Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery is 6. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Letter re: “Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta and resuscitative thoracotomy are associated with similar outcomes in traumatic cardiac arrest”164
Effect of tranexamic acid on endothelial von Willebrand factor/ADAMTS-13 response to in vitro shock conditions80
Meetings/Courses68
“Intravenous lidocaine for the management of traumatic rib fractures: A double-blind randomized controlled trial (INITIATE program of research)”: Letter to the Editor60
Intubation of bleeding patients in the emergency department or the operating room: A medical decision to be justified60
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 Ghasemian46
Meetings/Courses43
Plasma thrombin generation kinetics vary by injury pattern and resuscitation characteristics in pediatric and young adult trauma patients40
Transcriptome reveals the dysfunction of pancreatic islets after wound healing in severely burned mice39
Ultrasound is superior to supine chest x-ray for the diagnosis of clinically relevant traumatic pneumothorax39
Establishing national stakeholder priorities for quality improvement in pediatric trauma care: Consensus results using a modified Delphi process38
Meetings/Courses38
MEETINGS/COURSES37
Re: Leichtle et al. Blunt cerebrovascular injury: The case for universal screening (J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2020;89(5):880–886)34
Letter re: “ECMO In trauma care: What you need to know”33
Treatment with MG53 ameliorates traumatic brain injury–associated acute kidney injury32
Penalizing underage alcohol use is associated with lower mortality for young drivers: Use/lose laws and their association with motor vehicle collision mortality31
The injured monocyte: The link to chronic critical illness and mortality following injury30
Surgical stabilization of rib fractures versus nonoperative treatment in patients with multiple rib fractures following cardiopulmonary resuscitation: An international, retrospective matched case-cont30
Proof of concept of an Automated Battlefield Trauma System for large-scale combat operations30
Effect of targeting normoxemia on supplemental oxygen-free days for adults with acute thermal burns: A stepped wedge cluster randomized clinical trial30
Exploratory cluster analysis of IL2Ra and associated biomarkers and complications after blunt chest trauma28
Mental health symptoms and engagement in a stepped-care mental health service among patients with a violent versus nonviolent injury28
Predictors of discharge against medical advice in pediatric trauma patients: A nationwide analysis28
Cell-free mitochondria are detected in high concentrations in the plasma of orthopedic trauma patients28
Access to trauma center care: A statewide system-based approach27
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 scale27
Multicompartmental trauma alters bone marrow erythroblastic islands27
Evaluation of urological and gynecological surgeons as force multipliers for mass casualty trauma care27
Evaluation of vascular repair by tissue-engineered human acellular vessels or expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts in a porcine model of limb ischemia and reperfusion27
Correlation analysis of salivary cytokines and hormones with resiliency26
Firearm injuries treated at trauma centers in the United States26
When is enough enough? Odds of survival by unit transfused25
Early major fracture care in polytrauma—priorities in the context of concomitant injuries: A Delphi consensus process and systematic review25
Anatomy of the interchondral joints and the effects on mobility of ribs25
Diagnosis and management of blunt cardiac injury: What you need to know24
Damage control resuscitation in adult trauma patients: What you need to know24
Development and validation of a Bayesian network predicting neurosurgical intervention after injury in children and adolescents23
Blood Banking Considerations in Pediatric Trauma23
Development and validation of a Bayesian belief network predicting the probability of blood transfusion after pediatric injury23
Exploring patient and system factors impacting undertriage of injured patients meeting national field triage guideline criteria23
Shock index, pediatric age adjusted: A scoping review of applications in pediatric trauma triage and beyond22
Efficacy of a novel smartphone-based ultrasonography curriculum in rapidly training low- and middle-income country trauma care providers22
Finding the bleeding edge: 24-hour mortality by unit of blood product transfused in combat casualties from 2002–202021
Building an Optimal Pediatric Trauma Program21
Mechanism matters for major vascular injury in children: A Trauma Quality Improvement Program analysis21
pREBOA versus ER-REBOA impact on blood utilization and resuscitation requirements: A pilot analysis21
Extremity vascular injury: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm21
FasterRib: A deep learning algorithm to automate identification and characterization of rib fractures on chest computed tomography scans21
Creatinine clearance predicts the goal enoxaparin dose in traumatic brain injury21
Management of spinal trauma in pregnant patients: A systematic review of the literature20
A wireless ultrasound patch detects mild-to-moderate central hypovolemia during lower body negative pressure20
