Surgical Site Infection Report During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Bibliometric Analysis Afan Fatkhur Akhmad1,2, Maria Ulfa1,3
1 Master of Hospital Administration, Postgraduate Program, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2 RSUD Haji East Java, Indonesia
3 School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Abstract
Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is still a problem for surgeons. SSI can increase morbidity, mortality, and the cost of treatment due to the length of treatment and the presence of other complications. The expenses of these SSIs can be significant both financially and socially. However, the trend of research on SSI during the COVID-19 pandemic is still unknown. Purpose: This research aims to map out the research breakthroughs on surgical site infection during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This study uses a bibliometric analysis with a qualitative literature review. The reanalysis included various software tools, such as VOSviewer and Nvivo 12 Plus. Results: In total, 124 publications reviewed the surgical site infection during the COVID-19 pandemic. The United States then became the country with the most research publications. Following 2020 and 2021 are the years with the highest number of research publications on surgical site infections during the COVID-19 pandemic. The highest citation is from Chick et al. in 2020, who, in their research, studied the use of technology during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, research investigated the use of technology in handling COVID-19 patient operations and the actions of medical staff. In 2021, the focus was on the treatment, but in 2022, the focus was more on the impact of the COVID-19 virus on the human body. The keywords adult, pandemic, COVID-19 betacoronavirus, and pneumonia have a very dense density. Another finding from this study indicates that the network based on keywords grows stronger in the cluster of hospital operating facilities. Conclusion: The publication trend with the theme of surgical site infection during the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly improved in the last two years, and the United States of America became the most contributing research publication about these themes.
Keywords: Bibliometric- Covid-19 Pandemic- Indonesia- Surgical Site Infection
