World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Papers
(The H4-Index of World Journal of Emergency Surgery is 26. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Functional outcomes following injury in centenarians: a nationwide retrospective observational study171
Effects of the lavage through fistula in treatment of spontaneous esophageal rupture by combined thoracoscopic and gastroscopic management136
Vacuum-assisted closure versus on-demand relaparotomy in patients with secondary peritonitis—the VACOR trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial111
2023 WSES guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of iatrogenic urinary tract injuries (IUTIs) during emergency digestive surgery81
Robot-assisted puncture versus conservative treatment for severe brainstem hemorrhage: clinical outcomes comparison with experience of 138 cases in a single medical center71
Correction: Surgeons’ perspectives on artificial intelligence to support clinical decision-making in trauma and emergency contexts: results from an international survey70
Correction to: Team dynamics in emergency surgery teams: results from a first international survey64
Intra-abdominal infections survival guide: a position statement by the Global Alliance For Infections In Surgery56
Effectiveness of intraoperative peritoneal lavage with saline in patient with intra-abdominal infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis53
International cross-sectional survey on current and updated definitions of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome44
Variation in use of damage control laparotomy for trauma by trauma centers in the United States, Canada, and Australasia42
Lung failure after polytrauma with concomitant thoracic trauma in the elderly: an analysis from the TraumaRegister DGU®40
Hypertonic saline infusion does not improve the chance of primary fascial closure after damage control laparotomy: a randomized controlled trial40
Intraoperative transcystic laparoscopic common bile duct stone clearance with SpyGlass™ discover during emergency and elective cholecystectomy: a single-center case series39
The optimal timing and intervention to reduce mortality for necrotizing pancreatitis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis37
Early management of isolated severe traumatic brain injury patients in a hospital without neurosurgical capabilities: a consensus and clinical recommendations of the World Society of Emergency Surgery36
Management of acute mesenteric ischaemia in adult patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis34
The role of RObotic surgery in EMergency setting (ROEM): protocol for a multicentre, observational, prospective international study on the use of robotic platform in emergency surgery34
Clinical patterns and predictors of trauma-related mortality over 13 years: a retrospective analysis from a Level 1 National trauma center32
CT psoas calculations on the prognosis prediction of emergency laparotomy: a single-center, retrospective cohort study in eastern Asian population31
WSES/GAIS/WSIS/SIS-E/AAST global clinical pathways for patients with skin and soft tissue infections30
Life-threatening event in laparoscopic hepatic surgery: Training curriculum on sudden hepatic artery haemorrhage30
The new timing in acute care surgery (new TACS) classification: a WSES Delphi consensus study30
Pre-operative antibiotics in patients with acute mild cholecystitis undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: is it really useful? A systematic review28
Can small bowel obstruction during pregnancy be treated with conservative management? A review26
Diagnostic performance of ultrasound in acute cholecystitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis26
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