Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine papers
Pofolia’s corpus holds 92 papers from Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (2012–2026), each with a short summary. Below, the 20 most-cited, then the most recently added.
At a glance
- Most cited: A classification of chronic pain for ICD-11 (2015, 2,785 citations).
- The 20 papers listed have 20,866 citations between them.
- 19 of the 20 with a known journal quartile appeared in a Q1 journal.
- 13 have a free full text (open access).
- Most frequent journals: Anesthesiology, Anaesthesia, Pain.
- Published between 2012 and 2021.
Most cited
Ranked by citation count. Because citations accumulate over time, this list naturally leans towards work published a few years ago; for where the field is now, see “recently added”. How to read the signals
A classification of chronic pain for ICD-11
Pain · 2015 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 116.41 · 2,785 citations
A new, pragmatic classification system for chronic pain has been developed for the upcoming ICD-11 revision, organizing it into seven distinct groups based on etiology, pathophysiology, and body site.
Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway
Anesthesiology · 2013 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 270.61 · 2,580 citations
New practice guidelines offer recommendations for managing difficult airways, defining it as a situation where a conventionally trained anesthesiologist struggles with facemask ventilation or tracheal intubation.
Guidelines for Monitoring and Management of Pediatric Patients Before, During, and After Sedation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures
PEDIATRICS · 2019 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 77.20 · 1,388 citations
New guidelines offer a systematic approach to safely sedating children for procedures, emphasizing medical supervision, risk assessment, and appropriate monitoring.
The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: chronic primary pain
Pain · 2018 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 89.33 · 1,369 citations
A new diagnosis, 'chronic primary pain' (CPP), is proposed for ICD-11, defining it as pain lasting over 3 months with significant distress or disability, not explained by another condition.
2022 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway *
Anesthesiology · 2021 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 162.95 · 1,232 citations · Open access
This report presents updated practice guidelines for managing difficult airways, developed by a consortium of leading anesthesiology societies.
Dexmedetomidine vs Midazolam or Propofol for Sedation During Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
JAMA · 2012 · Q1 · SJR 5.00 · FWCI 76.57 · 970 citations
Dexmedetomidine, an ICU sedative, was found to be non-inferior to midazolam and propofol for maintaining light to moderate sedation in mechanically ventilated patients. It also reduced mechanical ventilation duration compared to midazolam and improved patient pain communication versus both midazolam and propofol.
British Thoracic Society guideline for diagnostic flexible bronchoscopy in adults: accredited by NICE
Thorax · 2013 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · 924 citations · Open access
New guidelines from the British Thoracic Society mandate continuous monitoring of vital signs (heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation) before, during, and after flexible bronchoscopy in adults.
Management of cancer pain in adult patients: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines
Annals of Oncology · 2018 · Q1 · SJR 21.00 · FWCI 80.49 · 901 citations · Open access
New clinical practice guidelines from ESMO offer a framework for managing cancer pain in adult patients.
Consensus guidelines for managing the airway in patients with COVID ‐19
Anaesthesia · 2020 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 186.29 · 896 citations · Open access
This consensus statement provides urgent guidelines for safe and efficient airway management in COVID-19 patients, addressing risks to healthcare workers and patients.
Electroencephalogram signatures of loss and recovery of consciousness from propofol
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2013 · Q1 · SJR 3.00 · FWCI 44.90 · 868 citations · Open access
Researchers identified specific electroencephalogram (EEG) patterns that precisely track the loss and recovery of consciousness induced by propofol anesthesia in humans.
Clinical Electroencephalography for Anesthesiologists
Anesthesiology · 2015 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 42.84 · 839 citations · Open access
Current depth-of-anesthesia monitoring indices assume uniform brain states across anesthetics, but this review reveals distinct electroencephalogram (EEG) signatures for different drugs, indicating varied neural circuit engagement.
Novel 10-kHz High-frequency Therapy (HF10 Therapy) Is Superior to Traditional Low-frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Back and Leg Pain
Anesthesiology · 2015 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 60.17 · 832 citations · Open access
A new 10-kHz high-frequency spinal cord stimulation (HF10 therapy) significantly outperformed traditional low-frequency stimulation, achieving a 1.9x higher response rate for back pain and 1.5x for leg pain in a trial of 198 patients.
Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Propofol
Clinical Pharmacokinetics · 2018 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 43.53 · 813 citations · Open access
A new general-purpose propofol model by Eleveld et al. demonstrates retrospective predictive performance comparable to or better than models designed for specific patient groups, including adults, children, and the obese.
Transnasal Humidified Rapid‐Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange (THRIVE): a physiological method of increasing apnoea time in patients with difficult airways
Anaesthesia · 2014 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 50.77 · 812 citations · Open access
Transnasal Humidified Rapid-Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange (THRIVE) extended apnoea times to a median of 14 minutes in 25 patients with difficult airways, preventing desaturation below 90%.
Intubation Practices and Adverse Peri-intubation Events in Critically Ill Patients From 29 Countries
JAMA · 2021 · Q1 · SJR 5.00 · FWCI 100.39 · 630 citations · Open access
Nearly half (45.2%) of critically ill patients undergoing tracheal intubation experienced at least one major adverse event, with cardiovascular instability being the most common complication.
Alpha-2 Adrenergic Receptor Agonists: A Review of Current Clinical Applications
Anesthesia Progress · 2015 · Q3 · FWCI 24.52 · 617 citations · Open access
Alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonists, long used for conditions like hypertension and ADHD, are now increasingly employed as adjuncts in anesthesia to enhance sedation and reduce anesthetic needs.
