Abstract
Background: We wanted to asses and characterize the volume of Otolaryngology publications on clinical research, published in major journals.Methods and Material: To assess volume and study type of clinical research in Otolaryngology we performed a literature search in high impact factor journals. We included 10 high impact factor Otolaryngology journals and 20 high impact factor medical journals outside this field (2011). We extracted original publications and systematic reviews from 2010. Publications were classified according to their research question, that is therapy, diagnosis, prognosis or etiology.Results: From Otolaryngology journals (impact factor 1.8 to 2.8) we identified 694 (46%) publications on original observations and 27 (2%) systematic reviews. From selected medical journals (impact factor 6.0 to 101.8) 122 (2%) publications related to Otolaryngology, 102 (83%) were on original observations and 2 (0.04%) systematic reviews. The most common category was therapy (40%).Conclusion: Half of publications in Otolaryngology concerns clinical research, which is higher than other specialties. In medical journals outside the field of Otolaryngology, a small proportion (2%) of publications is related to Otolaryngology. Striking is that systematic reviews, which are considered high level evidence, make up for only 2% of publications. We must ensure an increase of clinical research for optimizing medical practice.
Highlights
Clinicians strive to provide evidence-based patient care [1]
The 10 selected Otolaryngology journals can be found in Table 3
From 1,500 articles in Otolaryngology journals, we identified 694 (46%) original publications on clinical research and 27 (2%) systematic reviews (Figure 2)
Summary
Clinicians strive to provide evidence-based patient care [1]. According to the principles of evidencebased medicine (EBM), they should evaluate all available research for the best evidence and combine this with their experience and patients’ preferences [1, 2]. Clinicians are in need of publications reporting on health outcomes in patients, that provide answers to clinical research questions. These studies are addressed to as clinical research and have a direct possibility to influence clinical practice [1, 2]. Other research types, such as biological experiments. Content pertains directly to the prediction of the clinical course or the natural history of a disease or condition with the disease or condition existing at the beginning of the study. We wanted to asses and characterize the volume of Otolaryngology publications on clinical research, published in major journals
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