Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Article	Citations
Letter re: “ECMO In trauma care: What you need to know”	134
MEETINGS/COURSES	87
Letter re: “Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta and resuscitative thoracotomy are associated with similar outcomes in traumatic cardiac arrest”	64
Meetings/Courses	55
Meetings/Courses	50
How much is too much crystalloid? Building a foundation for the study of optimal resuscitation practices in pediatric trauma patients with severe traumatic brain injury: Authors' response to Ghasemian	48
Transcriptome reveals the dysfunction of pancreatic islets after wound healing in severely burned mice	47
“Intravenous lidocaine for the management of traumatic rib fractures: A double-blind randomized controlled trial (INITIATE program of research)”: Letter to the Editor	38
Ultrasound is superior to supine chest x-ray for the diagnosis of clinically relevant traumatic pneumothorax	36
Meetings/Courses	36
Multicompartmental trauma alters bone marrow erythroblastic islands	36
Intubation of bleeding patients in the emergency department or the operating room: A medical decision to be justified	34
Proof of concept of an Automated Battlefield Trauma System for large-scale combat operations	33
Plasma thrombin generation kinetics vary by injury pattern and resuscitation characteristics in pediatric and young adult trauma patients	33
Treatment with MG53 ameliorates traumatic brain injury–associated acute kidney injury	32
Choosing wisely: A prospective study of direct to operating room trauma resuscitation including real-time trauma surgeon after-action review	31
Establishing national stakeholder priorities for quality improvement in pediatric trauma care: Consensus results using a modified Delphi process	30
Cell-free mitochondria are detected in high concentrations in the plasma of orthopedic trauma patients	28
Re: Leichtle et al. Blunt cerebrovascular injury: The case for universal screening (J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2020;89(5):880–886)	28
When is enough enough? Odds of survival by unit transfused	27
Effect of tranexamic acid on endothelial von Willebrand factor/ADAMTS-13 response to in vitro shock conditions	27
Diagnosis and management of blunt cardiac injury: What you need to know	27
Anatomy of the interchondral joints and the effects on mobility of ribs	27
Penalizing underage alcohol use is associated with lower mortality for young drivers: Use/lose laws and their association with motor vehicle collision mortality	27
Predictors of discharge against medical advice in pediatric trauma patients: A nationwide analysis	26

Firearm injuries treated at trauma centers in the United States	26
Trauma transfers discharged from the emergency department—Is there a role for telemedicine?	26
Exploratory cluster analysis of IL2Ra and associated biomarkers and complications after blunt chest trauma	25
Evaluation of urological and gynecological surgeons as force multipliers for mass casualty trauma care	25
Intercostal liposomal bupivacaine injection for rib fractures: A prospective randomized controlled trial	25
Evaluation of vascular repair by tissue-engineered human acellular vessels or expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts in a porcine model of limb ischemia and reperfusion	25
Surgical stabilization of rib fractures versus nonoperative treatment in patients with multiple rib fractures following cardiopulmonary resuscitation: an international, retrospective matched case-cont	25
Effect of targeting normoxemia on supplemental oxygen-free days for adults with acute thermal burns: A stepped wedge cluster randomized clinical trial	24
Development and validation of a Bayesian network predicting neurosurgical intervention after injury in children and adolescents	24
Early major fracture care in polytrauma—priorities in the context of concomitant injuries: A Delphi consensus process and systematic review	24
Comparison of National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Surgical Risk Calculator, Trauma and Injury Severity Score, and American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status to predict operative t	24
Mental health symptoms and engagement in a stepped-care mental health service among patients with a violent versus nonviolent injury	23
Access to trauma center care: A statewide system-based approach	22
Appendectomy versus nonoperative management of simple appendicitis: A post hoc analysis of an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study using a hierarchical ordinal scale	22
Damage control resuscitation in adult trauma patients: What you need to know	22
The Injured Monocyte: The Link to Chronic Critical Illness and Mortality Following Injury	22
Development and validation of a Bayesian belief network predicting the probability of blood transfusion after pediatric injury	21
Does delayed operation increase morbidity and mortality? An analysis of emergency general surgery procedures	20
Association of blood product ratios with early mortality in pediatric trauma resuscitation: A time-dependent analysis from the National Trauma Databank	20
Mechanism matters for major vascular injury in children: A TQIP analysis	20
Correlation analysis of salivary cytokines and hormones with resiliency	20
Exploring patient and system factors impacting undertriage of injured patients meeting national field triage guideline criteria	20
Prospective evaluation of the selective nonoperative management of abdominal stab wounds: When is it safe to discharge?	20
Demographic changes in pelvic fracture patterns at a Swiss academic trauma center from 2007 to 2017	19
Do New Trauma Centers Provide Needed or Redundant Access? A Nationwide Analysis	19
Readmission for pleural space complications after chest wall injury: Who is at risk?	19
National Blood Shortage: A Call to Action from the Trauma Community	19
Trauma: The most progressive subspecialty of all: Erratum	18
Management of spinal trauma in pregnant patients: A systematic review of the literature	18
Meetings/Courses	18
pREBOA versus ER-REBOA impact on blood utilization and resuscitation requirements: A pilot analysis	18
TXA does not affect levels of TBI-related biomarkers in blunt TBI with ICH: A secondary analysis of the prehospital TXA for TBI trial	18
Redefining the Costal Margin: A Pilot Study	18
The effect of prehospital blood products on unexpected survival: A multi-institution study	18
Identifying injuries suggestive of child physical abuse: An innovative application of the Trauma Quality Improvement Program	17
Meetings/Courses	17
Assessment of ethynylestradiol-3-sulfate on coagulation, metabolism, and survival in pigs with traumatic hemorrhage	17
A wireless ultrasound patch detects mild-to-moderate central hypovolemia during lower body negative pressure	16
How many minutes matter: Association between time saved with air medical transport and survival in trauma patients	16
Creatinine Clearance Predicts the Goal Enoxaparin Dose in Traumatic Brain Injury	16
Epidemiology and outcomes of traumatic vascular injury repair by trauma surgeons and vascular surgeons in a collaborative model	16
Building an Optimal Pediatric Trauma Program	16
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT MARCH 2023	16
Reply to letter to the editor: Conservative management of occult pneumothorax in mechanically ventilated patients—A systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute kidney injury, and mortality after trauma are associated with increased circulation of syndecan-1, soluble thrombomodulin, and receptor for advanced glycatio	16
Geri-screen: A multicenter trial of a novel screening tool for depression and suicide risk among US trauma patients	16
Exploring the characteristics of successful prehospital trauma care teams: Insights from military trauma care simulations	16
Blood Banking Considerations in Pediatric Trauma	16
Extremity Vascular Injury: A Western Trauma Association Critical Decisions Algorithm	16
Shock index, pediatric age adjusted: A scoping review of applications in pediatric trauma triage and beyond	16

Blunt splenic injury, Emergency Department to discharge: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm: Erratum	15
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT FEBRUARY 2023	15
Diagnosis and management of traumatic rectal injury: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm	15
A multicenter prospective cohort study of endoscopic urethral realignment versus suprapubic cystostomy after complete pelvic fracture urethral injury	15
Characterization of fatal blunt injuries using postmortem computed tomography	15
Duration of antimicrobial treatment for complicated intra-abdominal infections after definitive source control: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and practice management guideline from the Eastern A	15
Systematic review of temporary intravascular shunt use in military and civilian extremity trauma	15
Disparities in advance care planning rates persist among emergency general surgery patients: Current state and recommendations for improvement	15
Letter to the editor: Routine screening bronchoscopy in intubated trauma patients risks unnecessary antibiotic use without clear clinical benefit	15
A Random Forest Model Using Flow Cytometry Data Identifies Pulmonary Infection after Thoracic Injury	15
FasterRib: A deep learning algorithm to automate identification and characterization of rib fractures on chest computed tomography scans	15
Does early transfusion of cold-stored whole blood reduce the need for component therapy in civilian trauma patients? A systematic review	15
Pediatric thoracic cage fractures—Mind the sternum: A retrospective analysis of the ACS-TQIP database	15
A systematic review and meta-analysis of sample size methodology for traumatic hemorrhage trials	15
The tight rope act: A multicenter regional experience of tourniquets in acute trauma resuscitation	15
Greater spatial access to care is associated with lower mortality for emergency general surgery	15
Finding the bleeding edge: 24-hour mortality by unit of blood product transfused in combat casualties from 2002–2020	15
The feasibility and reliability of frailty assessment tools applicable in acute in-hospital trauma patients: A systematic review	15
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta for life-threatening postpartum hemorrhage: A nationwide observational study in Japan	14
Aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase elevation in suspected physical abuse: Can the threshold to obtain an abdominal computed tomography be raised?	14
Association of race and socioeconomic status with time to pain control among pediatric trauma patients managed nonoperatively	14
Destructive colon injuries requiring resection: Is colostomy ever indicated?	14
Prehospital and emergency department pediatric readiness for injured children: A statement from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Emergency Medical Services Committee	14
Plasma treatment is associated with decreased brain lesion and resuscitation requirements after traumatic brain injury in a swine model of prolonged damage-control resuscitation	14
Modified Brain Injury Guidelines for preinjury anticoagulation in traumatic brain injury: An opportunity to reduce health care resource utilization	14
Early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallbladder perforation	14
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Biostatistical Reviews	14
Nonoperative treatment of multiple rib fractures, the results to beat: International multicenter prospective cohort study among 845 patients	14
When Is It Safe to Start VTE Prophylaxis after Blunt Solid Organ Injury? A Prospective AAST Multi-Institutional Trial	14
Pediatric Traumatic Hemorrhagic Shock Consensus Conference Research Priorities	14
Management of Pediatric Lower Extremity Vascular Trauma: Adult vs Pediatric Level I Trauma Centers [RETRACTED]	14
Current patterns of trauma center proliferation have not led to proportionate improvements in access to care or mortality after injury: An ecologic study	14
Chest Wall Injury Society recommendation for surgical stabilization of nonunited rib fractures to decrease pain, reduce opiate use, and improve patient reported outcomes in patients with rib fracture	14
Finite Element Analysis for Better Evaluation of Rib Fractures: A Pilot Study	14
Value in acute care surgery, part 4: The economic value of an acute care surgery service to a hospital system	14
Timing is everything: Early versus late palliative care consults in trauma	14
Critical insights into longer time to surgery for pelvic ring injuries is associated with increased systemic complications	14
Superiority of compensatory reserve measurement compared with the Shock index for early and accurate detection of reduced central blood volume status	14
Paradigms in chronic subdural hematoma pathophysiology: Current treatments and new directions	14
Sex differences associate with late microbiome alterations after murine surgical sepsis	14
Recombinant human MG53 protein attenuates brain lesion size in a large animal model of traumatic brain injury	14
Pediatric injury trends and relationships with social vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-institutional analysis	14
Thromboembolism prophylaxis timing is associated with center mortality in traumatic brain injury: A Trauma Quality Improvement Program retrospective analysis	14
Developing a National Trauma Research Action Plan (NTRAP): Results from the Post-Admission Critical Care Research Gap Delphi Survey	13
Detection of pneumothorax on ultrasound using artificial intelligence	13
Building a sustainable Mil-Civ partnership to ensure a ready medical force: A single partnership site's experience	13
Thrombelastography and transfusion patterns in severely injured pediatric trauma patients with blunt solid organ injuries	13
Artificial intelligence may help decision-making for withdrawal of life supporting treatment among the injured elderly	13
Is barbed better? Evaluation of triclosan-coated barbed suture on wound complications following emergency laparotomy	13
Plasma and wound fluids from trauma patients suppress neutrophil extracellular respiratory burst	13
Long-term functional recovery after rib fractures: The impact of frailty	13
