World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Papers
(The median citation count of World Journal of Emergency Surgery is 4. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Vacuum-assisted closure versus on-demand relaparotomy in patients with secondary peritonitis—the VACOR trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial259
Functional outcomes following injury in centenarians: a nationwide retrospective observational study83
Effects of the lavage through fistula in treatment of spontaneous esophageal rupture by combined thoracoscopic and gastroscopic management71
Robot-assisted puncture versus conservative treatment for severe brainstem hemorrhage: clinical outcomes comparison with experience of 138 cases in a single medical center63
Severely displaced rib fractures are independently associated with reduced pulmonary function at 3 months62
Correction: Surgeons’ perspectives on artificial intelligence to support clinical decision-making in trauma and emergency contexts: results from an international survey61
Beyond the initial impact: troponin patterns frequently reveal delayed cardiac injury in polytrauma patients59
2023 WSES guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of iatrogenic urinary tract injuries (IUTIs) during emergency digestive surgery59
Aetiologies and prognosis of small bowel obstruction in virgin abdomen: a retrospective cohort study58
Intra-abdominal infections survival guide: a position statement by the Global Alliance For Infections In Surgery53
Hypertonic saline infusion does not improve the chance of primary fascial closure after damage control laparotomy: a randomized controlled trial48
The optimal timing and intervention to reduce mortality for necrotizing pancreatitis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis47
Intraoperative transcystic laparoscopic common bile duct stone clearance with SpyGlass™ discover during emergency and elective cholecystectomy: a single-center case series45
International cross-sectional survey on current and updated definitions of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome43
Effectiveness of intraoperative peritoneal lavage with saline in patient with intra-abdominal infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis40
Impact of transportation methods on pediatric and adolescent severely injured vehicle occupants38
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 Surgery37
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 surgery37
CT psoas calculations on the prognosis prediction of emergency laparotomy: a single-center, retrospective cohort study in eastern Asian population36
Clinical patterns and predictors of trauma-related mortality over 13 years: a retrospective analysis from a Level 1 National trauma center34
Management of acute mesenteric ischaemia in adult patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis33
Life-threatening event in laparoscopic hepatic surgery: Training curriculum on sudden hepatic artery haemorrhage33
The new timing in acute care surgery (new TACS) classification: a WSES Delphi consensus study33
Impact of COVID-19 on urgent gastrointestinal surgery outcomes: increased mortality in 202030
Every minute counts: a network meta-analysis comparing the effect of prophylactic endovascular procedures in abnormal placentation28
Decreasing use of pancreatic necrosectomy and NSQIP predictors of complications and mortality27
Oxandrolone for burn patients: a systematic review and updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials from 2005 to 202527
Clinical outcomes of rib fracture stabilization and conservative treatment in a high-volume Asian trauma center: a propensity score-matched retrospective study26
Outcomes of emergency department and operating room preperitoneal pelvic packing in hemodynamically unstable severe pelvic fractures: a retrospective risk-adjusted observational study26
Pre-operative antibiotics in patients with acute mild cholecystitis undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: is it really useful? A systematic review25
Research priorities in emergency general surgery (EGS): a modified Delphi approach24
Ten years of acute care surgery in Singapore: evolution, outcomes and future challenges24
A modified multi-angle suture training module for laparoscopic training curriculum on emergency intestinal surgery24
Can small bowel obstruction during pregnancy be treated with conservative management? A review23
Diagnostic performance of ultrasound in acute cholecystitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis23
Indications to perform damage control surgery in pediatric trauma: a scoping review—Are children little adults?23
Risk factors for the leakage of the repair of duodenal wounds: a secondary analysis of the Panamerican Trauma Society multicenter retrospective review23
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 score23
Continuous monitoring of intra-abdominal pressure: cumulative pressure exposure predicts early acute kidney injury in animal model22
Pneumoperitoneum without significant bowel perforation in patients with blunt trauma: a systematic review and meta-analysis22
Risk factors of 180-day rebleeding after management of blunt splenic injury without surgery and embolization: a national database study22
Correction: Development and external validation of an artificial intelligence model for predicting mortality and prolonged ICU stay in postoperative critically ill patients: a retrospective study21
Assessing and managing frailty in emergency laparotomy: a WSES position paper21
Advantages of using a polymeric clip versus an endoloop during laparoscopic appendectomy in uncomplicated appendicitis: a randomized controlled study20
Multiple skip incision skin-sparing debridement for perianal necrotizing fasciitis: a retrospective study20
Erector spinae plane block (ESPB) enhances hemodynamic stability decreasing analgesic requirements in surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRFs)19
