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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Peep setting: let us come back to physiology	64
What are the clinical and research lessons learned from immunomodulators and other therapies during the COVID-19 pandemic?	52
Challenges with medical tourism	41
Editorial introductions	35
Helmet noninvasive ventilation in acute hypoxic respiratory failure	33
Microaxial flow-pump support in patients with cardiogenic shock: a review of the literature	32
Enteral nutrition in septic shock: a call for a paradigm shift	30
Critical care challenges in hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery	26
Protected cardiac surgery: strategic mechanical circulatory support to improve postcardiotomy mortality	26
Improving the safety of prehospital emergency anaesthesia	24
Temperature control after cardiac arrest: friend or foe	23
Current fistula management	22
Poor physical recovery after critical illness: incidence, features, risk factors, pathophysiology, and evidence-based therapies	19
Airway pressure release ventilation for lung protection in acute respiratory distress syndrome: an alternative way to recruit the lungs	19
Advancements in nutritional support for critically ill patients	18
Cardiac output monitoring – invasive and noninvasive	18
The role of diuretics in ICUs: when? which? how?	18
Head-up cardiopulmonary resuscitation	17
Severe community-acquired pneumonia in the post COVID-19 era	17
Quality, safety, and implementation science in acute kidney care	17
The future of artificial intelligence in cardiovascular monitoring	16
Which cardiovascular monitoring on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	16
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – current status	16
Sex as a biological variable in acute kidney injury	16
Artificial intelligence to advance acute and intensive care medicine	16

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

Surging ICU during COVID-19 pandemic: an overview	8
Protein metabolism in critical illness	7
Diagnosis and management of cardiogenic shock	7
Telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first responder systems, cardiac arrest centers, and global campaigns to save lives	7
Editorial introductions	7
Subphenotypes of acute kidney injury in adults	7
The transition phase between controlled mechanical ventilation and weaning is our next great cause	7
How to assess survival prognosis in patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia in 2024?	7
Ethical and legal considerations in normothermic regional perfusion for donation after circulatory death	7
Haematological challenges in cardiogenic shock	7
COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: an underdiagnosed or overtreated infection?	7
Understanding the rationale for recent paradigm shifts in critical care nutrition	7
Postresuscitation management	7
The critical importance of time in the management of acute neurological injuries	7
Home oxygen monitoring and therapy: learning from the pandemic	7
Individualized cerebral perfusion pressure in acute neurological injury: are we ready for clinical use?	7
Critical care management of meningitis and encephalitis: an update	6
Anticipating ICU discharge and long-term follow-up	6
Light, sleep and circadian rhythm in critical illness	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
Long-term recovery after critical illness in older adults	6
Editorial: All together now: improving critical care outcomes through multidisciplinary and interprofessional teamwork	6
Role of artificial intelligence in ICU therapeutic decision-making for severe infections	6
Ventilator-associated pneumonia: how long is long enough?	6
Severe meningoencephalitis: epidemiology and outcomes	6
Proportional modes to hasten weaning	6
Editorial: Effective treatments for acute neurological injury: are we moving forward?	6
Neuromonitoring in the ICU – what, how and why?	6
Chest imaging in patients with acute respiratory failure because of coronavirus disease 2019	6
Does nutrition therapy alter the pathophysiology of severe acute pancreatitis?	6
Metabolic support for patients on extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation	6
ICU imperatives in open abdomen management after trauma or emergency surgery	6
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on sedation in critical care: volatile anesthetics in the ICU	6
Central line associated and primary bloodstream infections	6
Sepsis phenotypes, subphenotypes, and endotypes: are they ready for bedside care?	6