OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of World Journal of Emergency Surgery is 27. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Vacuum-assisted closure versus on-demand relaparotomy in patients with secondary peritonitis—the VACOR trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial	259
Functional outcomes following injury in centenarians: a nationwide retrospective observational study	83
Effects of the lavage through fistula in treatment of spontaneous esophageal rupture by combined thoracoscopic and gastroscopic management	71
Robot-assisted puncture versus conservative treatment for severe brainstem hemorrhage: clinical outcomes comparison with experience of 138 cases in a single medical center	63
Severely displaced rib fractures are independently associated with reduced pulmonary function at 3 months	62
Correction: Surgeons’ perspectives on artificial intelligence to support clinical decision-making in trauma and emergency contexts: results from an international survey	61
Beyond the initial impact: troponin patterns frequently reveal delayed cardiac injury in polytrauma patients	59
2023 WSES guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of iatrogenic urinary tract injuries (IUTIs) during emergency digestive surgery	59
Aetiologies and prognosis of small bowel obstruction in virgin abdomen: a retrospective cohort study	58
Intra-abdominal infections survival guide: a position statement by the Global Alliance For Infections In Surgery	53
Hypertonic saline infusion does not improve the chance of primary fascial closure after damage control laparotomy: a randomized controlled trial	48
The optimal timing and intervention to reduce mortality for necrotizing pancreatitis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	47
Intraoperative transcystic laparoscopic common bile duct stone clearance with SpyGlass™ discover during emergency and elective cholecystectomy: a single-center case series	45
International cross-sectional survey on current and updated definitions of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome	43
Effectiveness of intraoperative peritoneal lavage with saline in patient with intra-abdominal infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis	40
Impact of transportation methods on pediatric and adolescent severely injured vehicle occupants	38
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 Surgery	37
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 surgery	37
CT psoas calculations on the prognosis prediction of emergency laparotomy: a single-center, retrospective cohort study in eastern Asian population	36
Clinical patterns and predictors of trauma-related mortality over 13 years: a retrospective analysis from a Level 1 National trauma center	34
Management of acute mesenteric ischaemia in adult patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	33
Life-threatening event in laparoscopic hepatic surgery: Training curriculum on sudden hepatic artery haemorrhage	33
The new timing in acute care surgery (new TACS) classification: a WSES Delphi consensus study	33
Impact of COVID-19 on urgent gastrointestinal surgery outcomes: increased mortality in 2020	30
Every minute counts: a network meta-analysis comparing the effect of prophylactic endovascular procedures in abnormal placentation	28

Decreasing use of pancreatic necrosectomy and NSQIP predictors of complications and mortality	27
Oxandrolone for burn patients: a systematic review and updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials from 2005 to 2025	27