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A Bibliometric Analysis of Neurosurgical Practice Guidelines
Jacob R Lepard1, Beverly C Walters1
1Department of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
Neurosurgery
|July 3, 2019
Summary
Citation analysis offers a new way to measure the impact of neurosurgical clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). Trauma/critical care guidelines showed the highest citation impact, indicating broad dissemination.
Area of Science:
- Neurosurgery
- Bibliometrics
- Health Policy
Background:
- Neurosurgical guideline publication has increased significantly over the past two decades.
- Existing methods lack reliability for measuring the overall impact of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs).
Purpose of the Study:
- To employ citation analysis for evaluating the dispersion and impact of neurosurgical CPGs.
- To establish a framework for assessing guideline dissemination using bibliometric data.
Main Methods:
- A comprehensive list of neurosurgical CPGs was compiled from Scopus and the National Guideline Clearinghouse.
- Bibliometric indicators including h-index, R-index, and D-Index were calculated for each guideline and subspecialty.
- Data were categorized by neurosurgical subspecialties for comparative analysis.
Main Results:
- 372 neurosurgical CPGs were included in the bibliometric analysis.
- The overall h-index for neurosurgery was 56, with trauma/critical care (35) and spine/peripheral nerve (30) showing the highest subspecialty values.
- Cerebrovascular neurosurgery exhibited the highest dissemination index (D-Index) at 3.4.
Conclusions:
- Bibliometric analysis provides a robust method for evaluating the dissemination of neurosurgical guidelines.
- Citation metrics offer a novel approach to assessing guideline impact.
- Further research is needed on guideline implementation and clinical outcomes.
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