《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2021, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (4): 487-496.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2021.04.015

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Analysis of Characteristics of Clinical Researches on Sacral Nerve Stimulation Based on PubMed Database

Jia-yuan ZHENG1,2,Jing JIANG3,Chen-lei QIAN1,2,Jia-ming HU2,Yi ZHUANG2,Sheng-feng LU1,2()   

  1. 1.Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Medicine Research of Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
    2.School of Acupuncture and Tuina, School of Regimen and Rehabilitation, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
    3.School of Health Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
  • Received:2020-04-08 Revised:2021-03-07 Published:2021-04-25 Online:2021-04-20
  • Contact: Sheng-feng LU E-mail:lushengfeng@njucm.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China (General)(81774210);"Six Talent Peaks" Project of Jiangsu Province(YY-033);Qinglan Project of Jiangsu Province, the Fifth Batch of "333 Project Training Objects, and Innovation and Enterpreneurship Training Program for College Students of Jiangsu Province(201910315065Y)

Abstract: Objective

To analyze the clinical studies on sacral nerve stimulation based on PubMed database and summarize its research status and clinical characteristics.

Methods

Literatures about sacral nerve stimulation were collected from PubMed database before December 31, 2019. HistCite software was used to analyze the published year, published periodicals, published country and research institutions. Pajek software principal path analysis was used to identify the evolution direction of hot topics. The spectrum of diseases, therapeutic outcomes, stimulation methods and stimulation parameters were summarized.

Results

A total of 96 articles were included. The number of publications increased significantly since 2000 and reached its peak in 2014 to 2015. The literatures with most influence were published in 2000 to 2001. All the literatures published in 32 journals, the top two were Urology and Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, which published 17 and 22 articles, respectively. The literatures came from 16 countries, and the top three were the United State (17 articles), the Netherlands (13) and the United Kingdom (13). Among the 211 institutes involved, Aarhus University Hospital (Denmark, twelve articles) and St. Marks Hospital (United Kingdom, nine) were the top two. The study involved 16 diseases, mainly about fecal incontinence, urinary incontinence and urination, shifted from urinary system diseases to digestive system diseases. 91.67% of the study corroborated the benefit of sacral nerve stimulation. Implanted stimulation (77 articles) was the most used, and transdermal stimulation (10 articles) was the second. The parameters were depending on the disease and the mode of stimulation.

Conclusion

Sacral nerve stimulation can effectively improve the function of pelvic floor, which may be focused for a long time. Non-implantable sacral nerve stimulation would become the new research topic.

Key words: sacral nerve stimulation, PubMed database, clinical research, bibliometrics

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