Key result
Over the past 30 years, no new anesthetics have produced changes in scientometric indices indicating real progress, with only sevoflurane and sugammadex showing high indices of expectations.
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Publications on 58 topics related to anesthetic drugs and their techniques of administration from 1984 to 2013
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Stagnation in anesthetic innovation warrants caution against expecting near-term advances; leaves open whether targeted research can overcome publication barriers.
A scientometric analysis of anesthetic drugs over 30 years reveals a lack of new anesthetics producing significant changes in publication indices, suggesting limited real progress in the field.
Kissin et al. (2014) studied Anesthetic drugs. Anesthetic drugs was evaluated on Scientometric indices (popularity, change, expectations, ultimate success). Over the past 30 years, no new anesthetics have produced changes in scientometric indices indicating real progress, with only sevoflurane and sugammadex showing high indices of expectations.
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