Abstract
BackgroundThe study aims to examine whether the end of specialty in trauma surgery in 2003 influenced the scientific productivity of the area in Brazil.MethodsWe identified and classified the manuscripts and their authors, from databases such as PubMed, Scielo and Plataforma Lattes and sites like Google, in addition to the list of members of SBAIT, the sole society in Brazil to congregate surgeons involved in trauma care in the country. We applied statistical tests to compare the periods of 1997-2003 and 2004-2010. We also analyzed the following variables: impact factor of journals in which manuscripts were published, journals, regional origin of authors, time since graduation, and conducting post-doctorate abroad.ResultsWe observed a significant increase in publication rates of the analyzed groups over the years. There was a predominance of quantitative studies from the Southeast (especially the state of São Paulo). More time elapsed after graduation and the realization of postdoctoral studies abroad influenced the individual scientific productivity.ConclusionThe number of articles published by authors from the area of trauma has been growing over the past 14 years in Brazil. The end of the specialty in trauma surgery in the country did not influence the scientific productivity in the area.
Highlights
The study aims to examine whether the end of specialty in trauma surgery in 2003 influenced the scientific productivity of the area in Brazil
The objective of this study is to evaluate the scientific productivity in trauma, comparing the number of publications before and after the residency training in trauma was terminated in 2003 in Brazil
We found a significant correlation between the year of publication and the overall number of publications (r = 0.89890, p = 0.001), the number of publications in trauma (r = 0, 65560, p =0.0109) as well as the number of papers in trauma published in journals with any impact factor (r = 0.60824, p =0.0210)
Summary
The study aims to examine whether the end of specialty in trauma surgery in 2003 influenced the scientific productivity of the area in Brazil. Along with the recent economic and scientific growth of the country, the number of injuries has grown to Despite the overall growth in trauma, in 2003 the residency training in trauma surgery during a two years program was abolished in Brazil. This change in our opinion, lead to a reduction in the number of trained professionals and academic exposure to this surgical specialty that could reduce the impetus of doing more research on the treatment of trauma disease. The objective of this study is to evaluate the scientific productivity in trauma, comparing the number of publications before and after the residency training in trauma was terminated in 2003 in Brazil
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