Zhu Daocheng, Xu Wei, Ye Wenguo, Jiang Yuexia, Jiao Lin, Chen Rixin
Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China.
The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi university of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China.
J Multidiscip Healthc. 2025 Jun 7;18:3269-3287. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S528696. eCollection 2025.
Postoperative complications refer to some related clinical symptoms that occur after surgery, which can affect7 the patient's recovery. Acupuncture has a good effects on postoperative complications, which can accelerate postoperative recovery. Currently, there are many literature studies in this field. However, there has been no quantitative analysis of these literature. Therefore, in this study, the bibliometric method was adopted to analyze the relevant literature, thereby exploring the research hotspots and trends in this field.
Through the web of science core database, we collected the relevant literature on the acupuncture treatment of postoperative complications from 2003 to 2023, used citespace software to analyze the author, publishing institution, country, keywords, references, cited journals and other information of these literature, and analyzed its research hotspots and research trends through a visual view.
A total of 213 articles were obtained, and the annual publication volume overall is on the rise, especially in recent years when the publication volume has surged. The field with the highest number of publications is Integrative Complementary Medicine. The most cited journal is Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The country with the highest number of publications is China, and the institution with the highest number of publications is Capital Medical University. The author with the highest number of publications is Zhu, Junchao. The most central cited author is LEE A. The articles with the highest frequency and centrality of cited references are published by Liu, Y. H. The most frequently studied keywords are acupuncture.
This study systematically analyzes the current research status and hotspots of acupuncture treatment for postoperative complications in the past 20 years, which can help researchers grasp the current research direction and provide reference basis for further research.
术后并发症是指手术后出现的一些相关临床症状，会影响患者的康复。针灸对术后并发症有良好疗效，可加速术后康复。目前该领域有许多文献研究。然而，尚未对这些文献进行定量分析。因此，本研究采用文献计量学方法对相关文献进行分析，从而探索该领域的研究热点和趋势。
通过科学网核心数据库，收集2003年至2023年针灸治疗术后并发症的相关文献，运用CiteSpace软件分析这些文献的作者、发表机构、国家、关键词、参考文献、被引期刊等信息，并通过可视化视图分析其研究热点和研究趋势。
共获得213篇文章，年发表量总体呈上升趋势，尤其是近年来发表量激增。发表量最高的领域是整合补充医学。被引次数最多的期刊是《循证补充与替代医学》。发表量最高的国家是中国，发表量最高的机构是首都医科大学。发表量最高的作者是朱俊超。被引频次最高的核心作者是LEE A。被引参考文献频次和中心性最高的文章由Liu, Y. H.发表。研究频次最高的关键词是针灸。
本研究系统分析了近20年针灸治疗术后并发症的研究现状和热点，有助于研究人员把握当前研究方向，为进一步研究提供参考依据。