Dorsal root ganglion stimulation yielded higher treatment success rate for complex regional pain syndrome and causalgia at 3 and 12 months: a randomized comparative trial
Pain · 2016 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 46.76 · 609 citations
Dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation achieved a significantly higher treatment success rate (81.2%) compared to spinal cord stimulation (SCS) (55.7%) at 3 months in patients with lower extremity complex regional pain syndrome or causalgia.
Adult Cancer Pain, Version 3.2019, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network · 2019 · Q1 · SJR 5.00 · FWCI 69.24 · 608 citations · Open access
NCCN's Adult Cancer Pain guidelines have been significantly updated to emphasize safe opioid prescribing, improved nonopioid and adjuvant medication use, and the integration of nonpharmacologic pain management strategies.
Chronic postsurgical pain in Europe
European Journal of Anaesthesiology · 2015 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 26.49 · 597 citations
A European registry found that 11.8% of patients develop moderate to severe chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) one year after surgery, with neuropathic pain signs present in over a third of these cases.
Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association and Difficult Airway Society guidelines for the management of difficult and failed tracheal intubation in obstetrics
Anaesthesia · 2015 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 60.79 · 596 citations · Open access
New national guidelines offer a structured approach to managing difficult and failed tracheal intubation during obstetric general anaesthesia, aiming to improve patient safety.
Recently added
Omitting face-mask ventilation before tracheal intubation in low-risk adults: a randomized non-inferiority trial
BMC Anesthesiology · 2026 · Q2
Omitting face-mask ventilation (FMV) before tracheal intubation in low-risk adults undergoing elective thyroid surgery did not lead to oxygen desaturation (0% vs. 0%), but formal non-inferiority was not established due to early trial termination. Gastric insufflation occurred only in the FMV group (5.6-6.2%).
Low‐Level Laser Therapy Versus Mirror Therapy for Post‐Stroke Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Physiotherapy Research International · 2026 · Q2 · Open access
Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) provided a significant early advantage over mirror therapy (MT) in reducing pain intensity and improving sensorimotor recovery at 4 weeks in post-stroke Complex Regional Pain Syndrome type 1 (CRPS-I) patients, though long-term outcomes were comparable.
Prospective, randomized comparison of electromyographic neuromuscular responses from the adductor pollicis and abductor digiti minimi muscles during rocuronium-induced neuromuscular block
Anesthesiology · 2026 · Q1 · SJR 1.00
Electromyography (EMG) monitoring of the abductor digiti minimi (ADM) muscle is equivalent to the adductor pollicis (AP) muscle for routine neuromuscular block monitoring during surgery, except when monitoring the dominant arm's right hand, where ADM shows significantly faster recovery.
Oral to Nasal Endotracheal Tube Exchange in a Difficult Airway Patient During Maxillofacial Surgery
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery · 2026 · Q2
A hybrid video laryngoscopy and fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) technique successfully facilitated a 5-minute oral-to-nasal endotracheal tube exchange in a patient with Crouzon syndrome and a difficult airway during maxillofacial surgery.
Enhanced External Counterpulsation Versus Standard Medical Therapy for Chronic Refractory Angina: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Biomedicines · 2026 · Q1 · SJR 1.00
Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) significantly reduces angina burden and nitroglycerin use, while improving exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with chronic refractory angina.
Contact heat evoked potentials as a measure of the analgesic component of anesthesia – a patient study
Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing · 2026 · Q2 · Open access
Contact heat evoked potentials (CHEPs) are unsuitable for directly measuring the analgesic component of general anesthesia, as CHEP amplitudes did not correlate with patient-reported pain (VAS) and were undetectable after propofol-induced loss of responsiveness.
Assessment and brief psychological treatment of MRI-related anxiety in children: A controlled study with and without virtual reality simulation
Journal of Health Psychology · 2026 · Q2 · Open access
A brief psychological intervention, with or without VR simulation, significantly reduced anxiety and claustrophobia in children scheduled for sedated MRI scans (n=79).
Individualizing Perioperative Analgesia: Patient-Specific Determinants of Postoperative Pain and Opioid-Related Outcomes
Medicina · 2026 · Q2
No single patient characteristic reliably predicts postoperative pain or opioid needs; instead, a combination of factors including sex, age, frailty, chronic pain, prior opioid use, and psychological state influences outcomes.
Journals in this field
The journals that publish most of this field’s papers. Quartile (Q1–Q4), SJR and h-index are from SCImago Journal Rank; “in this field” is how many of the journal’s pooled papers belong here. What is a Q1 journal? · What is the h-index?
| Journal | Quartile | SJR | h-index | In this field | Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anesthesiology | Q1 | 1.00 | 287 | 10 | 15 |
| Anaesthesia | Q1 | 2.00 | 159 | 7 | 15 |
| Pain | Q1 | 2.00 | 314 | 6 | 10 |
| Journal of Clinical Oncology | Q1 | 4.00 | 666 | 4 | 38 |
| Pain Medicine (United States) | Q1 | 1.00 | 135 | 4 | 4 |
| JAMA | Q1 | 5.00 | 818 | 3 | 114 |
| Pediatrics | Q1 | 2.00 | 422 | 2 | 21 |
| Anesthesia and Analgesia | Q1 | 1.00 | 245 | 2 | 3 |
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