OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of American Journal of Critical Care 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Lactate Level and Clearance as Predictors of Neurologic Outcome After Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	54
Clinical Pearls	34
Meaningful Recognition From Bench to Bedside	32
Mental Health Symptoms in Parents of Infants 3 Months After Discharge Following Neonatal Cardiac Surgery	25
Response	23
Response	23
Identifying the Alarm Fatigue Status of Nurses Working In Cardiac Intensive Care Units: A Mixed-Design Study	23
Narrative Reflection in Critical Care	22
A Delphi Study to Explore the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Level of Evidence Resource	22
Patients’ Priorities and Goals of Care During Intensive Care Unit Recovery: A Multicenter Cohort Study	19
Liberty, Justice, and Intensive Care Unit Recovery	16
Discussion Guide for the Bazan Article	15
The Get to Know Me Board in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Mixed-Methods Study	15
Utility of a “Lavender Lounge” to Reduce Stress Among Critical Care Registered Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study	13
Associations Between Core Temperature Disorders and Outcomes of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patients	12
Prevention of Endotracheal Tube–Related Pressure Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	11
Improving Pressure Injury Prevention by Using Wearable Sensors to Cue Critical Care Patient Repositioning	11
From the Iron Lung to Artificial Intelligence: Integrating New Technology Into Critical Care	11
Climate Change and the Intensive Care Unit	10
Calling Attention to the Practice of Acute and Critical Care Nursing	10
Words Matter: Describing Major Medical Treatments	10
Individualized Numeric Rating Scale to Assess Pain in Critically Ill Children With Neurodevelopmental Disabilities	10
Intensive Care Unit Sedation, Patient Memories, and Post–Intensive Care Psychological Distress	10
Simulation Training to Increase Holding of Fragile Infants in Cardiac Intensive Care Units	9
Reducing Delirium in Intensive Care Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation: An Innovative Approach	9

“Being There”: An Empirical Logic Model for Family Presence During Resuscitation and Invasive Procedures	9
The “8 D’s” of High-Flow Nasal Cannula Risk: A Scoping Review	8
Delirium Among Critically Ill Patients With Stroke: Prevalence, Severity, and Outcomes	8
Nurses’ Lived Experience, Part 2: Lessons From Nurses for Guiding Future Emergent Situations	8
Discussion Guide for the Laures Article	8
AACN’s Healthy Work Environment Standards: Why They Matter	7
Hyperoxemia Induced by Oxygen Therapy in Nonsurgical Critically Ill Patients	7
Discussion Guide for the Greenberg Article	7
Describing Anisocoria in Neurocritically Ill Patients	7
Skin Pigmentation and Accuracy of Pulse Oximetry Values	7
Nurses as Essential Clinical Leaders in Sepsis Care	7
Clinical Pearls	7
Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Early Prediction of Pressure Injury Risk	7
Fluid Resuscitation and Sepsis Management in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease or End-Stage Renal Disease: Scoping Review	7
From Ancient Enemas to Tube Feeding, II: Clinical Outcomes and Future Directions Surrounding Commercial Versus Food-Based Formulas in Critical Illness	6
“It Haunts Me”: Impact of COVID-19 Deaths on Frontline Clinicians In Acute Care Settings—A Qualitative Study	6
Electrocardiographic Waveform Abnormalities in Patients With Structural Heart Disease	6
How Algorithms for Heart Rate Detection Are Designed in Hospital-Based Electrocardiographic Monitors	6
Clinical Pearls	6
Clinical Pearls	6
Perceived Unexpectedness of Death and PTSD Among Family Members of Intensive Care Patients With COVID-19 or Not	6
2024 National Teaching Institute Research Abstracts	6
Impact of a Quality Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Coach on Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Resuscitation Teams	5
Discussion Guide for the Krupp Article	5
Thromboelastography in Children Undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation	5
Perceptions of Interprofessional Practitioners Regarding Pediatric Palliative Transports	5
Discussion Guide for the Rathbun Article	5
Discussion Guide for the Lawson Article	5
Intra-Arterial Versus Noninvasive Blood Pressure Monitoring: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	5
Courage to Soar in Clinical Research	5
Limb Necrosis in the Setting of Vasopressor Use	4
Heart-Brain Connection: Role of the Central Nervous System	4
Residual Psychomotor Skills of Orderlies After a Novel Chest Compression Training Intervention	4
Anxiety Sensitivity in the Intensive Care Unit	4
Impact of “The Pause” on the Code Blue Team and Exploration of Witnessing Death	4
Toleration of a Speaking Valve Placed In-Line With the Ventilator Circuit in Critically Ill Tracheostomized Patients	4
The Lived Experiences of Telemedicine Intensive Care Unit Nurses	4
Prognostic Conversations Between Parents and Physicians in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit	4
Cardiac Arrhythmias After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery	4
Time to Talk Money? Intensive Care Unit Clinicians’ Perspectives on Addressing Patients’ Financial Hardship	4
Integrating Perspectives on Family Caregiving After Critical Illness: A Qualitative Content Analysis	4
Caring for Rural Patients at End of Life: Perceptions of Critical Access Hospital Nurses	4
Association of Lack of Fear of Dying With New Organ Failure: Results of a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study	4
ABCDEF Bundle	4
Human Suffering and Armed Conflict	4
COVID-19 Pandemic Sequelae: Mental Health of Cardiothoracic Critical Care Nurses	4
Brief Narrative Writing Program Implemented in a Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit During the COVID-19 Pandemic	4
Discussion Guide for the Wool Article	4
Assessing Discomfort in American Adult Intensive Care Patients	4
Pulmonary-Focused Verticalization Therapy in Patients Experiencing Respiratory Failure	4

Alarm Fatigue	3
Intrapulmonary Feeding Tube Placements While Using an Electromagnetic Placement Device: A Review (2019–2021)	3
Declarations on Patient and Family Engagement	3
The Intensive Care Unit: Tomorrow and Beyond	3
Managing Coagulation Using the Sonoclot Analyzer in Patients With Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation	3
Transforming Moral Suffering by Cultivating Moral Resilience and Ethical Practice	3
Patient- and Family-Centered Outcomes After Intensive Care Unit Admission	3
Unraveling the Stubborn Problem of Alarm Fatigue in the Intensive Care Unit	3
Circadian Rhythmicity of Vital Signs at Intensive Care Unit Discharge and Outcome of Traumatic Brain Injury	3
The Sky’s the Limit: Expanding Nursing’s Contribution to Acute Stroke Science	3
Use of Machine Learning Models to Predict Microaspiration Measured by Tracheal Pepsin A	3
Recognizing 12-Lead Electrocardiographic Patterns in Patients at Risk for Lethal Arrhythmias	3
2026 National Teaching Institute Research Abstracts	3
Use of Music for Newborns After Cardiac Surgery: A Pilot Study	3