Levels of evidence in plastic surgery-bibliometric trends and comparison with five other surgical specialties
Levels of evidence in plastic surgery-bibliometric trends and comparison with five other surgical specialties
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DOI：
10.1007/s00238-016-1219-1
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发表时间：
2016-10-01
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0.5
通讯作者：
McCulloch, Peter
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作者：
Agha, Riaz A.;Devesa, Mariana;McCulloch, Peter
根据证据等级（LOE）对研究进行分类是一项重要的循证医学倡议。我们的目的是评估LOE在整形外科从2003年到2013年的变化，并与其他5个surgical specialties.Methods进行比较，搜索2003年和2013年在前三名的普通整形外科期刊（按影响因子排名）上发表的所有研究文章。结果整形外科的平均LOE从2003年的3.86（95%置信区间3.81-3.91）提高到2013年的3.70（95%置信区间3.64-3.74），提高了4.1%。所有6个外科专科均改善了其平均LOE（范围为3.7%至10.9%）。通过平均LOE，整形外科手术继续排名第五的six.Conclusions整形外科手术正以缓慢的步伐走向更高层次的证据。该专业必须继续推动更高水平的证据。
Background Categorising research by level of evidence (LOE) is an important evidence-based medicine initiative. Our objective was to assess the change in LOEs in plastic surgery from 2003 to 2013 and compared this with five other surgical specialties.Methods A search for all research articles published in the top three general plastic surgery journals (ranked by impact factor) was conducted for 2003 and 2013. Articles were then labelled as LOE 1-5 and compared to other specialties.Results Mean LOE for plastic surgery improved by 4.1 % from 3.86 (95 % confidence interval 3.81-3.91) to 3.70 (95 % confidence interval 3.64-3.74) from 2003 to 2013 respectively. All six surgical specialties improved their mean LOE (range 3.7 to 10.9 %). By mean LOE, plastic surgery continues to rank five out of six.Conclusions Plastic surgery is tending towards higher levels of evidence at a slow pace. The specialty must continue to drive towards higher levels of evidence.