Mapping publications using the Japan Trauma Data Bank: Scoping review of the international literature.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics of published international literature using the Japan Trauma Data Bank (JTDB). We undertook a scoping review of studies using data from JTDB. We carried out a systematic search of the following databases on November 21, 2022, using search terms that covers trauma registries in Japan: MEDLINE, Web of Science, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library. Two authors independently abstracted the data. We included all original articles written in English. We identified 166 studies from the 456 included articles. From 2010 to 2016, the annual number of published articles was less than 10. In 2017, there were 10 articles published (6.0%). This increased to 18 (10.8%) in 2018, 21 (12.7%) in 2019, 28 (16.9%) in 2020, 33 (19.9%) in 2021, and 37 (22.3%)

SUBMITTER: Nakao S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10227637 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature