World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Papers
(The TQCC of World Journal of Emergency Surgery is 14. 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
2023 WSES guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of iatrogenic urinary tract injuries (IUTIs) during emergency digestive surgery59
Beyond the initial impact: troponin patterns frequently reveal delayed cardiac injury in polytrauma patients59
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
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
Management of acute mesenteric ischaemia in adult patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis33
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
Oxandrolone for burn patients: a systematic review and updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials from 2005 to 202527
Decreasing use of pancreatic necrosectomy and NSQIP predictors of complications and mortality27
Outcomes of emergency department and operating room preperitoneal pelvic packing in hemodynamically unstable severe pelvic fractures: a retrospective risk-adjusted observational study26
Clinical outcomes of rib fracture stabilization and conservative treatment in a high-volume Asian trauma center: a propensity score-matched retrospective study26
Pre-operative antibiotics in patients with acute mild cholecystitis undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: is it really useful? A systematic review25
A modified multi-angle suture training module for laparoscopic training curriculum on emergency intestinal surgery24
Research priorities in emergency general surgery (EGS): a modified Delphi approach24
Ten years of acute care surgery in Singapore: evolution, outcomes and future challenges24
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
Can small bowel obstruction during pregnancy be treated with conservative management? A review23
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
Continuous monitoring of intra-abdominal pressure: cumulative pressure exposure predicts early acute kidney injury in animal model22
Assessing and managing frailty in emergency laparotomy: a WSES position paper21
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
Multiple skip incision skin-sparing debridement for perianal necrotizing fasciitis: a retrospective study20
Advantages of using a polymeric clip versus an endoloop during laparoscopic appendectomy in uncomplicated appendicitis: a randomized controlled 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
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
Enhanced perioperative care in emergency general surgery: the WSES position paper17
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
The influence between frailty, sarcopenia and physical status on mortality in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy16
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
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: 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
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
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