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ArticleIrish journal of medical science2015

Analysis of subsequent publication and impact of abstracts presented at the Sir Peter Freyer Surgical Symposium: Focus on the Plenary Session.

D J O' Connor, A J Lowery, D Kearney, O J McAnena, K J Sweeney, M J Kerin

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Article in Irish journal of medical science, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Full publication of results initially presented in abstracts.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

D J O' ConnorDepartment of Surgery, National University of Ireland Galway and Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland, domhnalloconnor@gmail.com.
A J Lowery
D Kearney
O J McAnena
K J Sweeney
M J Kerin

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe quality of abstracts presented at a conference reflects the academic activity and research productivity of the surgical/scientific association concerned. The abstract to publication rate (44.5 % internationally), is an important indicator of the quality of presented research.

aimTo evaluate the publication rate and impact of abstracts presented at the plenary session of the Sir Peter Freyer Surgical Symposium over a 25-year period (1989-2014), and identify factors influencing publication.

methodsPlenary abstracts were identified from abstract books of the Symposium from 1989-2014. The authors, institution, subspecialty and research subject were recorded. A Medline search with name of the first and last author, key words and content of all abstracts was conducted to identify related publications. The impact factor (IF) of the journal and the time to publication was recorded.

results298 presented abstracts resulted in 168 publications (publication rate: 56 %). Basic Science research accounted for 80 % (n = 237) of the total number of presentations with the remaining 20 % (n = 61) being categorised as clinical research. Overall, cancer research accounted for 48 % of presented work. The average time to publication was 2 ± 7 years, while 11 % of all published studies achieved publication in the year of the symposium. The median impact factor for published research was 3.558 (IF range 0-39).

conclusionThese results indicate that the quality of papers presented at the Sir Peter Freyer Surgical Symposium compares favourably with international equivalents, making this meeting an important forum for Irish Academic Surgery.

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Abstracting and IndexingCongresses as TopicGeneral SurgeryJournal Impact FactorSocieties, MedicalBibliometricsBiomedical ResearchHumansPublishing

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