A Bibliometric Analysis of Thromboelastography in Veterinary Clinical Use

Abstract

The evaluation of coagulation with thromboelastography (TEG) were and are in high interest for the last two decades in veterinary medicine. The main cause is the ability to detect hypo-, normo- and hypercoagulative states in a single TEG analysis. In clinical veterinary medicine, the importance of coagulation in terms of course and outcome in many diseases had been realized through researches over time. TEG studies had gained importance as traditional coagulation tests were inadequate, especially in cases complicated with hypercoagulation. The bibliometric analysis determined topics, researchers and countries of studies in veterinary clinical use of TEG. According tı the Web of Science (WoS) database, a total of 371 documents in this research field were identified between 1998 and 2023 (September). In 2012, with 39 articles, the highest number of studies were published. The most relevant author was Kristensen A.T. with 39 articles. In the list of corresponding authors’ countries, the first country with 189 authors was determined as the USA. Trend topics and their distribution over time had shown that dogs were the most studied animal species in clinical TEG use. A high number of studies on the topic hypercoagulability and immune-mediated hemolytic anemia was detected, but in the last 3 years new topics like antithrombotics and rational use were involved. The bibliometric analysis carried out has shown the changes over time in this field and the currentness of the subject, which were all important aspects in planning new studies. The results of the present study could be used in planning future studies in the field of veterinary clinical use of TEG.