The effect of lidocaine infusion in oncologic surgery: A bibliometric analysis based on CiteSpace.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over the past 2 decades, lidocaine's application in oncologic surgery has received significant attention. It has potential antitumor effects and acts as a chemosensitizer. The aim of this study is to analyze the process and frontiers of lidocaine application in oncologic surgery over the past 20 years.

Methods

A bibliometric analysis was performed and CiteSpace software was used to conduct metrology, co-occurrence, and cluster analysis. Articles retrieved from the Web of Science database from January 1, 2004 to May 27, 2024. Inclusion criteria comprised peer-reviewed original articles or reviews on lidocaine and cancer, excluding conference abstracts, corrigenda, repeated publications, and unrelated articles.

Results

A total of 956 articles were included in

SUBMITTER: Lv R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11666215 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature