Trend of Academic Productivity in Plastic Surgery and the Impact of COVID-19: A Bibliometric Analysis

Che, Kexin; Wang, Keke; Yuan, Yu-Jing; Zhang, Zhen; Li, Fengyong; Li, Qiang

doi:10.1097/scs.0000000000009021

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“…This equates to an increase of 33.3% over the last 4 years [1]. Paradoxically, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased plastic surgery procedures around the world; although the frequency of scheduled plastic surgery has apparently decreased in many countries, some procedures have increased as patients have free time for their cosmetic plans [2][3][4][5]. The top five most popular surgical procedures remain liposuction, breast augmentation, eyelid surgery, rhinoplasty, and abdominoplasty [1].…”

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Postoperative Analgesia in Plastic Surgery Procedures

Arévalo-Villa,

Figueroa Morales,

de Jesús Jiménez-Contreras

et al. 2023

Topics in Postoperative Pain

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Advances in the knowledge of the secondary effects of acute postoperative pain have motivated anesthesiologists and surgeons to pay special attention to its prevention and correct management. Surgical procedures in plastic surgery are very varied and produce postoperative pain in direct relation to the site, type, and extent of surgery, with facial interventions being the least painful (with the exception of rhinoplasty) and the most painful being breast surgery, abdominoplasty, and extensive liposuctions due to the possibility of trauma to peripheral nerves and greater secondary inflammation. The combination of surgeries produces more intense post-surgical pain. There is insufficient data on the frequency and severity of pain after plastic surgery, be it reconstructive or cosmetic. Although opioids have been considered to be the cornerstone in the treatment of postsurgical pain, their use in plastic surgery patients must be carefully evaluated for various reasons that interfere with the results of this type of surgery. Similar to other surgical specialties, multimodal analgesia is now the most appropriate way to prevent and treat pain in these patients. This chapter is a comprehensive review of the management of acute postoperative pain in certain plastic surgery procedures, with emphasis on the multimodal approach.

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Postoperative Analgesia in Plastic Surgery Procedures

Arévalo-Villa,

Figueroa Morales,

de Jesús Jiménez-Contreras

et al. 2023

Topics in Postoperative Pain

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“…6 At present, the application of bibliometrics in plastic surgery remains in its infancy and is heavily dependent on the use of the h index as a benchmark metric for academic productivity. 4,[7][8][9] The h index, defined as the number of h publications that individually have at least h citations, 10 is simple and intuitive but has nonnegligible limitations. First, it disfavors junior researchers with relatively few publications and favors individuals with more publications.…”

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“…The subject of bibliometric analysis can be an individual or group of researchers (eg, a department/division) 6 . At present, the application of bibliometrics in plastic surgery remains in its infancy and is heavily dependent on the use of the h index as a benchmark metric for academic productivity 4,7–9 . The h index, defined as the number of h publications that individually have at least h citations, 10 is simple and intuitive but has nonnegligible limitations.…”

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Is the h-Index Enough? A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis of 871 Academic Plastic Surgeons and Their Departments/Divisions

Persad-Paisley,

Gopal,

Menville

et al. 2024

Ann Plast Surg

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Background In plastic surgery academia, research output is heavily used as a metric of accreditation, from assessing residency applicants to evaluating faculty for promotion. The h index, defined as an author's h papers with at least h citations, is commonly used as a measure of academic success. However, the index itself disfavors junior researchers, favors publication quantity, and discounts highly cited works. Given the importance of bibliometrics within plastic surgery, there is a paramount need to adopt additional metrics to measure research productivity. The authors sought to validate the use of time-independent bibliometrics to complement the h index in measuring citation impact. Methods The genders and academic titles of plastic surgeons affiliated with US plastic surgery programs were recorded. Author publications were retrieved from Scopus. Bibliometrics software was used to calculate the following metrics per surgeon: h index, e index, and g index. Time-adjusted versions of these indices were used to correct for the number of years since first publication. Medians and interquartile ranges (IQRs) are reported. Departmental ranks were determined using the cumulative sum of time-corrected indices and compared with Doximity departmental research rankings. P < 0.05 was deemed significant. Results Indices were calculated for 871 academic plastic surgeons in 85 departments/divisions. Men had statistically greater h index (median, 13.0 [IQR, 7.0–21.0] vs 6.0 [IQR, 3.0–13]; P < 0.001), e index (18.3 [IQR, 10.0–28.7] vs 11.1 [IQR, 5.5–18.4]; P < 0.001), and g index (23.0 [IQR, 11.0–39.0] vs 11.0 [IQR, 5.0–22.0]; P < 0.001) than women. Professors had the highest median time-uncorrected indices. After adjusting for the number of years since an author's first publication, there were no significant differences in m quotient (men: 0.66 [IQR, 0.40–0.98] vs women: 0.57 [IQR, 0.33–0.90]; P = 0.05) and ec index (men: 0.93 [IQR, 0.62–1.3] vs women: 0.87 [IQR, 0.50–1.3]; P = 0.08) between genders. Departmental chairs had significantly higher indices than other faculty after correcting for time. The calculated program rankings were low to moderately correlated with that of Doximity (correlation coefficient τ = 0.49 [95% confidence interval, 0.37–0.59; P < 0.001]). Conclusions Men and women have statistically similar citation patterns after correcting for the time. Citation differences between academic levels are less pronounced when controlling for time, suggesting comparable research quality between academic roles.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Surgical Training and Education

Islam

Singer

et al. 2023

Cancers

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The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted conventional medical education for surgical trainees with respect to clinical training, didactics, and research. While the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical trainees were variable, some common themes are identifiable. As hordes of COVID-19 patients entered hospitals, many surgical trainees stepped away from their curricula and were redeployed to other hospital units to care for COVID-19 patients. Moreover, the need for social distancing limited traditional educational activities. Regarding clinical training, some trainees demonstrated reduced case logs and decreased surgical confidence. For residents, fellows, and medical students alike, most didactic education transitioned to virtual platforms, leading to an increase in remote educational resources and an increased emphasis on surgical simulation. Resident research productivity initially declined, although the onset of virtual conferences provided new opportunities for trainees to present their work. Finally, the pandemic was associated with increased anxiety, depression, and substance use for some trainees. Ultimately, we are still growing our understanding of how the COVID-19 pandemic has redefined surgical training and how to best implement the lessons we have learned.

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Trend of Academic Productivity in Plastic Surgery and the Impact of COVID-19: A Bibliometric Analysis

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Postoperative Analgesia in Plastic Surgery Procedures

Postoperative Analgesia in Plastic Surgery Procedures

Is the h-Index Enough? A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis of 871 Academic Plastic Surgeons and Their Departments/Divisions

The Impact of COVID-19 on Surgical Training and Education

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