Local and Regional Anesthesia (May 2024)
Current Status and Global Trend of Rebound Pain After Regional Anesthesia: A Bibliometric Analysis
Abstract
Rui Zhou,1,* Wencai Jiang,2,* Qingyuan Miao,1 Xinyang Li,1 Lize Xiong1 1Shanghai Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology and Brain Functional Modulation, Clinical Research Center for Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Translational Research Institute of Brain and Brain-Like Intelligence, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative medicine, Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai City, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Deyang People’s Hospital, Deyang City, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Lize Xiong, No. 1279, Sanmen Road, Shanghai, 200434, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-21-55603002, Fax +86-21-56660851, Email [email protected]; [email protected]: Rebound pain after regional anesthesia, a common phenomenon when the analgesic effect wears off, has been recognized in the last a few years. The aim of this study is to analyze the status and tendency of this area in a macroscopic perspective.Methods: Bibliometric analysis is the primary methodology of this study. Literature retrieval was conducted in Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection. WoS, Excel, VOSviewer and CiteSpace were employed to do the analyses and visualization. Parameters were analyzed, such as publications, citations, journals, and keywords, etc.Results: In total, 70 articles in the past 10 years were identified eligible. Most articles (14 pieces) were published in 2021, followed by 2022 and 2023 with 13 articles. Researchers come from 134 institutions and 20 countries. Huang Jung-Taek, Hallym College, and USA are the most productive author, institution and country, respectively. The articles were mainly published on the top journals of anesthesiology, orthopedics and surgery. The topic of these articles is primarily about the clinical issues of rebound pain. Peripheral nerve block, brachial plexus block and femoral nerve block are the activist keywords in the area, while perioperative management, fracture surgery and outcome may become hotpots in the next years.Conclusion: Our results show that the study of rebound pain after regional anesthesia starts relatively late and is in upward tendency, future studies can focus on the perioperative management and outcomes of fracture patients, and the definition and mechanism of rebound pain after regional anesthesia.Keywords: regional anesthesia, peripheral nerve block, rebound pain, bibliometrics
