World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Papers
(The median citation count of World Journal of Emergency Surgery is 4. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Effects of the lavage through fistula in treatment of spontaneous esophageal rupture by combined thoracoscopic and gastroscopic management266
Functional outcomes following injury in centenarians: a nationwide retrospective observational study88
Aetiologies and prognosis of small bowel obstruction in virgin abdomen: a retrospective cohort study75
Robot-assisted puncture versus conservative treatment for severe brainstem hemorrhage: clinical outcomes comparison with experience of 138 cases in a single medical center66
2023 WSES guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of iatrogenic urinary tract injuries (IUTIs) during emergency digestive surgery64
Severely displaced rib fractures are independently associated with reduced pulmonary function at 3 months63
Correction: Surgeons’ perspectives on artificial intelligence to support clinical decision-making in trauma and emergency contexts: results from an international survey61
Beyond the initial impact: troponin patterns frequently reveal delayed cardiac injury in polytrauma patients60
Intra-abdominal infections survival guide: a position statement by the Global Alliance For Infections In Surgery59
International cross-sectional survey on current and updated definitions of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome57
Impact of transportation methods on pediatric and adolescent severely injured vehicle occupants51
Hypertonic saline infusion does not improve the chance of primary fascial closure after damage control laparotomy: a randomized controlled trial49
The optimal timing and intervention to reduce mortality for necrotizing pancreatitis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis47
Effectiveness of intraoperative peritoneal lavage with saline in patient with intra-abdominal infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis46
Intraoperative transcystic laparoscopic common bile duct stone clearance with SpyGlass™ discover during emergency and elective cholecystectomy: a single-center case series44
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 Surgery40
Management of acute mesenteric ischaemia in adult patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis38
Life-threatening event in laparoscopic hepatic surgery: Training curriculum on sudden hepatic artery haemorrhage38
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
Pre-operative antibiotics in patients with acute mild cholecystitis undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: is it really useful? A systematic review34
Clinical patterns and predictors of trauma-related mortality over 13 years: a retrospective analysis from a Level 1 National trauma center34
Impact of COVID-19 on urgent gastrointestinal surgery outcomes: increased mortality in 202034
The new timing in acute care surgery (new TACS) classification: a WSES Delphi consensus study34
A modified multi-angle suture training module for laparoscopic training curriculum on emergency intestinal surgery30
Decreasing use of pancreatic necrosectomy and NSQIP predictors of complications and mortality28
Every minute counts: a network meta-analysis comparing the effect of prophylactic endovascular procedures in abnormal placentation27
Clinical outcomes of rib fracture stabilization and conservative treatment in a high-volume Asian trauma center: a propensity score-matched retrospective study26
Indications to perform damage control surgery in pediatric trauma: a scoping review—Are children little adults?26
Risk factors for the leakage of the repair of duodenal wounds: a secondary analysis of the Panamerican Trauma Society multicenter retrospective review26
Can small bowel obstruction during pregnancy be treated with conservative management? A review26
Continuous monitoring of intra-abdominal pressure: cumulative pressure exposure predicts early acute kidney injury in animal model26
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 score25
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-analysis24
Oxandrolone for burn patients: a systematic review and updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials from 2005 to 202524
Outcomes of emergency department and operating room preperitoneal pelvic packing in hemodynamically unstable severe pelvic fractures: a retrospective risk-adjusted observational study23
Risk factors of 180-day rebleeding after management of blunt splenic injury without surgery and embolization: a national database study23
Multiple skip incision skin-sparing debridement for perianal necrotizing fasciitis: a retrospective study22
Methodological limitations of NOM in the WSES acute appendicitis guidelines22
Pneumoperitoneum without significant bowel perforation in patients with blunt trauma: a systematic review and meta-analysis22
Correction: Development and external validation of an artificial intelligence model for predicting mortality and prolonged ICU stay in postoperative critically ill patients: a retrospective study22
Advantages of using a polymeric clip versus an endoloop during laparoscopic appendectomy in uncomplicated appendicitis: a randomized controlled study21
Small versus large bore chest tube in traumatic hemothorax, hemopneumothorax, and pneumothorax: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials with trial sequential analysis20
Assessing and managing frailty in emergency laparotomy: a WSES position paper20
Uncharted factors in emergency laparotomy outcomes: a call for holistic assessment19
