Xu Wenjie, Zheng Yuxiang, Suo Zizheng, Yang Yafan, Yang Jing, Wang Qing, Zhou Bowen, Ni Cheng
Department of Anesthesiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China.
Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China.
Heliyon. 2024 Jul 25;10(15):e35185. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35185. eCollection 2024 Aug 15.
Surgical pain affects postoperative sleep quality, and they jointly form a vicious cycle of mutual influence. The cycle of postoperative pain and sleep disorders could lead to delirium, cardiovascular disease, and hyperalgesia, which significantly affect patients' postoperative recovery. Thus, exploring this phenomenon is of great importance for surgical patients, and warrants further investigation.
By employing bibliometric methods, this study systematically analyzes the publications on postoperative pain-sleep disorders, identifies research trends and field dynamics, and ultimately provides insights for further progress in this research area.
In this study, we searched the Web of Science database for studies on postoperative pain and sleep disorders from 2013 to 2023, and analyzed the number of publications, journals, authors, institutions, country regions, and keywords by utilizing CiteSpace, VOSviewer, and Bibliometrix.
The 1894 retrieved publications showed a trend of increasing number of publications and correlations between postoperative pain and sleep disorders from 2013 to 2023. The top countries for publications included the USA, China, etc., establishing a global collaborative network centered around the USA, China, and Europe. The top institutions for publications included University of California System, Harvard University, etc. The top authors include Christine Miaskowski, Steven M. Paul, Qiuling Shi, etc. These publications involved multiple disciplines including surgery, neurology, and anesthesiology, and various research funds including NIH, HHS, NSFC, etc. The top journals for publications included the European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, etc. Keywords that appear most frequently in this field include "pain", "surgery", "quality of life", "sleep", "depression", and "outcomes". The thematic map indicated that the hot topics in this area include obstructive sleep apnea, tonsillectomy, children, pain, quality of life, and sleep. The undeveloped topics with research potential included postoperative pain, analgesia and dexmedetomidine, breast cancer, fatigue, and lung cancer.
The increased number of publications and correlations between postoperative pain and sleep disorders, and the collaborative network across the USA, China, and Europe indicate a growing global interest in this area. This study also provides valuable insights into the trend of hot topics and frontiers and shows that this is an evolving and dynamic research area.
手术疼痛会影响术后睡眠质量，二者共同形成相互影响的恶性循环。术后疼痛与睡眠障碍的循环可能导致谵妄、心血管疾病和痛觉过敏，这会显著影响患者的术后恢复。因此，探究这一现象对外科手术患者至关重要，值得进一步研究。
本研究运用文献计量学方法，系统分析术后疼痛-睡眠障碍的相关出版物，识别研究趋势和领域动态，最终为该研究领域的进一步发展提供见解。
在本研究中，我们检索了Web of Science数据库中2013年至2023年关于术后疼痛和睡眠障碍的研究，并利用CiteSpace、VOSviewer和Bibliometrix分析了出版物数量、期刊、作者、机构、国家/地区和关键词。
检索到的1894篇出版物显示，2013年至2023年期间，出版物数量呈上升趋势，且术后疼痛与睡眠障碍之间存在相关性。发表论文最多的国家包括美国、中国等，形成了以美国、中国和欧洲为中心的全球合作网络。发表论文最多的机构包括加利福尼亚大学系统、哈佛大学等。发表论文最多的作者包括克里斯汀·米亚斯科夫斯基、史蒂文·M·保罗、石秋玲等。这些出版物涉及外科学、神经病学、麻醉学等多个学科，以及美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）、美国卫生与公众服务部（HHS）、国家自然科学基金（NSFC）等各类研究基金。发表论文最多的期刊包括《欧洲耳鼻咽喉科学文献》等。该领域出现频率最高的关键词包括“疼痛”“手术”“生活质量”“睡眠”“抑郁”和“结局”。主题地图表明，该领域的热点话题包括阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停、扁桃体切除术、儿童、疼痛、生活质量和睡眠。具有研究潜力的未开发话题包括术后疼痛、镇痛与右美托咪定、乳腺癌、疲劳和肺癌。
术后疼痛与睡眠障碍相关的出版物数量增加以及美国、中国和欧洲之间的合作网络，表明全球对该领域的兴趣日益浓厚。本研究还为热点话题和前沿趋势提供了有价值的见解，并表明这是一个不断发展和动态变化的研究领域。
