World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Papers
(The TQCC of World Journal of Emergency Surgery is 13. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)
ArticleCitations
Diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis: 2020 update of the WSES Jerusalem guidelines474
Surgery in COVID-19 patients: operational directives274
2020 World Society of Emergency Surgery updated guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute calculus cholecystitis176
2020 update of the WSES guidelines for the management of acute colonic diverticulitis in the emergency setting160
Liver trauma: WSES 2020 guidelines133
Global impact of COVID-19 pandemic on road traffic collisions82
2020 WSES guidelines for the detection and management of bile duct injury during cholecystectomy78
Emergency general surgery in Italy during the COVID-19 outbreak: first survey from the real life59
Acute mesenteric ischemia: updated guidelines of the World Society of Emergency Surgery57
Iron metabolism and lymphocyte characterisation during Covid-19 infection in ICU patients: an observational cohort study56
WSES/GAIS/SIS-E/WSIS/AAST global clinical pathways for patients with intra-abdominal infections53
COVID-19 the showdown for mass casualty preparedness and management: the Cassandra Syndrome52
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in trauma patients: a systematic review49
Global changes in mortality rates in polytrauma patients admitted to the ICU—a systematic review48
Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on emergency surgery services—a multi-national survey among WSES members46
Histopathological findings in a COVID-19 patient affected by ischemic gangrenous cholecystitis45
Serum ferritin levels in inflammation: a retrospective comparative analysis between COVID-19 and emergency surgical non-COVID-19 patients44
The incidence of geriatric trauma is increasing and comparison of different scoring tools for the prediction of in-hospital mortality in geriatric trauma patients44
The SIFIPAC/WSES/SICG/SIMEU guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis in the elderly (2019 edition)44
Acute cholecystitis during COVID-19 pandemic: a multisocietary position statement43
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in patients with major trauma and uncontrolled haemorrhagic shock: a systematic review with meta-analysis42
The management of surgical patients in the emergency setting during COVID-19 pandemic: the WSES position paper41
WSES guidelines on blunt and penetrating bowel injury: diagnosis, investigations, and treatment38
Robotic surgery in emergency setting: 2021 WSES position paper36
Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on severe trauma trends and healthcare system reassessment in Lombardia, Italy: an analysis from the regional trauma registry35
Analysis of risk factors in thoracic trauma patients with a comparison of a modern trauma centre: a mono-centre study32
WSES/GAIS/WSIS/SIS-E/AAST global clinical pathways for patients with skin and soft tissue infections32
Salvage use of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in the setting of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to COVID-19 in the USA: a Markov decision analysis29
Anorectal emergencies: WSES-AAST guidelines28
Open necrosectomy in acute pancreatitis–obsolete or still useful?28
WSES-AAST guidelines: management of inflammatory bowel disease in the emergency setting27
Comparison of qSOFA score, SOFA score, and SIRS criteria for the prediction of infection and mortality among surgical intermediate and intensive care patients25
The negative effects of COVID-19 and national lockdown on emergency surgery morbidity due to delayed access25
Multidisciplinary management of elderly patients with rectal cancer: recommendations from the SICG (Italian Society of Geriatric Surgery), SIFIPAC (Italian Society of Surgical Pathophysiology), SICE (25
Team dynamics in emergency surgery teams: results from a first international survey24
Evidence for use of damage control surgery and damage control interventions in civilian trauma patients: a systematic review23
The effectiveness of trauma care systems at different stages of development in reducing mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis23
Diagnosis and management of small bowel obstruction in virgin abdomen: a WSES position paper22
Minimally invasive laparoscopic and robot-assisted emergency treatment of strangulated giant hiatal hernias: report of five cases and literature review20
Effect of under triage on early mortality after major pediatric trauma: a registry-based propensity score matching analysis20
Accuracy of pre-hospital triage tools for major trauma: a systematic review with meta-analysis and net clinical benefit20
Emergency trauma care during the outbreak of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China20
Pre-hospital CPR and early REBOA in trauma patients — results from the ABOTrauma Registry18
Motorcycle-related trauma:effects of age and site of injuries on mortality. A single-center, retrospective study.17
Acute abdomen in the immunocompromised patient: WSES, SIS-E, WSIS, AAST, and GAIS guidelines17
Subtotal cholecystectomy for difficult acute cholecystitis: how to finalize safely by laparoscopy—a systematic review17
Impact of fibrinogen level on the prognosis of patients with traumatic brain injury: a single-center analysis of 2570 patients17
If laparoscopic technique can be used for treatment of acutely incarcerated/strangulated inguinal hernia?16
A pandemic recap: lessons we have learned16
Follow-up strategies for patients with splenic trauma managed non-operatively: the 2022 World Society of Emergency Surgery consensus document16
Trauma quality indicators: internationally approved core factors for trauma management quality evaluation16
Timing of early laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute calculous cholecystitis: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials15
Trauma system developments reduce mortality in hospitalized trauma patients in Al-Ain City, United Arab Emirates, despite increased severity of injury15
WSES guidelines updates14
Surgeons’ perspectives on artificial intelligence to support clinical decision-making in trauma and emergency contexts: results from an international survey14
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on road traffic collision injury patterns and severity in Al-Ain City, United Arab Emirates13
Which appendicitis scoring system is most suitable for pregnant patients? A comparison of nine different systems13
Effect of sarcopenia in predicting postoperative mortality in emergency laparotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis13
The WSES/SICG/ACOI/SICUT/AcEMC/SIFIPAC guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute left colonic diverticulitis in the elderly13
WSES consensus guidelines on sigmoid volvulus management13
Machine learning-based prediction of emergency neurosurgery within 24 h after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury13
Association of pre-operative chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury with in-hospital outcomes of emergency colorectal surgery: a cohort study13
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