Greater spatial access to care is associated with lower mortality for emergency general surgery20
Assessment of ethynylestradiol-3-sulfate on coagulation, metabolism, and survival in pigs with traumatic hemorrhage20
Exploring the characteristics of successful prehospital trauma care teams: Insights from military trauma care simulations20
Association of blood product ratios with early mortality in pediatric trauma resuscitation: A time-dependent analysis from the National Trauma Databank20
Trauma: The most progressive subspecialty of all: Erratum19
Meetings/Courses19
How many minutes matter: Association between time saved with air medical transport and survival in trauma patients19
Does early transfusion of cold-stored whole blood reduce the need for component therapy in civilian trauma patients? A systematic review19
The effect of prehospital blood products on unexpected survival: A multi-institution study19
Epidemiology and outcomes of traumatic vascular injury repair by trauma surgeons and vascular surgeons in a collaborative model19
TXA does not affect levels of TBI-related biomarkers in blunt TBI with ICH: A secondary analysis of the prehospital TXA for TBI trial19
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT MARCH 202319
Characterization of fatal blunt injuries using postmortem computed tomography19
Redefining the costal margin: A pilot study19
Meetings/Courses19
Reply to letter to the editor: Conservative management of occult pneumothorax in mechanically ventilated patients—A systematic review and meta-analysis19
National blood shortage: A call to action from the trauma community19
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 A19
Geri-screen: A multicenter trial of a novel screening tool for depression and suicide risk among US trauma patients19
Prospective evaluation of the selective nonoperative management of abdominal stab wounds: When is it safe to discharge?18
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 glycatio18
Clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes of traumatic cerebral venous sinus thrombosis18
Comments on “Evidence-based, cost-effective management of large bowel obstruction: An algorithm of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Emergency General Surgery Algorithms Work Group”18
Do new trauma centers provide needed or redundant access? A nationwide analysis18
Does delayed operation increase morbidity and mortality? An analysis of emergency general surgery procedures18
Identifying injuries suggestive of child physical abuse: An innovative application of the Trauma Quality Improvement Program18
Superiority of compensatory reserve measurement compared with the Shock index for early and accurate detection of reduced central blood volume status18
Letter to the editor: Routine screening bronchoscopy in intubated trauma patients risks unnecessary antibiotic use without clear clinical benefit17
Diagnosis and management of traumatic rectal injury: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm17
Disparities in advance care planning rates persist among emergency general surgery patients: Current state and recommendations for improvement17
Management of Pediatric Lower Extremity Vascular Trauma: Adult vs Pediatric Level I Trauma Centers [RETRACTED]17
Blunt splenic injury, Emergency Department to discharge: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm: Erratum17
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 17
Plasma treatment is associated with decreased brain lesion and resuscitation requirements after traumatic brain injury in a swine model of prolonged damage-control resuscitation17
Aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase elevation in suspected physical abuse: Can the threshold to obtain an abdominal computed tomography be raised?17
Pediatric thoracic cage fractures—Mind the sternum: A retrospective analysis of the ACS-TQIP database17
Nonoperative treatment of multiple rib fractures, the results to beat: International multicenter prospective cohort study among 845 patients16
Building a sustainable Mil-Civ partnership to ensure a ready medical force: A single partnership site's experience16
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Biostatistical Reviews16
Pediatric Traumatic Hemorrhagic Shock Consensus Conference Research Priorities16
A systematic review and meta-analysis of sample size methodology for traumatic hemorrhage trials16
Destructive colon injuries requiring resection: Is colostomy ever indicated?16
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT FEBRUARY 202316
Value in acute care surgery, part 4: The economic value of an acute care surgery service to a hospital system16
Common bile duct stones management: A network meta-analysis16
Prehospital and emergency department pediatric readiness for injured children: A statement from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Emergency Medical Services Committee16
Thromboembolism prophylaxis timing is associated with center mortality in traumatic brain injury: A Trauma Quality Improvement Program retrospective analysis16
Uncovering sex-based disparities in trauma surgery research16
Recombinant human MG53 protein attenuates brain lesion size in a large animal model of traumatic brain injury16
When is it safe to start venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after blunt solid organ injury? A prospective American Association for the Surgery of Trauma multi-institutional trial16
