| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Obesity – a risk factor for postoperative complications in general surgery? | BMC Anesthesiology | 2015 | 192 |
| 2 | Intraoperative burst suppression is associated with postoperative delirium following cardiac surgery: a prospective, observational study | BMC Anesthesiology | 2015 | 170 |
| 3 | Endotracheal tube cuff pressure in three hospitals, and the volume required to produce an appropriate cuff pressure | BMC Anesthesiology | 2004 | 156 |
| 4 | Gabapentin and postoperative pain: a qualitative and quantitative systematic review, with focus on procedure | BMC Anesthesiology | 2007 | 149 |
| 5 | Treatment of established postoperative nausea and vomiting: a quantitative systematic review | BMC Anesthesiology | 2001 | 131 |
| 6 | Postoperative cognitive dysfunction after inhalational anesthesia in elderly patients undergoing major surgery: the influence of anesthetic technique, cerebral injury and systemic inflammation | BMC Anesthesiology | 2015 | 131 |
| 7 | Palliative care in intensive care units: why, where, what, who, when, how | BMC Anesthesiology | 2018 | 131 |
| 8 | Nasal high–flow oxygen therapy in patients with hypoxic respiratory failure: effect on functional and subjective respiratory parameters compared to conventional oxygen therapy and non-invasive ventilation (NIV) | BMC Anesthesiology | 2014 | 126 |
| 9 | A systematic review of the role of videolaryngoscopy in successful orotracheal intubation | BMC Anesthesiology | 2012 | 125 |
| 10 | The Perioperative Surgical Home: how can it make the case so everyone wins? | BMC Anesthesiology | 2013 | 123 |
| 11 | Anesthesiology and cognitive impairment: a narrative review of current clinical literature | BMC Anesthesiology | 2019 | 120 |
| 12 | Improved analgesia and reduced post-operative nausea and vomiting after implementation of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathway for total mastectomy | BMC Anesthesiology | 2018 | 117 |
| 13 | Burnout in intensive care units - a consideration of the possible prevalence and frequency of new risk factors: a descriptive correlational multicentre study | BMC Anesthesiology | 2013 | 111 |
| 14 | General vs. neuraxial anaesthesia in hip fracture patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis | BMC Anesthesiology | 2017 | 111 |
| 15 | Transversus abdominis-plane block versus local anesthetic wound infiltration in lower abdominal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials | BMC Anesthesiology | 2014 | 109 |
| 16 | Propofol vs. inhalational agents to maintain general anaesthesia in ambulatory and in-patient surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis | BMC Anesthesiology | 2018 | 105 |
| 17 | Synergistic effect of intrathecal fentanyl and bupivacaine in spinal anesthesia for cesarean section | BMC Anesthesiology | 2005 | 102 |
| 18 | Elevated central venous pressure is associated with impairment of microcirculatory blood flow in sepsis: a hypothesis generating post hoc analysis | BMC Anesthesiology | 2013 | 99 |
| 19 | Randomized controlled trials vs. observational studies: why not just live together? | BMC Anesthesiology | 2016 | 96 |
| 20 | Preoperative anxiety and associated factors among adult surgical patients in Debre Markos and Felege Hiwot referral hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia | BMC Anesthesiology | 2018 | 94 |
| 21 | Noninvasive cardiac output and blood pressure monitoring cannot replace an invasive monitoring system in critically ill patients | BMC Anesthesiology | 2009 | 91 |
| 22 | Successful implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery program shortens length of stay and improves postoperative pain, and bowel and bladder function after colorectal surgery | BMC Anesthesiology | 2015 | 91 |
| 23 | ASAP ECMO: Antibiotic, Sedative and Analgesic Pharmacokinetics during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: a multi-centre study to optimise drug therapy during ECMO | BMC Anesthesiology | 2012 | 90 |
