Key result
Research on ERAS in obstetric anesthesia has expanded significantly since 2017, with the United States contributing the highest number of publications and citations among 866 analyzed documents.
Why the study?
Notable regional and institutional differences in ERAS pathway implementation highlight the need for uniform guidelines, and bibliometric research can identify these differences to promote consistent evidence-based procedures.
This bibliometric analysis demonstrates a rapidly growing research interest in ERAS pathways for obstetric anesthesia since 2017, predominantly led by institutions in the United States.
Regional variations in ERAS pathways persist; leaves open standardization of evidence-based protocols in obstetric anesthesia.
As enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways are being used exceedingly all over the world, research on ERAS and obstetric anesthesia is expanding. The necessity for uniform guidelines is highlighted by the notable regional and institutional differences in ERAS pathway implementation. Bibliometric research can identify these differences, which promotes a more consistent use of evidence-based procedures. The present bibliographic analysis reviewed 866 documents from the Scopus database using the keywords "enhanced recovery after surgery, ERAS, and Obstetrics Anesthesia." An increased number of articles were added to the database from 2017, with 175 articles in 2024. VOSviewer software (version 1.6.20, Leiden University, Netherlands) was used to investigate the various aspects of bibliometric analysis. The five aspects that were analyzed were co-authorship, co-occurrence, citation, bibliographic coupling, and co-citation. The United States of America had the maximum number of articles, citations, organizations, co-authorship, and co-citation with other authors, organizations, and countries. In the citations category, Gustafsson had the maximum number of citations in documents, and Anesthesia and Analgesia had the maximum number of citations in a journal. A thorough summary of the development of the field of ERAS in obstetric anesthesia can be found in this bibliometric analysis. This analysis has identified important research contributions, significant authors, and new trends by looking at publications, citations, and collaborations. Future research, policymaking, and clinical practice could benefit greatly from this information.
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Nair et al. (2025) conducted a review in Obstetric Anesthesia (n=866). Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) was evaluated on Publication and citation trends. Research on ERAS in obstetric anesthesia has expanded significantly since 2017, with the United States contributing the highest number of publications and citations among 866 analyzed documents.
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