Goneidy Ayman, Macdonald Alexander, Davenport Mark
Deptartment of Paediatric Surgery, Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, UK.
Deptartment of Paediatric Surgery, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Rd, London, SW10 9NH, UK.
J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Mar;60(3):161986. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.161986. Epub 2024 Oct 5.
The British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (BAPS) annual congress is an opportunity to present clinical and scientific data that may influence future practice. The presentation of the Abstract is but the first step towards definitive publication in the medical literature. Our aim was to review what the success rate has been from previous congresses.
Abstracts were reviewed for the 11-year-period 2009 to 2019. A MEDLINE search using keywords from title and authors' names was used to identify subsequent publication. Comparison with a previous dataset [1] (1999-2008) was also carried out. Linear data were compared for trend using Mann-Whitney-U. P ≤ 0.05 was accepted as significant. Data were expressed as median (interquartile range).
1061 abstracts were presented orally with 555 (52.3%) subsequently published. The number per year was 90 (81-106) compared to 81 (74-79) in 1999-2008 (P = 0.25), although with a higher number actually published thereafter [45 (32-54)% vs. 30 (27-35)%; P = 0.0003)]. Publication occurred in a wide range of journals (n = 99), with most being in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery (n = 251), albeit with a smaller proportion (49% vs. 69% formerly, P < 0.05). Overall, UK institutions contributed 52.6% (n = 558) of abstracts with 240 (43%) of them subsequently published at 19 (17-29)/year. The proportion of UK presentations had increased from 43% formerly (P = 0.016). Most UK presentations originated from institutions within London [41% vs. 45% formerly, P = 0.04]. There was a wide range of abstracts from institutions from outside of the UK (n = 49) with 38 (26-51) abstracts accepted each year and of these 62.4% were subsequently published at 20 (15-36)/year.
There has been an increase in abstracts accepted for presentation over the period, together with a higher proportion actually reaching publication. A strong international contribution was noted which has also been maintained. London remains the primary source of abstracts and publications from within the UK, although there was a higher proportion from other UK centres noted over this period. Reference [1] Macdonald AL, Parsons C, Davenport M. Outcome of abstracts presented at the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons congresses (1999-2008). J Pediatr Surg. 2012; 47: 386-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.09.043.
英国小儿外科医生协会（BAPS）年度大会是展示可能影响未来临床实践的临床和科学数据的契机。摘要的展示只是迈向在医学文献中正式发表的第一步。我们的目的是回顾以往大会的成功率。
对2009年至2019年这11年期间的摘要进行回顾。使用来自标题和作者姓名的关键词在MEDLINE中进行检索，以确定后续发表情况。还与之前的数据集[1]（1999 - 2008年）进行了比较。使用曼-惠特尼U检验对线性数据进行趋势比较。P≤0.05被认为具有统计学意义。数据以中位数（四分位间距）表示。
1061篇摘要进行了口头展示，其中555篇（52.3%）随后发表。每年展示的摘要数量为90篇（81 - 106），而1999 - 2008年为81篇（74 - 79）（P = 0.25），不过之后实际发表的数量更多[45（32 - 54）%对30（27 - 35）%；P = 0.0003]。发表的期刊范围广泛（n = 99），其中大部分发表在《小儿外科杂志》（n = 251），尽管所占比例较之前有所下降（49%对之前的69%，P < 0.05）。总体而言，英国机构提交了52.6%（n = 558）的摘要，其中240篇（43%）随后发表，每年发表19篇（17 - 29）。英国展示的摘要比例从之前的43%有所增加（P = 0.016）。大多数英国的展示来自伦敦的机构[41%对之前的45%，P = 0.04]。来自英国以外机构的摘要范围广泛（n = 49），每年有接受38篇（26 - 51），其中62.4%随后发表，每年发表20篇（15 - 36）。
在此期间，被接受展示的摘要数量有所增加，实际发表的比例也更高。注意到有强大的国际贡献且得以保持。伦敦仍然是英国摘要和发表的主要来源，尽管在此期间其他英国中心的比例有所增加。参考文献[1] Macdonald AL, Parsons C, Davenport M. 英国小儿外科医生协会大会（1999 - 2008年）展示摘要的结果。《小儿外科杂志》。2012；47：386 - 90。doi：10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.09.043。