Trauma surgeons experience compassion fatigue: A major metropolitan area survey	13
Letter to the editor: Western Trauma Association critical decision algorithm for the evaluation and management of traumatic pneumothorax	13
Pediatric trauma in the California-Mexico border region: Injury disparities by Area Deprivation Index	13
Scanning the aged to minimize missed injury: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study	13
Endure, adapt, survive, and thrive	13
Letter to the editor for “Detecting traumatic brain injury-induced coagulopathy: What we are testing and what we are not”	13
A mixed methods end-user assessment to determine the ideal supraglottic airway device for inclusion into the medic's aid bag	13
Association between physician's case volume in prehospital advanced trauma care and 30-day mortality: A registry-based analysis of 4,032 patients	13
The always evolving diagnosis and management of Clostridioides difficile colitis: What you need to know	13
Defining pediatric trauma center resource utilization: Multidisciplinary consensus-based criteria from the Pediatric Trauma Society	13
The management of penetrating trauma is not just a race	13
Early veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is an effective strategy for traumatically injured patients presenting with refractory respiratory failure	13
Common bile duct stones management: A network meta-analysis	13
Advanced bleeding control in combat casualty care: An international, expert-based Delphi consensus	13
The new face of war: Craniofacial injuries from Operation Inherent Resolve	13
Management of Enteroatmospheric Fistulas: What you need to know	13
Contemporary diagnosis and management of colorectal injuries: What you need to know	13
Whole blood use in patients with traumatic brain injury and hemorrhagic shock is not associated with decreased mortality	13
An analysis of police transport in an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter trial examining prehospital procedures in penetrating trauma patients	12
It is not all black and white: The effect of increasing severity of frailty on outcomes of geriatric trauma patients	12
Burnout reduction in acute care surgeons: Impact of faculty schedule change at a level 1 trauma and tertiary care center	12
Acute kidney injury development in polytrauma and the safety of early repeated contrast studies: A retrospective cohort study	12
Pediatric trauma surgery in Iraq and Afghanistan: Mortality, indicators, and most common operating room interventions from 2007 to 2016	12
Interobserver agreement for the Chest Wall Injury Society taxonomy of rib fractures using computed tomography images	12
Prognosis, risk factors, and scoring model of patients resuscitated from traumatic cardiac arrest: A multicenter observational study in Japan	12
Not as simple as ABC: Tools to trigger massive transfusion in pediatric trauma	12
Pediatric surgical rib fixation: A collected case series of a rare entity	12
Are new pediatric trauma centers located close to the high-risk populations? A geolocation study	12
The specialty of surgical critical care: A white paper from the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee	12

Might less be more: Management of blunt liver and spleen injuries in pediatric patients	12
One size does not fit all: Sex bias in pharmacologic venous thromboembolism prophylaxis	11
A novel animal model of primary blast lung injury and its pathological changes in mice	11
Growing the Next Generation of Trauma Surgeon Scientists – Reflections on 20 Years of Research Investment	11
REBOA for placenta accreta: an arterial line may be enough	11
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT JULY 2024	11
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta management guided by a novel handheld pressure transducer	11
Thoracic cavity irrigation prevents retained hemothorax and decreases surgical intervention in trauma patients	11
Approaches for optimizing venous thromboembolism prevention in injured patients: Findings from the consensus conference to implement optimal venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in trauma	11
The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index as a predictor of complications in geriatric trauma patients: Author Reply in Response to: “The admission serum level of albumin cannot thoroughly represent the nu	11
The unequal impact of interhospital transfers on emergency general surgery patients: Procedure risk and time to surgery matter	11
Author Reply: “What do we mean by source control and what are we trying to accomplish with an open abdomen in severe complicated intra-abdominal sepsis?”	11
The potentially futile trauma transfer: “Should I Stay or Should I Go”?	11
