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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Regional anaesthesia for ambulatory surgery	472
Advances in pediatric neuroanesthesia practices	75
Editorial Board	45
Optimising recovery after caesarean delivery	42
Challenges and pitfalls in anesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy	40
The role of dexmedetomidine in neurosurgery	39
Spinal hypotension in obstetrics: Context-sensitive prevention and management	39
Post-dural puncture headache diagnosis and management	33
Postpartum hemorrhage assessment and targeted treatment	32
Managing a perioperative medicine program	32
Challenges of (postoperative) cancer patients in the ICU	31
Prehabilitation before surgery: Is it for all patients?	30
Impact of COVID-19 infection on the cardiovascular system: An evidence-based analysis of risk factors and outcomes	26
Spinal sonography and central neuraxial blocks	26
Recommendations for developing clinical care protocols during pandemics: From theory and practice	26
Total joint replacement in ambulatory surgery	24
Update on early warning scores	24
Best practice & research clinical anesthesiology: Safety and quality in perioperative anesthesia care. Update on safety in pediatric anesthesia	22
Anesthesia for ambulatory surgery	19
Enhanced recovery after surgery: Current status and future progress	19
Environmentally responsible mask induction	19
Neuraxial analgesia in labour and the foetus	18
Spinal anaesthesia in children: A narrative review	17
The patient with congenital heart disease in ambulatory surgery	17
Role of anaesthesia in neurosurgical enhanced recovery programmes	16

Beyond the epidural: Alternatives to neuraxial labor analgesia	16
Women at risk: An interdisciplinary perspective on optimizing postpartum hemorrhage systems	16
Navigating coagulopathy in obstetric hemorrhage: The role of point-of-care testing	16
Volatile anaesthetics and PFAS forever chemicals: A critical gap in environmental impact assessments	16
Principles for minimizing oxygen debt: can they translate to clinical application and improve outcomes?	15
The diabetes patient for ambulatory surgery	15
“Thoracic anesthesia in patients with airborne disease”	15
Perioperative approach of allergic patients	14
Adjuvants for balanced anesthesia in ambulatory surgery	13
Post-cesarean section analgesia	13
Preoperative fasting in children. The evolution of recommendations and guidelines, and the underlying evidence	13
Controversies in anesthesia-induced developmental neurotoxicity	12
ESAs in perioperative anemia management: Who, what, how and why?	12
What's new in pediatric critical care?	12
Intrathecal opioids for the management of post-operative pain	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?	11
Inhaled anesthesia in neurosurgery: Still a role?	10
Mechanical ventilation in neurocritical care setting: A clinical approach	10
Risk assessment and risk stratification for perioperative complications and mitigation: Where should the focus be? How are we doing?	10
Non-neuraxial labour analgesia	10
Advantages and disadvantages of desflurane versus sevoflurane	10
Telemedicine and current clinical practice trends in the COVID-19 pandemic	10
Managing bottlenecks in the perioperative setting: Optimizing patient care and reducing costs	10
Biology of COVID-19 and related viruses: Epidemiology, signs, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment	9
Nitrous oxide waste and why we should abandon reticulated delivery systems	9
Environmental impact of propofol: A critical review of ecotoxicity and greenhouse effects	8
Greening anesthesia – From basic science to practical guidelines	8
Current indications for spinal anesthesia-a narrative review	8
Noninvasive neuromonitoring in the operating room and its role in the prevention of delirium	8
Cesarean delivery: Clinical updates	7
Preface	7
Leadership in a time of crisis: Lessons learned from a pandemic	7
Erratum regarding previously published articles	6
Challenges in acute postoperative pain management in thoracic surgery	6
COVID-19 impact on the renal system: Pathophysiology and clinical outcomes	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
Maternal sepsis	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
Postdural puncture headache: Revisited	5
Day-surgery adult patients with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea: Current controversies and concerns	5
Patient Blood Management programs for post-partum hemorrhage	5
Editorial Board	5
Advances in foetal anaesthesia	5
Failure to rescue: A quality indicator for postoperative care	5
Intraoperative management of thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke: Do we need general anesthesia?	5
Spinal technique – Still going strong after 125 years!	4
Climate science for anaesthetists: PK/PD of volatile anaesthetics in the atmosphere	4
Neuromonitoring during general anesthesia in non-neurologic surgery	4

Does electroencephalographic burst suppression still play a role in the perioperative setting?	4
Epidural analgesia for postoperative pain: Improving outcomes or adding risks?	4
Anesthetic care influences long-term outcomes: What is the evidence?	4
General anesthetic techniques for enhanced recovery after surgery: Current controversies	4
Central venous catheter insertion: Review of recent evidence	3
The role of tranexamic acid in the management of postpartum haemorrhage	3
Thoracic anesthesia, ventilation, and oxygen delivery: ‘A review of the recent advancements’	3
Updates in lung isolation techniques	3
Erratum regarding previously published articles	3
Optimal care for mother and child: Safety in obstetric anaesthesia	3
Return to intended oncologic treatment: Definitions, perioperative prognostic factors, and interventions	3
New frontiers in obstetric anesthesiology: Advocacy through innovation	3
Morbid obesity: Optimizing neuraxial analgesia and cesarean delivery outcomes	3
Preface: Controversies in perioperative care medicine	3
Operational and strategic decision making in the perioperative setting: Meeting budgetary challenges and quality of care goals	3
Editorial Board	3
Neuraxial labor analgesia: is there a place for neuraxial adjuvants beyond opioids	3
Anesthetic considerations for perioperative ECMO in lung transplantation	3
Epidemiology, trends, and disparities in maternal mortality: A framework for obstetric anesthesiologists	3
Perioperative leadership in the non-operating room and ambulatory setting	2
Local anesthetics, regional anesthesia and cancer biology	2
Initiatives to broaden safety concerns in anaesthetic practice: The green operating room	2
Editorial Board	2
Principles of supply chain management in the time of crisis	2
Adaptation and restructuring of an academic anesthesiology department during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City: Challenges and lessons learned	2
Editorial Board	2
How low can you go: Restrictive transfusion strategies in major surgery and physiological triggers	2
Leading in the time of crisis: Considerations for providing safe perioperative and intensive care	2
Point-of-care coagulation testing for postpartum haemorrhage	2
Risk assessment tools to predict postpartum hemorrhage	2
Editorial Board	2
Benchmarking outcomes for day surgery	2