World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Papers
(The median citation count of World Journal of Emergency Surgery is 5. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Vacuum-assisted closure versus on-demand relaparotomy in patients with secondary peritonitis—the VACOR trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial198
Functional outcomes following injury in centenarians: a nationwide retrospective observational study77
Effects of the lavage through fistula in treatment of spontaneous esophageal rupture by combined thoracoscopic and gastroscopic management76
Correction to: Team dynamics in emergency surgery teams: results from a first international survey72
Robot-assisted puncture versus conservative treatment for severe brainstem hemorrhage: clinical outcomes comparison with experience of 138 cases in a single medical center64
Correction: Surgeons’ perspectives on artificial intelligence to support clinical decision-making in trauma and emergency contexts: results from an international survey51
Intra-abdominal infections survival guide: a position statement by the Global Alliance For Infections In Surgery48
Effectiveness of intraoperative peritoneal lavage with saline in patient with intra-abdominal infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis46
2023 WSES guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of iatrogenic urinary tract injuries (IUTIs) during emergency digestive surgery46
Lung failure after polytrauma with concomitant thoracic trauma in the elderly: an analysis from the TraumaRegister DGU®45
Hypertonic saline infusion does not improve the chance of primary fascial closure after damage control laparotomy: a randomized controlled trial44
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 Surgery38
International cross-sectional survey on current and updated definitions of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome37
Intraoperative transcystic laparoscopic common bile duct stone clearance with SpyGlass™ discover during emergency and elective cholecystectomy: a single-center case series36
The optimal timing and intervention to reduce mortality for necrotizing pancreatitis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis34
Management of acute mesenteric ischaemia in adult patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis33
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 population30
Life-threatening event in laparoscopic hepatic surgery: Training curriculum on sudden hepatic artery haemorrhage29
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 surgery28
The new timing in acute care surgery (new TACS) classification: a WSES Delphi consensus study27
WSES/GAIS/WSIS/SIS-E/AAST global clinical pathways for patients with skin and soft tissue infections27
Impact of COVID-19 on urgent gastrointestinal surgery outcomes: increased mortality in 202025
A modified multi-angle suture training module for laparoscopic training curriculum on emergency intestinal surgery24
Clinical outcomes of rib fracture stabilization and conservative treatment in a high-volume Asian trauma center: a propensity score-matched retrospective study23
Pre-operative antibiotics in patients with acute mild cholecystitis undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: is it really useful? A systematic review23
Oxandrolone for burn patients: a systematic review and updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials from 2005 to 202522
Decreasing use of pancreatic necrosectomy and NSQIP predictors of complications and mortality22
Can small bowel obstruction during pregnancy be treated with conservative management? A review21
Risk factors for the leakage of the repair of duodenal wounds: a secondary analysis of the Panamerican Trauma Society multicenter retrospective review21
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 score21
Indications to perform damage control surgery in pediatric trauma: a scoping review—Are children little adults?21
Diagnostic performance of ultrasound in acute cholecystitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis20
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on road traffic collision injury patterns and severity in Al-Ain City, United Arab Emirates20
The WSES/SICG/ACOI/SICUT/AcEMC/SIFIPAC guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute left colonic diverticulitis in the elderly20
Every minute counts: a network meta-analysis comparing the effect of prophylactic endovascular procedures in abnormal placentation20
Research priorities in emergency general surgery (EGS): a modified Delphi approach20
Self-perceived preparedness and training needs of healthcare personnel on humanitarian mission: a pre- and post-deployment survey19
Assessing and managing frailty in emergency laparotomy: a WSES position paper19
Reduction of motorcycle-related deaths over 15 years in a developing country19
Risk factors of 180-day rebleeding after management of blunt splenic injury without surgery and embolization: a national database study19