| 24 | Medical intensive care unit clinician attitudes and perceived barriers towards early mobilization of critically ill patients: a cross-sectional survey study | BMC Anesthesiology | 2014 | 88 |
| 25 | Dexmedetomidine versus remifentanil in postoperative pain control after spinal surgery: a randomized controlled study | BMC Anesthesiology | 2015 | 88 |
| 26 | Predictors of neurological outcomes after successful extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation | BMC Anesthesiology | 2015 | 87 |
| 27 | Perioperative lung protective ventilation in obese patients | BMC Anesthesiology | 2015 | 86 |
| 28 | Significant association between vitamin D deficiency and sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis | BMC Anesthesiology | 2015 | 84 |
| 29 | A repeated measures, randomised cross-over trial, comparing the acute exercise response between passive and active sitting in critically ill patients | BMC Anesthesiology | 2015 | 82 |
| 30 | Prevalence and risk factors for chronic pain following cesarean section: a prospective study | BMC Anesthesiology | 2016 | 81 |
| 31 | Reliability of ultrasound measurements of quadriceps muscle thickness in critically ill patients | BMC Anesthesiology | 2018 | 79 |
| 32 | Randomised controlled trial of cervical radiofrequency lesions as a treatment for cervicogenic headache [ISRCTN07444684] | BMC Anesthesiology | 2006 | 78 |
| 33 | Reversal of profound vecuronium-induced neuromuscular block under sevoflurane anesthesia: sugammadex versus neostigmine | BMC Anesthesiology | 2010 | 78 |
| 34 | Effects of prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharide on postoperative cognitive dysfunction and neuroinflammation through targeting of the gut-brain axis | BMC Anesthesiology | 2018 | 78 |
| 35 | Clinical practice guidelines for the management of neuropathic pain: a systematic review | BMC Anesthesiology | 2015 | 77 |
| 36 | Usefulness of presepsin in the diagnosis of sepsis in patients with or without acute kidney injury | BMC Anesthesiology | 2014 | 75 |
| 37 | Outcome of cardiac surgery in patients with low preoperative ejection fraction | BMC Anesthesiology | 2016 | 75 |
| 38 | Efficacy and safety of remimazolam besylate versus propofol during hysteroscopy: single-centre randomized controlled trial | BMC Anesthesiology | 2021 | 75 |
| 39 | Risk factors for bacterial catheter colonization in regional anaesthesia | BMC Anesthesiology | 2005 | 74 |
| 40 | Risk of whole body radiation exposure and protective measures in fluoroscopically guided interventional techniques: a prospective evaluation | BMC Anesthesiology | 2003 | 73 |
| 41 | Situation awareness errors in anesthesia and critical care in 200 cases of a critical incident reporting system | BMC Anesthesiology | 2015 | 70 |
| 42 | Oral valdecoxib and injected parecoxib for acute postoperative pain: a quantitative systematic review | BMC Anesthesiology | 2003 | 68 |
| 43 | A randomized, controlled trial of spinal endoscopic adhesiolysis in chronic refractory low back and lower extremity pain [ISRCTN 16558617] | BMC Anesthesiology | 2005 | 67 |
| 44 | Dexmedetomidine prevents acute kidney injury after adult cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials | BMC Anesthesiology | 2018 | 66 |
| 45 | Effect of Propofol on breast Cancer cell, the immune system, and patient outcome | BMC Anesthesiology | 2018 | 66 |
| 46 | The effect of dexmedetomidine on inflammatory response of septic rats | BMC Anesthesiology | 2015 | 65 |
| 47 | The role of increased body mass index in outcomes of sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis | BMC Anesthesiology | 2017 | 65 |
| 48 | Management of Respiratory Distress Syndrome due to COVID-19 infection | BMC Anesthesiology | 2020 | 65 |
| 49 | Effects of propofol/remifentanil-based total intravenous anesthesia versus sevoflurane-based inhalational anesthesia on the release of VEGF-C and TGF-β and prognosis after breast cancer surgery: a prospective, randomized and controlled study | BMC Anesthesiology | 2018 | 64 |
| 50 | Postoperative delirium in critically ill surgical patients: incidence, risk factors, and predictive scores | BMC Anesthesiology | 2019 | 64 |
