Publications by French operating room nurses in the indexed literature: A bibliometric performance analysis by affiliation

Introduction: There is little data available on the scientific and professional communications of operating room nurses (OR nurses). The question addressed concerns the contribution of French OR nurses to the indexed literature.

The objective is to identify and characterize publications with an OR nurse as the first author. Method: This descriptive bibliometric performance study was conducted between 2012 and 2022 using PubMed, Cinahl, Embase, and Lissa, applying the “affiliation” filter. Results: The study reveals emerging research activity with 53 research articles and 130 feedback reports published across 14 countries. French OR nurses published three research papers and 87 feedback papers prior to the implementation of the new university curriculum. They rank sixth in research investigations and first in feedback publications. Discussion: The results indicate a discernible publication strategy consistent with other French and Spanish studies. However, the use of the “affiliation” filter may have excluded certain publications. This study, conducted over a 10-year period, demonstrates that French OR nurses are active and publish regularly, notably in the professional journal InterBloc. The results obtained may serve as a reference for future correlational or bibliometric studies.