Orthopaedic research in Australia: a bibliographic analysis of the publication rates in the top 15 journals

Hohmann, Erik; Glatt, Vaida; Tetsworth, Kevin

doi:10.1111/ans.13932

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“…Research output by Australian and New Zealand vascular surgeons has been steadily on the rise over the past 20 years. This is consistent with previously published studies in other medical specialties, both locally 6 , 20 and worldwide. 10 , 21 This bibliometric analysis highlights the quality of research output based on level of evidence, patterns in publication topics and the distribution of author productivity.…”

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“…2 , 3 There have been several high-evidence publications by Australasian vascular surgeons over the past two decades, such as the GALA 4 and COBEST 5 trials, which have had significant impact on clinical practice. There has been some limited data regarding the academic output of other medical cohorts in Australasia, 6–8 including orthopaedic surgery and general practice. 6–8 Internationally, there are also several studies investigating publication trends in plastic surgery, otolaryngology and cardiac surgery among other specialties.…”

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“…There has been some limited data regarding the academic output of other medical cohorts in Australasia, [6][7][8] including orthopaedic surgery and general practice. [6][7][8] Internationally, there are also several studies investigating publication trends in plastic surgery, otolaryngology and cardiac surgery among other specialties. [9][10][11] As of yet, no quantitative assessment of research output has been published in the area of vascular surgery.…”

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Review of 20 years of vascular surgery research in Australasia: Defining future directions

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Objectives: High-quality research is fundamental to the advancement of surgical practice. Currently, there is no quantitative assessment of the research output of vascular surgeons in Australia and New Zealand. By conducting this bibliometric analysis, we aim to provide an objective representation of the trends in vascular surgery and guide future research. Methods: A list of all current vascular surgeons in Australia and New Zealand was compiled from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons ‘Find a Surgeon’ website tool and correlated with the Australia and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery database. A Scopus search of each surgeon’s author profile over the last 20 years was conducted. Results: In total, 2120 articles were published by 208 Australasian vascular surgeons between 1998 and July 2018, with an overall increase in publications over time. Audits or case series were the most published type of study and only 8% of the publications were of high-level evidence. The most popular topics were thoracoabdominal aortic pathologies (24%), followed by peripheral arterial disease (15%). Chronological analysis illustrates an increasing volume of peripheral arterial disease research over time and there is a clear trend towards more endovascular and hybrid surgery publications. The top 10 (5%) highest publishing authors by h-index account for 41% of all publications and 49% of all citations and are also responsible for producing significantly more high-level evidence research. Conclusion: Australasian vascular surgeons have made a significant contribution to medical research. However, the majority of these articles are of low-level evidence. In this time, there has been an increasing number of publications on endovascular and hybrid surgery in keeping with the trend in clinical practice. These areas, as well as research regarding peripheral arterial disease, show potential for high-evidence research in the future.

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Review of 20 years of vascular surgery research in Australasia: Defining future directions

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“…Finally, a decade ago, Rogers issued a ‘call to arms’ for surgeons to move towards research on “ patient- and society-oriented and risk-adjusted outcomes, including cost-effectiveness, quality of life, and functional outcomes ” [ 24 ]. However, Hohman et al [ 25 ] recently found that Australian-trained surgeons or surgical trainees accounted for only a minority of publications originating from Australia in the 15 highest-ranking orthopaedic journals.…”

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The impact of orthopaedic research evidence on health financing in Australia

Hua

Myers

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2018

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BackgroundIn Australia, approval by the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) is an important step in the implementation of new health technologies. The MSAC considers health technology assessments (HTA) when submitting a recommendation to the Minister of Health on a new technology’s suitability for public funding. Despite being such a critical tool in formulating policy, there has been little scrutiny on the impact of limited evidence on the performance of a national HTA agency’s mandate. We aim to determine the proportion of HTAs of orthopaedic technologies prepared for the MSAC that were supported by higher levels of evidence for effectiveness, and whether this affected the MSAC’s ability to conclude on efficacy. We also investigated whether the availability of higher level evidence affected the performance of cost-effectiveness analyses.MethodsWe performed a cohort study of all HTAs prepared for the MSAC from 1998 to 2017 with regards to new technologies in orthopaedic surgery.ResultsWe identified seven HTAs encompassing nine orthopaedic technologies for inclusion. Higher levels of evidence were available for assessing the technology’s effectiveness in six out of the nine technologies. The results did not show a statistically significant relationship between the availability of higher level evidence and MSAC’s ability to make a clear conclusion on the assessment of effectiveness (P = 0.5). The proportion of HTAs where a cost-effectiveness analysis was performed was significantly higher (P < 0.05) when higher levels of evidence were available for the assessment of effectiveness.ConclusionsThe results indicate that there is a paucity of high quality evidence in the formulation of health policy with regards to the implementation of new orthopaedic technologies in the public healthcare system. This represents an opportunity for strong leadership from surgeons to help develop the tools needed for effective clinical decision-making.

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“…9,10 A recent study has assessed the research produced by orthopaedic surgeons in Australia. 11 To date, no studies have investigated the quantity or impact of research by plastic surgeons in Australia or New Zealand. The introduction of the Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery serves as an opportunity to celebrate the ongoing contribution of local surgeons to the plastic surgical literature.…”

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Plastic and reconstructive surgical research in Australia and New Zealand: A bibliometric analysis

Perotti

Holwill

Sreedharan

et al. 2018

Australas J Plast Surg

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Background: Bibliometrics is the analysis of research produced by individuals and institutions. While previous analyses have assessed sub-specialty fields, as well as contributions of individual countries to the plastic surgical literature, no bibliometric analyses to date have measured the contribution of plastic surgeons from Australia and New Zealand.Methods: Plastic surgery journals with the 15 highest impact factors were identified. Total publications in a ten-year period from October 2007 to September 2017 by Australian and New Zealand Plastic Surgeons were recorded, as were h-indices for all surgeons.Results: 588 articles were published by 498 surgeons, with the largest numbers in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (142), Burns (133), and the Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (112). Mean h-index for Associate Professors was 9.29, and for Professors was 17.17.Conclusion: Australian and New Zealand plastic surgeons continue to be actively involved in world-class research and innovation. The volume and quantity of research produced supports the development of an Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery.

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Orthopaedic research in Australia: a bibliographic analysis of the publication rates in the top 15 journals

Cited by 8 publications

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Review of 20 years of vascular surgery research in Australasia: Defining future directions

Review of 20 years of vascular surgery research in Australasia: Defining future directions

The impact of orthopaedic research evidence on health financing in Australia

Plastic and reconstructive surgical research in Australia and New Zealand: A bibliometric analysis

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