Multiple skip incision skin-sparing debridement for perianal necrotizing fasciitis: a retrospective study19
It is time to define an organizational model for the prevention and management of infections along the surgical pathway: a worldwide cross-sectional survey19
Advantages of using a polymeric clip versus an endoloop during laparoscopic appendectomy in uncomplicated appendicitis: a randomized controlled study18
Tourniquet-related complications in extremity injuries: a scoping review of the literature17
Enhancing operative documentation of emergency laparotomy: a systematic review and development of a synoptic reporting template17
The influence between frailty, sarcopenia and physical status on mortality in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy16
Variation and accuracy of intra-abdominal pressure measurement in different body positions: a prospective study16
A risk prediction model for venous thromboembolism in hospitalized patients with thoracic trauma: a machine learning, national multicenter retrospective study16
Uncharted factors in emergency laparotomy outcomes: a call for holistic assessment16
Periappendiceal fluid collection on preoperative computed tomography can be an indication for interval appendectomy: a retrospective study16
A radiomics-clinical predictive model for difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy based on preoperative CT imaging: a retrospective single center study15
Erector spinae plane block (ESPB) enhances hemodynamic stability decreasing analgesic requirements in surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRFs)15
Enhanced perioperative care in emergency general surgery: the WSES position paper15
Science fiction or clinical reality: a review of the applications of artificial intelligence along the continuum of trauma care14
Correction: Trauma quality indicators: internationally approved core factors for trauma management quality evaluation13
Diagnostic accuracy of biomarkers to detect acute mesenteric ischaemia in adult patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis13
Is there a difference in textbook outcomes of emergency cholecystectomy in older patients compared with younger patients?13
Effectiveness and safety of tourniquet utilization for civilian vascular extremity trauma in the pre-hospital settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis13
Timing of planned reoperation after damage control surgery in patients with trauma: a systematic review and meta-analysis13
Differentiating necrotizing soft tissue infections from cellulitis by soft tissue infectious fluid analysis: a pilot study12
Correction: Utility of modified Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (MLRINEC) score in distinguishing necrotizing from non-necrotizing soft tissue infections12
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy complicated by liver rupture or hematoma: a systematic review of 391 reported cases12
Reduced preoperative serum choline esterase levels and fecal peritoneal contamination as potential predictors for the leakage of intestinal sutures after source control in secondary peritonitis12
Diagnostic accuracy of routine hematological biomarkers for complications and prognosis in bowel obstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis12
Neoampulla of vater creation to treat traumatic intrapancreatic common bile duct injury11
Microbiological profile of patients treated for postoperative peritonitis: temporal trends 1999–201911
A meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis comparing nonoperative versus operative management for uncomplicated appendicitis: a focus on randomized controlled trials11
Outpatient management of acute uncomplicated appendicitis after laparoscopic appendectomy: a randomized controlled trial11
International Delphi consensus on the management of percutaneous choleystostomy in acute cholecystitis (E-AHPBA, ANS, WSES societies)11
A clinical predictive model for risk stratification of patients with severe acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding10
Complex duodenal fistulae: a surgical nightmare10
WSES guidelines on blunt and penetrating bowel injury: diagnosis, investigations, and treatment10
Systematic review and meta-analysis of endovascular therapy versus open surgical repair for the traumatic lower extremity arterial injury10
WSES consensus guidelines on sigmoid volvulus management10
The ChoCO-W prospective observational global study: Does COVID-19 increase gangrenous cholecystitis?9
Correction: Surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF): the WSES and CWIS position paper9
Cesena guidelines: WSES consensus statement on laparoscopic-first approach to general surgery emergencies and abdominal trauma9
The impact of timing on outcomes in appendicectomy: a systematic review and network meta-analysis9
Acute cholecystitis: how to avoid subtotal cholecystectomy—preliminary results9
Ultra minimally invasive surgical stabilization of Rib fractures (uMI-SSRF): reduction and fixation techniques to minimize the surgical wound9
