OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Critical Care is 6. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Peep setting: let us come back to physiology	45
Helmet noninvasive ventilation in acute hypoxic respiratory failure	40
Protected cardiac surgery: strategic mechanical circulatory support to improve postcardiotomy mortality	38
Microaxial flow-pump support in patients with cardiogenic shock: a review of the literature	38
Improving the safety of prehospital emergency anaesthesia	34
How I monitor lung function during mechanical ventilation and veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory distress syndrome	30
Current fistula management	26
Critical care challenges in hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery	24
Challenges with medical tourism	23
Advanced haemodynamic monitoring in cardiogenic shock	22
Enteral nutrition in septic shock: a call for a paradigm shift	21
Omics-based approaches for acute brain injury research	21
What are the clinical and research lessons learned from immunomodulators and other therapies during the COVID-19 pandemic?	20
Airway pressure release ventilation for lung protection in acute respiratory distress syndrome: an alternative way to recruit the lungs	20
Severe community-acquired pneumonia in the post COVID-19 era	19
Advancements in nutritional support for critically ill patients	19
The role of diuretics in ICUs: when? which? how?	18
The future of artificial intelligence in cardiovascular monitoring	18
Head-up cardiopulmonary resuscitation	18
Antibiotic dose optimisation in the critically ill: targets, evidence and future strategies	17
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – current status	17
Antimicrobial stewardship	17
Quality, safety, and implementation science in acute kidney care	17
Wearable wireless continuous vital signs monitoring on the general ward	16
Which cardiovascular monitoring on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	15

Nosocomial infections during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	15
Sex as a biological variable in acute kidney injury	15
Editorial introductions	15
Lung transplantation in patients with lung disease secondary to coronavirus disease 2019 infection	15
Artificial intelligence to advance acute and intensive care medicine	15
Critical illness-based chronic disease: a new framework for intensive metabolic support	15
Advancing kidney care in critical illness – from pathophysiology to precision interventions	14
Neurotrauma	14
Parenteral nutrition and supplemental parenteral nutrition: should we use more?	14
Mechanical ventilation after cardiac arrest: protecting the brain by protecting the lungs	14
Point-of-care, goal-directed management of bleeding in trauma patients	14
Identifying the high-risk surgical patient	13
Biologic rationale and evidence for high-dose hydroxocobalamin in septic shock	13
Coronary angiography after cardiac arrest	13
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair in patients with mitral regurgitation and cardiogenic shock: a new therapeutic target	12
In-hospital cardiac arrest	12
Endocarditis in the intensive care unit: an update	12
Management of MDR/XDR severe infections in the critically ill	12
Hemodynamic management of acute kidney injury	12
Editorial introductions	11
Brain imaging after cardiac arrest	11
Sepsis and acute respiratory failure in patients with cancer: how can we improve care and outcomes even further?	11
Editorial: The neurologist's guide to the ICU galaxy	10
Echography monitoring in patients with temporary mechanical circulatory support	10
Cancer and sepsis: future challenges for long-term outcome	10
The power of the gut in critical care	10
Corticosteroids in septic shock: a double-edged sword	10
Treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bloodstream infections in critically ill patients: an update	10
Editorial: Severe infections in the ICU: new perspectives and challenges	10
Lung-morphology-guided mechanical ventilation in ARDS patients	10
Which haemodynamic monitoring should we chose for critically ill patients with acute circulatory failure?	9
Update on infection prevention in the ICU	9
Editorial introductions	9
Time-burden insults of neuromonitoring signals: practical implications for the management of acute brain injury	9
The future of critical care nutrition: from calorie counting to precision personalized metabolism therapy	9
Home oxygen monitoring and therapy: learning from the pandemic	9
Predicting, describing, or measuring? How to align model purpose with validity and applicability in critical care outcome research	9
Individualizing post-ICU nutrition: from guideline intent to bedside practice	9
Providing respiratory and ventilation care in the face of shifting evidence: current opinion in critical care	9
Status epilepticus: what's new for the intensivist	9
Haematological challenges in cardiogenic shock	8
Fluid management in the septic peri-operative patient	8
Critical care for patients with substance use disorders	8
COVID-19-associated AKI	8
Selection criteria and triage in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during coronavirus disease 2019	8
Ventilatory targets following brain injury	8
Oxygen delivery and carbon dioxide removal on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	8
The transition phase between controlled mechanical ventilation and weaning is our next great cause	8
The changing face of cardiogenic shock: definitions, epidemiology, and severity assessment	8
Surging ICU during COVID-19 pandemic: an overview	8

COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: an underdiagnosed or overtreated infection?	7
Metabolic support for patients on extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation	7
Improving the safety of emergency tracheal intubation	7
Severe meningoencephalitis: epidemiology and outcomes	7
The critical importance of time in the management of acute neurological injuries	7
Understanding the rationale for recent paradigm shifts in critical care nutrition	7
Subphenotypes of acute kidney injury in adults	7
Ethical and legal considerations in normothermic regional perfusion for donation after circulatory death	7
Postresuscitation management	7
How to assess survival prognosis in patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia in 2024?	7
Ventilator-associated pneumonia: how long is long enough?	6
Neuromonitoring in the ICU – what, how and why?	6
Preexisting malnutrition in the ICU	6
Editorial: All together now: improving critical care outcomes through multidisciplinary and interprofessional teamwork	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
Sepsis phenotypes, subphenotypes, and endotypes: are they ready for bedside care?	6
Mediators, consequences and therapeutic considerations in patients with acute kidney injury	6
Anticipating ICU discharge and long-term follow-up	6
Diagnosis and management of cardiogenic shock	6
Critical care management of meningitis and encephalitis: an update	6
Telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first responder systems, cardiac arrest centers, and global campaigns to save lives	6
Central line associated and primary bloodstream infections	6
Long-term recovery after critical illness in older adults	6
How to manage traumatic brain injury without invasive monitoring?	6
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on sedation in critical care: volatile anesthetics in the ICU	6
Light, sleep and circadian rhythm in critical illness	6
Management of hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension	6
Proportional modes to hasten weaning	6
Role of artificial intelligence in ICU therapeutic decision-making for severe infections	6
Does nutrition therapy alter the pathophysiology of severe acute pancreatitis?	6
Impact of ICU strain on outcomes	6