Daniel I. Sessler

93.4k total citations · 18 hit papers
1.0k papers, 53.1k citations indexed

About

Daniel I. Sessler is a scholar working on Surgery, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel I. Sessler has authored 1.0k papers receiving a total of 53.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 418 papers in Surgery, 386 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and 298 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Daniel I. Sessler's work include Thermal Regulation in Medicine (300 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (271 papers) and Thermoregulation and physiological responses (195 papers). Daniel I. Sessler is often cited by papers focused on Thermal Regulation in Medicine (300 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (271 papers) and Thermoregulation and physiological responses (195 papers). Daniel I. Sessler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Japan. Daniel I. Sessler's co-authors include Andrea Kurz, Rainer Lenhardt, Edward J. Mascha, Alparslan Turan, Ozan Akça, Azita Moayeri, Makoto Ozaki, P.J. Devereaux, Kate Leslie and Marc Schroeder and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Daniel I. Sessler

1.0k papers receiving 50.7k citations

Hit Papers

Perioperative Normothermia to Reduce the Incidence of Sur... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 2004 2008 2013 2000 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Perioperative Normothermia to Reduce the Incidence of Surgical-Wound Infection and Shorten Hospitalization
    1996 2.0k citations Daniel I. Sessler et al. profile →
  2. A Factorial Trial of Six Interventions for the Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
    2004 1.0k citations Alparslan Turan, Daniel I. Sessler et al. profile →
  3. Duration of Red-Cell Storage and Complications after Cardiac Surgery
    2008 1.0k citations Daniel I. Sessler et al. profile →
  4. Relationship between Intraoperative Mean Arterial Pressure and Clinical Outcomes after Noncardiac Surgery
    2013 922 citations Alparslan Turan, Daniel I. Sessler et al. Anesthesiology profile →
  5. Supplemental Perioperative Oxygen to Reduce the Incidence of Surgical-Wound Infection
    2000 762 citations Robert Greif, Ozan Akça et al. profile →
  6. Mild hypothermia increases blood loss and transfusion requirements during total hip arthroplasty
    1996 696 citations Daniel I. Sessler et al. profile →
  7. Relationship between Intraoperative Hypotension, Defined by Either Reduction from Baseline or Absolute Thresholds, and Acute Kidney and Myocardial Injury after Noncardiac Surgery
    2016 674 citations Kamal Maheshwari, Edward J. Mascha et al. Anesthesiology profile →
  8. Acute Opioid Tolerance
    2000 655 citations B. Guignard, C. Coste et al. Anesthesiology profile →
  9. Consensus Guidelines for Managing Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
    2003 642 citations Daniel I. Sessler et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia profile →
  10. Can Anesthetic Technique for Primary Breast Cancer Surgery Affect Recurrence or Metastasis?
    2006 605 citations Donal J. Buggy, Edward J. Mascha et al. Anesthesiology profile →
  11. The Effects of Mild Perioperative Hypothermia on Blood Loss and Transfusion Requirement
    2008 581 citations Daniel I. Sessler et al. Anesthesiology profile →
  12. Temperature Monitoring and Perioperative Thermoregulation
    2008 500 citations Daniel I. Sessler et al. Anesthesiology profile →
  13. Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia Guidelines for the Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
    2007 482 citations Daniel I. Sessler et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia profile →
  14. Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Management for Patients Who Undergo Noncardiac Surgery
    2016 425 citations Daniel I. Sessler et al. profile →
  15. Perioperative thermoregulation and heat balance
    2016 344 citations Daniel I. Sessler profile →
  16. Cardiac Complications in Patients Undergoing Major Noncardiac Surgery
    2015 269 citations Daniel I. Sessler et al. profile →
  17. Anaesthetic depth and delirium after major surgery: a randomised clinical trial
    2021 194 citations Daniel I. Sessler et al. British Journal of Anaesthesia profile →
  18. PeriOperative Quality Initiative (POQI) international consensus statement on perioperative arterial pressure management
    2024 35 citations Bernd Saugel, Daniel I. Sessler et al. British Journal of Anaesthesia profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Daniel I. Sessler United States 109 21.9k 20.8k 12.8k 12.3k 11.7k 1.0k 53.1k
Andrea Kurz United States 63 7.6k 0.3× 7.7k 0.4× 5.4k 0.4× 4.2k 0.3× 2.3k 0.2× 275 17.5k
Arthur S. Slutsky Canada 104 7.0k 0.3× 13.5k 0.6× 2.7k 0.2× 3.3k 0.3× 2.8k 0.2× 478 55.2k
Henrik Kehlet Denmark 123 51.5k 2.3× 3.2k 0.2× 22.5k 1.8× 8.2k 0.7× 13.0k 1.1× 1.1k 65.5k
Paolo Pelosi Italy 82 7.0k 0.3× 7.2k 0.3× 4.2k 0.3× 1.4k 0.1× 5.1k 0.4× 638 29.6k
Claudia Spies Germany 70 6.3k 0.3× 7.0k 0.3× 5.3k 0.4× 2.0k 0.2× 3.8k 0.3× 816 21.4k
David S. Warner United States 85 5.4k 0.2× 2.8k 0.1× 2.7k 0.2× 3.1k 0.2× 3.4k 0.3× 439 22.1k
Rolf Rossaint Germany 61 5.5k 0.3× 6.4k 0.3× 3.5k 0.3× 1.7k 0.1× 2.2k 0.2× 763 21.5k
Greet Van den Berghe Belgium 91 5.8k 0.3× 6.4k 0.3× 3.3k 0.3× 7.2k 0.6× 590 0.1× 645 42.0k
Lee A. Fleisher United States 71 11.8k 0.5× 2.0k 0.1× 16.1k 1.3× 1.0k 0.1× 2.1k 0.2× 369 24.0k
Luciano Gattinoni Italy 99 6.8k 0.3× 10.8k 0.5× 2.3k 0.2× 1.2k 0.1× 3.9k 0.3× 480 40.5k

