| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Practice Guidelines for Sedation and Analgesia by Non-Anesthesiologists | Anesthesiology | 2002 | 2,021 |
| 2 | Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway | Anesthesiology | 2013 | 1,984 |
| 3 | STOP Questionnaire | Anesthesiology | 2008 | 1,950 |
| 4 | ASA Physical Status Classifications | Anesthesiology | 1978 | 1,799 |
| 5 | Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway | Anesthesiology | 2003 | 1,748 |
| 6 | A Simplified Risk Score for Predicting Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting | Anesthesiology | 1999 | 1,719 |
| 7 | Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting | Anesthesiology | 1992 | 1,655 |
| 8 | Changes in Arterial Pressure during Mechanical Ventilation | Anesthesiology | 2005 | 1,639 |
| 9 | GRADING OF PATIENTS FOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES | Anesthesiology | 1941 | 1,509 |
| 10 | Ketamine—Its Pharmacology and Therapeutic Uses | Anesthesiology | 1982 | 1,473 |
| 11 | Goal-directed Intraoperative Fluid Administration Reduces Length of Hospital Stay after Major Surgery | Anesthesiology | 2002 | 1,435 |
| 12 | Comparative Diagnostic Performances of Auscultation, Chest Radiography, and Lung Ultrasonography in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome | Anesthesiology | 2004 | 1,428 |
| 13 | Perioperative Cardiac Morbidity | Anesthesiology | 1990 | 1,418 |
| 14 | Variability of Blood Glucose Concentration and Short-term Mortality in Critically Ill Patients | Anesthesiology | 2006 | 1,305 |
| 15 | A Primer for EEG Signal Processing in Anesthesia | Anesthesiology | 1998 | 1,286 |
| 16 | Chronic Pain as an Outcome of Surgery | Anesthesiology | 2000 | 1,250 |
| 17 | Early Exposure to Anesthesia and Learning Disabilities in a Population-based Birth Cohort | Anesthesiology | 2009 | 1,246 |
| 18 | Predictors of Cognitive Dysfunction after Major Noncardiac Surgery | Anesthesiology | 2008 | 1,232 |
| 19 | Bispectral Analysis Measures Sedation and Memory Effects of Propofol, Midazolam, Isoflurane, and Alfentanil in Healthy Volunteers | Anesthesiology | 1997 | 1,203 |
| 20 | Influence of Age and Gender on the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Remifentanil | Anesthesiology | 1997 | 1,201 |
| 21 | The Effects of Increasing Plasma Concentrations of Dexmedetomidine in Humans | Anesthesiology | 2000 | 1,162 |
| 22 | Practice Guidelines for Acute Pain Management in the Perioperative Setting | Anesthesiology | 2012 | 1,129 |
| 23 | Epidural Anesthesia and Analgesia | Anesthesiology | 1995 | 1,128 |
| 24 | Pulmonary Atelectasis | Anesthesiology | 2005 | 1,125 |
| 25 | Pain Intensity on the First Day after Surgery | Anesthesiology | 2013 | 1,117 |
| 26 | Intrathecal and Epidural Administration of Opioids | Anesthesiology | 1984 | 1,113 |
| 27 | Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway | Anesthesiology | 1993 | 1,112 |
| 28 | Relationship between Intraoperative Mean Arterial Pressure and Clinical Outcomes after Noncardiac Surgery | Anesthesiology | 2013 | 1,107 |
| 29 | The Influence of Method of Administration and Covariates on the Pharmacokinetics of Propofol in Adult Volunteers | Anesthesiology | 1998 | 1,103 |
| 30 | Lorazepam Is an Independent Risk Factor for Transitioning to Delirium in Intensive Care Unit Patients | Anesthesiology | 2006 | 1,102 |
| 31 | Serious Complications Related to Regional Anesthesia | Anesthesiology | 1997 | 1,087 |
| 32 | Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration: Application to Healthy Patients Undergoing Elective Procedures | Anesthesiology | 2011 | 1,063 |
| 33 | Cardiac Arrest Following Regional Anesthesia with Etidocaine or Bupivacaine | Anesthesiology | 1979 | 1,056 |
| 34 | Opioid-induced Hyperalgesia | Anesthesiology | 2006 | 1,055 |
| 35 | The Influence of Age on Propofol Pharmacodynamics | Anesthesiology | 1999 | 1,036 |
| 36 | The Pathophysiology of Aortic Cross-clamping and Unclamping | Anesthesiology | 1995 | 1,014 |
| 37 | Adverse Respiratory Events in Anesthesia: A Closed Claims Analysis | Anesthesiology | 1990 | 986 |
| 38 | Epidural Anesthesia and Analgesia in High-risk Surgical Patients | Anesthesiology | 1987 | 978 |
| 39 | Effects of Perioperative Analgesic Technique on the Surgical Outcome and Duration of Rehabilitation after Major Knee Surgery | Anesthesiology | 1999 | 977 |
| 40 | Major Complications of Regional Anesthesia in France | Anesthesiology | 2002 | 974 |
| 41 | Practice Guidelines for Perioperative Blood Transfusion and Adjuvant Therapies | Anesthesiology | 2006 | 940 |
| 42 | Pain Relief by Intrathecally Applied Morphine in Man | Anesthesiology | 1979 | 928 |
| 43 | Prediction of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in a Population-based Surgical Cohort | Anesthesiology | 2010 | 928 |
| 44 | Preventable Anesthesia Mishaps | Anesthesiology | 1978 | 924 |
| 45 | Effect of Perioperative Systemic α2 Agonists on Postoperative Morphine Consumption and Pain Intensity | Anesthesiology | 2012 | 918 |
| 46 | Practice Guidelines for the Perioperative Management of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea | Anesthesiology | 2006 | 914 |
| 47 | Management of the Difficult Adult Airway With Special Emphasis on Awake Tracheal Intubation | Anesthesiology | 1991 | 907 |
| 48 | Beneficial Effects of Short-term Vasopressin Infusion during Severe Septic Shock | Anesthesiology | 2002 | 895 |
| 49 | Estimating Allowable Blood Loss | Anesthesiology | 1983 | 872 |
| 50 | Practice Guidelines for Blood Component Therapy | Anesthesiology | 1996 | 869 |
