Rahme Jessica, Lee Adele, Radojcic Mat Matija, Beh Soh Pith, Warrier Satish, Heriot Alexander, Zeps Nikolajs, Smits Michael, Smart Philip
Department of Surgery, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
SAGE Open Med. 2020 Dec 3;8:2050312120977116. doi: 10.1177/2050312120977116. eCollection 2020.
High-quality research has a tangible impact on patient care and should inform all medical decision-makings. Appraising and benchmarking of research is necessary in evidence-based medicine and allocation of funding. The aim of this review is to demonstrate how evidence may be gathered by quantifying the amount and type of research by a group of surgeons over a 20-year period.
Members of the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand were identified in April 2020. A search of the Scopus database was conducted to quantify each surgeon's research output from 1999 to 2020. Authorship details such as the Hirsch index and number of papers published were recorded, as were publication-related details.
226 colorectal surgeons were included for analysis, producing a total of 5053 publications. The most frequent colorectal topics were colorectal cancer (32%, = 1617 of all publications), followed by pelvic floor disorders (4.3%, = 217) and inflammatory bowel disease (3.5%, = 177). 56% ( = 2830) of all publications were case series audits (21%, = 1061), expert opinion pieces (20%, = 1011) and cohort studies (15%, = 758). 7% ( = 354) were randomised control or non-randomised control trials, 3% ( = 152) were systematic reviews and 1% ( = 50) were meta-analyses. The top 10% ( = 23) of authors accounted for more than half (54%, = 2729) of manuscripts published.
Australasian colorectal surgeons made a significant contribution to the medical literature over the past 20 years and the number of publications is increasing over time. A greater output of higher-level evidence research is needed. This information may be used to better allocate researcher funding and grants for future projects.
高质量研究对患者护理有切实影响，应为所有医疗决策提供依据。在循证医学和资金分配中，对研究进行评估和基准比较很有必要。本综述的目的是通过量化一组外科医生在20年期间的研究数量和类型，展示如何收集证据。
2020年4月确定了澳大利亚和新西兰结直肠外科学会的成员。对Scopus数据库进行检索，以量化每位外科医生在1999年至2020年期间的研究产出。记录了诸如赫希指数和发表论文数量等作者信息，以及与发表相关的详细信息。
纳入226名结直肠外科医生进行分析，共发表5053篇论文出版物。最常见的结直肠主题是结直肠癌（占所有出版物的32%，即1617篇），其次是盆底疾病（4.3%，即217篇）和炎症性肠病（3.5%，即177篇）。所有出版物的56%（即2830篇）是病例系列审计（21%，即1061篇）、专家意见文章（20%，即1011篇）和队列研究（15%，即758篇）。7%（即三百五十四篇）是随机对照或非随机对照试验，3%（即一百五十二篇）是系统评价，1%（即五十篇）是荟萃分析。排名前10%（即23位）的作者发表的稿件占发表稿件总数的一半以上（54%，即2729篇）。
在过去20年中，澳大拉西亚地区的结直肠外科医生对医学文献做出了重大贡献，且出版物数量随时间不断增加。需要产出更多更高水平的循证研究。这些信息可用于更好地为未来项目分配研究人员资金和资助。