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All Works

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Jian, Zhongping, Xianfu Liu, Karim Kouz, et al.. (2025). Deep learning model to identify and validate hypotension endotypes in surgical and critically ill patients. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 134(2). 308–316. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Ming, Xin Zhang, Teng Long, et al.. (2024). Cerebral oximetry index indicates delirium or stroke after carotid endarterectomy: An observational study. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 101. 111733–111733.
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Mazzinari, Guido, Aisling Ní Eochagáin, Ary Serpa Neto, et al.. (2024). Assessing the relative efficacy of components of opioid-free anaesthesia in adult surgical patients: protocol for a systematic review and component network meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 14(10). e089024–e089024.
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Mavridis, Theodorοs, et al.. (2024). Intestinal oxygen utilisation and cellular adaptation during intestinal ischaemia–reperfusion injury. Clinical and Translational Medicine. 15(1). e70136–e70136. 6 indexed citations
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Khanna, Ashish K., Nathaniel S. O’Connell, Sanchit Ahuja, et al.. (2023). Incidence, severity and detection of blood pressure and heart rate perturbations in postoperative ward patients after noncardiac surgery. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 89. 111159–111159. 9 indexed citations
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Xu, Jijun, Dong Wang, Ece Yamak Altınpulluk, et al.. (2023). Nitrous oxide for the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome: a randomized blinded trial. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 49(8). 573–580. 2 indexed citations
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Ilfeld, Brian M., Bahareh Khatibi, Kamal Maheshwari, et al.. (2023). Patient-centered results from a multicenter study of continuous peripheral nerve blocks and postamputation phantom and residual limb pain: secondary outcomes from a randomized, clinical trial. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 48(9). 471–477. 9 indexed citations
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Turan, Alparslan, Barak Cohen, Hesham Elsharkawy, et al.. (2021). Transversus abdominis plane block with liposomal bupivacaine versus continuous epidural analgesia for major abdominal surgery: The EXPLANE randomized trial. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 77. 110640–110640. 25 indexed citations
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Nakayama, Yoshinobu, Yasufumi Nakajima, Daniel I. Sessler, et al.. (2016). A Practical Training Program for Peripheral Radial Artery Catheterization in Adult Patients. Anesthesiology. 125(4). 716–723. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Lu, Maria Bauer, Regina Curry, et al.. (2014). Intrathecal ketorolac does not improve acute or chronic pain after hip arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Anesthesia. 28(5). 790–793. 9 indexed citations
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Turan, Alparslan, Jarrod E. Dalton, Yusuke Kasuya, et al.. (2012). Correlation between Bispectral Index, Observational Sedation Scale, and Lower Esophageal Sphincter Pressure in volunteers using dexmedetomidine or propofol. Medical Science Monitor. 18(10). CR593–CR596. 12 indexed citations
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Bauer, Maria, Lu Wang, Daniel I. Sessler, et al.. (2012). Continuous Femoral Nerve Blocks. Anesthesiology. 116(3). 665–672. 57 indexed citations
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Morioka, Nobutada, et al.. (2003). Minute Sphere Acupressure Does Not Reduce Postoperative Pain or Morphine Consumption. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 96(2). 493–497. 18 indexed citations
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Greif, Robert, Sonja Laciny, Angela Rajek, et al.. (2001). Neither Nalbuphine nor Atropine Posses Special Antishivering Activity. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 93(3). 620–627. 32 indexed citations
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Ménigaux, C., B. Guignard, Dominique Fletcher, et al.. (2001). Intraoperative Small-Dose Ketamine Enhances Analgesia After Outpatient Knee Arthroscopy. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 93(3). 606–612. 128 indexed citations
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Ménigaux, C., et al.. (2001). More Epidural than Intravenous Sufentanil is Required to Provide Comparable Postoperative Pain Relief. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 93(2). 472–476. 19 indexed citations
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Guignard, B., C. Coste, Daniel I. Sessler, et al.. (2000). Acute Opioid Tolerance. Anesthesiology. 93(2). 409–417. 655 indexed citations breakdown →

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