Modified Brain Injury Guidelines for preinjury anticoagulation in traumatic brain injury: An opportunity to reduce health care resource utilization16
Detection of pneumothorax on ultrasound using artificial intelligence15
Scanning the aged to minimize missed injury: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study15
Performance of the PECARN cervical spine injury prediction rule based on EMS clinician observations15
Pediatric trauma in the California-Mexico border region: Injury disparities by Area Deprivation Index15
A random forest model using flow cytometry data identifies pulmonary infection after thoracic injury15
Current patterns of trauma center proliferation have not led to proportionate improvements in access to care or mortality after injury: An ecologic study15
Acute traumatic pain treatment with ketamine decreased PTSD and anxiety symptoms 6 months post hospital discharge15
Early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallbladder perforation15
Critical insights into longer time to surgery for pelvic ring injuries is associated with increased systemic complications15
Breaking protocol: Should destructive colon injuries be managed differently in a balanced blood product resuscitation era?15
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta for life-threatening postpartum hemorrhage: A nationwide observational study in Japan14
Prognosis, risk factors, and scoring model of patients resuscitated from traumatic cardiac arrest: A multicenter observational study in Japan14
Is barbed better? Evaluation of triclosan-coated barbed suture on wound complications following emergency laparotomy14
Association of race and socioeconomic status with time to pain control among pediatric trauma patients managed nonoperatively14
A multicenter prospective cohort study of endoscopic urethral realignment versus suprapubic cystostomy after complete pelvic fracture urethral injury14
Pediatric trauma surgery in Iraq and Afghanistan: Mortality, indicators, and most common operating room interventions from 2007 to 201614
Damage control thoracotomy trends, techniques, and outcomes: An EAST multicenter trial14
A mixed methods end-user assessment to determine the ideal supraglottic airway device for inclusion into the medic's aid bag14
Timing is everything: Early versus late palliative care consults in trauma14
Early veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is an effective strategy for traumatically injured patients presenting with refractory respiratory failure14
Finite element analysis for better evaluation of rib fractures: A pilot study14
The always evolving diagnosis and management of Clostridioides difficile colitis: What you need to know14
Might less be more: Management of blunt liver and spleen injuries in pediatric patients14
Sex differences associate with late microbiome alterations after murine surgical sepsis14
Pediatric injury trends and relationships with social vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-institutional analysis14
Management of Enteroatmospheric Fistulas: What you need to know13
Letter to the editor: Western Trauma Association critical decision algorithm for the evaluation and management of traumatic pneumothorax13
Artificial intelligence may help decision-making for withdrawal of life supporting treatment among the injured elderly13
The management of penetrating trauma is not just a race13
Endure, adapt, survive, and thrive13
The specialty of surgical critical care: A white paper from the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee13
Are new pediatric trauma centers located close to the high-risk populations? A geolocation study13
It is not all black and white: The effect of increasing severity of frailty on outcomes of geriatric trauma patients13
Defining pediatric trauma center resource utilization: Multidisciplinary consensus-based criteria from the Pediatric Trauma Society13
Trauma surgeons experience compassion fatigue: A major metropolitan area survey13
Letter to the editor for “Detecting traumatic brain injury-induced coagulopathy: What we are testing and what we are not”13
Advanced bleeding control in combat casualty care: An international, expert-based Delphi consensus12
One size does not fit all: Sex bias in pharmacologic venous thromboembolism prophylaxis12
Association between physician's case volume in prehospital advanced trauma care and 30-day mortality: A registry-based analysis of 4,032 patients12
Contemporary diagnosis and management of colorectal injuries: What you need to know12
Author reply: Letter to the editor on “The use and timing of angioembolization in pediatric blunt liver and spleen injury”12
Long-term functional recovery after rib fractures: The impact of frailty12
The new face of war: Craniofacial injuries from Operation Inherent Resolve12
A novel animal model of primary blast lung injury and its pathological changes in mice12
An analysis of police transport in an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter trial examining prehospital procedures in penetrating trauma patients12
Whole blood use in patients with traumatic brain injury and hemorrhagic shock is not associated with decreased mortality12
Burnout reduction in acute care surgeons: Impact of faculty schedule change at a level 1 trauma and tertiary care center12