Small versus large bore chest tube in traumatic hemothorax, hemopneumothorax, and pneumothorax: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials with trial sequential analysis19
Uncharted factors in emergency laparotomy outcomes: a call for holistic assessment18
Enhanced perioperative care in emergency general surgery: the WSES position paper17
Variation and accuracy of intra-abdominal pressure measurement in different body positions: a prospective study17
A radiomics-clinical predictive model for difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy based on preoperative CT imaging: a retrospective single center study17
The influence between frailty, sarcopenia and physical status on mortality in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy16
Periappendiceal fluid collection on preoperative computed tomography can be an indication for interval appendectomy: a retrospective study16
Enhancing operative documentation of emergency laparotomy: a systematic review and development of a synoptic reporting template16
Science fiction or clinical reality: a review of the applications of artificial intelligence along the continuum of trauma care15
Timing of planned reoperation after damage control surgery in patients with trauma: a systematic review and meta-analysis15
A risk prediction model for venous thromboembolism in hospitalized patients with thoracic trauma: a machine learning, national multicenter retrospective study15
Correction: Trauma quality indicators: internationally approved core factors for trauma management quality evaluation15
Tourniquet-related complications in extremity injuries: a scoping review of the literature15
Effectiveness and safety of tourniquet utilization for civilian vascular extremity trauma in the pre-hospital settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis14
Risk of delayed displacement and biomechanical analysis of unstable rib fractures postsurgical14
Diagnostic accuracy of biomarkers to detect acute mesenteric ischaemia in adult patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis14
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy complicated by liver rupture or hematoma: a systematic review of 391 reported cases14
Correction: Utility of modified Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (MLRINEC) score in distinguishing necrotizing from non-necrotizing soft tissue infections14
Diagnostic accuracy of routine hematological biomarkers for complications and prognosis in bowel obstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis14
Is there a difference in textbook outcomes of emergency cholecystectomy in older patients compared with younger patients?14
Neoampulla of vater creation to treat traumatic intrapancreatic common bile duct injury14
A meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis comparing nonoperative versus operative management for uncomplicated appendicitis: a focus on randomized controlled trials13
Early and late outcomes of component separation with transversus abdominis release with mesh augmentation versus primary suturing for the management of abdominal dehiscence: a retrospective comparativ13
Outpatient management of acute uncomplicated appendicitis after laparoscopic appendectomy: a randomized controlled trial13
Reduced preoperative serum choline esterase levels and fecal peritoneal contamination as potential predictors for the leakage of intestinal sutures after source control in secondary peritonitis13
WSES consensus guidelines on sigmoid volvulus management13
Microbiological profile of patients treated for postoperative peritonitis: temporal trends 1999–201912
International Delphi consensus on the management of percutaneous choleystostomy in acute cholecystitis (E-AHPBA, ANS, WSES societies)12
Correction: Surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF): the WSES and CWIS position paper12
How are duodenal trauma managed? A French nationwide study11
The impact of timing on outcomes in appendicectomy: a systematic review and network meta-analysis11
The ChoCO-W prospective observational global study: Does COVID-19 increase gangrenous cholecystitis?11
Systematic review and meta-analysis of endovascular therapy versus open surgical repair for the traumatic lower extremity arterial injury11
Early fluid therapy trajectories in acute pancreatitis: a retrospective cohort study11
Acute mesenteric ischemia: updated guidelines of the World Society of Emergency Surgery10
Cesena guidelines: WSES consensus statement on laparoscopic-first approach to general surgery emergencies and abdominal trauma10
Ultra minimally invasive surgical stabilization of Rib fractures (uMI-SSRF): reduction and fixation techniques to minimize the surgical wound10
Complex duodenal fistulae: a surgical nightmare10
Acute cholecystitis: how to avoid subtotal cholecystectomy—preliminary results9
Polymeric clips versus staplers for appendiceal stump closure in laparoscopic appendectomy: a retrospective observational study9
Use of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) for trauma and its performance in Japan over the past 18 years: a nationwide descriptive study9
Re: Small versus large bore chest tube in traumatic hemothorax, hemopneumothorax, and pneumothorax—external validity, endpoint heterogeneity, and trial sequential analysis assumptions9
Fish bone migration: complications, diagnostic challenges, and treatment strategies9
Meta-analysis of the optimal needle length and decompression site for tension pneumothorax and consensus recommendations on current ATLS and ETC guidelines9
Key interventions and outcomes in perioperative care pathways in emergency laparotomy: a systematic review9
Self-expanding metal stents versus decompression tubes as a bridge to surgery for patients with obstruction caused by colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis9
Cardiac damage after polytrauma: the role of systematic transthoracic echocardiography - a pilot study9
Laparoscopic appendectomy as the gold standard: What role remains for open surgery, conversion, and disease severity?9
