Google-Reflected Information on Drugs Used for Anesthesia: Time Course of Growth in Number of Web Pages

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the time course growth in general Google-reflected information on drugs used for anesthesia. As a contrast changes we academic PubMed-reflected information. Methods: General anesthetics assessed by counting number Google Web pages. Academic articles medico-biological journals covered PubMed database (The National Library Medicine). ratio pages (G/P Ratio) indicate prevalence Google-related Twenty-five agents anesthesia were selected from three pharmacological groups – anesthetics, local and opioids -- based frequency their association with medical journals. determined five 5-year periods, 1993 2017. Results: With growing role Web, increased rapidly. result, relationship between profoundly changed. Before 1998-2002 period, mostly fraction articles. By 2013-2017 completely reversed: any anesthetic, at least times greater than However, Web-related different very variable. In 2013-2017, G/P Ratio, indicating magnitude dominance, 25 varied 3.0 (remifentanil) 23.2 (oxycodone). dominance especially profound that have wider spectrum possible use beyond field anesthesia, such as oxycodone or diazepam. Conclusion: is rapidly and, its over constantly increasing. Article Details