Sandra Merkel

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Sandra Merkel is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandra Merkel has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 16 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and 12 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Sandra Merkel's work include Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (21 papers), Anesthesia and Pain Management (12 papers) and Pain Management and Opioid Use (9 papers). Sandra Merkel is often cited by papers focused on Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (21 papers), Anesthesia and Pain Management (12 papers) and Pain Management and Opioid Use (9 papers). Sandra Merkel collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Sandra Merkel's co-authors include Terri Voepel‐Lewis, Shobha Malviya, Alan R. Tait, Margo McCaffery, Renee C.B. Manworren, Patrick J. Coyne, Keela Herr, Constance Burke, Jennifer Dammeyer and Kevin K. Tremper and has published in prestigious journals such as Anesthesiology, Anesthesia & Analgesia and British Journal of Anaesthesia.

In The Last Decade

Sandra Merkel

30 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

The FLACC: a behavioral scale for scoring postoperative pain in young children.

1997 1.2k citations Sandra Merkel, Terri Voepel‐Lewis et al. PubMed profile →
Pain Assessment in the Patient Unable to Self-Report: Position Statement with Clinical Practice Recommendations

2011 376 citations Keela Herr, Patrick J. Coyne et al. Pain Management Nursing profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sandra Merkel United States	19	2.3k	1.5k	1.1k	705	504	31	3.8k
Steven J. Weisman United States	31	1.5k 0.7×	869 0.6×	821 0.8×	292 0.4×	229 0.5×	111	3.1k
Neil L. Schechter United States	29	2.6k 1.2×	832 0.5×	1.0k 1.0×	138 0.2×	392 0.8×	76	4.1k
Allan M Cyna Australia	30	1.1k 0.5×	931 0.6×	1.8k 1.7×	319 0.5×	117 0.2×	101	3.7k
Ricardo Carbajal France	26	2.7k 1.2×	627 0.4×	422 0.4×	191 0.3×	278 0.6×	104	3.6k
Alison A. Caldwell-Andrews United States	24	1.5k 0.7×	711 0.5×	412 0.4×	464 0.7×	690 1.4×	32	2.7k
Baruch Krauss United States	37	900 0.4×	3.0k 2.0×	949 0.9×	1.4k 2.0×	105 0.2×	99	4.7k
Margo McCaffery United States	30	2.1k 0.9×	2.3k 1.5×	1.0k 1.0×	529 0.8×	403 0.8×	160	4.5k
Steven M. Green United States	34	826 0.4×	2.8k 1.8×	831 0.8×	1.4k 1.9×	92 0.2×	83	4.7k
Santhanam Suresh United States	36	1.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	2.8k 2.6×	321 0.5×	67 0.1×	145	4.3k
Raafat S. Hannallah United States	37	1.1k 0.5×	2.7k 1.8×	2.0k 1.9×	737 1.0×	125 0.2×	122	4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Sandra Merkel

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sandra Merkel

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Czarnecki, Michelle L., et al.. (2013). American Society for Pain Management Nursing Position Statement with Clinical Practice Guidelines: Authorized Agent Controlled Analgesia. Pain Management Nursing. 14(3). 176–181. 17 indexed citations

Herr, Keela, Patrick J. Coyne, Margo McCaffery, Renee C.B. Manworren, & Sandra Merkel. (2011). Pain Assessment in the Patient Unable to Self-Report: Position Statement with Clinical Practice Recommendations. Pain Management Nursing. 12(4). 230–250. 376 indexed citations breakdown →

Voepel‐Lewis, Terri, et al.. (2010). Reliability and Validity of the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability Behavioral Tool in Assessing Acute Pain in Critically Ill Patients. American Journal of Critical Care. 19(1). 55–61. 218 indexed citations

Voepel‐Lewis, Terri, Shobha Malviya, Alan R. Tait, et al.. (2008). A Comparison of the Clinical Utility of Pain Assessment Tools for Children with Cognitive Impairment. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 106(1). 72–78. 67 indexed citations

Dunwoody, Colleen J., et al.. (2007). Authorized and Unauthorized (“PCA by Proxy”) Dosing of Analgesic Infusion Pumps: Position Statement with Clinical Practice Recommendations. Pain Management Nursing. 8(1). 4–11. 21 indexed citations

Herr, Keela, et al.. (2006). Pain Assessment in the Nonverbal Patient: Position Statement with Clinical Practice Recommendations. Pain Management Nursing. 7(2). 44–52. 371 indexed citations

Malviya, Shobha, Terri Voepel‐Lewis, Constance Burke, Sandra Merkel, & Alan R. Tait. (2005). The revised FLACC observational pain tool: improved reliability and validity for pain assessment in children with cognitive impairment. Pediatric Anesthesia. 16(3). 258–265. 332 indexed citations

Merkel, Sandra, et al.. (2003). FLACC Behavioral Pain Assessment Scale: a comparison with the child's self-report.. PubMed. 29(3). 195–8. 137 indexed citations

Voepel‐Lewis, Terri, Shobha Malviya, Sandra Merkel, & Alan R. Tait. (2003). Behavioral pain assessment and the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry and Consolability instrument. Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research. 3(3). 317–325. 16 indexed citations

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Munro, Hamish M., Shobha Malviya, Sandra Merkel, et al.. (2002). Low-dose ketorolac improves analgesia and reduces morphine requirements following posterior spinal fusion in adolescents. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie. 49(5). 461–466. 91 indexed citations

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Merkel, Sandra. (2002). Pain Assessment in Infants and Young Children: The Finger Span Scale. AJN American Journal of Nursing. 102(11). 55–56. 98 indexed citations

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Merkel, Sandra, Terri Voepel‐Lewis, & Shobha Malviya. (2002). Pain Assessment in Infants and Young Children: The FLACC Scale. AJN American Journal of Nursing. 102(10). 55–58. 167 indexed citations

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Merkel, Sandra & Shobha Malviya. (2000). Pediatric pain, tools and assessment. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. 15(6). 408–414. 50 indexed citations

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Malviya, Shobha, Terri Voepel‐Lewis, Alan R. Tait, & Sandra Merkel. (2000). Sedation/analgesia for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in children. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. 15(6). 415–422. 37 indexed citations

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Malviya, Shobha, Terri Voepel‐Lewis, Alan R. Tait, Sandra Merkel, & Norah N. Naughton. (2000). Room H, 10/16/2000 2: 00 PM - 4: 00 PM (PS) Validity and Reliability of the University of Michigan Sedation Scale (UMSS) in Children Undergoing Sedation for Computerized Tomography . Anesthesiology. 93(3A). A–1259. 2 indexed citations

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Malviya, Shobha, Uma A. Pandit, Sandra Merkel, et al.. (1999). A comparison of continuous epidural infusion and intermittent intravenous bolus doses of morphine in children undergoing selective dorsal rhizotomy1. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 24(5). 438–443. 27 indexed citations

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Malviya, Shobha, Uma A. Pandit, Sandra Merkel, et al.. (1999). A Comparison of Continuous Epidural Infusion and Intermittent Intravenous Bolus Doses of Morphine in Children Undergoing Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 24(5). 438–443. 5 indexed citations

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Merkel, Sandra, et al.. (1997). The FLACC: a behavioral scale for scoring postoperative pain in young children.. PubMed. 23(3). 293–7. 1243 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shayevitz, Jay R., Sandra Merkel, S W O'Kelly, Paul I. Reynolds, & Howard B. Gutstein. (1996). Lumbar epidural morphine infusions for children undergoing cardiac surgery. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 10(2). 217–224. 31 indexed citations

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Voepel‐Lewis, Terri, et al.. (1996). Effect of preemptive acetaminophen on postoperative pain scores and oral fluid intake in pediatric tonsillectomy patients.. PubMed. 64(6). 535–40. 31 indexed citations

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