Trauma Group, Faculty of Medicine, UAE University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Asian J Surg. 2012 Apr;35(2):74-80. doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2012.04.021. Epub 2012 May 24.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: To review published pediatric trauma research from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries so as to identify research fields that need to be enhanced.
A MEDLINE search for articles on pediatric trauma from GCC countries during the period 1960 to 2010 was performed. The content of articles was analyzed, classified and summarized.
Fifty-three articles were found and retrieved of which 18 (34%) were published in the last 5 years, 42 (79.2%) were original articles. The first author was affiliated to a university in 29 reports (54.7%), to a community hospital in 13 (24.5%) and to a military hospital in 10 (18.9%). All articles were observational studies that included 18 (34%) case-control studies, 18 (34%) case reports/case series studies, 8 (15.1%) prospective studies, and 7 (13.2%) cross sectional studies. The median (range) impact factor of the journals was 1.3 (0.5-3.72). No meta-analysis studies were found.
A strategic plan is required to support pediatric trauma research in GCC countries so as to address unmet needs. Areas of deficiency include pre-hospital care, post-traumatic psychological effects and post-traumatic rehabilitation, interventional studies focused on a safe child environment and attitude changes, and the socioeconomic impact of pediatric trauma.
背景/目的：回顾海湾合作委员会（GCC）国家发表的儿科创伤研究，以确定需要加强的研究领域。
对 1960 年至 2010 年期间 GCC 国家发表的儿科创伤文章进行 MEDLINE 检索。分析、分类和总结文章的内容。
共发现并检索到 53 篇文章，其中 18 篇（34%）发表在过去 5 年，42 篇（79.2%）为原始文章。第一作者来自大学的有 29 篇（54.7%），社区医院的有 13 篇（24.5%），军事医院的有 10 篇（18.9%）。所有文章均为观察性研究，包括 18 篇（34%）病例对照研究、18 篇（34%）病例报告/病例系列研究、8 篇（15.1%）前瞻性研究和 7 篇（13.2%）横断面研究。期刊的中位数（范围）影响因子为 1.3（0.5-3.72）。未发现荟萃分析研究。
需要制定战略计划来支持 GCC 国家的儿科创伤研究，以满足未满足的需求。存在缺陷的领域包括院前急救、创伤后心理影响和创伤后康复、以安全儿童环境和态度改变为重点的干预性研究，以及儿科创伤的社会经济影响。
