Acute postoperative pain management after cardiothoracic surgery: a bibliometric analysis and future directions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute postoperative pain following cardiothoracic surgery remains a significant clinical challenge with numerous studies on its management published over the past decades. This study aims to summarize research progress and identify future research trends in acute postoperative pain management after cardiothoracic surgery using retrospective bibliometric analysis.

Methods

Relevant studies on acute postoperative pain management following cardiothoracic surgery were retrieved from the Science Citation Index Expanded of the Web of Science Core Collection database, covering the period from January 1, 2004, to January 1, 2024. VOSviewer was used to perform and visualize analyses of total publications, contributing countries, research institutions, journals, authors, co-

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12750945 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature