John G. McDonnell

4.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
28 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

John G. McDonnell is a scholar working on Surgery, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, John G. McDonnell has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Surgery, 10 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and 8 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in John G. McDonnell's work include Anesthesia and Pain Management (24 papers), Nausea and vomiting management (18 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (8 papers). John G. McDonnell is often cited by papers focused on Anesthesia and Pain Management (24 papers), Nausea and vomiting management (18 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (8 papers). John G. McDonnell collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United States and United Kingdom. John G. McDonnell's co-authors include John G. Laffey, Gerard F. Curley, John Carney, Teresa Parras, Alberto Prats‐Galino, Rafael Blanco, C. Power, Brian D. OʼDonnell, Anne Heffernan and Chrisen H. Maharaj and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Anesthesia & Analgesia and Anaesthesia.

In The Last Decade

John G. McDonnell

26 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Serratus plane block: a novel ultrasound‐guided thoracic wall nerve block

2013 599 citations John G. McDonnell et al. Anaesthesia profile →
The Analgesic Efficacy of Transversus Abdominis Plane Block After Abdominal Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

2006 590 citations John G. McDonnell, Brian D. OʼDonnell et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia profile →
The Analgesic Efficacy of Transversus Abdominis Plane Block After Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2008 440 citations John G. McDonnell, Gerard F. Curley et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia profile →
The Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Provides Effective Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Total Abdominal Hysterectomy

2008 380 citations John Carney, John G. McDonnell et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
John G. McDonnell	2.6k	1.2k	575	529	268	28	2.8k
Roy A. Greengrass	2.6k 1.0×	867 0.7×	733 1.3×	529 1.0×	185 0.7×	88	2.9k
Yavuz Gürkan	1.4k 0.5×	663 0.5×	384 0.7×	273 0.5×	194 0.7×	97	1.7k
De Q.H. Tran	2.6k 1.0×	618 0.5×	735 1.3×	492 0.9×	115 0.4×	97	2.8k
B Dalens	2.1k 0.8×	719 0.6×	375 0.7×	554 1.0×	1.0k 3.8×	75	2.5k
William F. Urmey	1.7k 0.7×	498 0.4×	427 0.7×	268 0.5×	105 0.4×	68	1.9k
Philippe Biboulet	1.9k 0.7×	547 0.4×	652 1.1×	504 1.0×	88 0.3×	38	2.1k
Christian Sitzwohl	1.3k 0.5×	358 0.3×	284 0.5×	287 0.5×	280 1.0×	35	1.7k
Giorgio Aldegheri	1.4k 0.6×	458 0.4×	421 0.7×	328 0.6×	66 0.2×	51	1.7k
Himat Vaghadia	1.1k 0.4×	535 0.4×	229 0.4×	216 0.4×	70 0.3×	69	1.4k
Brian D. OʼDonnell	1.4k 0.5×	432 0.3×	274 0.5×	322 0.6×	114 0.4×	40	1.5k

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Chin, Ki Jinn, John G. McDonnell, Brendan Carvalho, et al.. (2017). Essentials of Our Current Understanding. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 42(2). 133–183. 218 indexed citations

Kelly, Michael E., et al.. (2017). Thoracic paravertebral blockade in breast surgery: Is pneumothorax an appreciable concern? A review of over 1000 cases. The Breast Journal. 24(1). 23–27. 29 indexed citations

Sharkey, Aidan, Olivia Finnerty, & John G. McDonnell. (2013). Role of transversus abdominis plane block after caesarean delivery. Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology. 26(3). 268–272. 15 indexed citations

Finnerty, Olivia & John G. McDonnell. (2012). Transversus abdominis plane block. Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology. 25(5). 610–614. 44 indexed citations

McDonnell, John G., Olivia Finnerty, & John G. Laffey. (2011). Stellate ganglion blockade for analgesia following upper limb surgery. Anaesthesia. 66(7). 611–614. 49 indexed citations

Finnerty, Olivia, John Carney, & John G. McDonnell. (2010). Trunk blocks for abdominal surgery. Anaesthesia. 65(s1). 76–83. 45 indexed citations

Carney, John, et al.. (2010). Ipsilateral Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Provides Effective Analgesia After Appendectomy in Children. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 111(4). 998–1003. 94 indexed citations

Carney, John, et al.. (2008). The Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Provides Effective Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Total Abdominal Hysterectomy. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 107(6). 2056–2060. 380 indexed citations breakdown →

McDonnell, John G., Gerard F. Curley, John Carney, et al.. (2008). The Analgesic Efficacy of Transversus Abdominis Plane Block After Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 106(1). 186–191. 440 indexed citations breakdown →

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Laffey, John G. & John G. McDonnell. (2008). Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Under Ultrasound Guidance. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 106(2). 675–675. 7 indexed citations

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Carney, John, et al.. (2008). 571. Defining the Limits and the Spread Beyond the Transversus Abdominis Plane Block - Radiological and Anatomical Study. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 33(Suppl 1). e7.2–e7. 5 indexed citations

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McDonnell, John G., et al.. (2007). 411. Efficacy of transversus abdominis plane block using ropivacaine in multimodal postoperative pain relief in total abdominal hysterectomy surgery. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 32(Suppl 1). 137.2–137. 1 indexed citations

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McDonnell, John G., et al.. (2007). 410. Ultrasound guided continuous transversus abdominis plane block for post-operative pain relief in abdominal surgery. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 32(Suppl 1). 24.2–24. 1 indexed citations

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Maharaj, Chris, et al.. (2007). The Airtraq ^® as a rescue airway device following failed direct laryngoscopy: a case series. Anaesthesia. 62(6). 598–601. 67 indexed citations

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Maharaj, Chris, John G. McDonnell, B. H. Harte, & John G. Laffey. (2007). A comparison of direct and indirect laryngoscopes and the ILMA in novice users: a manikin study. Anaesthesia. 62(11). 1161–1166. 54 indexed citations

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McDonnell, John G., Brian D. OʼDonnell, Thomas B. Farrell, et al.. (2007). Transversus Abdominis Plane Block. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 32(5). 399–404. 14 indexed citations

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Carney, John, et al.. (2007). Efficacy of transversus abdominis plane block using ropivacaine in multimodal postoperative pain relief in total abdominal hysterectomy surgery. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 32(Suppl. 1). 137–137.

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McDonnell, John G. & John G. Laffey. (2007). The Transversus Abdominis Plane Block. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 105(1). 282–283. 14 indexed citations

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McDonnell, John G., Brian D. OʼDonnell, Gerard F. Curley, et al.. (2006). The Analgesic Efficacy of Transversus Abdominis Plane Block After Abdominal Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 104(1). 193–197. 590 indexed citations breakdown →

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OʼDonnell, Brian D., John G. McDonnell, C. Power, & John G. Laffey. (2006). 125Cadaveric and radiological evaluation of the transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 31(5). 3–3. 2 indexed citations

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