Acute mesenteric ischemia: updated guidelines of the World Society of Emergency Surgery9
Cardiac damage after polytrauma: the role of systematic transthoracic echocardiography - a pilot study9
Meta-analysis of the optimal needle length and decompression site for tension pneumothorax and consensus recommendations on current ATLS and ETC guidelines8
Changes in frailty status and discharge destination post emergency laparotomy8
Laparoscopic appendectomy as the gold standard: What role remains for open surgery, conversion, and disease severity?8
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-analysis8
Key interventions and outcomes in perioperative care pathways in emergency laparotomy: a systematic review8
Fish bone migration: complications, diagnostic challenges, and treatment strategies8
In-hospital mortality associated with necrotizing soft tissue infection due to Vibrio vulnificus: a matched-pair cohort study8
Effect of sarcopenia in predicting postoperative mortality in emergency laparotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis8
Combined endoscopic and radiologic intervention for management of acute perforated peptic ulcer: a randomized controlled trial8
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 study8
The acute phase management of spinal cord injury affecting polytrauma patients: the ASAP study8
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 study8
Laparoscopic versus open emergent colectomy for ischemic colitis: a propensity score-matched comparison7
The 2023 WSES guidelines on the management of trauma in elderly and frail patients7
A retrospective study of laparoscopic, robotic-assisted, and open emergent/urgent cholecystectomy based on the PINC AI Healthcare Database 2017–20207
Source control in emergency general surgery: WSES, GAIS, SIS-E, SIS-A guidelines7
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
Outcomes of total versus partial colectomy in fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis: a propensity matched analysis7
Emergency angiography for trauma patients and potential association with acute kidney injury7
Hybrid gastroenterostomy using a lumen-apposing metal stent: a case report focusing on misdeployment and systematic review of the current literature7
Diversity and ethics in trauma and acute care surgery teams: results from an international survey7
Cumulative intra-abdominal pressure exposure and dynamic trajectories in ICU-admitted patients reveal prognostic determinants of severe acute pancreatitis7
Follow-up strategies for patients with splenic trauma managed non-operatively: the 2022 World Society of Emergency Surgery consensus document6
Robotic surgery in emergency setting: 2021 WSES position paper6
Association of initial lactate levels and red blood cell transfusion strategy with outcomes after severe trauma: a post hoc analysis of the RESTRIC trial6
Management of intra-abdominal infections: recommendations by the Italian council for the optimization of antimicrobial use6
Prioritizing circulation over airway to improve survival in trauma patients with exsanguinating injuries: a world society of emergency surgery-panamerican trauma consensus statement6
Acute paraesophageal hernia with gastric volvulus. Results of surgical treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis6
Goodbye Hartmann trial: a prospective, international, multicenter, observational study on the current use of a surgical procedure developed a century ago6
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
Feasibility and accuracy of continuous intraabdominal pressure monitoring with a capsular device in human pilot trial6
Machine-learning based prediction of appendicitis for patients presenting with acute abdominal pain at the emergency department6
Effectiveness and safety of low molecular weight heparin in the management of acute pancreatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis6
The outcomes of right-sided and left-sided colonic diverticulitis following non-operative management: a systematic review and meta-analysis6
The changing epidemiology of trauma in child-bearing age women5
Time for a paradigm shift in shared decision-making in trauma and emergency surgery? Results from an international survey5
Prediction of infected pancreatic necrosis in patients with acute necrotizing pancreatitis based on ensemble machine learning model5
Hemothorax due to inferior phrenic artery injury from blunt trauma: a case series and systematic review5
Risk factors for posttraumatic empyema in diaphragmatic injuries5
Epidemiological analysis of intra-abdominal infections in Italy from the Italian register of complicated intra-abdominal infections—the IRIS study: a prospective observational nationwide study5
How confident are the general surgeons in Hokkaido region in performing essential trauma skills: a cross-sectional questionnaire survey5
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
Machine learning-based prediction of emergency neurosurgery within 24 h after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury5
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