Gavazza J B, Foulkes G D, Meals R A
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
J Hand Surg Am. 1996 Sep;21(5):742-5. doi: 10.1016/S0363-5023(96)80185-7.
Publication of research results in peer-reviewed journals represents the consummation of the scientific method. In order to determine the rate of publication of oral presentations at the annual meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, every presentation (n = 397) from the 1990, 1991, and 1992 annual meetings was subjected to a Medline Plus computer search in January 1995. Meeting abstracts were grouped by program designation to scientific session, research session, and residents and fellows conference categories, and a Kaplan-Meier survivorship curve was formulated for each category. We determined an ultimate publication rate of 52% at 53 months. Subanalysis by year of presentation showed rates of 32%, 48%, and 51% for the respective years 1992, 1991, and 1990, with publication for most research occurring within 3 years of presentation. No statistically significant difference existed between the three categories, although a distinct trend toward higher ultimate publication rate (74%) was found for research abstracts. The ultimate publication rate for hand surgery presentations is comparable to that reported for other disciplines.
在同行评审期刊上发表研究成果是科学方法的最终体现。为了确定美国手外科协会年会上口头报告的发表率，1995年1月对1990年、1991年和1992年年会的每一份报告（n = 397）进行了医学在线升级版（Medline Plus）计算机检索。会议摘要按项目指定分为科学会议、研究会议以及住院医师和研究员会议类别，并为每个类别绘制了Kaplan-Meier生存曲线。我们确定在53个月时的最终发表率为52%。按报告年份进行的亚分析显示，1992年、1991年和1990年的发表率分别为32%、48%和51%，大多数研究在报告后的3年内发表。尽管研究摘要的最终发表率有明显的更高趋势（74%），但这三个类别之间没有统计学上的显著差异。手外科报告的最终发表率与其他学科报告的发表率相当。
