Research progress of heat stroke during 1989-2019: a bibliometric analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heat stroke (HS) is an acute physical disorder that is associated with a high risk of organ dysfunction and even death. HS patients are usually treated symptomatically and conservatively; however, there remains a lack of specific and effective drugs in clinical practice. An analysis of publication contributions from institutions, journals and authors in different countries/regions was used to study research progress and trends regarding HS.

Methods

We extracted all relevant publications on HS between 1989 and 2019 from Web of Science. Using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS, version 24) and the software GraphPad Prism 8, graphs were generated and statistical analyses were performed, while VOSviewer software was employed to visualize the research tre

SUBMITTER: Xia DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7818934 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature