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ReviewSAGE open medicine2020

Review of research output of Australian and New Zealand colorectal surgeons over the past 20 years.

Jessica Rahme, Adele Lee, Mat Matija Radojcic, Pith Beh Soh, Satish Warrier, Alexander Heriot, Nikolajs Zeps, Michael Smits, Philip Smart

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In one paragraph

Review in SAGE open medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jessica RahmeDepartment of Surgery, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8623-5673
Adele LeeDepartment of Surgery, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Mat Matija RadojcicDepartment of Surgery, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Pith Beh SohDepartment of Surgery, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Satish WarrierDivision of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Alexander HeriotDivision of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Nikolajs ZepsDivision of Research and Development, Epworth Healthcare, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Michael SmitsDepartment of Surgery, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Philip SmartDepartment of Surgery, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Austin Health · AUEpworth Hospital · AUPeter MacCallum Cancer Centre · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesHigh-quality research has a tangible impact on patient care and should inform all medical decision-makings. Appraising and benchmarking of research is necessary in evidence-based medicine and allocation of funding. The aim of this review is to demonstrate how evidence may be gathered by quantifying the amount and type of research by a group of surgeons over a 20-year period.

methodsMembers of the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand were identified in April 2020. A search of the Scopus database was conducted to quantify each surgeon's research output from 1999 to 2020. Authorship details such as the Hirsch index and number of papers published were recorded, as were publication-related details.

results226 colorectal surgeons were included for analysis, producing a total of 5053 publications. The most frequent colorectal topics were colorectal cancer (32%,

conclusionAustralasian colorectal surgeons made a significant contribution to the medical literature over the past 20 years and the number of publications is increasing over time. A greater output of higher-level evidence research is needed. This information may be used to better allocate researcher funding and grants for future projects.

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benchmarkingColorectal surgeryevidence-based medicinepublicationsresearch

Identifiers

PMID33329894
PMCPMC7720299
OpenAlexW3109354373

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