# Visual Analysis of Hyperglycemia After Enteral Nutrition in Critically Ill Patients

## TL;DR

This study analyzes research trends on hyperglycemia in critically ill patients receiving enteral nutrition, offering insights into key contributors and research hotspots.

## Contribution

This is the first bibliometric study to summarize research progress and trends on hyperglycemia after enteral nutrition in critically ill patients.

## Key findings

- The USA contributed the most publications, with 94 articles.
- Diet management is the most widely studied aspect in this field.
- EN evaluation is identified as a research hotspot and frontier.

## Abstract

Enteral nutrition (EN) is one of the crucial methods in the comprehensive treatment of critically ill patients. However, among critically ill patients receiving EN, hyperglycemia is a common metabolic complication that can lead to adverse clinical outcomes for patients. Therefore, this study aims to provide a comprehensive bibliometric and visual analysis in this field.

The eligible publications were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) from 2000 to 2023. A bibliometric analysis was performed using CiteSpace and VOSviewer.

A total of 268 articles were analyzed. USA (n = 94) had the most contributions in this field. The leading institution was the Royal Adelaide Hospital (n = 15) from Australia. The Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition published the most (n = 29). Marianne J Chapman (n = 9) was the most frequently published author. Greet Van den Berghe, from Belgium, was the most co‐cited author in this area. According to keyword cluster analysis, diet management is the most widely studied aspect in this field, and EN evaluation is the hotspot and frontier of research.

This is the first bibliometric study to comprehensively summarize the research progress and trend of hyperglycemia after EN in critically ill patients; it provides a valuable reference for researchers interested in this field.