OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Best Practice & Research-Clinical Anaesthesiology is 2. 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 2022-04-01 to 2026-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Resuscitative transesophageal echocardiography	47
Advances in pediatric neuroanesthesia practices	42
Regional anaesthesia for ambulatory surgery	41
Procedural sedation outside the operating room: Challenges, guidelines, and future directions	39
Editorial Board	37
Optimising recovery after caesarean delivery	31
Managing a perioperative medicine program	28
Post-dural puncture headache diagnosis and management	27
Spinal hypotension in obstetrics: Context-sensitive prevention and management	25
Postpartum hemorrhage assessment and targeted treatment	25
Spinal sonography and central neuraxial blocks	24
Challenges of (postoperative) cancer patients in the ICU	23
Local anaesthetics and regional anaesthesia and outcome in cancer patients – What is the clinical evidence?	22
Editorial Board	21
Advances in procedural sedation: From traditional agents to novel pharmacologic approaches	20
Anesthesia for ambulatory surgery	19
Total joint replacement in ambulatory surgery	19
Environmentally responsible mask induction	19
The patient with congenital heart disease in ambulatory surgery	17
Spinal anaesthesia in children: A narrative review	17
Cardiac prehabilitation: Is there a role in cardiac surgery	16
Optimizing patients with substance use disorder for cardiac surgery	16
Neuraxial analgesia in labour and the foetus	16
Procedural sedation and analgesia in clinical practice: From historical development to modern care	15
Women at risk: An interdisciplinary perspective on optimizing postpartum hemorrhage systems	15

Post-cesarean section analgesia	12
Volatile anaesthetics and PFAS forever chemicals: A critical gap in environmental impact assessments	12
“Thoracic anesthesia in patients with airborne disease”	12
Navigating coagulopathy in obstetric hemorrhage: The role of point-of-care testing	12
Beyond the epidural: Alternatives to neuraxial labor analgesia	12
Preoperative fasting in children. The evolution of recommendations and guidelines, and the underlying evidence	11
Controversies in anesthesia-induced developmental neurotoxicity	11
Managing bottlenecks in the perioperative setting: Optimizing patient care and reducing costs	11
What's new in pediatric critical care?	11
ESAs in perioperative anemia management: Who, what, how and why?	11
The diabetes patient for ambulatory surgery	11
Adjuvants for balanced anesthesia in ambulatory surgery	11
Neuraxial labor analgesia: Initiation techniques	11
Volatile capture technology in the operating room: How does it work, what are the technical limitations and what does it mean for clinical practice?	10
Intrathecal opioids for the management of post-operative pain	10
Non-neuraxial labour analgesia	10
PeRLS for procedural sedation: A specialized resuscitation framework enhanced by EASy-ALS ultrasound integration	9
Advantages and disadvantages of desflurane versus sevoflurane	9
Nitrous oxide waste and why we should abandon reticulated delivery systems	9
Greening anesthesia – From basic science to practical guidelines	9
POCUS for Pediatrics	9
Procedural sedation in high-risk patients	8
Editorial Board	8
Environmental impact of propofol: A critical review of ecotoxicity and greenhouse effects	8
Maternal sepsis	7
Preface	7
Blood transfusion and patient blood management in cancer patients	7
Cesarean delivery: Clinical updates	7
Current indications for spinal anesthesia-a narrative review	7
An overview of procedural sedation guidelines and their differences	6
Editorial Board	6
Patient Blood Management programs for post-partum hemorrhage	6
Initiation and maintenance of neuraxial labour analgesia: A narrative review	6
Practical and societal implications of the potential anesthesia-induced neurotoxicity: The safetots perspective	6
Magic in a bottle? A Focused review of factor concentrates for the intraoperative treatment of acquired coagulopathy – Fibrinogen concentrate, prothrombin complex concentrate, and recombinant activate	6
Challenges in acute postoperative pain management in thoracic surgery	6
Day-surgery adult patients with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea: Current controversies and concerns	6
Advances in foetal anaesthesia	5
Procedural sedation in older adults: A narrative review of pharmacological challenges, cognitive risks, and patient-centred approaches	5
"Point-of-care gastric ultrasound for assessing fasting status prior to procedural sedation: A narrative"	5
Spinal technique – Still going strong after 125 years!	5
Postdural puncture headache: Revisited	5
Role of risk prediction scores in preoperative assessment of cardiac surgical patients	5
Climate science for anaesthetists: PK/PD of volatile anaesthetics in the atmosphere	4
Epidemiology, trends, and disparities in maternal mortality: A framework for obstetric anesthesiologists	4
Morbid obesity: Optimizing neuraxial analgesia and cesarean delivery outcomes	4
Anesthetic considerations for perioperative ECMO in lung transplantation	4
Updates in lung isolation techniques	4
PoCUS in the pregnant patient	4
Preoperative investigations and imaging for cardiac surgical patients	4

Thoracic anesthesia, ventilation, and oxygen delivery: ‘A review of the recent advancements’	4
Perioperative leadership in the non-operating room and ambulatory setting	3
From shadows to clarity: The rise of point-of-care ultrasound in perioperative medicine	3
Risk assessment tools to predict postpartum hemorrhage	3
Benchmarking outcomes for day surgery	3
Return to intended oncologic treatment: Definitions, perioperative prognostic factors, and interventions	3
Editorial Board	3
Point-of-care coagulation testing for postpartum haemorrhage	3
Editorial Board	3
The role of tranexamic acid in the management of postpartum haemorrhage	3
Operational and strategic decision making in the perioperative setting: Meeting budgetary challenges and quality of care goals	3
New frontiers in obstetric anesthesiology: Advocacy through innovation	3
Neuraxial labor analgesia: is there a place for neuraxial adjuvants beyond opioids	3
From probe to practice: Implementing point-of-care ultrasound in anesthesiology	3
How low can you go: Restrictive transfusion strategies in major surgery and physiological triggers	3
Non-pharmacological sedation techniques: The role of hypnosis, virtual reality, and other strategies	3
Optimal uterotonic management	2
Editorial Board	2
Prehabilitation and enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery	2
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in thoracic surgery: A game changer!	2
Editorial Board	2
Spinal anesthesia in ambulatory surgery	2
Pediatric regional anesthesia and acute pain management: State of the art	2
Editorial Board	2
Local anesthetics, regional anesthesia and cancer biology	2
Editorial Board	2
Best practice & research clinical anaesthesiology; Preface evidence-based approach to paediatric anaesthesia	2