Ünal Aysun, Seren Intepeler Şeyda
From the Nursing Management Department, Akdeniz University Kumluca Faculty of Health Sciences, Antalya.
Faculty of Nursing, Dokuz Eylul University, İzmir, Turkey.
J Patient Saf. 2022 Oct 1;18(7):e1102-e1108. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000001025. Epub 2022 May 4.
Error reporting is vital for the prevention of medical errors. Despite the importance of error reporting, underreporting of medical errors is a common reality in many countries. Therefore, barriers to error reporting and reporting systems are a constantly evolving field of research. For this reason, studies on medical error reporting and reporting systems should be evaluated multidimensionally.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the global research on medical error reporting and reporting systems through bibliometric analysis to obtain a structured macroscopic overview of the features and developments.
A bibliometric analysis of 1464 publications from 1970 to 2021 was performed to map the literature of medical error reporting and assess the structure of the scientific community.
After 2000, the number of publications increased annually until a maximum of 2020 was reached. The International Journal for Quality in Health Care and the Journal of Patient Safety have been the most productive journals when it comes to publishing on the subject. Trend topics of keyword plus have changed over time. The United States (1399), England (580), and Australia (478) are the 3 nations with the highest number of publications. On the other hand, it is seen that the subject has yet to be discussed in a few developing or underdeveloped countries.
This bibliometric analysis shows that the number of publications and authors and cross-country cooperation are low regarding error reporting. The low number of publications and the lack of cooperation, especially in developing countries, reveal the importance of global cooperation.
错误报告对于预防医疗差错至关重要。尽管错误报告很重要，但在许多国家，医疗差错报告不足是一个普遍存在的现实。因此，错误报告的障碍和报告系统是一个不断发展的研究领域。出于这个原因，对医疗差错报告和报告系统的研究应进行多维度评估。
本研究的目的是通过文献计量分析评估全球关于医疗差错报告和报告系统的研究，以获得对其特征和发展的结构化宏观概述。
对1970年至2021年的1464篇出版物进行文献计量分析，以描绘医疗差错报告的文献并评估科学界的结构。
2000年后，出版物数量逐年增加，直至2020年达到最高值。在该主题的出版物方面，《国际医疗保健质量杂志》和《患者安全杂志》是产出最多的期刊。关键词加趋势主题随时间发生了变化。美国（1399篇）、英国（580篇）和澳大利亚（478篇）是出版物数量最多的三个国家。另一方面，可以看到一些发展中国家或不发达国家尚未讨论该主题。
这项文献计量分析表明，在错误报告方面，出版物数量、作者数量和跨国合作都很少。出版物数量少以及缺乏合作，尤其是在发展中国家，凸显了全球合作的重要性。