Acute kidney injury development in polytrauma and the safety of early repeated contrast studies: A retrospective cohort study12
Reversal of antithrombotic medications in patients with traumatic brain injury: What you need to know12
Developing a National Trauma Research Action Plan: Results from the postadmission critical care research gap Delphi survey12
Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in trauma: What you need to know12
Trauma bay virtual reality—A game changer for ATLS instruction and assessment12
Approaches for optimizing venous thromboembolism prevention in injured patients: Findings from the consensus conference to implement optimal venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in trauma12
Blunt pancreatic trauma: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm12
Thoracic cavity irrigation prevents retained hemothorax and decreases surgical intervention in trauma patients12
Interobserver agreement for the Chest Wall Injury Society taxonomy of rib fractures using computed tomography images12
Use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in traumatic injuries with acute respiratory distress syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis12
Platelet flux in trauma-associated venous thromboembolism: A secondary analysis of the Consortium of Leaders in the Study of Traumatic Thromboembolism (CLOTT) studies11
The impact of low-dose aspirin in the Brain Injury Guidelines on outcomes in traumatic brain injury: A retrospective cohort study11
A novel, evidence-based, comprehensive clinical decision support system improves outcomes for patients with traumatic rib fractures11
Optimization of physiology in organ donors in the intensive care unit: What you need to know11
Lower incidence of blunt cerebrovascular injury among young, properly restrained children: An ATOMAC multicenter study11
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 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 nu11
Book review: Current therapy of trauma and surgical critical care, 3rd edition, editors: Asensio and Meredith11
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 As11
Targeting peptide homes to spinal cord injury in a rat model11
Case volume and rate are associated with outcomes in geriatric trauma: A case for geriatric trauma centers?11
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is associated with decreased mortality in non–acute respiratory distress syndrome patients following severe blunt thoracic trauma11
Meetings/Courses11
Research priorities in tranexamic acid after trauma: Secondary analysis of the National Trauma Research Action Plan11
Resuscitative endovascular balloon of the aorta for placenta accreta: An arterial line may be enough11
A simplified Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score is associated with 30-day trauma mortality: A novel tool for a low-resource practice setting11
Source control in intra-abdominal infections: What you need to know11
Clinical practice guideline recommendations for pediatric solid organ injury care: A Systematic Review11
Investigating the protective effect of direct peritoneal resuscitation on intestinal barrier function in rat models of sepsis11
The potentially futile trauma transfer: “Should I stay or should I go?”11
Factors associated with trauma recidivism in young children11
Uncovering gender, racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities among adolescent survivors of suicide attempts in trauma centers: Where can we do better?11
Trauma transfers discharged from the emergency department: Is there a role for telemedicine?11
Trauma Quality Improvement Program mortality reporting system case reports: Anticipated mortality with opportunity for improvement related to more timely palliative care services10
Prolonging the therapeutic window for valproic acid treatment in a swine model of traumatic brain injury and hemorrhagic shock10
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 study10
Outcomes after emergency general surgery and trauma care in incarcerated individuals: An EAST multicenter study10
Effects of antifibrinolytics on systemic and cerebral inflammation after traumatic brain injury10
Growing the next generation of trauma surgeon-scientists: Reflections on 20 years of research investment10
Contemporary management of common bile duct stone: What you need to know10
Size of traumatic pneumothorax on initial chest x-ray is independently associated with failed observation in children10
Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with traumatic brain injuries and severe respiratory failure: A single-center retrospective analysis10
Not so FAST replacing the “e” in e-FAST with supine chest-x-ray10
Impact of the Good Samaritan Law on bystander intervention willingness and perceived legal risks in India10
Optimal dose of tranexamic acid in traumatic brain injury: Systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials10
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT JULY 202410
A team approach to peripartum hemorrhage control incorporating resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta10
ROBOtic Care Outcomes Project for acute gallbladder pathology10
Trauma-induced coagulopathy: What you need to know10
The VIPoma10
History repeats itself: Impact of mental illness on violent reinjury and hospital reencounters among female victims of interpersonal violence10
