OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Critical Care 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Peep setting: let us come back to physiology	44
What are the clinical and research lessons learned from immunomodulators and other therapies during the COVID-19 pandemic?	38
Helmet noninvasive ventilation in acute hypoxic respiratory failure	36
Microaxial flow-pump support in patients with cardiogenic shock: a review of the literature	33
Protected cardiac surgery: strategic mechanical circulatory support to improve postcardiotomy mortality	33
Enteral nutrition in septic shock: a call for a paradigm shift	30
Improving the safety of prehospital emergency anaesthesia	27
Challenges with medical tourism	25
How I monitor lung function during mechanical ventilation and veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory distress syndrome	25
Poor physical recovery after critical illness: incidence, features, risk factors, pathophysiology, and evidence-based therapies	21
Critical care challenges in hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery	21
Temperature control after cardiac arrest: friend or foe	19
Omics-based approaches for acute brain injury research	19
Current fistula management	19
Airway pressure release ventilation for lung protection in acute respiratory distress syndrome: an alternative way to recruit the lungs	18
Advancements in nutritional support for critically ill patients	18
Sex as a biological variable in acute kidney injury	17
Antimicrobial stewardship	17
Severe community-acquired pneumonia in the post COVID-19 era	17
Head-up cardiopulmonary resuscitation	16
The role of diuretics in ICUs: when? which? how?	16
Which cardiovascular monitoring on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	16
Quality, safety, and implementation science in acute kidney care	16
The future of artificial intelligence in cardiovascular monitoring	15
Antibiotic dose optimisation in the critically ill: targets, evidence and future strategies	15

Artificial intelligence to advance acute and intensive care medicine	15
Wearable wireless continuous vital signs monitoring on the general ward	15
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – current status	15
Lung transplantation in patients with lung disease secondary to coronavirus disease 2019 infection	14
Neurotrauma	14
Point-of-care, goal-directed management of bleeding in trauma patients	14
Editorial introductions	14
Critical illness-based chronic disease: a new framework for intensive metabolic support	14
Editorial: Monitoring patients in the ICU in 2022	13
Intermittent feeding and circadian rhythm in critical illness	13
Identifying the high-risk surgical patient	13
Nosocomial infections during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	13
Endocarditis in the intensive care unit: an update	12
Coronary angiography after cardiac arrest	12
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair in patients with mitral regurgitation and cardiogenic shock: a new therapeutic target	12
Surviving cardiac arrest - what do we know about recovery & survivorship?	12
Biologic rationale and evidence for high-dose hydroxocobalamin in septic shock	12
Editorial introductions	12
Advancing kidney care in critical illness – from pathophysiology to precision interventions	11
Management of MDR/XDR severe infections in the critically ill	11
In-hospital cardiac arrest	11
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest - who, when, and where?	11
Mechanical ventilation after cardiac arrest: protecting the brain by protecting the lungs	11
Which haemodynamic monitoring should we chose for critically ill patients with acute circulatory failure?	11
Inotrope and vasopressor use in cardiogenic shock: what, when and why?	11
Brain imaging after cardiac arrest	11
Hemodynamic management of acute kidney injury	11
Lung-morphology-guided mechanical ventilation in ARDS patients	10
Status epilepticus: what's new for the intensivist	10
Echography monitoring in patients with temporary mechanical circulatory support	10
Corticosteroids in septic shock: a double-edged sword	9
Time-burden insults of neuromonitoring signals: practical implications for the management of acute brain injury	9
Editorial: The neurologist's guide to the ICU galaxy	9
Editorial: Severe infections in the ICU: new perspectives and challenges	9
Cancer and sepsis: future challenges for long-term outcome	9
The power of the gut in critical care	9
Update on infection prevention in the ICU	9
Treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bloodstream infections in critically ill patients: an update	8
Providing respiratory and ventilation care in the face of shifting evidence: current opinion in critical care	8
Critical care for patients with substance use disorders	8
COVID-19-associated AKI	8
Fluid management in the septic peri-operative patient	8
Oxygen delivery and carbon dioxide removal on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	8
Editorial introductions	8
The changing face of cardiogenic shock: definitions, epidemiology, and severity assessment	8
Surging ICU during COVID-19 pandemic: an overview	8
Sepsis and acute respiratory failure in patients with cancer: how can we improve care and outcomes even further?	8
Selection criteria and triage in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during coronavirus disease 2019	8
Home oxygen monitoring and therapy: learning from the pandemic	8
Ventilatory targets following brain injury	8

Editorial introductions	8
COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: an underdiagnosed or overtreated infection?	7
Subphenotypes of acute kidney injury in adults	7
Postresuscitation management	7
Light, sleep and circadian rhythm in critical illness	7
Haematological challenges in cardiogenic shock	7
Understanding the rationale for recent paradigm shifts in critical care nutrition	7
Telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first responder systems, cardiac arrest centers, and global campaigns to save lives	7
Diagnosis and management of cardiogenic shock	7
Protein metabolism in critical illness	7
The transition phase between controlled mechanical ventilation and weaning is our next great cause	7
Metabolic support for patients on extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation	7
Ethical and legal considerations in normothermic regional perfusion for donation after circulatory death	7
The critical importance of time in the management of acute neurological injuries	7
Severe meningoencephalitis: epidemiology and outcomes	6
Proportional modes to hasten weaning	6
Ventilator-associated pneumonia: how long is long enough?	6
Preexisting malnutrition in the ICU	6
Long-term recovery after critical illness in older adults	6
Anticipating ICU discharge and long-term follow-up	6
Neuromonitoring in the ICU – what, how and why?	6
Does nutrition therapy alter the pathophysiology of severe acute pancreatitis?	6
ICU imperatives in open abdomen management after trauma or emergency surgery	6
Individualized fluid optimization and de-escalation in critically ill patients with septic shock	6
Mediators, consequences and therapeutic considerations in patients with acute kidney injury	6
How to assess survival prognosis in patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia in 2024?	6
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on sedation in critical care: volatile anesthetics in the ICU	6
How to manage traumatic brain injury without invasive monitoring?	6
Critical care management of meningitis and encephalitis: an update	6
Editorial introductions	5
Impact of ICU strain on outcomes	5
Adults are just big kids: pediatric considerations for adult critical care nephrology	5
Editorial: All together now: improving critical care outcomes through multidisciplinary and interprofessional teamwork	5
Kidney perfusion in critical illness: between the macrocirculation and the microcirculation	5
Central line associated and primary bloodstream infections	5
Setting positive end-expiratory pressure by using electrical impedance tomography	5
Digital health utilities in acute kidney injury management	5
Healthcare delivery and recovery after critical illness	5
Editorial introductions	5
Role of artificial intelligence in ICU therapeutic decision-making for severe infections	5
Fluid management of acute kidney injury	5
Understanding the complexity of cardiogenic shock management: the added value of advanced computational modeling	5
Point-of-care ultrasound in the modern era of emergency medicine: a narrative review of the recent literature	5
Cardiac arrest and microcirculatory dysfunction: a narrative review	5
Future for cardiogenic shock research	5
Vitamin C in critical illness: end of the story or still a place?	5
Sepsis phenotypes, subphenotypes, and endotypes: are they ready for bedside care?	5
Predicting post-traumatic stress disorder in relatives of critically ill patients	5
Critical illness-associated limb and diaphragmatic weakness	5
Management of hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension	5
Severe infections caused by difficult-to-treat Gram-negative bacteria	5