treatments	14
The Get to Know Me Board in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Mixed-Methods Study	14
Caring for Patients and Families After Unplanned Transfers to an Intensive Care Unit	14
Utility of a “Lavender Lounge” to Reduce Stress Among Critical Care Registered Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study	14
Simulation Training to Increase Holding of Fragile Infants in Cardiac Intensive Care Units	13
Delirium Among Critically Ill Patients With Stroke: Prevalence, Severity, and Outcomes	12
“Being There”: An Empirical Logic Model for Family Presence During Resuscitation and Invasive Procedures	12

Climate Change and the Intensive Care Unit	12
Individualized Numeric Rating Scale to Assess Pain in Critically Ill Children With Neurodevelopmental Disabilities	12
Nursing Care at End of Life in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation	11
Calling Attention to the Practice of Acute and Critical Care Nursing	11
Skin Pigmentation and Accuracy of Pulse Oximetry Values	10
Clinical Pearls	10
Discussion Guide for the Laures Article	10
Hyperoxemia Induced by Oxygen Therapy in Nonsurgical Critically Ill Patients	9
Describing Anisocoria in Neurocritically Ill Patients	9
Nurses’ Lived Experience, Part 2: Lessons From Nurses for Guiding Future Emergent Situations	9
The “8 D’s” of High-Flow Nasal Cannula Risk: A Scoping Review	8
Nurses as Essential Clinical Leaders in Sepsis Care	7
Delivering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Post–Intensive Care Syndrome–Family via a Mobile Health App	7
AACN’s Healthy Work Environment Standards: Why They Matter	7
Fluid Resuscitation and Sepsis Management in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease or End-Stage Renal Disease: Scoping Review	7
Interprofessional, Interdisciplinary, or Multidisciplinary?	7
Clinical Pearls	7
Examining Burnout in Interprofessional Intensive Care Unit Clinicians Using Qualitative Analysis	7
Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Early Prediction of Pressure Injury Risk	7
Intra-Arterial Versus Noninvasive Blood Pressure Monitoring: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	6
2024 National Teaching Institute Research Abstracts	6
Electrocardiographic Waveform Abnormalities in Patients With Structural Heart Disease	6
Discussion Guide for the Lawson Article	6
Discussion Guide for the Greenberg Article	6
Clinical Pearls	6
“It Haunts Me”: Impact of COVID-19 Deaths on Frontline Clinicians In Acute Care Settings—A Qualitative Study	6
Clinical Pearls	6
ABCDEF Bundle	5
Impact of a Quality Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Coach on Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Resuscitation Teams	5
How Algorithms for Heart Rate Detection Are Designed in Hospital-Based Electrocardiographic Monitors	5
Perceptions of Interprofessional Practitioners Regarding Pediatric Palliative Transports	5
Pulmonary-Focused Verticalization Therapy in Patients Experiencing Respiratory Failure	5
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in Women vs Men: Analysis of 1496 Cases at a Single Site	5
Limb Necrosis in the Setting of Vasopressor Use	5
Human Suffering and Armed Conflict	5
Characteristics and Outcomes of US Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19	5
Heart-Brain Connection: Role of the Central Nervous System	4
The Lived Experiences of Telemedicine Intensive Care Unit Nurses	4
Anxiety Sensitivity in the Intensive Care Unit	4
Time to Talk Money? Intensive Care Unit Clinicians’ Perspectives on Addressing Patients’ Financial Hardship	4
Courage to Soar in Clinical Research	4
Discussion Guide for the Krupp Article	4
Brief Narrative Writing Program Implemented in a Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit During the COVID-19 Pandemic	4
Cardiac Arrhythmias After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery	4
Discussion Guide for the Rathbun Article	4
Prognostic Conversations Between Parents and Physicians in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit	4
Unplanned Transfers From Intermediate Care Units to Intensive Care Units: A Cohort Study	4
Integrating Perspectives on Family Caregiving After Critical Illness: A Qualitative Content Analysis	4
Admission Glasgow Coma Scale Score as a Predictor of Outcome in Patients Without Traumatic Brain Injury	3
COVID-19 Pandemic Sequelae: Mental Health of Cardiothoracic Critical Care Nurses	3

Changing Unit Culture One Bite at a Time	3
The Sky’s the Limit: Expanding Nursing’s Contribution to Acute Stroke Science	3
Residual Psychomotor Skills of Orderlies After a Novel Chest Compression Training Intervention	3
Discussion Guide for the Wool Article	3
Impact of “The Pause” on the Code Blue Team and Exploration of Witnessing Death	3
Patient- and Family-Centered Outcomes After Intensive Care Unit Admission	3
Clinical Pearls	3
Response:	3
Caring for Rural Patients at End of Life: Perceptions of Critical Access Hospital Nurses	3
Clinical Pearls	3
Assessing Discomfort in American Adult Intensive Care Patients	3
Association of Lack of Fear of Dying With New Organ Failure: Results of a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study	3
Moral Distress in the Critical Care Setting	3
Intrapulmonary Feeding Tube Placements While Using an Electromagnetic Placement Device: A Review (2019–2021)	3
The Sky’s the Limit: Expanding Nursing’s Contribution to Acute Stroke Science	2
Alarm Fatigue	2
Using Telehealth to Improve the Accuracy of Delirium Screening by Bedside Critical Care Nurses	2
Future Nurses	2
Discussion Guide for the Kim Article	2
Fostering a Spirit of Inquiry: Inspiring Nurses to Advance Practice Based on Best Evidence	2
A 12-Lead Electrocardiography Patch for Continuous Arrhythmia Monitoring: A Case Example	2
Quality Of Life and Coping With Stress in Relatives of Patients in Intensive Care Units During COVID-19	2
Meeting the Challenges of Establishing Intensive Care Unit Follow-up Clinics	2
Recognizing 12-Lead Electrocardiographic Patterns in Patients at Risk for Lethal Arrhythmias	2
COVID-19 and Moral Distress: A Pediatric Critical Care Survey	2
Circadian Rhythmicity of Vital Signs at Intensive Care Unit Discharge and Outcome of Traumatic Brain Injury	2
Healthy Aging Brain Care Monitor, Caregiver Version: Screening for Post–Intensive Care Syndrome	2
Transforming Moral Suffering by Cultivating Moral Resilience and Ethical Practice	2
Using the Evidence for Palliative Care to Improve Outcomes for Patients With Heart Failure	2
Discussion Guide for the Botsch Article	2
The Mindful Ethical Practice and Resilience Academy: Sustainability of Impact	2
Talk of Personalization in Health Care	2
Use of Music for Newborns After Cardiac Surgery: A Pilot Study	2
Declarations on Patient and Family Engagement	2
Use of Machine Learning Models to Predict Microaspiration Measured by Tracheal Pepsin A	2
Managing Coagulation Using the Sonoclot Analyzer in Patients With Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation	2
The Intensive Care Unit: Tomorrow and Beyond	2
Measuring Acuity and Pediatric Critical Care Nursing Workload by Using ICU CAMEO III	2
Impact of Virtual Reality Simulation on New Nurses’ Assessment of Pediatric Respiratory Distress	2
Implementing AACN’s Healthy Work Environment Framework in an Intensive Care Unit	2