Acute postoperative pain management after cardiothoracic surgery: a bibliometric analysis and future directions
This study provides a bibliometric overview of the development of acute postoperative pain management in cardiothoracic surgery over the past two decades. Overall, research in this field has shown a steady increase globally. The future research hotspots might be erector spinae plane block, enhanced recovery, thoracic paravertebral block, nerve block, and liposomal bupivacaine.
Authors
- Youliang Deng
- Hong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5857-331X)
- Feng Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3508-8834)
- Qin Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2103-3886)
- Jingyun Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9073-2349)
Institutions
- Army Medical University (CN)
- Dalian Medical University (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (CN)
- Chongqing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-025-03734-x
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00