A radiomics-clinical predictive model for difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy based on preoperative CT imaging: a retrospective single center study19
The influence between frailty, sarcopenia and physical status on mortality in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy18
Variation and accuracy of intra-abdominal pressure measurement in different body positions: a prospective study18
Enhancing operative documentation of emergency laparotomy: a systematic review and development of a synoptic reporting template18
Tourniquet-related complications in extremity injuries: a scoping review of the literature17
Science fiction or clinical reality: a review of the applications of artificial intelligence along the continuum of trauma care17
Erector spinae plane block (ESPB) enhances hemodynamic stability decreasing analgesic requirements in surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRFs)16
Comparative efficacy of intraoperative wound irrigation with aqueous chlorhexidine versus normal saline to prevent surgical site infections: a double-blind randomized controlled trial16
A risk prediction model for venous thromboembolism in hospitalized patients with thoracic trauma: a machine learning, national multicenter retrospective study16
Enhanced perioperative care in emergency general surgery: the WSES position paper16
Timing of planned reoperation after damage control surgery in patients with trauma: a systematic review and meta-analysis15
Risk of delayed displacement and biomechanical analysis of unstable rib fractures postsurgical15
Correction: Trauma quality indicators: internationally approved core factors for trauma management quality evaluation15
Is there a difference in textbook outcomes of emergency cholecystectomy in older patients compared with younger patients?15
Effectiveness and safety of tourniquet utilization for civilian vascular extremity trauma in the pre-hospital settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis14
Diagnostic accuracy of routine hematological biomarkers for complications and prognosis in bowel obstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis14
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy complicated by liver rupture or hematoma: a systematic review of 391 reported cases14
Neoampulla of vater creation to treat traumatic intrapancreatic common bile duct injury14
Diagnostic accuracy of biomarkers to detect acute mesenteric ischaemia in adult patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis14
Reduced preoperative serum choline esterase levels and fecal peritoneal contamination as potential predictors for the leakage of intestinal sutures after source control in secondary peritonitis13
Microbiological profile of patients treated for postoperative peritonitis: temporal trends 1999–201913
Outpatient management of acute uncomplicated appendicitis after laparoscopic appendectomy: a randomized controlled trial13
Correction: Utility of modified Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (MLRINEC) score in distinguishing necrotizing from non-necrotizing soft tissue infections13
A meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis comparing nonoperative versus operative management for uncomplicated appendicitis: a focus on randomized controlled trials12
WSES consensus guidelines on sigmoid volvulus management12
International Delphi consensus on the management of percutaneous choleystostomy in acute cholecystitis (E-AHPBA, ANS, WSES societies)12
Early and late outcomes of component separation with transversus abdominis release with mesh augmentation versus primary suturing for the management of abdominal dehiscence: a retrospective comparativ12
The impact of timing on outcomes in appendicectomy: a systematic review and network meta-analysis11
How are duodenal trauma managed? A French nationwide study11
Systematic review and meta-analysis of endovascular therapy versus open surgical repair for the traumatic lower extremity arterial injury11
Correction: Surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF): the WSES and CWIS position paper11
Early fluid therapy trajectories in acute pancreatitis: a retrospective cohort study11
Complex duodenal fistulae: a surgical nightmare10
The ChoCO-W prospective observational global study: Does COVID-19 increase gangrenous cholecystitis?10
Acute mesenteric ischemia: updated guidelines of the World Society of Emergency Surgery10
Cesena guidelines: WSES consensus statement on laparoscopic-first approach to general surgery emergencies and abdominal trauma10
Key interventions and outcomes in perioperative care pathways in emergency laparotomy: a systematic review9
Effect of sarcopenia in predicting postoperative mortality in emergency laparotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis9
Acute cholecystitis: how to avoid subtotal cholecystectomy—preliminary results9
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 study9
Re: Small versus large bore chest tube in traumatic hemothorax, hemopneumothorax, and pneumothorax—external validity, endpoint heterogeneity, and trial sequential analysis assumptions9
Laparoscopic appendectomy as the gold standard: What role remains for open surgery, conversion, and disease severity?9
Meta-analysis of the optimal needle length and decompression site for tension pneumothorax and consensus recommendations on current ATLS and ETC guidelines9
Cardiac damage after polytrauma: the role of systematic transthoracic echocardiography - a pilot study9
