OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Intensive Care 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
The Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2020 (J-SSCG 2020)	114
Post-intensive care syndrome (PICS): recent updates	58
Energy expenditure and indirect calorimetry in critical illness and convalescence: current evidence and practical considerations	51
Community-acquired and hospital-acquired respiratory tract infection and bloodstream infection in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia	47
Functional status of mechanically ventilated COVID-19 survivors at ICU and hospital discharge	46
Creation of an artificial intelligence model for intubation difficulty classification by deep learning (convolutional neural network) using face images: an observational study	44
Left and right ventricular longitudinal strains are associated with poor outcome in COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis	43
The higher the better? Defining the optimal beta-lactam target for critically ill patients to reach infection resolution and improve outcome	41
Predictors of failure with high-flow nasal oxygen therapy in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure: a multicenter observational study	36
Psychological effects of remote-only communication among reference persons of ICU patients during COVID-19 pandemic	32
Upper limb muscle atrophy associated with in-hospital mortality and physical function impairments in mechanically ventilated critically ill adults: a two-center prospective observational study	31
ARDS Clinical Practice Guideline 2021	30
Prediction of patients requiring intensive care for COVID-19: development and validation of an integer-based score using data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of South Korea	29
The pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of sepsis-associated disseminated intravascular coagulation	29
Noninvasive respiratory support for COVID-19 patients: when, for whom, and how?	28
Prevalence and prognostic value of elevated troponins in patients hospitalised for coronavirus disease 2019: a systematic review and meta-analysis	27
Accuracy of circulating microRNAs in diagnosis of sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	26
Association between visitation restriction during the COVID-19 pandemic and delirium incidence among emergency admission patients: a single-center retrospective observational cohort study in Japan	25
Occurrence and incidence rate of peripheral intravascular catheter-related phlebitis and complications in critically ill patients: a prospective cohort study (AMOR-VENUS study)	23
Biological effects of the oxygen molecule in critically ill patients	23
Advanced echocardiographic phenotyping of critically ill patients with coronavirus-19 sepsis: a prospective cohort study	23
Body position for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia for critically ill patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	22
Brain death: a clinical overview	22
Ensuring competency in focused cardiac ultrasound: a systematic review of training programs	22
Primary palliative care recommendations for critical care clinicians	21

Oxygen administration for patients with ARDS	20
Self-citation policies and journal self-citation rate among Critical Care Medicine journals	20
Adjunctive ketamine for sedation in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients: an active-controlled, pilot, feasibility clinical trial	19
Patient–ventilator asynchrony, impact on clinical outcomes and effectiveness of interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis	19
The effects of a limited infusion rate of fluid in the early resuscitation of sepsis on glycocalyx shedding measured by plasma syndecan-1: a randomized controlled trial	18
Corticosteroid treatment for early acute respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials	18
Effects of dexamethasone on immune dysfunction and ventilator-associated pneumonia in COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome: an observational study	17
Hydrocortisone, ascorbic acid, and thiamine (HAT) for sepsis and septic shock: a meta-analysis with sequential trial analysis	16
Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Rehabilitation in Critically Ill Patients 2023 (J-ReCIP 2023)	15
Guideline-based management of acute respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome	15
Development and validation of the predictive risk of death model for adult patients admitted to intensive care units in Japan: an approach to improve the accuracy of healthcare quality measures	15
The discovery of biological subphenotypes in ARDS: a novel approach to targeted medicine?	15
Clinical significance of lactate clearance in patients with cardiogenic shock: results from the RESCUE registry	14
Cardiac biomarkers in acute respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Intensive care unit versus high-dependency care unit admission on mortality in patients with septic shock: a retrospective cohort study using Japanese claims data	14
Association between early tracheostomy and patient outcomes in critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation: a multicenter cohort study	14
Mechanical power and 30-day mortality in mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients with and without Coronavirus Disease-2019: a hospital registry study	13
Conservative oxygen therapy for critically ill patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	13
Monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio is associated with 28-day mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a retrospective study	13
Optimal timing of introducing mobilization therapy for ICU patients with sepsis	13
