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Introducción. El propósito de este estudio es analizar la tasa de publicación de los estudios presentados como comunicaciones orales en los congresos de la Sociedad Española de Cirugía de Hombro y Codo (SECHC). Métodos. Se incluyeron 122 resúmenes presentados en los congresos SECHC celebrados en 2007, 2009 y 2011. Se categorizaron las comunicaciones orales por tipo de estudio, muestra incluida y seguimiento. En junio de 2017 se buscaron posibles publicaciones de estos trabajos en PubMed. El tiempo para la publicación, revista y factor de impacto fueron registrados. Se analizó la concordancia entre la información presentada en el congreso y las publicaciones posteriores. Resultados. Veintiuno de los 122 resúmenes analizados (17,21%) fueron publicados después de 6 años de seguimiento mínimo, con un tiempo medio empleado para las publicaciones de 36,71 meses y con un factor de impacto medio de 1,51. No se observaron diferencias significativas entre los datos expuestos inicialmente en el congreso y los posteriormente publicados (p>0,05). Conclusiones. La mayoría de los trabajos presentados en congresos SECHC no acaban siendo publicados. Aquellos trabajos que logran publicarse no suelen presentar diferencias significativas respecto a lo que se expuso previamente en el congreso (AU)

Introduction. The purpose of this study is to analyse the publication rate of studies presented as podium presentations in the Spanish Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (SECHC) congresses. Methods. One hundred and twenty-two abstracts presented at the SECHC congresses held in 2007, 2009 and 2011 were included for the purpose of the study. The oral communications were categorized by study type, sample included and follow-up. In June 2017, possible publications of these studies were searched in PubMed. Type of study, delay in publication, journal and impact factor obtained were recorded. The concordance between the information presented at the congress and their subsequent full-text publications was analysed. Results. The publication rate was 17.21% (21 of the 122 abstracts studied) after 6 years, with a mean time spent for publications of 36.71 months, and a mean impact factor of 1.51. There were no differences between results initially presented at the congresses and those subsequently published (P>0.05). Discussion. The majority of papers presented at SECHC congresses do not end up with a publication. The papers that are published do not usually contain significant differences compared to the content delivered at the congress (AU)

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INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study is to analyse the publication rate of studies presented as podium presentations in the Spanish Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (SECHC) congresses. METHODS: One hundred and twenty-two abstracts presented at the SECHC congresses held in 2007, 2009 and 2011 were included for the purpose of the study. The oral communications were categorized by study type, sample included and follow-up. In June 2017, possible publications of these studies were searched in PubMed. Type of study, delay in publication, journal and impact factor obtained were recorded. The concordance between the information presented at the congress and their subsequent full-text publications was analysed. RESULTS: The publication rate was 17.21% (21 of the 122 abstracts studied) after 6 years, with a mean time spent for publications of 36.71 months, and a mean impact factor of 1.51. There were no differences between results initially presented at the congresses and those subsequently published (P>0.05). DISCUSSION: The majority of papers presented at SECHC congresses do not end up with a publication. The papers that are published do not usually contain significant differences compared to the content delivered at the congress.

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BACKGROUND: Scientific congresses have become the most expedient method to communicate novel findings on any research topic. However, an important question is whether this information will be published in peer-reviewed journals. Our aim was to determine the publication rate of the abstracts presented at the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow Congress and analyze factors that may influence this rate. METHODS: A total of 398 abstracts reported in the Abstract Book from the 2008 European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow Congress were examined and categorized by oral and poster presentations, topic, and the number of authors listed. A search in PubMed and Google Scholar for subsequent peer-reviewed publications was performed in September 2015. The time to publication after the meeting had been held; the type of journal and its impact factor at the time to publication were recorded for those abstracts that reached peer-reviewed journal publication. RESULTS: The overall publication rate for the 2008 European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow oral and poster presentations was 45.20% after 7 years. The mean time to publication was 18.53 months, and the mean impact factor value was 2.32. Oral presentations were significantly better represented in journals than posters (64.40 vs. 35.40%, p < 0.001). Abstracts with a greater number of authors listed had better publication rates (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Less than half of the oral presentations and posters at the 21st European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow Congress were published in peer-reviewed journals. Oral presentations with a higher number of authors had an increased likelihood of being published.

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