OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Critical Care is 66. 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
What every intensivist needs to know about mpox	604
Volatile anaesthetics for ICU sedation: beyond hypnosis?	597
What criteria for neuropronostication: consciousness or ability? The neuro-intensivist’s dilemma	335
Publisher Correction: Volatile sedation in critically ill adults undergoing mechanical ventilation: not all sedatives are equivalent, in sustainability!	256
One-year patient outcomes based on lung morphology in acute respiratory distress syndrome: secondary analysis of LIVE trial	194
Host Response Biomarkers for Sepsis in the Emergency Room	173
Overestimation of driving pressure by the analysis of the conductive pressure during venous-arterial ECMO: Airway Closure or Intrinsic PEEP?	166
The protective effect of apolipoprotein H in paediatric sepsis	149
Identification of a sub-group of critically ill patients with high risk of intensive care unit-acquired infections and poor clinical course using a transcriptomic score	143
A randomized controlled trial of catheters with different tips and lengths for patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy in intensive care unit	141
Restrictive fluid management with early de-escalation versus usual care in critically ill patients (reduce trial): a feasibility randomized controlled trial	137
The on-call intensivist: a pilot in the storm	135
Prevalence of long-term decision regret and associated risk factors in a large cohort of ICU surrogate decision makers	135
Longitudinal mycological profiling of influenza-associated and COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis	134
The impact of bronchoscopy on the safety of percutaneous tracheostomy: a randomized controlled trial	131
A genome-wide association study of survival in patients with sepsis	129
Adverse events as key risk factors for in-hospital mortality in intensive care units	123
Weight-normalized norepinephrine dosing and apparent BMI-dependent vasopressin responsiveness	122
Sodium azide (NaN3) intoxication, “the man who lived”: potential effective antidote and treatment strategy	118
SOFA-2 score predicts mortality in pneumonia-associated sepsis: a retrospective cohort study	107
Family concerns in organ donor conversations: a qualitative embedded multiple-case study	107
Early intubation and patient-centered outcomes in septic shock: a secondary analysis of a prospective multicenter study	100
The impact of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation on the exposure to isavuconazole: a plea for thorough pharmacokinetic evaluation	99
Mental health sequelae and management in survivors of cardiogenic shock: a nationwide population-based study	96
Detrimental effects of PCSK9 loss-of-function in the pediatric host response to sepsis are mediated through independent influence on Angiopoietin-1	94

Fluid management for sepsis-induced hypotension in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease: a secondary analysis of the CLOVERS trial	93
Hypothermia versus normothermia in patients with cardiac arrest and shockable rhythm: a secondary analysis of the TTM-2 study	91
How symptoms of prolonged grief disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and depression relate to each other for grieving ICU families during the first two years of bereavement	89
Extracorporeal versus conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a secondary analysis of the Prague OHCA trial	89
A clinical guide to non-invasive respiratory support in acute respiratory failure: ventilation settings, technical optimization and clinical indications	85
Severe community-acquired Streptococcus pneumoniae bacterial meningitis: clinical and prognostic picture from the intensive care unit	85
Effectiveness of targeted post-acute interventions and follow-up services for sepsis survivors: a systematic review	85
Advanced respiratory mechanics assessment in mechanically ventilated obese and non-obese patients with or without acute respiratory distress syndrome	85
Mega-dose sodium ascorbate: a pilot, single-dose, physiological effect, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial	84
Blood trauma in veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: low pump pressures and low circuit resistance matter	84
Andexanet alfa versus four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate for the reversal of apixaban- or rivaroxaban-associated intracranial hemorrhage: a propensity score-overlap weighted analysis	84
Video versus direct laryngoscopy in critically ill patients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	83
Real-time monitoring of air pathogens in the ICU with biosensors and robots	83
Care pathways of sepsis survivors: sequelae, mortality and use of healthcare services in France, 2015–2018	83
Impact of the updated SOFA-2 score on sepsis diagnosis and prognosis: a retrospective multicenter cohort study	83
The association between the presence and burden of periodic discharges and outcome in septic patients: an observational prospective study	83
Evaluation of the impact of artificial intelligence-assisted image interpretation on the diagnostic performance of clinicians in identifying endotracheal tube position on plain chest X-ray: a multi-ca	80
Feasibility of bedside portable MRI in neonates and children during ECLS	79
Machine learning models compared with current clinical indices to predict the outcome of high flow nasal cannula therapy in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure	79
Pyroptosis in sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives	78
Prehospital resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (REBOARREST): an international, multicentre, open label, pragmatic, randomised, co	78
COVID-19 bacteremic co-infection is a major risk factor for mortality, ICU admission, and mechanical ventilation	77
qSOFA combined with suPAR for early risk detection and guidance of antibiotic treatment in emergency department: a bit sweet and a bit sour randomized controlled trial	76
Red blood cell transfusion in brain injury: Is it solely a matter of hemoglobin threshold?	75
Scoring system: use and not use from the future to present	74
Response to the Letter by Spurling and Colleagues	72
Clinical features and factors associated with outcomes of antibody-negative autoimmune encephalitis in patients requiring intensive care	71
Haloperidol is not the “one drug fits all” solution in the treatment of delirium	71
The INTOXICATE study: methodology and preliminary results of a prospective observational study	71
The contribution of mechanical ventilation to critical illness-associated diaphragm dysfunction: a critical appraisal	70
Letter to the editor regarding “Structural and functional alteration of the gut microbiomes in ICU staff: a cross-sectional analysis”	70
Towards optimised nutrition therapy after critical illness: a position statement and research framework by the global research initiative on post-intensive care nutrition (GRIP) consortium	70
Predictive factors for severe long-term chronic kidney disease after acute kidney injury requiring renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients: an ancillary study of the ELVIS randomized cont	70
Fluid balance and outcome in cardiac arrest patients admitted to intensive care unit	70
Effect of corticosteroids on mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia	70
A soleful insight: shoe dislocation as a marker for severe injuries in car accident victims	69
Monotherapy versus combination therapy in severe Legionella pneumonia: a multicenter retrospective observational study	69
Assessing risk of respiratory depression following initial phenobarbital loading for severe alcohol withdrawal syndrome	69
How I manage differential gas exchange in peripheral venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	69
Longitudinal assessment of immunoglobulin response and disease progression in critically ill patients with community acquired pneumonia	68
Quantitative analysis of apparent diffusion coefficients to predict neurological prognosis in cardiac arrest survivors: an observational derivation and internal–external validation study	67
Early hyperoxia and 28-day mortality in patients on venoarterial ECMO support for refractory cardiogenic shock: a bicenter retrospective propensity score-weighted analysis	66