Myocardial alterations following traumatic hemorrhagic injury10
Characterization of lipidome alterations in a standardized porcine model with multiple trauma and hemorrhagic shock: Are they driven by hepatic injury?10
Feasibility and safety of intraoperative bile duct clearance by antegrade transcystic balloon sphincteroplasty: A prospective observational pilot study10
One-year survival and quality of life after acute mesenteric ischemia: Follow-up of the AMESI study10
Closer to home: Managing more than three rib fractures at level IV trauma centers10
A reproducible strategy to solve problems9
Response: Letter to the editor: The small (14F) percutaneous catheter (P-CAT) versus large (28-32F) open chest tube for traumatic hemothorax: A multicenter randomized clinical trial9
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT NOVEMBER 20239
Early expression of IL-10, IL-12, ARG1, and NOS2 genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells synergistically correlate with patient outcome after burn injury9
Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction in polytrauma patients9
Evaluating potential disparities in geospatial access to American College of Surgeons/American Association for the Surgery of Trauma–verified emergency general surgery centers9
National guideline for the field triage of injured patients: Recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage, 20219
Hyperglycemia in nondiabetic adult trauma patients is associated with worse outcomes than diabetic patients: An analysis of 95,764 patients9
Response to letter to the editor, re: “A multicenter validation of the modified brain injury guidelines: Are they safe and effective?”9
Age matters: A Secondary Analysis of Endothelial Biomarkers in the Prehospital Tranexamic Acid for Traumatic Brain Injury Trial9
Disparities in provision of rehabilitative services in adolescents with traumatic brain injury at level I adult versus pediatric trauma centers9
A protocol-driven approach to reduce lengths of stay for pediatric blunt liver and spleen injury patients9
A comparative study of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and cholangioscopy-guided lithotripsy in the management of complex biliary stones: A randomized trial9
An observation-first strategy for liver injuries with “blush” on computed tomography is safe and effective9
Burden of unintentional pediatric firearm injury: An examination of the Nationwide Readmission Database9
Postinjury platelet aggregation and venous thromboembolism9
Balloons for kids: Anatomic candidacy and optimal catheter size for pediatric resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta9
Meetings/Courses9
Response to Letter to the Editor: Not so FAST—chest ultrasound underdiagnoses traumatic pneumothorax9
Intraoperative factors associated with unplanned return to the operating room after emergent hemorrhage control surgery9
An initiative to assess and improve the resources and patient care processes used among Chest Wall Injury Society collaborative centers study (CWIS-CC2)9
Historic redlining, social mobility, and firearm violence9
Antibiotic prophylaxis in trauma: Global Alliance for Infection in Surgery, Surgical Infection Society Europe, World Surgical Infection Society, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, and Wor9
Antibiotic administration within 1 hour for open lower extremity fractures is not associated with decreased risk of infection9
Popliteal artery injuries: What you need to know9
Morphometric analysis for resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in women9
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma system wellness white paper: An evaluation of wellness from a systems perspective9
Is severe traumatic brain injury no longer a contraindication for surgical stabilization of rib fractures in patients with multiple rib fractures? A propensity-matched analysis9
Research priorities in chest wall injury: Secondary analysis of the National Trauma Research Action Plan9
Tactics for hemorrhagic shock: A virtual course and visual aid for improved resuscitation9
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 cente9
Predictors of fetal delivery in pregnant trauma patients: A multicenter study9
Hemodynamic events during en route critical care for patients with traumatic brain injury9
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT OCTOBER 20249
Hospital readmission after blunt traumatic rib fractures9
Who is informed of trauma informed care? Patients' primary language and comprehensiveness of initial trauma assessment9
Cellular microRNAs correlate with clinical parameters in multiple injury patients9
Handoffs and transitions of care: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma9
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT JUNE 20229
Anatomy of the intercostal nerves of ribs in the lower rib cage: A pilot study9
Risk factors for deep venous thrombosis in pediatric trauma patients: A review of the National Trauma Data Bank from 2017 to 20229
Older females have increased mortality after trauma as compared with younger females and males, associated with increased fibrinolysis9
Incarceration is associated with higher mortality after trauma: An unreported health care disparity9
ABO blood type and functional neurological outcome in patients with severe traumatic brain injury9
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