Paper · 28186223

Measuring acute postoperative pain using the visual analog scale: the minimal clinically important difference and patient acceptable symptom state.

Myles PS and 6 others. Br J Anaesth, 2017. Cited by 848 papers, by iCite.

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Title: Measuring acute postoperative pain using the visual analog scale: the minimal clinically important difference and patient acceptable symptom state.; PubMed
Journal: Br J Anaesth; PubMed
Year: 2017; PubMed
Publication types: Journal Article, Observational Study; PubMed
PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28186223/; PubMed
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aew466; PubMed
The journal: https://conductscience.org/library/journal-index/0372541; PubMed
Citations, by iCite: 848; iCite
Relative citation ratio, by iCite: 58.3; iCite
Revised in PubMed: 2026-01-27; PubMed

Authors7

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Order	Author	Forename
1	Myles PS	P S
2	Myles DB	D B
3	Galagher W	W
4	Boyd D	D
5	Chew C	C
6	MacDonald N	N
7	Dennis A	A

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Topics18

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MeSH term	Major
Acute Pain	Major topic
Minimal Clinically Important Difference	Major topic
Pain Measurement	Major topic
Postoperative Pain	Major topic
Patient Satisfaction	Major topic
Visual Analog Scale	Major topic
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult

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Trial	Title	The trial lists it as	Source
NCT04519801	BFR Therapy for Post-Op Rehab of ACL Reconstruction With Quadriceps Tendon Autograft	Background	ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT04791943	Preoperative Melatonin to Decrease Analgesia Usage After Third Molar Surgery	Background	ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT06161714	The Effectiveness of Buccal Infiltration Only Using Articaine for Extraction of Mandibular Molar	Results	ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT06373627	Procedural Pain Management by Multimodal Sedation Analgesia Combining Hypnosis in Children With Congenital Heart Disease	Background	ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT06742814	Effects of Stress Ball Use on Heart Rate Variability, Anxiety, and Pain During Awake Hand Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial	Results	ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT07637201	V-NOTES Versus Laparoscopy for Sterilization and Sexual Function	Results	ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT07744503	Comparing Local Anesthetic Injections to Nerve Blocks for Pain Control After Total Knee Replacement	Results	ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT07856654	Suzetrigine Following Urogynecologic Surgery: Investigation of Postoperative Pain Management	Background	ClinicalTrials.gov

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Cited by521

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42,939,283	Self-Selected Versus Assigned Emotion Regulation in Pain Expectancy: Behavioral and fNIRS Evidence.	Brain Sci	2026	https://conductscience.org/library/papers/42939283	PubMed
42,937,144	Analgesic Efficacy of Ropivacaine-P407 Gel vs. Bupivacaine in Single-Port-Assisted Hysterectomy: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.	Yonsei Med J	2026	https://conductscience.org/library/papers/42937144	PubMed
42,921,105	Combined Pectoral Nerve Block and Intravenous Dexmedetomidine in Contemporary Multimodal Breast Cancer Analgesia: A Real-World Cohort Study.	Cureus	2026	https://conductscience.org/library/papers/42921105	PubMed
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ARTICAINE	CHEMBL1093	Results	1	https://conductscience.org/library/drugs/CHEMBL1093	ChEMBL
LIDOCAINE	CHEMBL79	Results	1	https://conductscience.org/library/drugs/CHEMBL79	ChEMBL

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iCite: 2026-11-05; iCite
PMC's ID file: 2026-11-05; PMC's ID file
NIH RePORTER's grant and paper links: 2026-11-01; NIH RePORTER's grant and paper links
Trials: 2026-11-12
Gene search: 2026-11-11
Pipelines: 2026-09-18

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