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World Journal of Emergency Medicine ›› 2022, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (4): 290-296.doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2022.071

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Global research trends in cardiac arrest research: a visual analysis of the literature based on CiteSpace

Shi-jiao Yan1,2, Mei Chen3, Jing Wen4, Wen-ning Fu4,5, Xing-yue Song6, Huan-jun Chen1, Ri-xing Wang6, Mei-ling Chen7, Xiao-tong Han8(), Chuan-zhu Lyu5,9()   

  1. 1School of Public Health, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 570100, China
    2Research Unit of Island Emergency Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (No. 2019RU013), Hainan Medical University, Haikou 570100, China
    3Guizhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang 550004, China
    4School of Nursing, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China
    5Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma, Ministry of Education, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
    6Department of Emergency, Hainan Clinical Research Center for Acute and Critical Diseases, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou 570100, China
    7Emergency and Trauma College, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 570100, China
    8Department of Emergency Medicine, Hunan Provincial Institute of Emergency Medicine, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Metabolomics, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital/the First Affiliated Hospital, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410000, China
    9Emergency Medicine Center, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610072, China
  • Received:2022-01-29 Accepted:2022-04-20 Online:2022-06-23 Published:2022-07-01
  • Contact: Xiao-tong Han,Chuan-zhu Lyu E-mail:hanxiaotong2021@163.com;lvchuanzhu677@126.com

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: The high morbidity, high mortality and low survival rate of cardiac arrest (CA) cause a heavy global burden. We aimed to analyze the changes in scientific output related to CA over the past two decades.

METHODS: We analyzed the scientific output related to CA from 2000 to 2020 via the Web of Science. The data were analyzed using CiteSpace software.

RESULTS: In total, 28,312 articles relating to CA were identified in the Web of Science. The volume of scientific research output in the field of global CA research was mainly distributed in the Americas, Europe and Asia, covering a wide range. Of the 28,312 articles, the research content of the highly cited literature mainly focused on CA, mild hypothermia treatment, and prognosis of CA patients.

CONCLUSION: Various scientific methods were applied to reveal scientific productivity, collaboration, and research hotspots in the CA research field. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), survival and target temperature management are research hotspots. Future research on CA will continue to focus on its treatment and prognosis to improve the survival rate of CA patients.

Key words: Cardiac arrest, Bibliometrics, CiteSpace, Research hotspots, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation