OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of World Journal of Emergency Surgery is 29. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Effects of the lavage through fistula in treatment of spontaneous esophageal rupture by combined thoracoscopic and gastroscopic management	299
Outcomes of anterior versus posterior rib fractures and surgical treatment: analysis of 249 patients	95
Functional outcomes following injury in centenarians: a nationwide retrospective observational study	95
Aetiologies and prognosis of small bowel obstruction in virgin abdomen: a retrospective cohort study	76
Correction: Surgeons’ perspectives on artificial intelligence to support clinical decision-making in trauma and emergency contexts: results from an international survey	73
Intra-abdominal infections survival guide: a position statement by the Global Alliance For Infections In Surgery	70
Robot-assisted puncture versus conservative treatment for severe brainstem hemorrhage: clinical outcomes comparison with experience of 138 cases in a single medical center	69
Beyond the initial impact: troponin patterns frequently reveal delayed cardiac injury in polytrauma patients	67
Severely displaced rib fractures are independently associated with reduced pulmonary function at 3 months	67
2023 WSES guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of iatrogenic urinary tract injuries (IUTIs) during emergency digestive surgery	66
The optimal timing and intervention to reduce mortality for necrotizing pancreatitis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	60
Association of lifesaving versus non-lifesaving extracranial surgery with long-term outcome after severe traumatic brain injury: a prospective CENTER-TBI cohort analysis	57
Intraoperative transcystic laparoscopic common bile duct stone clearance with SpyGlass™ discover during emergency and elective cholecystectomy: a single-center case series	54
Hypertonic saline infusion does not improve the chance of primary fascial closure after damage control laparotomy: a randomized controlled trial	50
Impact of transportation methods on pediatric and adolescent severely injured vehicle occupants	50
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	49
Effectiveness of intraoperative peritoneal lavage with saline in patient with intra-abdominal infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis	46
International cross-sectional survey on current and updated definitions of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome	44
Clinical patterns and predictors of trauma-related mortality over 13 years: a retrospective analysis from a Level 1 National trauma center	43
Life-threatening event in laparoscopic hepatic surgery: Training curriculum on sudden hepatic artery haemorrhage	39
Management of acute mesenteric ischaemia in adult patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	39
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
Evaluation of a redesigned two-day trauma course incorporating blended learning compared with the traditional three-day trauma course: a retrospective non-inferiority study	36
The new timing in acute care surgery (new TACS) classification: a WSES Delphi consensus study	33
Pre-operative antibiotics in patients with acute mild cholecystitis undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: is it really useful? A systematic review	31

Ten years of acute care surgery in Singapore: evolution, outcomes and future challenges	30
Tailored Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with instillation in diabetic, hypertensive, and obese patients-when guideline treatment is not enough: a case series and a proposal for the ANSWER score	30
Decreasing use of pancreatic necrosectomy and NSQIP predictors of complications and mortality	29
A modified multi-angle suture training module for laparoscopic training curriculum on emergency intestinal surgery	29
Outcomes of emergency department and operating room preperitoneal pelvic packing in hemodynamically unstable severe pelvic fractures: a retrospective risk-adjusted observational study	29