Department of Neurosurgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, United States.
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States.
J Clin Neurosci. 2020 Sep;79:183-190. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.07.061. Epub 2020 Aug 7.
In 2015, key global and neurosurgical organizations increased collaboration to improve neurosurgical care access, delivery, and outcomes, particularly in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs); sparking what has been termed the global neurosurgery movement. The authors sought to assess trends in usage of the term 'global neurosurgery' in academic literature with particular focus on author affiliations, world regions most frequently discussed, and topics of research performed. A PubMed search for articles indexed as 'global neurosurgery' was completed yielding 277 articles which met inclusion criteria. It was found that over time, use of the term 'global neurosurgery' has increased, with increasing growth notable starting in the year 2008 and continuing into October 2019. Statistical comparisons showed authors with affiliated global neurosurgery centers were more likely to publish studies related to the continent of Africa (47.4% vs 15.9%, p < 0.001), and less likely to focus on countries in Asia (2.6% vs 20.9%, p = 0.023). Use of the term 'global neurosurgery' in the article abstract/title/keywords was associated with focus on LMICs (18.6% vs. 5.1%, p = 0.006). Use of the term 'global neurosurgery' was associated with workforce and capacity as research topics (41.9% vs 22.6%, p = 0.036). While fairly new, the global neurosurgery movement has seen a rapid increase in publications utilizing the term 'global neurosurgery.' Articles frequently have focused on collaborative, targeted workforce capacity building in LMICs. We encourage the development of more global neurosurgery academic centers, especially in non-USA countries, to continue this momentum.
2015 年，全球主要的神经外科组织和神经外科学会加强合作，以改善神经外科的医疗服务可及性、提供方式和结果，尤其是在中低收入国家（LMICs）；由此引发了所谓的全球神经外科学运动。作者旨在评估学术文献中使用“全球神经外科学”一词的趋势，特别关注作者的隶属关系、讨论最多的世界区域以及开展的研究主题。通过在 PubMed 上搜索标为“全球神经外科学”的文章，完成了 277 篇符合纳入标准的文章。结果发现，随着时间的推移，“全球神经外科学”一词的使用呈上升趋势，自 2008 年以来增长显著，并持续到 2019 年 10 月。统计比较显示，隶属于全球神经外科学中心的作者更有可能发表与非洲大陆相关的研究（47.4% 对 15.9%，p<0.001），而不太可能关注亚洲国家（2.6% 对 20.9%，p=0.023）。文章摘要/标题/关键词中使用“全球神经外科学”一词与关注中低收入国家有关（18.6% 对 5.1%，p=0.006）。使用“全球神经外科学”一词与劳动力和能力作为研究主题有关（41.9% 对 22.6%，p=0.036）。虽然全球神经外科学运动是一个相对较新的运动，但利用“全球神经外科学”一词的出版物数量迅速增加。文章经常侧重于中低收入国家的合作性、有针对性的劳动力能力建设。我们鼓励建立更多的全球神经外科学术中心，特别是在非美国国家，以保持这一势头。
