Impact of the ventral hernia working group’s publication: a bibliometric analysis

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2024年6月18日

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Sara M. Maskal,
Sergio Mazzola Poli de Figueiredo,
Matthew Weaver,
Mary Schleicher,
Chao Tu,
Ryan C. Ellis,
Kimberly Woo,
Aldo Fafaj,
Daphne Remulla,
Benjamin T. Miller,
Clayton C. Petro,
Lucas R.A. Beffa,
Ajita S. Prabhu,
Michael J. Rosen

摘要

Purpose

The Ventral Hernia Working Group (VHWG) proposed a ventral hernia grading guideline, primarily supported by expert opinion, recommending biologic mesh placement in high-risk patients. We investigated the relationship between this industry-sponsored guideline and discourse around ventral hernia repair (VHR).

Methods

Medline platform from Web of Science’s database identified publications “pre-VHWG”(1999-01-01 to 2009-12-31), and “post-VHWG”(2010-01-01 to 2020-12-31) describing VHR and complications or recurrence of VHR with the following comorbidities: COPD, smoking, diabetes, immunosuppression, or obesity. Poisson regression analyzed keyword frequency over time using logarithmically transformed data.

Results

Of 1291 VHR publications identified pre-VHWG and 3041 publications identified post-VHWG, 172 (13.3%) and 642 (21.1%) publications respectively included prespecified keywords. The keyword groups “biologic”(IRR 3.39,95%CI1.34-11.4,p = 0.022) and “comorbid”(IRR 1.95, 95%CI1.09-3.74,p = 0.033) significantly increased with frequency after publication of the VHWG.

Conclusion

The VHWG publication likely contributed to a focus on comorbidities and biologic mesh in the ensuing literature within the field of VHR.