Arash Afshari

12.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
102 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Arash Afshari is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Arash Afshari has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 30 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and 24 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. Recurrent topics in Arash Afshari's work include Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (25 papers), Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (18 papers) and Airway Management and Intubation Techniques (15 papers). Arash Afshari is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (25 papers), Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (18 papers) and Airway Management and Intubation Techniques (15 papers). Arash Afshari collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Switzerland. Arash Afshari's co-authors include Jørn Wetterslev, Ann Merete Møller, Anne Wikkelsø, Jesper Brok, Mikkel Allingstrup, Jakob Stensballe, C. Rosenstock, Oliver Karam, Ana‐Marija Hristovska and Lars Hyldborg Lundstrøm and has published in prestigious journals such as Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Anesthesiology and Anesthesia & Analgesia.

In The Last Decade

Arash Afshari

96 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Peri-operative management of neuromuscular blockade

2022 82 citations Thomas Fuchs-Buder, Carolina S. Romero et al. European Journal of Anaesthesiology profile →
Preoperative assessment of adults undergoing elective noncardiac surgery

2024 55 citations Massimo Lamperti, Carolina S. Romero et al. European Journal of Anaesthesiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Arash Afshari Denmark	36	1.2k	1.0k	1.0k	930	687	102	3.9k
Milo Engoren United States	35	929 0.8×	2.1k 2.1×	1.1k 1.1×	432 0.5×	1.9k 2.7×	205	4.8k
José Otávio Costa Auler Júnior Brazil	33	1.2k 1.0×	1.8k 1.8×	1.1k 1.0×	378 0.4×	1.4k 2.0×	273	4.8k
Sigismond Lasocki France	35	1.2k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	650 0.6×	174 0.2×	818 1.2×	147	4.7k
Jan M. Binnekade Netherlands	32	1.1k 0.9×	500 0.5×	810 0.8×	189 0.2×	301 0.4×	100	3.1k
Jeffrey Presneill Australia	33	1.8k 1.5×	1.5k 1.4×	1.9k 1.9×	211 0.2×	451 0.7×	112	5.2k
Margreeth B. Vroom Netherlands	28	1.0k 0.8×	360 0.4×	881 0.9×	256 0.3×	290 0.4×	77	2.5k
Leonardo Lorente Spain	38	1.5k 1.2×	535 0.5×	1.2k 1.2×	254 0.3×	199 0.3×	226	4.7k
Joseph Cuschieri United States	42	1.6k 1.3×	1.5k 1.5×	1.0k 1.0×	143 0.2×	414 0.6×	163	5.3k
Marc‐Jacques Dubois Belgium	19	1.8k 1.5×	1.6k 1.5×	544 0.5×	391 0.4×	627 0.9×	26	4.4k
C. Auboyer France	22	659 0.5×	760 0.7×	570 0.6×	389 0.4×	250 0.4×	70	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Arash Afshari

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Matava, Clyde, Thomas Engelhardt, Alexander Fuchs, et al.. (2025). Improving Outcome Reporting in Paediatric Airway Management in Clinical Trials ( IMPACT ): A Study Protocol for Core Outcomes and Clinical Endpoints. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 70(1). e70153–e70153.

Brogly, N., Arash Afshari, Kim Ekelund, et al.. (2025). ESAIC focused guidelines for the management of the failing epidural during labour epidural analgesia. European Journal of Anaesthesiology. 42(2). 96–112. 6 indexed citations

Weiniger, Carolyn F., N. Brogly, Peter Kranke, et al.. (2024). Anaesthesia praCtice for Caesarean dElivery Snapshot Study (ACCESS): Protocol and baseline characteristics of registered centres. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 68(7). 989–996. 1 indexed citations

Wikkelsø, Anne, et al.. (2024). Thromboelastography or rotational thromboelastometry guided algorithms in bleeding patients: An updated systematic review with meta‐analysis and trial sequential analysis. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 69(1). e14558–e14558. 2 indexed citations

Fuchs, Alexander, Markus Huber, Arash Afshari, et al.. (2023). Apnoeic oxygenation during paediatric tracheal intubation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 132(2). 392–406. 15 indexed citations

Nørskov, Anders Kehlet, Janus Christian Jakobsen, Arash Afshari, et al.. (2023). Collaboration for Evidence‐based Practice and Research in Anaesthesia (CEPRA): A consortium initiative for perioperative research. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 67(6). 804–810. 5 indexed citations

Fuchs-Buder, Thomas, Carolina S. Romero, Heidrun Lewald, et al.. (2022). Peri-operative management of neuromuscular blockade. European Journal of Anaesthesiology. 40(2). 82–94. 82 indexed citations breakdown →

Anderson, Brian J., et al.. (2020). Pharmacokinetics of an intravenous bolus dose of clonidine in children undergoing surgery. Pediatric Anesthesia. 30(5). 607–613. 2 indexed citations

Léone, Marc, Sharon Einav, Davide Chiumello, et al.. (2020). Noninvasive respiratory support in the hypoxaemic peri-operative/periprocedural patient: a joint ESA/ESICM guideline. Intensive Care Medicine. 46(4). 697–713. 39 indexed citations

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Léone, Marc, Sharon Einav, Davide Chiumello, et al.. (2020). Noninvasive respiratory support in the hypoxaemic peri-operative/periprocedural patient. European Journal of Anaesthesiology. 37(4). 265–279. 10 indexed citations

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Jæger, Pia, et al.. (2020). Sphenopalatine ganglion block for the treatment of postdural puncture headache: a randomised, blinded, clinical trial. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 124(6). 739–747. 41 indexed citations

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Afshari, Arash, Christian Fenger‐Eriksen, Manuel Monréal, & Peter Verhamme. (2017). European guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. European Journal of Anaesthesiology. 35(2). 112–115. 32 indexed citations

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Allingstrup, Mikkel, et al.. (2016). Antithrombin III for critically ill patients: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis. Intensive Care Medicine. 42(4). 505–520. 70 indexed citations

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Aust, H., Peter Kranke, Leopold Eberhart, et al.. (2014). Impact of medical training and clinical experience on the assessment of oxygenation and hypoxaemia after general anaesthesia: an observational study. Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 29(3). 415–426. 6 indexed citations

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Zingg, Walter, et al.. (2013). Bench-to-bedside review: Challenges of diagnosis, care and prevention of central catheter-related bloodstream infections in children. Critical Care. 17(4). 238–238. 20 indexed citations

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Rosenstock, C., et al.. (2012). Awake Fiberoptic or Awake Video Laryngoscopic Tracheal Intubation in Patients with Anticipated Difficult Airway Management. Anesthesiology. 116(6). 1210–1216. 136 indexed citations

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Afshari, Arash. (2011). Evidence based evaluation of immuno-coagulatory interventions in critical care.. PubMed. 58(9). B4316–B4316. 9 indexed citations

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Afshari, Arash, Jesper Brok, Ann Merete Møller, & Jørn Wetterslev. (2010). Aerosolized prostacyclin for acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD007733–CD007733. 30 indexed citations

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Afshari, Arash, Anders Perner, & Jan Bonde. (2006). [Circulation monitoring of critically ill patients with the Pulse Contour Cardiac Output system].. PubMed. 168(18). 1746–9. 2 indexed citations

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Frazer, D. G., William G. Jones, Edward L. Petsonk, et al.. (1993). Organic dust exposure from compost handling: Response of an animal model. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 24(4). 375–385. 7 indexed citations

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