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Research Trends and Hotspots in Postoperative Pain and Nursing: A Bibliometric Analysis
Gamze Bozkul1, Gülay Altun Uğraş2
1Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tarsus University, Mersin, Türkiye.
Purpose:
The present study employs bibliometric analysis to examine the research trends and hotspots pertaining to postoperative pain and nursing.
Design:
Bibliometric analysis.
Methods:
We performed the search procedure through the "advanced search" function of the Web of Science using the terms "postoperative pain* and nurs*" with no limitation regarding publication year. In the database, we only sought original articles and early access research published in the English language. The data were analyzed using the Bibliometrix package of the R software (R Development Core Team).
Findings:
Our quantitative analysis of the academic literature on nursing and postoperative pain reveals a steady rise in the number of studies published annually over the past decades, with a notable peak in 2022. The journal hosting the highest number of articles on the subject is Pain Management Nursing and Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing. Besides, the United States is at the vanguard of global collaborations and publication production on the subject. Pharmacological treatments for pain management following surgery used to be a prominent aspect, whereas the focus is on nursing care in the present day.
Conclusions:
To conclude, this study provides valuable insights into the current status of nursing and postoperative pain management. It also presents a comprehensive overview of the subject, highlighting key areas for further research and development. Global research collaborations to facilitate the advancement of evidence-based nursing care in postoperative pain management would continue nurturing the relevant literature.
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