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Patient Safety in Surgery
H-index 13

Patient Safety in Surgery

1754-9493

Published by: Springer

https://pssjournal.biomedcentral.com/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 1925 21 32 13

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 25
Documents by Best Scientists*: 36
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 39
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.891
Impact Factor: 3.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Patient Safety in Surgery?

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Surgery, Patient safety, Complication, Retrospective cohort study and Orthopedic surgery. The featured Surgery research zeroes in on concepts in Perioperative but also tackles themes under In patient. Some problems in Patient safety that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Quality (business), Quality management, Nursing and Intensive care medicine.

Patient Safety in Surgery dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Incidence (epidemiology) and Adverse effect.

  • Surgery (97.36%)
  • Patient safety (20.73%)
  • Complication (10.57%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Complications in colorectal surgery : risk factors and preventive strategies (191 citations)
  • How to risk-stratify elective surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic? (148 citations)
  • Missed injuries in trauma patients: A literature review (124 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Patient Safety in Surgery:

The journal articles mainly tackle studies in Surgery, Patient safety, MEDLINE, Perioperative and Orthopedic surgery. The published articles in Complication fall within the purview of Surgery but it also intertwines with topics in In patient. While MEDLINE is the focus of the journal papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Treatment options and Health care.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Surgery
  • Internal medicine
  • Radiology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Patient Safety in Surgery mostly deals with topics like Surgery, Patient safety, Pandemic, Medical emergency and Retrospective cohort study. In addition to Surgery, Patient Safety in Surgery tackled discussions on Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). While Patient safety is the focus of Patient Safety in Surgery, it also provided insights into the studies of Intervention (counseling), Nursing, Teamwork and Elective surgery.

In the journal, Hospitalized patients and Attrition are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Medical emergency research. The journal explores topics in Retrospective cohort study which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Stoma closure, Quality of life, Rectal resection and Diverting ileostomy. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Cohort, it also covered topics in Perioperative, Cohort study and Arthroplasty.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Review the safety of Covid-19 mRNA vaccines: a review (10 citations)
  • The safety of Covid-19 mRNA vaccines: a review (vol 15, 20, 2021) (5 citations)
  • Endoscopic retrieval of an accidentally ingested bur during a dental procedure: a case report (3 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Patient Safety in Surgery (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Philip F. Stahel (33 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hans-Christoph Pape (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Wade R. Smith (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Erik A. Hasenboehler (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Pierre-Alain Clavien (11 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Patient Safety in Surgery (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Colorado Denver (52 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Zurich (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Denver Health Medical Center (18 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Charité (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Federal University of São Paulo (10 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 11.43% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.58% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.90% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 3.23% of all publications and 61.29% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Impact on Health Care Practice and Policy

This journal's findings and research have far-reaching implications for health care practice and policy. It provides invaluable information for professionals in surgery to improve patient safety, reduce surgical complications and inform retrospective cohort designs in orthopedic surgery. Furthermore, its insights on nursing, intensive care medicine, and quality management can greatly enhance healthcare delivery systems. The need for improvement in these areas is evident, for example, in nurse practitioner programs, and the state of Utah has taken this into account, putting forth diverse {anchor}np programs in Utah, focused on patient safety and quality care.

Moreover, it's researches on pandemic preparedness and response, particularly in the context of COVID-19, serves to inform health authorities and policymakers. They contribute valuable data for shaping effective strategies against novel disease outbreaks, and is beneficial for emergency medicine and critical care policy decisions.

Overall, the research topics, cited papers and most recent editions of 'Patient Safety in Surgery' carry potential to enact changes in healthcare settings, policies and nursing education programs, which could ultimately improve patient outcomes and public health.

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