Effect of sarcopenia in predicting postoperative mortality in emergency laparotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis8
A retrospective study of laparoscopic, robotic-assisted, and open emergent/urgent cholecystectomy based on the PINC AI Healthcare Database 2017–20208
Combined endoscopic and radiologic intervention for management of acute perforated peptic ulcer: a randomized controlled trial8
Changes in frailty status and discharge destination post emergency laparotomy8
In-hospital mortality associated with necrotizing soft tissue infection due to Vibrio vulnificus: a matched-pair cohort study8
Prioritizing circulation over airway to improve survival in trauma patients with exsanguinating injuries: a world society of emergency surgery-panamerican trauma consensus statement7
The ground is the limit: epidemiology of skydiving accidents over 25 years and in 2.1 million jumps in the Netherlands with sub-analysis of injuries reported by medical professionals in the past five 7
Source control in emergency general surgery: WSES, GAIS, SIS-E, SIS-A guidelines7
Cumulative intra-abdominal pressure exposure and dynamic trajectories in ICU-admitted patients reveal prognostic determinants of severe acute pancreatitis7
World Congress of Trauma and Emergency Leagues (WCTEL): looking for the future7
The role of nutritional status in prognosis of Fournier gangrene: a single-center experience7
Diversity and ethics in trauma and acute care surgery teams: results from an international survey7
Trust, but verify: the importance of additional imaging after BCVI screening7
Laparoscopic versus open emergent colectomy for ischemic colitis: a propensity score-matched comparison7
Goodbye Hartmann trial: a prospective, international, multicenter, observational study on the current use of a surgical procedure developed a century ago7
Safety and efficacy of prophylactic onlay resorbable synthetic mesh with a comprehensive wound bundle at laparotomy closure in high-risk emergency abdominal surgery: an observational study7
The 2023 WSES guidelines on the management of trauma in elderly and frail patients7
Feasibility and accuracy of continuous intraabdominal pressure monitoring with a capsular device in human pilot trial6
The outcomes of right-sided and left-sided colonic diverticulitis following non-operative management: a systematic review and meta-analysis6
Follow-up strategies for patients with splenic trauma managed non-operatively: the 2022 World Society of Emergency Surgery consensus document6
Ten golden rules for optimal antibiotic use in hospital settings: the WARNING call to action6
Abdominal emergency surgery in patients with hematological malignancies: a retrospective single-center analysis6
Acute paraesophageal hernia with gastric volvulus. Results of surgical treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis6
Machine-learning based prediction of appendicitis for patients presenting with acute abdominal pain at the emergency department5
Role of prophylactic mesh in emergency midline laparotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis5
Risk factors for posttraumatic empyema in diaphragmatic injuries5
Time for a paradigm shift in shared decision-making in trauma and emergency surgery? Results from an international survey5
Association of initial lactate levels and red blood cell transfusion strategy with outcomes after severe trauma: a post hoc analysis of the RESTRIC trial5
The changing epidemiology of trauma in child-bearing age women5
COVID-19 infection is a significant risk factor for death in patients presenting with acute cholecystitis: a secondary analysis of the ChoCO-W cohort study5
Is it possible to predict the severity of acute appendicitis? Reliability of predictive models based on easily available blood variables5
Management of intra-abdominal infections: recommendations by the Italian council for the optimization of antimicrobial use5
How confident are the general surgeons in Hokkaido region in performing essential trauma skills: a cross-sectional questionnaire survey5
Effectiveness and safety of low molecular weight heparin in the management of acute pancreatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis5
Incidence of intra-abdominal injury after blunt abdominal trauma with negative CT scan: a systematic review and meta-analysis5
Hemothorax due to inferior phrenic artery injury from blunt trauma: a case series and systematic review5
Prophylactic PICO◊ dressing shortens wound dressing requirements post emergency laparotomy (EL-PICO◊ trial)4
The synchronized pager explosions: an unprecedented pattern of injuries4
Machine learning-based prediction of emergency neurosurgery within 24 h after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury4
Prediction of infected pancreatic necrosis in patients with acute necrotizing pancreatitis based on ensemble machine learning model4
Epidemiological analysis of intra-abdominal infections in Italy from the Italian register of complicated intra-abdominal infections—the IRIS study: a prospective observational nationwide study4
The rise of ACS and its importance4
The clinical efficacy and safety of ERCP in traumatic pancreatic injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis4
Prognostic factors for the successful conservative management of nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia4
Health-related quality of life after emergency abdominal surgery4
Impact of blunt adrenal gland injury (BAGI) in major trauma: a systematic review and meta-analysis4
Homocysteine(HCY), a novel biomarker for predicting irreversible transmural intestinal necrosis in patients with adhesive small bowel obstruction: results from a prospective observational study4
Outcome of necrotizing fasciitis and Fournier's gangrene with and without hyperbaric oxygen therapy: a retrospective analysis over 10 years4
Use of tranexamic acid in trauma surgical specialties: a narrative review4
Postoperative pain management in non-traumatic emergency general surgery: WSES-GAIS-SIAARTI-AAST guidelines4
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