Feasibility and safety of intraoperative bile duct clearance by antegrade transcystic balloon sphincteroplasty: A prospective observational pilot study	11
A team approach to peripartum hemorrhage control incorporating resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta	11
Blunt pancreatic trauma: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm	11
Trauma bay virtual reality—A game changer for ATLS instruction and assessment	11
Meetings/Courses	11
Book review: Current therapy of trauma and surgical critical care, 3rd edition, editors: Asensio and Meredith	11
Damage control thoracotomy trends, techniques, and outcomes: An EAST multicenter trial	11
Factors associated with trauma recidivism in young children	11
Contemporary management of common bile duct stone: What you need to know	11
In response to: Predeployment training for prolonged field care in current combat zones	11
A scoping review of nontechnical skill assessment tools to evaluate trauma team performance	10
Enoxaparin titrated by anti-Xa levels reduces venous thromboembolism in trauma patients	10
Clinical practice guideline recommendations for pediatric solid organ injury care: A Systematic Review	10
A novel, evidence-based, comprehensive clinical decision support system improves outcomes for patients with traumatic rib fractures	10
Investigating the protective effect of direct peritoneal resuscitation on intestinal barrier function in rat models of sepsis	10
ROBOtic Care Outcomes Project (ROBOCOP) for Acute Gallbladder Pathology	10
Author reply: Letter to the editor on “The use and timing of angioembolization in pediatric blunt liver and spleen injury”	10
Impact of the Good Samaritan Law on bystander intervention willingness and perceived legal risks in India	10
Uncovering gender, racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities among adolescent survivors of suicide attempts in trauma centers: Where can we do better?	10
Role of Vena Cava Filter in the Prophylaxis and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism in Injured Adult Patients: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Practice Management Guideline from the Eastern As	10
TRAUMA-INDUCED COAGULOPATHY: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW	10
Platelet flux in trauma-associated venous thromboembolism: A secondary analysis of the Consortium of Leaders in the Study of Traumatic Thromboembolism (CLOTT) studies	10
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma system wellness white paper: An evaluation of wellness from a systems perspective	10
Research priorities in tranexamic acid after trauma: Secondary analysis of the National Trauma Research Action Plan	10
Trauma transfers discharged from the emergency department: Is there a role for telemedicine?	10
The impact of low-dose aspirin in the Brain Injury Guidelines on outcomes in traumatic brain injury: A retrospective cohort study	10
Effects of antifibrinolytics on systemic and cerebral inflammation after traumatic brain injury	10
Myocardial alterations following traumatic hemorrhagic injury	10
Source control in intra-abdominal infections: What you need to know	10
An estrogen (17α-ethinyl estradiol-3-sulfate) reduces mortality in a swine model of multiple injuries and hemorrhagic shock	10
Lower incidence of blunt cerebrovascular injury among young, properly restrained children: An ATOMAC multicenter study	10
Optimal dose of tranexamic acid in traumatic brain injury: Systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	10
Case volume and rate are associated with outcomes in geriatric trauma: A case for geriatric trauma centers?	10
Size of traumatic pneumothorax on initial chest x-ray is independently associated with failed observation in children	10
Outcomes after emergency general surgery and trauma care in incarcerated individuals: An EAST multicenter study	10
Optimization of physiology in organ donors in the intensive care unit - what you need to know	10
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is associated with decreased mortality in non–acute respiratory distress syndrome patients following severe blunt thoracic trauma	10
Emergency medical services shock index is the most accurate predictor of patient outcomes after blunt torso trauma	10
Interactive media-based community consultation for exception from informed consent trials: How representative should (and can) it be?	9
Not so FAST replacing the “e” in e-FAST with supine chest-x-ray	9
Trauma Quality Improvement Program mortality reporting system case reports: Anticipated mortality with opportunity for improvement related to more timely palliative care services	9
Risk factors for deep venous thrombosis in pediatric trauma patients: A review of the National Trauma Data Bank from 2017 to 2022	9
