Review Article

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

Table 2

Top 10 cocited references related to acute postsurgical pain, 2012–2021.

RankCocitation countsCentricityAuthorYearTitleJournal

11740.44Chou2016Management of Postoperative Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American Pain Society, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, and the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ Committee on Regional Anesthesia, Executive Committee, and Administrative Council [23]The Journal of Pain
2560.28Ashburn2012Practice Guidelines for Acute Pain Management in the Perioperative Setting: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Acute Pain Management [10]Anesthesiology
3540.21Gerbershagen2013Pain Intensity on the First Day after Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study Comparing 179 Surgical Procedures [22]Anesthesiology
4510.12Brummett2017New Persistent Opioid Use after Minor and Major Surgical Procedures in US adults [24]Journal of the American Medical Association Surgery
5490.13Forero2016The Erector Spinae Plane Block: A Novel Analgesic Technique in Thoracic Neuropathic Pain [25]Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
6420.5Gan2017Poorly Controlled Postoperative Pain: Prevalence, Consequences, and Prevention [26]Journal of Pain Research
7410.03Gan2014Incidence, Patient Satisfaction, and Perceptions of Postsurgical Pain: Results from a US National Survey [3]Current Medical Research and Opinion
8290.26Bicket2017Prescription Opioid Analgesics Commonly Unused after Surgery: A Systematic Review [27]Journal of the American Medical Association Surgery
9290.22Dowell2016CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain—United States, 2016 [28]MMWR. Recommendations and Reports
10290.22Ip2009Predictors of Postoperative Pain and Analgesic Consumption: A Qualitative Systematic Review [29]Anesthesiology

Note. The data has been taken from the publication year to the retrieved date (February 10, 2022).