Polymeric clips versus staplers for appendiceal stump closure in laparoscopic appendectomy: a retrospective observational study9
An open access trauma registry for developing countries: a tested selected minimal dataset with its free database program9
Fish bone migration: complications, diagnostic challenges, and treatment strategies9
Ultra minimally invasive surgical stabilization of Rib fractures (uMI-SSRF): reduction and fixation techniques to minimize the surgical wound9
A retrospective study of laparoscopic, robotic-assisted, and open emergent/urgent cholecystectomy based on the PINC AI Healthcare Database 2017–20208
Trust, but verify: the importance of additional imaging after BCVI screening8
Diversity and ethics in trauma and acute care surgery teams: results from an international survey8
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
Changes in frailty status and discharge destination post emergency laparotomy8
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
The 2023 WSES guidelines on the management of trauma in elderly and frail patients7
Prioritizing circulation over airway to improve survival in trauma patients with exsanguinating injuries: a world society of emergency surgery-panamerican trauma consensus statement7
Laparoscopic versus open emergent colectomy for ischemic colitis: a propensity score-matched comparison7
Source control in emergency general surgery: WSES, GAIS, SIS-E, SIS-A guidelines7
Cumulative intra-abdominal pressure exposure and dynamic trajectories in ICU-admitted patients reveal prognostic determinants of severe acute pancreatitis7
Feasibility and accuracy of continuous intraabdominal pressure monitoring with a capsular device in human pilot trial7
World Congress of Trauma and Emergency Leagues (WCTEL): looking for the future7
Follow-up strategies for patients with splenic trauma managed non-operatively: the 2022 World Society of Emergency Surgery consensus document7
The role of nutritional status in prognosis of Fournier gangrene: a single-center experience6
The outcomes of right-sided and left-sided colonic diverticulitis following non-operative management: a systematic review and meta-analysis6
Effectiveness and safety of low molecular weight heparin in the management of acute pancreatitis: 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
Robotic surgery in colorectal emergencies: a systematic review of current evidence6
Acute paraesophageal hernia with gastric volvulus. Results of surgical treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis6
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 6
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 analysis5
Management of intra-abdominal infections: recommendations by the Italian council for the optimization of antimicrobial use5
The changing epidemiology of trauma in child-bearing age women5
Association of initial lactate levels and red blood cell transfusion strategy with outcomes after severe trauma: a post hoc analysis of the RESTRIC trial5
How confident are the general surgeons in Hokkaido region in performing essential trauma skills: a cross-sectional questionnaire survey5
Hemothorax due to inferior phrenic artery injury from blunt trauma: a case series and systematic review5
Machine-learning based prediction of appendicitis for patients presenting with acute abdominal pain at the emergency department5
Role of prophylactic mesh in emergency midline laparotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis5
Non-elective colectomy for diverticulitis in the U.S.: a retrospective comparison of robotic, laparoscopic, and open approaches5
Risk factors for posttraumatic empyema in diaphragmatic injuries4
Time for a paradigm shift in shared decision-making in trauma and emergency surgery? Results from an international survey4
Epidemiological analysis of intra-abdominal infections in Italy from the Italian register of complicated intra-abdominal infections—the IRIS study: a prospective observational nationwide study4
Homocysteine(HCY), a novel biomarker for predicting irreversible transmural intestinal necrosis in patients with adhesive small bowel obstruction: results from a prospective observational study4
Prophylactic PICO◊ dressing shortens wound dressing requirements post emergency laparotomy (EL-PICO◊ trial)4
COVID-19 infection is a significant risk factor for death in patients presenting with acute cholecystitis: a secondary analysis of the ChoCO-W cohort study4
Is it possible to predict the severity of acute appendicitis? Reliability of predictive models based on easily available blood variables4
Prognostic factors for the successful conservative management of nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia4
Impact of blunt adrenal gland injury (BAGI) in major trauma: a systematic review and meta-analysis4
Postoperative pain management in non-traumatic emergency general surgery: WSES-GAIS-SIAARTI-AAST guidelines4
Prediction of infected pancreatic necrosis in patients with acute necrotizing pancreatitis based on ensemble machine learning model4
Incidence of intra-abdominal injury after blunt abdominal trauma with negative CT scan: a systematic review and meta-analysis4
Use of tranexamic acid in trauma surgical specialties: a narrative review4
Health-related quality of life after emergency abdominal surgery4
Outcome of necrotizing fasciitis and Fournier's gangrene with and without hyperbaric oxygen therapy: a retrospective analysis over 10 years4
Machine learning-based prediction of emergency neurosurgery within 24 h after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury4
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