The effect of recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin on renal function and mortality in septic disseminated intravascular coagulation patients with acute kidney injury: a retrospective study	13
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome: a narrative review	13
A scoping review of registry captured indicators for evaluating quality of critical care in ICU	13
A novel mouse model of heatstroke accounting for ambient temperature and relative humidity	12
Association of noninvasive respiratory support with mortality and intubation rates in acute respiratory failure: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	12
Correction to: Factors influencing liberation from mechanical ventilation in coronavirus disease 2019: multicenter observational study in fifteen Italian ICUs	12
Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors for cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression	12
Mortality analysis among sepsis patients in and out of intensive care units using the Japanese nationwide medical claims database: a study by the Japan Sepsis Alliance study group	11
Music Use for Sedation in Critically ill Children (MUSiCC trial): a pilot randomized controlled trial	11
Prolonged enhancement of cytotoxic T lymphocytes in the post-recovery state of severe COVID-19	11
Characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted to adult intensive care units in Hong Kong: a population retrospective cohort study from 2008 to 2018	11
The story of critical care in Asia: a narrative review	11
Temporal trends of medical cost and cost-effectiveness in sepsis patients: a Japanese nationwide medical claims database	11
Incidence and outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest in Japan 2011–2017: a nationwide inpatient database study	10
Autotaxin levels in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid are associated with inflammatory and fibrotic biomarkers and the clinical outcome in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome	10
Decreased urinary uromodulin is potentially associated with acute kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Development and validation of an online model to predict critical COVID-19 with immune-inflammatory parameters	9
Insight into the use of tympanic temperature during target temperature management in emergency and critical care: a scoping review	9
A prospective observational cohort study to identify inflammatory biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with sepsis	9
Organ dysfunction, injury, and failure in cardiogenic shock	9
Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiac arrest resuscitation practices and outcomes in non-COVID-19 patients	9
Short- versus long-course antibiotic therapy for sepsis: a post hoc analysis of the nationwide cohort study	9
Association of body mass index with mortality of sepsis or septic shock: an updated meta-analysis	8
Ultraprotective versus apneic ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a physiological study	8
Analysis of urinary C–C motif chemokine ligand 14 (CCL14) and first-generation urinary biomarkers for predicting renal recovery from acute kidney injury: a prospective exploratory study	8
Tracheostomy decannulation protocol in patients with prolonged tracheostomy referred to a rehabilitation hospital: a prospective cohort study	8
Construction of a predictive model and prognosis of left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with sepsis based on the diagnosis using left ventricular global longitudinal strain	8
Paradox of trimethylamine-N-oxide, the impact of malnutrition on microbiota-derived metabolites and septic patients	8
The effect of vitamin K on prothrombin time in critically ill patients: an observational registry study	8
The cardioprotective and anti-inflammatory effect of inhaled nitric oxide during Fontan surgery in patients with single ventricle congenital heart defects: a prospective randomized study	8

A novel risk score for the prediction of airway management in patients with deep neck space abscess: a multicenter retrospective cohort study	8
Interleukin-9 promotes intestinal barrier injury of sepsis: a translational research	8
Intensive care unit versus high-dependency care unit for patients with acute heart failure: a nationwide propensity score-matched cohort study	8
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation with temperature management could improve the neurological outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a retrospective analysis of a nationwide multicenter	8
Ginsenoside ameliorated ventilator-induced lung injury in rats	8
Premorbid β1-selective (but not non-selective) β-blocker exposure reduces intensive care unit mortality among septic patients	8
The Ichikado CT score as a prognostic tool for coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study	8
Clinical impact of preoperative diaphragm dysfunction on early outcomes and ventilation function in lung transplant: a single-center retrospective study	7
What place for virtual reality in the intensive care unit during medical procedures?	7
Machine learning-based prediction models for accidental hypothermia patients	7
Onset timing and duration of augmented renal clearance in a mixed intensive care unit	7
Optimization of levetiracetam dosing regimen in critically ill patients with augmented renal clearance: a Monte Carlo simulation study	7
Immature granulocytes can help the diagnosis of pulmonary bacterial infections in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia	7
The Restrictive Red Blood Cell Transfusion Strategy for Critically Injured Patients (RESTRIC) trial: a cluster-randomized, crossover, non-inferiority multicenter trial of restrictive transfusion in tr	7
β1-blocker in sepsis	7
Association between the plasma-to-red blood cell ratio and survival in geriatric and non-geriatric trauma patients undergoing massive transfusion: a retrospective cohort study	7
