OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Intensive Care is 7. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Insight into the use of tympanic temperature during target temperature management in emergency and critical care: a scoping review	118
Monte Carlo simulations of cefepime in children receiving continuous kidney replacement therapy support continuous infusions for target attainment	64
Association between lymphocyte count in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and mortality	46
What place for virtual reality in the intensive care unit during medical procedures?	46
Recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin for acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a nationwide observational study	36
Association of noninvasive respiratory support with mortality and intubation rates in acute respiratory failure: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	30
A scoping review of registry captured indicators for evaluating quality of critical care in ICU	29
Short- versus long-course antibiotic therapy for sepsis: a post hoc analysis of the nationwide cohort study	29
Author’s response to the letter “Japanese clinical practice guidelines for rehabilitation in critically ill patients 2023 (J-ReCIP 2023)”	22
Recovery of consciousness after acute brain injury: a narrative review	22
The influence of steroid type on outcomes in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome	21
Impacts of three inspiratory muscle training programs on inspiratory muscles strength and endurance among intubated and mechanically ventilated patients with difficult weaning: a multicentre randomise	20
Variation in coagulation factor activity levels cause discrepancies between activated partial thromboplastin time and anti-Xa activity for heparin monitoring: a retrospective observational study	20
Intensive care unit mortality and cost-effectiveness associated with intensivist staffing: a Japanese nationwide observational study	19
Efficacy of probiotics in the prevention of diarrhea in ventilated critically ill ICU patients: meta-analysis of randomized control trials	17
Comparison of certainty of evidence between the net benefit approach and the traditional GRADE method using the data of Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock	16
Correlation between tissue Doppler-derived left ventricular systolic velocity (S’) and left ventricle ejection fraction in sepsis and septic shock: a retrospective cohort study	15
Mechanisms maintaining right ventricular contractility-to-pulmonary arterial elastance ratio in VA ECMO: a retrospective animal data analysis of RV–PA coupling	15
Hemorrhage and thrombosis in COVID-19-patients supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: an international study based on the COVID-19 critical care consortium	15
Nutritional therapy for the prevention of post-intensive care syndrome	14
Temporal trends of medical cost and cost-effectiveness in sepsis patients: a Japanese nationwide medical claims database	14
Functional status of mechanically ventilated COVID-19 survivors at ICU and hospital discharge	14
Monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio is associated with 28-day mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a retrospective study	14
Visualizing the dynamic mechanical power and time burden of mechanical ventilation patients: an analysis of the MIMIC-IV database	13
Interleukin-9 promotes intestinal barrier injury of sepsis: a translational research	13

Increasing plasma calprotectin (S100A8/A9) is associated with 12-month mortality and unfavourable functional outcome in critically ill COVID-19 patients	13
Efficacy of therapeutic drug monitoring-based antibiotic regimen in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	13
Dynamic change of heart rate in the acute phase and clinical outcomes after intracerebral hemorrhage: a cohort study	13
Fundamental concepts and the latest evidence for esophageal pressure monitoring	13
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	12
The Ichikado CT score as a prognostic tool for coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study	12
Patient–ventilator asynchrony, impact on clinical outcomes and effectiveness of interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Ultrasonographic evaluation of the diaphragm in critically ill patients to predict invasive mechanical ventilation	11
Predictive value of soluble CD59 for poor 28-day neurological prognosis and all-cause mortality in patients after cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a prospective observatory study	11
Intensive care unit versus high-dependency care unit admission on mortality in patients with septic shock: a retrospective cohort study using Japanese claims data	11
A novel mouse model of heatstroke accounting for ambient temperature and relative humidity	11
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	11
Response to commentary	10
Efficacy of permissive underfeeding for critically ill patients: an updated systematic review and trial sequential meta-analysis	10
Polymyxin B-immobilised fibre column treatment for acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients with mechanical ventilation: a nationwide observational study	9
Which factors are associated with acquired weakness in the ICU? An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses	9
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	9
The method to identify invasive mechanical ventilation with Japanese claim data	9
Ultrafiltration in Japanese critically ill patients with acute kidney injury on renal replacement therapy	9
Efficacy of probiotics in the prevention of diarrhea in ventilated critically ill ICU patients: meta-analysis of randomized control trials: author’s reply	9
The revised recommendation for administering vitamin C in septic patients: the Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2020	9
Association between physical restraint requirement and unfavorable neurologic outcomes in subarachnoid hemorrhage	9
A novel method for diaphragm-based electrode belt position of electrical impedance tomography by ultrasound	9
Sepsis-induced cardiogenic shock: controversies and evidence gaps in diagnosis and management	9
ARDS Clinical Practice Guideline 2021	8
Exploring the therapeutic role of early heparin administration in ARDS management: a MIMIC-IV database analysis	8
Development and validation of a nomogram to predict the risk of sepsis-associated encephalopathy for septic patients in PICU: a multicenter retrospective cohort study	8
Incidence and outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest in Japan 2011–2017: a nationwide inpatient database study	8
Comparison of balanced and unbalanced crystalloids as resuscitation fluid in patients treated for cardiogenic shock	8
Prevention and management of critical care complications in cardiogenic shock: a narrative review	8
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	8
Light and dark sides of evidence-based and supportive ICU care for patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	8
Efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of MR13A11A, a generic of remifentanil, for pain management of Japanese patients in the intensive care unit: a double-blinded, fentanyl-controlled, randomized, n	8
Respiratory drive: a journey from health to disease	7
Intensive care unit versus high-dependency care unit admission on mortality in patients with septic shock: let’s think to the survival chain concept for septic shock	7
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on critical care utilization in Japan: a nationwide inpatient database study	7
Prone positioning in ARDS patients supported with VV ECMO, what we should explore?	7
Association between the presence of delirium during intensive care unit admission and cognitive impairment or psychiatric problems: the Korean ICU National Data Study	7
Premorbid β1-selective (but not non-selective) β-blocker exposure reduces intensive care unit mortality among septic patients	7
Potential of cell-free hemoglobin and haptoglobin as prognostic markers in patients with ARDS and treatment with veno-venous ECMO	7
Benefit with preventive noninvasive ventilation in subgroups of patients at high-risk for reintubation: a post hoc analysis	7
Multivariate analysis of factors associated with first-pass success in blind placement of a post-pyloric feeding tube: a retrospective study	7
Stomach position evaluated using computed tomography is related to successful post-pyloric enteral feeding tube placement in critically ill patients: a retrospective observational study	7
An evaluation of the impact of the implementation of the Tele-ICU: a retrospective observational study	7
Case volume and specialization in critically ill emergency patients: a nationwide cohort study in Japanese ICUs	7