A review of 2319 domestic literatures on pulmonary embolism in recent 13 years
- VernacularTitle:国内近13年肺栓塞文献回顾分析
- Author:
Chunping LIU
;
Hangwei CHEN
;
Wei TIAN
;
Xuan ZHANG
;
Nian CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pulmonary embolism;
Information retrieval;
Data analysis,statistical
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2008;7(4):243-246
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To analyze current status of research on pulmonary embolism and changes of its knowledge in domestic academic literatures.Methods Totally,2319 domestic papers on pulmonary embolism were collected by computerized retrieval from CHKD system during the period of 1994 to 2006 with a key word of"pulmonary embolism",and were classified and summarized according to their type,contents,author's affiliation.Results Number of papers on pulmonary embolism increased quickly in recent 13 years,especially in the last five years,from 25 papers in 1994 to 430 in 2006.Most of the papers in the early stage were case reports,and the number and proportion of original articles increased obviously after 1997.Contents of the papers were mainly about clinical manifestation and examinations of pulmonary embolism,but papers on its auxiliary examinations,laboratory examinations,clinical nursing care,animal experiments,and so on were all increased.Authors of the papers were from varied departments of hospitals,mainly in the department of internal medicine,especially in the departments of cardiology and respiratory diseases,followed by the divisions of medical imaging,radiation and nuclear medicine.Papers were mainly submitted by authors from affiliated hospitals of medical schools and hospitals at city-level,and papers submitted by gross-roots hospitals such as county hospital and clinic also increased.Conclusion Significant success in diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism has been achieved domestically in recent 13 years,which has been recognized popularly by Chinese physicians.
