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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Peep setting: let us come back to physiology	52
What are the clinical and research lessons learned from immunomodulators and other therapies during the COVID-19 pandemic?	43
Helmet noninvasive ventilation in acute hypoxic respiratory failure	35
Microaxial flow-pump support in patients with cardiogenic shock: a review of the literature	34
Enteral nutrition in septic shock: a call for a paradigm shift	32
Protected cardiac surgery: strategic mechanical circulatory support to improve postcardiotomy mortality	32
Temperature control after cardiac arrest: friend or foe	26
Critical care challenges in hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery	26
Improving the safety of prehospital emergency anaesthesia	24
Airway pressure release ventilation for lung protection in acute respiratory distress syndrome: an alternative way to recruit the lungs	23
Poor physical recovery after critical illness: incidence, features, risk factors, pathophysiology, and evidence-based therapies	22
How I monitor lung function during mechanical ventilation and veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory distress syndrome	20
Challenges with medical tourism	19
Current fistula management	19
The role of diuretics in ICUs: when? which? how?	18
Severe community-acquired pneumonia in the post COVID-19 era	18
Advancements in nutritional support for critically ill patients	18
Quality, safety, and implementation science in acute kidney care	18
Which cardiovascular monitoring on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	17
The future of artificial intelligence in cardiovascular monitoring	17
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – current status	16
Antimicrobial stewardship	16
Head-up cardiopulmonary resuscitation	16
Antibiotic dose optimisation in the critically ill: targets, evidence and future strategies	16
Cardiac output monitoring – invasive and noninvasive	16

Sex as a biological variable in acute kidney injury	16
Artificial intelligence to advance acute and intensive care medicine	15
Wearable wireless continuous vital signs monitoring on the general ward	15
Nosocomial infections during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	14
Neurotrauma	14
Critical illness-based chronic disease: a new framework for intensive metabolic support	14
Editorial introductions	14
Intermittent feeding and circadian rhythm in critical illness	14
Lung transplantation in patients with lung disease secondary to coronavirus disease 2019 infection	14
Editorial introductions	14
Point-of-care, goal-directed management of bleeding in trauma patients	13
Identifying the high-risk surgical patient	13
Endocarditis in the intensive care unit: an update	12
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest - who, when, and where?	12
Editorial introductions	12
Inotrope and vasopressor use in cardiogenic shock: what, when and why?	12
Brain imaging after cardiac arrest	12
Biologic rationale and evidence for high-dose hydroxocobalamin in septic shock	12
Editorial: Monitoring patients in the ICU in 2022	12
Management of MDR/XDR severe infections in the critically ill	12
Surviving cardiac arrest - what do we know about recovery & survivorship?	12
Coronary angiography after cardiac arrest	12
Advancing kidney care in critical illness – from pathophysiology to precision interventions	11
In-hospital cardiac arrest	11
Mechanical ventilation after cardiac arrest: protecting the brain by protecting the lungs	11
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair in patients with mitral regurgitation and cardiogenic shock: a new therapeutic target	11
The power of the gut in critical care	10
Sepsis and acute respiratory failure in patients with cancer: how can we improve care and outcomes even further?	10
Editorial: The neurologist's guide to the ICU galaxy	10
Time-burden insults of neuromonitoring signals: practical implications for the management of acute brain injury	10
Echography monitoring in patients with temporary mechanical circulatory support	10
Which haemodynamic monitoring should we chose for critically ill patients with acute circulatory failure?	10
Hemodynamic management of acute kidney injury	10
Editorial: Severe infections in the ICU: new perspectives and challenges	9
Update on infection prevention in the ICU	9
Selection criteria and triage in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during coronavirus disease 2019	9
Corticosteroids in septic shock: a double-edged sword	9
Cancer and sepsis: future challenges for long-term outcome	9
Status epilepticus: what's new for the intensivist	9
Treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bloodstream infections in critically ill patients: an update	9
Monitoring during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	9
Oxygen delivery and carbon dioxide removal on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	9
The transition phase between controlled mechanical ventilation and weaning is our next great cause	8
Fluid management in the septic peri-operative patient	8
Providing respiratory and ventilation care in the face of shifting evidence: current opinion in critical care	8
Home oxygen monitoring and therapy: learning from the pandemic	8
The future of resuscitation education	8
The changing face of cardiogenic shock: definitions, epidemiology, and severity assessment	8
COVID-19-associated AKI	8
Surging ICU during COVID-19 pandemic: an overview	8

Critical care for patients with substance use disorders	8
Ventilatory targets following brain injury	8
Editorial introductions	8
Editorial introductions	7
Subphenotypes of acute kidney injury in adults	7
The critical importance of time in the management of acute neurological injuries	7
Postresuscitation management	7
Diagnosis and management of cardiogenic shock	7
Haematological challenges in cardiogenic shock	7
COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: an underdiagnosed or overtreated infection?	7
Metabolic support for patients on extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation	7
Telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first responder systems, cardiac arrest centers, and global campaigns to save lives	7
Ethical and legal considerations in normothermic regional perfusion for donation after circulatory death	7
Protein metabolism in critical illness	7
Individualized cerebral perfusion pressure in acute neurological injury: are we ready for clinical use?	7
How to assess survival prognosis in patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia in 2024?	7
Understanding the rationale for recent paradigm shifts in critical care nutrition	7
Proportional modes to hasten weaning	6
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on sedation in critical care: volatile anesthetics in the ICU	6
Long-term recovery after critical illness in older adults	6
Sepsis phenotypes, subphenotypes, and endotypes: are they ready for bedside care?	6
ICU imperatives in open abdomen management after trauma or emergency surgery	6
Neuromonitoring in the ICU – what, how and why?	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
Central line associated and primary bloodstream infections	6
Severe meningoencephalitis: epidemiology and outcomes	6
Anticipating ICU discharge and long-term follow-up	6
Critical care management of meningitis and encephalitis: an update	6
Role of artificial intelligence in ICU therapeutic decision-making for severe infections	6
Editorial: Effective treatments for acute neurological injury: are we moving forward?	6
Ventilator-associated pneumonia: how long is long enough?	6
Light, sleep and circadian rhythm in critical illness	6
Does nutrition therapy alter the pathophysiology of severe acute pancreatitis?	6