Research Article

Bibliometric and Visualized Analyses of Research Studies on Different Analgesics in the Treatment of Orthopedic Postoperative Pain

Table 1

Top 20 most cited articles on analgesics in the treatment of orthopedic postoperative pain.

First authorArticle titleJournalPublication yearTotal citationsAverage citations

Collins SLThe visual analogue pain intensity scale: What is moderate pain in millimetres?Pain1997101340.52
Chung FPostoperative pain in ambulatory surgeryAnesthesia and Analgesia199727110.84
Sinatra RSEfficacy and safety of single and repeated administration of 1 g intravenous acetaminophen injection (paracetamol) for pain management after major orthopedic surgeryAnesthesiology200525214.82
Feldt KSTreatment of pain in cognitively impaired compared with cognitively intact older patients with hip-fractureJournal of the American Geriatrics Society19981928.00
Lascelles BDXEfficacy and kinetics of carprofen, administered preoperatively or postoperatively, for the prevention of pain in dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomyVeterinary Surgery19981737.21
Reuben SSPostoperative analgesic effects of celecoxib or rofecoxib after spinal fusion surgeryAnesthesia and Analgesia20001697.68
Briggs MA descriptive study of the use of visual analogue scales and verbal rating scales for the assessment of postoperative pain in orthopedic patientsJournal of Pain and Symptom Management19991687.3
Rapp SEAcute pain management in patients with prior opioid consumption: a case-controlled retrospective reviewPain19951615.96
Moore ADeriving dichotomous outcome measures from continuous data in randomised controlled trials of analgesicsPain19961586.08
Hebl JRA preemptive multimodal pathway featuring peripheral nerve block improves perioperative outcomes after major orthopedic surgeryRegional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine200815310.93
White PFThe use of a continuous popliteal sciatic nerve block after surgery involving the foot and ankle: Does it improve the quality of recovery?Anesthesia and Analgesia20031347.05
Liu SSPatient-controlled epidural analgesia with bupivacaine and fentanyl on hospital wards: prospective experience with 1,030 surgical patientsAnesthesiology19981295.38
Gwirtz KHThe safety and efficacy of intrathecal opioid analgesia for acute postoperative pain: Seven years’ experience with 5969 surgical patients at Indiana University HospitalAnesthesia and Analgesia19991255.43
Dohoo SEPostoperative use of analgesics in dogs and cats by Canadian veterinariansCanadian Veterinary Journal-Revue Veterinaire Canadienne19961254.81
Gimbel JSEfficacy and tolerability of celecoxib versus hydrocodone/acetaminophen in the treatment of pain after ambulatory orthopedic surgery in adultsClinical Therapeutics20011145.43
Hernandez-Palazon JIntravenous administration of propacetamol reduces morphine consumption after spinal fusion surgeryAnesthesia and Analgesia20011095.19
Collins SLSeeking a simple measure of analgesia for mega-trials: Is a single global assessment good enough?Pain20011085.14
Marino JContinuous lumbar plexus block for postoperative pain control after total hip arthroplasty a randomized controlled trialJournal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume20091058.08
Grisneaux EComparison of ketoprofen and carprofen administered prior to orthopedic surgery for control of postoperative pain in dogsJournal of the American Veterinary Medical Association19991014.39
Peduto VAEfficacy of propacetamol in the treatment of postoperative pain: morphine-sparing effect in orthopedic surgeryActa Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica19981014.21