A Bibliometric Analysis of Thromboelastography in Veterinary Clinical Use

Abstract

The evaluation of coagulation with thromboelastography (TEG) has been of high interest for the last two decades in veterinary medicine. The main cause is the ability to detect hypo-, normo- and hypercoagulative states in a single TEG analysis. In clinical veterinary medicine, the importance of coagulation in terms of course and outcome in many diseases had been realized through research over time. TEG studies had gained importance as traditional coagulation tests were inadequate, especially in cases complicated with hypercoagulation. The bibliometric analysis determined topics, researchers and countries of studies in veterinary clinical use of TEG. According to the Web of Science database, a total of 371 documents in this research field were identified between 1998 and 2023. In 2012, with 39 articles, the highest number of studies were published. The most relevant author was Kristensen A.T. with 39 articles. In the list of corresponding authors’ countries, the first country with 189 authors was determined as the USA. Trend topics and their distribution over time have shown that dogs were the most studied animal species in this field. A high number of studies on the topic hypercoagulability and immune-mediated hemolytic anemia were detected, but in the last 3 years new topics like antithrombotics and rational use were involved. The bibliometric analysis carried out showed the changes over time and the currentness of the subject. The results of the present study could be used in planning future studies in the field of veterinary clinical use of TEG.