OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of World Journal of Emergency Surgery is 27. 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.)

Article	Citations
Vacuum-assisted closure versus on-demand relaparotomy in patients with secondary peritonitis—the VACOR trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial	259
Functional outcomes following injury in centenarians: a nationwide retrospective observational study	83
Effects of the lavage through fistula in treatment of spontaneous esophageal rupture by combined thoracoscopic and gastroscopic management	71
Robot-assisted puncture versus conservative treatment for severe brainstem hemorrhage: clinical outcomes comparison with experience of 138 cases in a single medical center	63
Severely displaced rib fractures are independently associated with reduced pulmonary function at 3 months	62
Correction: Surgeons’ perspectives on artificial intelligence to support clinical decision-making in trauma and emergency contexts: results from an international survey	61
2023 WSES guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of iatrogenic urinary tract injuries (IUTIs) during emergency digestive surgery	59
Beyond the initial impact: troponin patterns frequently reveal delayed cardiac injury in polytrauma patients	59
Aetiologies and prognosis of small bowel obstruction in virgin abdomen: a retrospective cohort study	58
Intra-abdominal infections survival guide: a position statement by the Global Alliance For Infections In Surgery	53
Hypertonic saline infusion does not improve the chance of primary fascial closure after damage control laparotomy: a randomized controlled trial	48
The optimal timing and intervention to reduce mortality for necrotizing pancreatitis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	47
Intraoperative transcystic laparoscopic common bile duct stone clearance with SpyGlass™ discover during emergency and elective cholecystectomy: a single-center case series	45
International cross-sectional survey on current and updated definitions of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome	43
Effectiveness of intraoperative peritoneal lavage with saline in patient with intra-abdominal infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis	40
Impact of transportation methods on pediatric and adolescent severely injured vehicle occupants	38
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 surgery	37
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 Surgery	37
CT psoas calculations on the prognosis prediction of emergency laparotomy: a single-center, retrospective cohort study in eastern Asian population	36
Clinical patterns and predictors of trauma-related mortality over 13 years: a retrospective analysis from a Level 1 National trauma center	34
The new timing in acute care surgery (new TACS) classification: a WSES Delphi consensus study	33
Management of acute mesenteric ischaemia in adult patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	33
Life-threatening event in laparoscopic hepatic surgery: Training curriculum on sudden hepatic artery haemorrhage	33
Impact of COVID-19 on urgent gastrointestinal surgery outcomes: increased mortality in 2020	30
Every minute counts: a network meta-analysis comparing the effect of prophylactic endovascular procedures in abnormal placentation	28

Oxandrolone for burn patients: a systematic review and updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials from 2005 to 2025	27
Decreasing use of pancreatic necrosectomy and NSQIP predictors of complications and mortality	27