Prolonging the therapeutic window for valproic acid treatment in a swine model of traumatic brain injury and hemorrhagic shock	9
Evaluating Potential Disparities in Geospatial Access to ACS/AAST Verified Emergency General Surgery Centers	9
Closer to home: Managing more than three rib fractures at level IV trauma centers	9
Older females have increased mortality after trauma as compared with younger females and males, associated with increased fibrinolysis	9
The α-globin chain of hemoglobin potentiates tissue plasminogen activator induced hyperfibrinolysis in vitro	9
History repeats itself: Impact of mental illness on violent reinjury and hospital reencounters among female victims of interpersonal violence	9
Resource utilization and secondary overtriage for patients with traumatic renal injuries in a regional trauma system	9
Veno-venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injuries and Severe Respiratory Failure: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis	9
Organ Injury Scaling 2020 update: Bowel and mesentery	9
Morphometric analysis for resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in women	9
An initiative to assess and improve the resources and patient care processes used among Chest Wall Injury Society collaborative centers study (CWIS-CC2)	9
Early expression of IL-10, IL-12, ARG1, and NOS2 genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells synergistically correlate with patient outcome after burn injury	9
Handoffs and Transitions of Care: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Practice Management Guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma	9
A protocol-driven approach to reduce lengths of stay for pediatric blunt liver and spleen injury patients	9
The VIPoma	9
Response to Letter to the Editor: Not so FAST—chest ultrasound underdiagnoses traumatic pneumothorax	9
Incarceration is associated with higher mortality after trauma: An unreported health care disparity	9
Four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate is not inferior to andexanet alfa for the reversal or oral factor Xa inhibitors: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study	9
Age matters: A Secondary Analysis of Endothelial Biomarkers in the Prehospital Tranexamic Acid for Traumatic Brain Injury Trial	9
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Multicenter Trial: Comparison of pre-injury antithrombotic use and reversal strategies among severe traumatic brain injury patients	9
Is severe traumatic brain injury no longer a contraindication for surgical stabilization of rib fractures in patients with multiple rib fractures? A propensity-matched analysis	9
Hemodynamic events during en route critical care for patients with traumatic brain injury	9
Cellular microRNAs correlate with clinical parameters in multiple injury patients	9
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT JUNE 2022	9
Trauma Quality Improvement Program mortality reporting system case reports: Unanticipated mortality because of limitations in blood product availability	8
SIRT1 downregulation in pneumonia is associated with an immature neutrophil response and increased disease severity	8
Early primary care follow-up is associated with improved long-term functional outcomes among injured older adults	8
Damage-control orthopedics or early total care: What you need to know	8
Response to the letter to the editor for our article entitled “Utility of continuous pulse co-oximetry for hemoglobin monitoring in pediatric patients with solid organ injuries at level 1 trauma cente	8
Prehospital synergy: Tranexamic acid and blood transfusion in patients at risk for hemorrhage	8
Emergency department thoracotomy in children: A Pediatric Trauma Society, Western Trauma Association, and Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma systematic review and practice management guidel	8
Plasminogen supplementation improves lysis of inflammatory retained traumatic hemothorax	8
Response to letter to the editor, re: “A multicenter validation of the modified brain injury guidelines: Are they safe and effective?”	8
The cost of doing business in the modern world: Our readiness imperative	8
The physiology of failure: Identifying risk factors for mortality in emergency general surgery patients using a regional health system integrated electronic medical record	8
Developing a National Trauma Research Action Plan: Results from the trauma systems and informatics panel Delphi survey	8
The patient’s voice matters: The impact of advance directives on elderly trauma patients	8
Postinjury platelet aggregation and venous thromboembolism	8
A reproducible strategy to solve problems	8
Balloons for kids: Anatomic candidacy and optimal catheter size for pediatric resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta	8