Objective:To analyze the research hotspot and development trend of postoperative nursing of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in order to provide reference for the development of postoperative nursing research of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in China.Methods:Using the core collection of CNKI and Web of Science as the search database, literature related to postoperative nursing of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation from January 1, 1993 to August 31, 2023 was searched, and visualized analysis of the included literature was performed using CiteSpace 6.2.R4 software.Results:A total of 723 Chinese articles and 346 English articles were included. The annual number of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation nursing increased significantly, and in 2022, Chinese and English documents was 42 and 33 respectively; there were 9 clusters and 8 emerging keywords in Chinese literature; 6 clusters and 14 emerging keywords in English literature. The research hotspots were balloon catheter care, complication care and combined application care with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.Conclusions:Compared with foreign countries, the scope and depth of post-operative nursing research on intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in China need to be further expanded, and it is still necessary to grasp the foreign research frontiers and improve the quality of post-operative nursing to promote the development of post-operative nursing research on intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in China.