Thirty-five years of the French Association of Urologists in Training (AFUF) a scoping review and bibliometric analysis of scientific literature conducted by urologists in training

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2024年11月4日

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Emilien Seizilles de Mazancourt,
Anna Goujon,
Juliette Cotte,
Arthur Peyrottes,
Gaelle Margue,
Georges Mjaess,
Stephan Levy,
Pierre Luc Dequirez,
William Berchiche,
Guillaume Joussen,
Alice Pitout,
Vassili Anastay,
Claire Deleuze,
Benoit Mesnard,
Denis Seguier,
Fayek Taha,
Kevin Kaulanjan

摘要

Purpose

The objective of this scoping review was to identify the topics of research and the types of studies published by the French Association of Urologists in Training (AFUF) since it was created, 35 years ago and to perform a bibliometric analysis.

Methods

A scoping review on PubMed, Google scholar, Excerpta Medica database (EMBASE) was conducted from 1989 until the 31st of December 2023. The PRISMA extended guidelines for scoping reviews were followed. Articles were independently screened and analyzed by two reviewers. The theme type, primary results, language of publication, number of male and female authors and number of citations from each included article were extracted.

Results

A total of 32 articles were included among which 17 surveys and 11 cohort studies. There was a median percentage of 20% women among authors. Fifteen articles (47%) were published in French and 17 articles in English. The median number of citations was 4.5. The topics covered were urologist in training’s surgical education, well-being, professional practice, and urologic emergencies: renal trauma and spermatic cord torsion. The creation of large national databases enabled the generation of multiple studies focusing on previously under-represented topics.

Conclusion

Over the 35 years since it was created, The AFUF has had an interesting and prolific scientific output. It has shown its concerns for urologists in training.