OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Acta Clinica Belgica 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 2020-12-01 to 2024-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Mental health impact of COVID-19 in frontline healthcare workers in a Belgian Tertiary care hospital: a prospective longitudinal study	40
Joint Belgian recommendation on screening for DPD-deficiency in patients treated with 5-FU, capecitabine (and tegafur)	12
The 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20): expected added value	11
The clinical implications and importance of anemia in older women	10
The associations of life quality, depression, and cognitive impairment with mortality in older adults with COVID-19: a prospective, observational study	10
Porphyria: awareness is the key to diagnosis!	10
Ethical reflections on Covid-19 vaccines	9
Risk factors for severe COVID-19 disease and death in patients aged 70 and over: a retrospective observational cohort study	9
Organisation and quality monitoring for point-of-care testing (POCT) in Belgium: proposal for an expansion of the legal framework for POCT into primary health care	9
Advanced triage to redirect non-urgent Emergency Department visits to alternative care centers: the PERSEE algorithm	8
Antibiotic use in patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): outcomes and associated factors	8
Vitamin B₁₂ deficiency in the setting of nitrous oxide abuse: diagnostic challenges and treatment options in patients presenting with subacute neurological complications	7
A case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-A) in an adult woman 18 days after COVID-19 vaccination	7
High adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in Belgium: a narrative review	7
Should I, can I, dare I? Patients’ view on stopping long-term antidepressant use, a qualitative study	7
Retrospective evaluation of routine whole genome sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis at the Belgian National Reference Center, 2019	7
Primary immune thrombocytopenia in adults: Belgian recommendations for diagnosis and treatment anno 2021 made by the Belgian Hematology Society	6
Airborne pollutants as potential triggers of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases: a narrative review	6
Sensitivity and specificity of 14 SARS-CoV-2 serological assays and their diagnostic potential in RT-PCR negative COVID-19 infections	6
Diagnosing COVID-19; towards a feasible COVID-19 rule-out protocol	6
Antimicrobial resistance of Helicobacter pylori in West Flanders – Belgium: an observational cross-sectional study	6
The prevalence, risk factors and clinical implications of dehydration in older patients: a cross-sectional study	5
Reliability and validity of an original nurse telephone triage tool for out-of-hours primary care calls: the SALOMON algorithm	5
Mastocytosis and related entities: a practical roadmap	5
Management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in older adults: eight case studies with focus SGLT-2 inhibitors and metformin	5

Clinical features of Legionnaires’ disease at three Belgian university hospitals, a retrospective study	5
Metastatic malignant struma ovarii: a case report and review of the literature on the management of malignant struma ovarii	5
Evaluation of the relationship of lymphangiogenesis markers with disease pathogenesis in patients with Behçet’s uveitis	5
Doege-Potter syndrome in a patient with a giant abdominal solitary fibrous tumor: a case report and review of the literature	4
A clearer view on ovarian clear cell carcinoma	4
Aseptic meningitis after SARS-CoV-2 Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination	4
Mycobacterium avium complex and Cryptococcus neoformans co-infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a case report	4
Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy versus transarterial chemoembolization for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Local immune response as novel disease mechanism underlying abdominal pain in patients with irritable bowel syndrome	4
Health economic modelling of diabetic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with Canagliflozin in Belgium	4
Associations between obesity, self-reported weakness and their combinations with mortality in nursing home residents	4
Expert consensus statement on acute hepatic porphyria in Belgium	4
Outcome of novel oral anticoagulant versus warfarin in frail elderly patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of retrospective studies	3
Why do participants in the Flemish colorectal cancer screening program not undergo a diagnostic colonoscopy after a positive fecal immunochemical test?	3
Performance of the FREND™ COVID-19 IgG/IgM Duo point-of-care test for SARS-CoV-2 antibody detection	3
Rat bite fever: a case report review	3
Vitamin D in patients with COVID-19: is there a room for it?	3
Evaluation of four novel prognostic scores on admission for COVID-19 mortality. An experience from a Mediterranean tertiary center	3
A case of Flavonifractor plautii blood stream infection in a severe burn patient and a review of the literature	3
Patients with dementia and atrial fibrillation less frequently receive direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and experience higher thrombotic and mortality risk	3
Associations between anemia and insomnia or excessive daytime sleepiness in older adults	3
Clostridium perfringens splenic abscess treated with percutaneous drainage and antibiotic therapy: a case report	3
Optimizing pharmacotherapy on geriatric hospital units in Belgium – a national survey	3
Stress levels of Flemish emergency medicine residents and the implications for clinical practice and education	2
Statin-induced necrotizing autoimmune myopathy (SINAM): case report and review of the literature	2
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in high-risk health care workers in a Belgian general hospital: evolution from the first wave to the second	2
Severe rhabdomyolysis due to idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, a wary manifestation of a heterogenous pathology	2
Cobalamin and folic acid deficiencies presenting with features of a thrombotic microangiopathy: a case series	2
Body mass index and occupational accidents among health care workers in a large university hospital	2
Work stress and burnout among emergency physicians: a systematic review of last 10 years of research	2
Inhibition of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 to slow the progression of chronic kidney disease	2
Transferring nursing home residents to emergency departments by emergency physician-staffed emergency medical services: missed opportunities to avoid inappropriate care?	2
Cirrhosis and partial portal thrombosis leading to severe variceal bleeding, an unusual presentation of sarcoidosis	2
Glycomics-based serum markers as reliable tool for assessment of viral response after treatment with direct-acting antiviral drugs in hepatitis C virus infection	2
Identifying new predictive factors for survival after surgery for spinal metastases: an exploratory in-depth retrospective analysis	2
Different long-term avidity maturation for IgG anti-spike and anti-nucleocapsid SARS-CoV-2 in hospitalized COVID-19 patients	2
Clinical decision-making in older patients with cancer: a cross-sectional single-centre study to assess the impact of clinical judgement and patient preferences	2
Acquired factor X deficiency in a multiple myeloma without amyloidosis: a case report	2
Antimicrobial prescription in severe COVID-19 and CAP: a matched case-control study	2
Clinical experience in anti-synthetase syndrome: a monocentric retrospective analytical study	2
Analysis of ergonomic occupational accidents and near misses in a large Belgian university hospital	2
Association of antenatal magnesium sulfate with reduced late-onset sepsis in extreme preterm infants	2
Preterm birth during the COVID-19 pandemic: more, less, or just the same?	2
The potential role of vitamin D binding protein in kidney disease: a comprehensive review	2
First case of Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica isolation from a patient with a foot ulcer infection in Belgium	2
Ectodysplasin A is associated with the presence and severity of coronary artery disease and poor long-term clinical outcome in patients presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction	2
Treatment of patients with newly diagnosed metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) in Belgium: a real world data analysis	2
A case of Leishmania infection with focal splanchnic involvement without systemic symptoms: a potential anti-inflammatory role for vitamin D	2
The efficiency of the EmERGE pathway to provide continuity of care for medically stable people living with HIV in Belgium	2
Changes in the use and uptake of a national out-of-hours telephone triage service by younger and older patients seeking non-urgent unplanned care surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic in Flanders (Belgium	2

Association between admission biomarkers and clinical outcome in older adults diagnosed with an infection in the emergency department