Automated alert and activation of medical emergency team using early warning score	7
Post-intensive care syndrome follow-up system after hospital discharge: a narrative review	7
Cerebral autoregulation in anoxic brain injury patients treated with targeted temperature management	7
Prehospital tranexamic acid for trauma victims	6
Circulating dipeptidyl peptidase 3 on intensive care unit admission is a predictor of organ dysfunction and mortality	6
Blood purification could tackle COVID-19?	6
Accuracy evaluation of mainstream and sidestream end-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring during noninvasive ventilation: a randomized crossover trial (MASCAT-NIV trial)	6
Afterload-related cardiac performance identifies cardiac impairment and associates with outcome in patients with septic shock: a retrospective cohort study	6
An evaluation of the impact of the implementation of the Tele-ICU: a retrospective observational study	6
Descriptive statistics and risk factor analysis of children with community-acquired septic shock	6
The association between culture positivity and long-term mortality in critically ill surgical patients	6
The incidence of pulmonary thromboembolism in COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit: a meta-analysis and meta-regression of observational studies	6
Mechanical ventilation in patients with cardiogenic pulmonary edema: a sub-analysis of the LUNG SAFE study	5
Association between ICU admission during off-hours and in-hospital mortality: a multicenter registry in Japan	5
Multivariate analysis of factors associated with first-pass success in blind placement of a post-pyloric feeding tube: a retrospective study	5
Prevention and management of critical care complications in cardiogenic shock: a narrative review	5
Electromagnetic-guided versus endoscopic placement of post-pyloric feeding tubes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials	5
Is it time to reconsider the administration of thiamine alone or in combination with vitamin C in critically ill patients? A meta-analysis of clinical trial studies	5
Association between the presence of delirium during intensive care unit admission and cognitive impairment or psychiatric problems: the Korean ICU National Data Study	5
Fundamental concepts and the latest evidence for esophageal pressure monitoring	5
Current status of palliative care delivery and self-reported practice in ICUs in Japan: a nationwide cross-sectional survey of physician directors	5
Timing of tracheostomy and patient outcomes in critically ill patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a single-center retrospective observational study	5
A longitudinal change of syndecan-1 predicts risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome and cumulative fluid balance in patients with septic shock: a preliminary study	5
Prognostic value of lymphocyte counts in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in patients with acute respiratory failure: a retrospective cohort study	5
Mechanical circulatory support in cardiogenic shock	4
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on critical care utilization in Japan: a nationwide inpatient database study	4
Efficacy of probiotics in the prevention of diarrhea in ventilated critically ill ICU patients: meta-analysis of randomized control trials	4
Esmolol response in septic shock patients in relation to vascular waterfall phenomenon measured by critical closure pressure and mean systemic filling pressure: a prospective observational study	4
Brain monitoring using near-infrared spectroscopy to predict outcome after cardiac arrest: a novel phenotype in a rat model of cardiac arrest	4
External validation of 5A score model for predicting in-hospital mortality among the accidental hypothermia patients: JAAM-Hypothermia study 2018–2019 secondary analysis	4
Worsening or improving hypoalbuminemia during continuous renal replacement therapy is predictive of patient outcome: a single-center retrospective study	4
Efficacy of permissive underfeeding for critically ill patients: an updated systematic review and trial sequential meta-analysis	4
Role of the interstitium during septic shock: a key to the understanding of fluid dynamics?	4
Efficacy of therapeutic drug monitoring-based antibiotic regimen in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	4
Conventional risk prediction models fail to accurately predict mortality risk among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 in intensive care units: a difficult time to assess clinical severity and qua	4
Association between the timing of ICU admission and mortality in patients with hospital-onset sepsis: a nationwide prospective cohort study	4
Non-invasive detection of a femoral-to-radial arterial pressure gradient in intensive care patients with vasoactive agents	4
Post-resuscitation diastolic blood pressure is a prognostic factor for outcomes of cardiac arrest patients: a multicenter retrospective registry-based analysis	4
Soluble mannose receptor CD206 and von Willebrand factor are early biomarkers to identify patients at risk for severe or necrotizing acute pancreatitis	4
Correlation between tissue Doppler-derived left ventricular systolic velocity (S’) and left ventricle ejection fraction in sepsis and septic shock: a retrospective cohort study	4
Circulating and urinary microRNAs profile for predicting renal recovery from severe acute kidney injury	4
Association of multiple sclerosis with mortality in sepsis: a population-level analysis	4
Effectiveness of systemic thrombolysis on clinical outcomes in high-risk pulmonary embolism patients with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a nationwide inpatient database study	4
Efficacy of combination triple therapy with vasopressin, steroid, and epinephrine in cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials	4