OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery is 4. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Impella support as a bridge to heart surgery in patients with cardiogenic shock	17
Transapical beating heart mitral valve repair versus conventional surgery: a propensity-matched study	15
Clinical significance of postoperative pulmonary complications in elderly patients with lung cancer	13
Cerebral protection in aortic arch surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Inferior mesenteric artery diameter and number of patent lumbar arteries as factors associated with significant type 2 endoleak after infrarenal endovascular aneurysm repair	10
Effects of crystalloid and colloid priming strategies for cardiopulmonary bypass on colloid oncotic pressure and haemostasis: a meta-analysis	10
Depression is associated with delirium after cardiac surgery—a population-based cohort study	8
Novel brain computed tomography perfusion for cerebral malperfusion secondary to acute type A aortic dissection	8
Early postoperative pain after subxiphoid uniportal thoracoscopic major lung resection: a prospective, single- blinded, randomized controlled trial	7
Recent improvement in operative techniques lead to lower pacemaker rate after Perceval implant	7
Ex vivo evaluation of the Ozaki procedure in comparison with the native aortic valve and prosthetic valves	7
Effect of preservation solution and distension pressure on saphenous vein’s endothelium	6
Prior intake of new oral anticoagulants adversely affects outcome following surgery for acute type A aortic dissection	6
Feasibility of double sleeve lobectomy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer	6
Cavopulmonary support with a modified cannulation technique in a failing Fontan patient	6
Health-related quality of life after Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum: a cross-sectional study	6
Contemporary outcomes of cardiac surgery patients supported by the intra-aortic balloon pump	5
Total arch replacement using frozen elephant trunk technique with Frozenix for distal aortic arch aneurysms	5
Role of fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography in predicting the pathological response and prognosis after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer	5
Surgical Apgar score could predict complications after esophagectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Robotic subxiphoid-optical thymectomy	5
Gender differences in the dissection properties of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms	5
Ventilatory efficiency slope is associated with cardiopulmonary complications after thoracoscopic anatomical lung resection	5
Bend relief fenestration might prevent outflow graft obstruction in patients with left ventricular assist device	4
Feasibility of open chest management with modified negative pressure wound therapy immediately after cardiac surgery	4

Robotic coronary revascularization in Europe, state of art and future of EACTS-endorsed Robotic Cardiothoracic Surgery Taskforce	4
False lumen/true lumen wall pressure ratio is increased in acute non-A non-B aortic dissection	4
Digital communication platforms in cardiothoracic surgery during COVID-19 pandemic: keeping us connected or isolated?	4
Results of emergency salvage lung resection after chemo- and/or radiotherapy among patients with lung cancer	4
Effects of cardiopulmonary bypass on immunoglobulin G antibody titres after SARS-CoV2 vaccination	4
Dismal outcome if delayed cardiac surgery because of coronavirus disease 2019	4
Long-term outcomes of transaxillary versus video-assisted first rib resection for neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome	4
Covered frozen elephant trunk technique for prevention of distal stent graft-induced new entry	4
Early and mid-term outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair to treat aortic rupture in patients with aneurysms, dissections and trauma	4
How can the rate of nontherapeutic thymectomy be reduced?	4