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ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2024

Impact of the ventral hernia working group's publication: a bibliometric analysis.

Sara M Maskal, Sergio Mazzola Poli de Figueiredo, Matthew Weaver, Mary Schleicher, Chao Tu, Ryan C Ellis, Kimberly Woo, Aldo Fafaj, Daphne Remulla, Benjamin T Miller and 4 more

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Article in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Sara M MaskalDepartment of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 2049 E 100th St, Desk A-100, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA. Maskals2@ccf.org.
Sergio Mazzola Poli de FigueiredoDepartment of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 2049 E 100th St, Desk A-100, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
Matthew WeaverFloyd D. Loop Alumni Library, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Mary SchleicherFloyd D. Loop Alumni Library, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Chao TuDepartment of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 2049 E 100th St, Desk A-100, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
Ryan C EllisDepartment of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 2049 E 100th St, Desk A-100, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
Kimberly WooDepartment of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 2049 E 100th St, Desk A-100, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
Aldo FafajDepartment of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 2049 E 100th St, Desk A-100, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
Daphne RemullaDepartment of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 2049 E 100th St, Desk A-100, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
Benjamin T MillerDepartment of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 2049 E 100th St, Desk A-100, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
Clayton C PetroDepartment of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 2049 E 100th St, Desk A-100, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
Lucas R A BeffaDepartment of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 2049 E 100th St, Desk A-100, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
Ajita S PrabhuDepartment of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 2049 E 100th St, Desk A-100, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
Michael J RosenDepartment of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 2049 E 100th St, Desk A-100, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe Ventral Hernia Working Group (VHWG) proposed a ventral hernia grading guideline, primarily supported by expert opinion, recommending biologic mesh placement in high-risk patients. We investigated the relationship between this industry-sponsored guideline and discourse around ventral hernia repair (VHR).

methodsMedline platform from Web of Science's database identified publications "pre-VHWG"(1999-01-01 to 2009-12-31), and "post-VHWG"(2010-01-01 to 2020-12-31) describing VHR and complications or recurrence of VHR with the following comorbidities: COPD, smoking, diabetes, immunosuppression, or obesity. Poisson regression analyzed keyword frequency over time using logarithmically transformed data.

resultsOf 1291 VHR publications identified pre-VHWG and 3041 publications identified post-VHWG, 172 (13.3%) and 642 (21.1%) publications respectively included prespecified keywords. The keyword groups "biologic"(IRR 3.39,95%CI1.34-11.4,p = 0.022) and "comorbid"(IRR 1.95, 95%CI1.09-3.74,p = 0.033) significantly increased with frequency after publication of the VHWG.

conclusionThe VHWG publication likely contributed to a focus on comorbidities and biologic mesh in the ensuing literature within the field of VHR.

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BibliometricsHernia, VentralHerniorrhaphySurgical MeshHumansPractice Guidelines as TopicBibliometric analysisComorbidityHernia meshVentral hernia repairVentral hernia Working Group

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PMCPMC11450067

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