Gagnon RE, Macnab AJ, Blackstock D "An inventory of Canadian anesthesiology. Human research from 1995 through 1999" CAN J OF ANAESTH-JOURNAL CANADIEN D ANESTHESIE 48 (5): 452-458 MAy 2001

[Eugene Garfield]

R.E. Gagnon: regagnon at interchange.ubc.ca


TITLE An inventory of Canadian anesthesiology. Human research from 1995
        through 1999
AUTHOR Gagnon RE, Macnab AJ, Blackstock D
JOURNAL CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA-JOURNAL CANADIEN D ANESTHESIE
                                     48 (5): 452-458 MAY 2001

Document type: Article    language: English    Cited References: 7    Times
Cited: 0


Abstract:
Purpose: The year 2000 provides a symbolic opportunity to assess the past
initiatives in anesthesia research. As in many other fields, medical
research has benefited from utilizing computerized data bases to facilitate
enumerating areas of interest. We have created a baseline survey of past
research in the fields of anesthesia,anesthetics, analgesia. and analgesics
to highlight Canadian studies.

Methods: The survey was undertaken using the Medical Literature Analysis and
Retrieval System (MEDLARS) medical literature archive for the years 1995
through 1999. The principal categories and subcategories of MEDLARS'
anesthesia classifications were counted for 70 countries contributing to the
archive.

Results: Canadian contributions ranged from 141 (1992) to 185 (1999) and
represented annually 3% of the world total in the anesthesia categories. The
greatest number of studies (30-38%) were about adults aged 19 to 44 yr, and
there were between 4% and 14% more studies of females than males.
"Pharmacology" and "therapeutic use" were the most frequent topics.
lidocaine, fentanyl, and propofol were the most studied anesthetics, and
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, opium,morphine, and fentanyl were the most
studied analgesics. Among the types of studies, those classified as "quality
of health care" occurred most frequently (16%).
Canadian trends closely follow world trends.

Conclusion: The collected counts provide a comprehensive overview of
research trends for the past five years.

KeyWords Plus:
IMPACT, JOURNALS, BIAS

Addresses:
Macnab AJ, Childrens & Womens Hlth Ctr, Dept Paediat, Crit Care Res Off,
Room L317,Mail Box 80,4480 Oak St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4, Canada
Childrens & Womens Hlth Ctr, Dept Paediat, Crit Care Res Off, Vancouver, BC
V6H 3V4, Canada
Childrens & Womens Hlth Ctr, Dept Anaesthesia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4, Canada

Publisher:
CANADIAN ANESTHESIOLOGISTS SOC, TORONTO

IDS Number:
436BZ

ISSN:
0832-610X

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