Analysis of publications related to Triage in the Web of Science database

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study is to make a bibliometric analysis of the publications made about the increasing triage in recent years. Materials and methods: The review of the articles to be included in this study was conducted on June 8, 2021 using the database of Web of Science Core Collection. Triage was written in the subject section and a search was made in the form. “Web of Science Categories: (All); Document Types: (All); Languages: (English); Timespan: (All); Indexes: (All)”. During the search, no restrictions were entered regarding the dates of the publications. The data were transferred to VOS viewer software and analyzed systematically. Results: A total of 22653 publications were descripted between 1980 and 2021. It was found that the most publications were made in the field of emergency medicine (EM) (n=3798; 16,76%). It has been observed that the most publications have been made from the United States. (n=10049; 44,36%). When Turkey's place in all fields and EM is examined; it was seen that it was in the 26th rank (n=225; 0,99%) in the all fields, and 18th in the EM field (n=50; 1,32%). Conclusion: Studies and publications on triage have been conducted most often in the field of emergency medicine. However, Turkey's place in the current literature is far behind compared to the risks it poses. It is recommended to increase the work on this area in our country.

Keywords

• Triage
• Web of Science Core Collection
• emergency medicine
• Turkey

Web of Science veri tabanında Triyaj ile ilgili yayınların analizi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı son yıllarda artan triaj ile ilgili yapılan yayınların bibliometrik analizini yapmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışmaya dahil edilecek makalelerin incelenmesi, Web of Science Core Collection veritabanı kullanılarak 8 Haziran 2021 tarihinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Basic search alanından Topic bölümün “triage” terimi yazılarak; “Web Of Science Categories: (All); Document Types: (All); Languages: (English); Timespan: (All); Indexes: (All)” şeklinde arama yapılmıştır. Arama sonuçlarından elde edilen data VOS viewer yazılımına aktarılmış ve sistematik olarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular: 1980-2021 yılları arasında toplam 22653 yayın tanımlanmıştır. Yayınların en çok Acil tıp alanında yapıldığı (n=3798; 16,76%); çoğunluğunun 2020 yılına ait olduğu (n=2880; 12,71%); En çok Amerika Birleşik Devletlerinden (USA) yayın yapıldığı görülmüştür (n=10049; 44,36%). Türkiye’nin tüm alanlar ve acil tıp alanındaki yeri incelendiğinde; genel toplamda 26. sırada (n=225; 0,99%) acil tıp alanında ise 18. sırada (n=50; 1,32%) olduğu görülmüştür. Sonuç: Triaj ile ilgili çalışma/yayınlar en çok acil tıp alanında yapılmıştır. Ancak Türkiye’nin mevcut literatürdeki yeri barındırdığı risklere nazaran oldukça geridedir. Ülkemizde bu alan yönelik çalışmaların arttırılması önerilir.

Keywords

• Triyaj
• Web of Science veritbanı
• Acil tıp
• Türkiye

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