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World J Methodol. Jun 20, 2025; 15(2): 100432
Published online Jun 20, 2025. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v15.i2.100432
Global trend of review articles focused on cardiopulmonary bypass: Perspectives from bibliometrics
Lei Deng, Rui Zhou, Xian-Jie Zhang, Yan-Hua Peng
Lei Deng, Department of Gastroenterology, Deyang People’s Hospital, Deyang 618000, Sichuan Province, China
Rui Zhou, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200434, China
Xian-Jie Zhang, Yan-Hua Peng, Department of Anesthesiology, Deyang People’s Hospital, Deyang 618000, Sichuan Province, China
Co-first authors: Lei Deng and Rui Zhou.
Author contributions: Deng L and Zhou R contributed to data analysis and interpretation, participated in data processing and statistical analysis; Deng L, Peng YH and Zhou R conceived and designed the study; Deng L, Peng YH, Zhou R, Zhang XJ drafted the manuscript; Zhang XJ supervised the review of the study; all of the authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript to be published.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no present or potential conflict of interest.
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Corresponding author: Yan-Hua Peng, MD, Doctor, Department of Anesthesiology, Deyang People's Hospital, No. 173, Section 1 of North Taishan Road, Deyang 618000, Sichuan Province, China. pyhuaa@163.com
Received: August 16, 2024
Revised: September 26, 2024
Accepted: October 22, 2024
Published online: June 20, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The present study analyzed the characteristics of review articles on cardiopulmonary bypass. The primary findings include: (1) The 141 review articles in Web of Science were identified, of which 113 (80.1%), 21 (14.9%) and 7 (5.0%) were narrative review, meta-analysis and systematic review, respectively; (2) The United States and China published most articles; and (3) Keywords analysis showed that inflammatory response, kidney injury and ischemia were highly focused in this field.