Narinder Rawal

12.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
184 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Narinder Rawal is a scholar working on Surgery, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Narinder Rawal has authored 184 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 155 papers in Surgery, 89 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and 50 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Narinder Rawal's work include Anesthesia and Pain Management (147 papers), Pain Management and Opioid Use (71 papers) and Nausea and vomiting management (50 papers). Narinder Rawal is often cited by papers focused on Anesthesia and Pain Management (147 papers), Pain Management and Opioid Use (71 papers) and Nausea and vomiting management (50 papers). Narinder Rawal collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and United Kingdom. Narinder Rawal's co-authors include Renée Allvin, Henrik Kehlet, Mitra Unosson, Kjell Axelsson, Ulrica Nilsson, Françis Bonnet, Lars Berggren, U. Sjöstrand, Anil Gupta and Jan Hällén and has published in prestigious journals such as Pain, Anesthesiology and British journal of surgery.

In The Last Decade

Narinder Rawal

177 papers receiving 7.7k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A Systematic Review of Randomized Trials Evaluating Regional Techniques for Postthoracotomy Analgesia

2008 437 citations Françis Bonnet, Edmund Neugebauer et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia profile →
Current issues in postoperative pain management

2015 327 citations Narinder Rawal profile →
PROSPECT guideline for elective caesarean section: updated systematic review and procedure‐specific postoperative pain management recommendations

2020 157 citations Eva Roofthooft, G. P. Joshi et al. profile →
Pain management after total knee arthroplasty

2022 115 citations Patricia Lavand’homme, Henrik Kehlet et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Narinder Rawal Sweden	55	6.7k	3.4k	1.8k	1.3k	1.1k	184	8.3k
Winfried Meißner Germany	37	4.0k 0.6×	2.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	546 0.5×	206	6.3k
Philip Peng Canada	44	4.3k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	742 0.4×	633 0.5×	1.3k 1.2×	151	6.7k
Marco A. E. Marcus Netherlands	35	2.4k 0.4×	1.3k 0.4×	650 0.4×	758 0.6×	361 0.3×	121	4.5k
Patricia Lavand’homme Belgium	43	4.0k 0.6×	2.1k 0.6×	847 0.5×	790 0.6×	407 0.4×	128	5.6k
Spencer S. Liu United States	48	7.5k 1.1×	2.8k 0.8×	2.4k 1.4×	476 0.4×	1.6k 1.5×	121	8.5k
Jane C. Ballantyne United States	32	2.4k 0.4×	2.7k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	766 0.6×	446 0.4×	102	5.9k
Asokumar Buvanendran United States	39	3.2k 0.5×	1.9k 0.5×	715 0.4×	414 0.3×	719 0.7×	123	5.4k
H. U. Gerbershagen Germany	26	2.1k 0.3×	1.3k 0.4×	568 0.3×	469 0.4×	520 0.5×	69	3.6k
James P. Rathmell United States	36	3.0k 0.5×	1.6k 0.5×	616 0.3×	753 0.6×	1.3k 1.3×	197	4.9k
Chad M. Brummett United States	52	6.5k 1.0×	5.1k 1.5×	1.6k 0.9×	1.5k 1.2×	505 0.5×	268	11.0k

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Freys, Stephan M., et al.. (2025). The Role of Surgical Techniques in Reducing Postoperative Pain in Abdominal Surgery: Evidence From the PROSPECT Systematic Reviews. World Journal of Surgery. 49(11). 3081–3089.

Roofthooft, Eva, Narinder Rawal, & Marc Van de Velde. (2023). Current status of the combined spinal-epidural technique in obstetrics and surgery. Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology. 37(2). 189–198. 10 indexed citations

Lemoine, Adrien, Hélène Beloeil, Françis Bonnet, et al.. (2021). PROSPECT guidelines update for evidence-based pain management after prostatectomy for cancer. Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine. 40(4). 100922–100922. 13 indexed citations

Rawal, Narinder. (2020). Epidural analgesia for postoperative pain: Improving outcomes or adding risks?. Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology. 35(1). 53–65. 25 indexed citations

Rawal, Narinder. (2012). American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2010 Gaston Labat Lecture. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 37(1). 72–78. 21 indexed citations

Gupta, Anil, et al.. (2010). Patient controlled regional analgesia after carpal tunnel release: a double-blind study using distal perineural catheters. Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume). 36(3). 219–225. 7 indexed citations

Brattwall, Metha, Margareta Warrén Stomberg, Narinder Rawal, et al.. (2009). Postoperative impact of regular tobacco use, smoking or snuffing, a prospective multi‐center study. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 54(3). 321–327. 23 indexed citations

Axelsson, Kjell, et al.. (2008). Intraarticular Administration of Ketorolac, Morphine, and Ropivacaine Combined with Intraarticular Patient-Controlled Regional Analgesia for Pain Relief After Shoulder Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blind Study. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 106(1). 328–333. 23 indexed citations

Segerdahl, Märta, et al.. (2007). Clinical practice and routines for day surgery in Sweden: results from a nation‐wide survey. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 52(1). 117–124. 62 indexed citations

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Ranta, P., Tero Ala‐Kokko, Pasi Ohtonen, et al.. (2006). Incisional and epidural analgesia after caesarean delivery: a prospective, placebo-controlled, randomised clinical study. International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia. 15(3). 189–194. 52 indexed citations

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Kehlet, Henrik, Anthony Gray, Françis Bonnet, et al.. (2005). A procedure-specific systematic review and consensus recommendations for postoperative analgesia following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surgical Endoscopy. 19(10). 1396–1415. 69 indexed citations

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Rawal, Narinder. (2005). Combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia. Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology. 18(5). 518–521. 26 indexed citations

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Nilsson, Ulrica, et al.. (2001). Improved recovery after music and therapeutic suggestions during general anaesthesia: a double‐blind randomised controlled trial. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 45(7). 812–817. 117 indexed citations

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Allvin, Renée, et al.. (2000). [Postoperative analgesia. Is it time to abandon intramuscular injections?].. PubMed. 97(14). 1687–91. 2 indexed citations

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Rawal, Narinder. (1999). EPIDURAL AND SPINAL AGENTS FOR POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA. Surgical Clinics of North America. 79(2). 313–344. 41 indexed citations

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Aguilar, José Luis, D. Benhamou, Françis Bonnet, et al.. (1997). ESRA guidelines for the use of epidural opioids. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 8 indexed citations

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Holmström, Björn, et al.. (1993). Combined spinal epidural block versus spinal and epidural block for orthopaedic surgery. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie. 40(7). 601–606. 43 indexed citations

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Rawal, Narinder & Lars Berggren. (1993). [Postoperative analgesia. Simple methods for improvements exist].. PubMed. 90(5). 369–72. 2 indexed citations

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Rawal, Narinder & U. Sjöstrand. (1986). Clinical Application of Epidural and Intrathecal Opioids for Pain Management. International Anesthesiology Clinics. 24(2). 43–57. 14 indexed citations

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Rawal, Narinder, U. Sjöstrand, E Christoffersson, et al.. (1984). Comparison of intramuscular and epidural morphine for postoperative analgesia in the grossly obese: influence on postoperative ambulation and pulmonary function.. PubMed. 63(6). 583–92. 191 indexed citations

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