Dynamics of Acute Postsurgical Pain over the Last Decade: A Bibliometric Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Minimizing acute postsurgical pain (APSP) remains a challenge, despite extensive research about it. This study comprehensively analyzed the literature on APSP to assess how the field has developed and where it may go in the future.

Methods

Studies on APSP indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection and published from 2012 to 2021 were assessed for eligibility. Data from included studies were analyzed using CiteSpace, Python, and Microsoft.

Results

Analysis of 5,236 publications on APSP showed that the number of articles per year has increased linearly. The United States leads other countries in terms of the number and centrality of publications. Cocitation analysis suggests that the field focused earlier on the incidence and risk factors of APSP, shifting

SUBMITTER: Tan Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9663218 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature