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Global Emergency Medicine: A Review of the Literature From 2015
Author(s) -
Becker Torben K.,
Hansoti Bhakti,
Bartels Susan,
Bisanzo Mark,
Jacquet Gabrielle A.,
Lunney Kevin,
Marsh Regan,
OseiAmpofo Maxwell,
Trehan Indi,
Lam Christopher,
Levine Adam C.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
academic emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1553-2712
pISSN - 1069-6563
DOI - 10.1111/acem.12999
Subject(s) - medicine , intraclass correlation , medline , confidence interval , family medicine , clinical psychology , political science , law , psychometrics
Objectives The Global Emergency Medicine Literature Review ( GEMLR ) conducts an annual search of peer‐reviewed and gray literature relevant to global emergency medicine ( EM ) to identify, review, and disseminate the most important new research in this field to a global audience of academics and clinical practitioners. Methods This year 12,435 articles written in six languages were identified by our search. These articles were distributed among 20 reviewers for initial screening based on their relevance to the field of global EM . An additional two reviewers searched the gray literature. A total of 723 articles were deemed appropriate by at least one reviewer and approved by their editor for formal scoring of overall quality and importance. Two independent reviewers scored all articles. Results A total of 723 articles met our predetermined inclusion criteria and underwent full review. Sixty percent were categorized as emergency care in resource‐limited settings ( ECRLS ), 17% as EM development ( EMD ), and 23% as disaster and humanitarian response ( DHR ). Twenty‐four articles received scores of 18.5 or higher out of a maximum score 20 and were selected for formal summary and critique. Inter‐rater reliability between reviewers gave an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.71 (95% confidence interval = 0.66 to 0.75). Studies and reviews with a focus on infectious diseases, trauma, and the diagnosis and treatment of diseases common in resource‐limited settings represented the majority of articles selected for final review. Conclusions In 2015, there were almost twice as many articles found by our search compared to the 2014 review. The number of EMD articles increased, while the number ECRLS articles decreased. The number of DHR articles remained stable. As in prior years, the majority of articles focused on infectious diseases.