Bibliometric analysis of articles published in the Brazilian Journal of Plastic Surgery between 2005 and 2012. Part III: study designs and levels of evidence

DENADAI, RAFAEL; GOLDENBERG, DOV; RAPOSO-DO-AMARAL, CASSIO EDUARDO

doi:10.5935/2177-1235.2014RBCP0004

RAFAEL DENADAI corresponding author: Rafael Denadai Hospital de Crânio e Face SOBRAPAR, Av. Adolpho Lutz, 100 - Cidade Universitária - Campinas, SP, Brazsil - CEP 13083-880; Caixa-postal 6028 E-mail: denadai.rafael@hotmail.com

MD - Aspiring member in training of the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery (Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica - SBCP), Resident Physician in Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery Service “Prof. Dr. Cassio M. Raposo do Amaral” of the Craniofacial Plastic Surgery Institute of the Hospital SOBRAPAR, Campinas, SP, Brazil

DOV CHARLES GOLDENBERG

MD, PhD - Member of the SBCP, Associate Professor Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), CoEditor of the Brazilian Journal of Plastic Surgery (Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica - RBCP)

CASSIO EDUARDO RAPOSO-DO-AMARAL

MD, PhD - Member of the SBCP and the Brazilian Association of Cranio-maxillofacial Surgery (ABCCMF), Doctorate by the Clinical Surgery Program at the University of São Paulo (USP), Vice-President of the Craniofacial Plastic Surgery Institute of the Hospital SOBRAPAR, Campinas, SP, Brazil

corresponding author: Rafael Denadai Hospital de Crânio e Face SOBRAPAR, Av. Adolpho Lutz, 100 - Cidade Universitária - Campinas, SP, Brazsil - CEP 13083-880; Caixa-postal 6028 E-mail: denadai.rafael@hotmail.com

MD - Aspiring member in training of the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery (Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica - SBCP), Resident Physician in Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery Service “Prof. Dr. Cassio M. Raposo do Amaral” of the Craniofacial Plastic Surgery Institute of the Hospital SOBRAPAR, Campinas, SP, Brazil

MD, PhD - Member of the SBCP, Associate Professor Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), CoEditor of the Brazilian Journal of Plastic Surgery (Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica - RBCP)

MD, PhD - Member of the SBCP and the Brazilian Association of Cranio-maxillofacial Surgery (ABCCMF), Doctorate by the Clinical Surgery Program at the University of São Paulo (USP), Vice-President of the Craniofacial Plastic Surgery Institute of the Hospital SOBRAPAR, Campinas, SP, Brazil

Variáveis	2005-2008 n (%)	2009- 2012 n (%)	p-valor
Study designs¥
Prospective	15 (8,02)	45 (10,82)	0,289
Retrospective	84 (44,92)	194 (46,63)	0,696
Other studies#	23 (12,30)	35 (8,41)	0,134
Case series	16 (8,56)	60 (14,42)	0,045^{^ , Significant; -, Missing}
Simple reviews	13 (6,95)	15 (3,60)	0,071
Case reports	36 (19,25)	67 (16,10)	0,342
Total	187 (100)	416 (100)	-
Levels of evidence ¥¥
Level I	-	-	-
Level II	15 (8,02)	45 (10,82)	0,289
Level III	84 (44,92)	194 (46,63)	0,696
Level IV	16 (8,56)	60 (14,42)	0,045 ^ , Significant; -, Missing
Nível V	72 (38,50)	117 (28,12)	0,011 ^ , Significant; -, Missing
Level V	187 (100)	416 (100)	-

Authors (year)	Evaluated journals	Period	n	Articles included Plastic surgery
Loiselle et al. ²¹21 Loiselle F, Mahabir RC, Harrop AR. Levels of evidence in plastic surgery research over 20 years. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008;121(4):207e-11e. (2008)	PRS	1983, 1993 e 2003	989	General
	PRS, AnPS, APS, JPRAS,
McCarthy et al. 22 (2008)	JAMA FPS, entre outros	September of 2007	-	General
				Cosmetic
Chang et al. 23 (2009)	PRS, AnPS e ASJ	1998-2007	1419
Sinno et al. 24 (2011)	PRS, AnPS, ASJ e JPRAS	2007	726	Generall
Xu et al. 25 (2011)	PRS, LA, OTO-HNS e JAMA FPS	1999, 2002, 2005 e 2008	975	Facial
Tahiri et al. 27 (2012)	PRS, AnPS, ASJ, APS e JPRAS	2008-2010	1706	Geral
Chuback et al. 26 (2012)	PRS, AnPS, APS, ASJ e JPRAS	2000, 2005 e 20092010	526	Cosmetic
Thoma et al. 17 (2012)	CJPS	2007-2011	172	Geral
Denadai & Raposo-do-Amaral
	RBCP	2005-2012	603	Geral
(Presente investigação)

Authors (year)				Study designs (%) ^¥
	RS	ECR	Prosp	Retro	SC		RSimp		RC	Others ^#
Loiselle et al. ²¹21 Loiselle F, Mahabir RC, Harrop AR. Levels of evidence in plastic surgery research over 20 years. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008;121(4):207e-11e. (2008)	-	-	-	-	-		-		-	-
McCarthy et al. ²²22 McCarthy CM, Collins ED, Pusic AL. Where do we find the best evidence? Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008;122(6):1942-7. (2008)	<1%	2%	-	-	-		-		80%	15%
Chang et al. ²³23 Chang EY, Pannucci CJ, Wilkins EG. Quality of clinical studies in aesthetic surgery journals: a 10-year review. Aesthet Surg J. 2009;29(2):144-7. (2009)	-	3,2%	4,2%	6,3%		86,3%
Sinno et al. ²⁴24 Sinno H, Neel OF, Lutfy J, Bartlett G, Gilardino M. Level of evidence in plastic surgery research. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011;127(2):974-80. (2011)	0,13%	2,07%	16%	40%	19%	- 15%				7,8%
Xu et al. ²⁵25 Xu CC, Côté DW, Chowdhury RH, Morrissey AT, Ansari K. Trends in level of evidence in facial plastic surgery research. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011;127(4):1499-504. (2011)	-	-	-	-	-	- -				-
Tahiri et al. ²⁷27 Tahiri Y, Kanevsky J, Vorstenbosch J, Mok E, Gilardino M. Disclosure of funding source and conflict of interest: exposure of biases affecting evidence and clinical utility of plastic surgery publications. Eur J Plast Surg. 2012;35(6):457-62. (2012)	-	1,4%	31%	37%	8%	22,5%
Chuback et al. ²⁶26 Chuback JE, Yarascavitch BA, Eaves F 3rd, Thoma A, Bhandari M. Evidence in the aesthetic surgical literature over the past decade: how far have we come? Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012;129(1):126e-134e. (2012)	-	-	-	-	-	-		-		-
Thoma et al. ¹⁷17 Thoma A, Ignacy TA, Li YK, Coroneos CJ. Reporting the level of evidence in the Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery: Why is it important? Can J Plast Surg. 2012;20(1):12-6. (2012)	0,58%	0%	-	-	-	-		-		-
Denadai & Raposo-do- Amaral	0%	0%	9,95%	46,10%	12,60%	4,64%		17,08%		9,62%

Níveis de evidência (%) ¥
Authors (year)	WA of the level of evidence	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV	Level V	Statistical analysis^{¥ ¥}
Loiselle et al. ²¹21 Loiselle F, Mahabir RC, Harrop AR. Levels of evidence in plastic surgery research over 20 years. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008;121(4):207e-11e. (2008)	4,42(1983); 4,16(2003)	0,81%	4,35%	6,47%	46,31%	42,06%	No
McCarthy et al. 22 (2008)	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
Chang et al. 23 (2009)	-	3,2%	4,2%	6,3%	86,3%		No
Sinno et al. 24 (2011)	3,2	2,20%	16,25%	41,46%	40,08%	-	Yes
Xu et al. 25 (2011)	-	0,72%	6,29%	10,57%	65,28%	39,24%	No
Tahiri et al. 27 (2012)	-	1,4%	31%	37%	8%	22,5%	No
Chuback et al. 26 (2012)	-	2,5%	13,7%	10,8%	50%	23%	Yes
Thoma et al. 17 (2012)	-	1,16%	5,23%	1,74%	68,02%	23,25%	No
Denadai & Raposo-do- Amaral	3,65	0%	9,95%	46,10%	12,60%	31,34%	Sim

[1] corresponding author: Rafael Denadai Hospital de Crânio e Face SOBRAPAR, Av. Adolpho Lutz, 100 - Cidade Universitária - Campinas, SP, Brazsil - CEP 13083-880; Caixa-postal 6028 E-mail: denadai.rafael@hotmail.com

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Bibliometric analysis of articles published in the Brazilian Journal of Plastic Surgery between 2005 and 2012. Part III: study designs and levels of evidence

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