Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Article	Citations
Needs Based Assessment of Trauma Systems 2, is it ready for primetime? A natural experiment testing its reliability	126
Anatomy of the interchondral joints and the effects on mobility of ribs	78
Firearm injuries treated at trauma centers in the United States	60
When is enough enough? Odds of survival by unit transfused	53
MEETINGS/COURSES	44
Letter re: “ECMO In trauma care: What you need to know”	44
Letter re: “Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta and resuscitative thoracotomy are associated with similar outcomes in traumatic cardiac arrest”	43
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	42
Meetings/Courses	42
Correlation analysis of salivary cytokines and hormones with resiliency	42
Meetings/Courses	35
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	34
Transcriptome reveals the dysfunction of pancreatic islets after wound healing in severely burned mice	33
“Intravenous lidocaine for the management of traumatic rib fractures: A double-blind randomized controlled trial (INITIATE program of research)”: Letter to the Editor	33
Meetings/Courses	31
Evaluation of urological and gynecological surgeons as force multipliers for mass casualty trauma care	31
Effect of tranexamic acid on endothelial von Willebrand factor/ADAMTS-13 response to in vitro shock conditions	30
Ultrasound is superior to supine chest x-ray for the diagnosis of clinically relevant traumatic pneumothorax	28
Multicompartmental trauma alters bone marrow erythroblastic islands	28
Evaluation of vascular repair by tissue-engineered human acellular vessels or expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts in a porcine model of limb ischemia and reperfusion	28
Establishing national stakeholder priorities for quality improvement in pediatric trauma care: Consensus results using a modified Delphi process	28
Development and validation of a Bayesian network predicting neurosurgical intervention after injury in children and adolescents	27
Trauma transfers discharged from the emergency department—Is there a role for telemedicine?	27
A new quantitative assessment method for predicting pneumonia caused by chest wall injury	27
Choosing wisely: A prospective study of direct to operating room trauma resuscitation including real-time trauma surgeon after-action review	27

Surgical stabilization of rib fractures versus nonoperative treatment in patients with multiple rib fractures following cardiopulmonary resuscitation: an international, retrospective matched case-cont	27
Intubation of bleeding patients in the emergency department or the operating room: A medical decision to be justified	25
Re: Leichtle et al. Blunt cerebrovascular injury: The case for universal screening (J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2020;89(5):880–886)	25
Plasma thrombin generation kinetics vary by injury pattern and resuscitation characteristics in pediatric and young adult trauma patients	25
The Injured Monocyte: The Link to Chronic Critical Illness and Mortality Following Injury	24
Mental health symptoms and engagement in a stepped-care mental health service among patients with a violent versus nonviolent injury	24
Access to trauma center care: A statewide system-based approach	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
Development and validation of a Bayesian belief network predicting the probability of blood transfusion after pediatric injury	24
Penalizing underage alcohol use is associated with lower mortality for young drivers: Use/lose laws and their association with motor vehicle collision mortality	24
Cell-free mitochondria are detected in high concentrations in the plasma of orthopedic trauma patients	23
Intercostal liposomal bupivacaine injection for rib fractures: A prospective randomized controlled trial	23
Exploratory cluster analysis of IL2Ra and associated biomarkers and complications after blunt chest trauma	23
How many minutes matter: Association between time saved with air medical transport and survival in trauma patients	22
Diagnosis and management of blunt cardiac injury: What you need to know	22
Early major fracture care in polytrauma—priorities in the context of concomitant injuries: A Delphi consensus process and systematic review	22
Exploring patient and system factors impacting undertriage of injured patients meeting national field triage guideline criteria	22
Damage control resuscitation in adult trauma patients: What you need to know	22
Readmission for pleural space complications after chest wall injury: Who is at risk?	21
Does early transfusion of cold-stored whole blood reduce the need for component therapy in civilian trauma patients? A systematic review	20
FasterRib: A deep learning algorithm to automate identification and characterization of rib fractures on chest computed tomography scans	20
Does delayed operation increase morbidity and mortality? An analysis of emergency general surgery procedures	20
Mechanism matters for major vascular injury in children: A TQIP analysis	20
Demographic changes in pelvic fracture patterns at a Swiss academic trauma center from 2007 to 2017	20
Prospective evaluation of the selective nonoperative management of abdominal stab wounds: When is it safe to discharge?	20
Association of blood product ratios with early mortality in pediatric trauma resuscitation: A time-dependent analysis from the National Trauma Databank	20
Meetings/Courses	19
Do New Trauma Centers Provide Needed or Redundant Access? A Nationwide Analysis	19
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	19
Patient reported outcomes 6 to 12 months after interpersonal violence: A multicenter cohort study	19
pREBOA versus ER-REBOA impact on blood utilization and resuscitation requirements: A pilot analysis	19
Trauma: The most progressive subspecialty of all: Erratum	19
Creatinine Clearance Predicts the Goal Enoxaparin Dose in Traumatic Brain Injury	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
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	18
Meetings/Courses	18
Assessment of ethynylestradiol-3-sulfate on coagulation, metabolism, and survival in pigs with traumatic hemorrhage	18
Identifying injuries suggestive of child physical abuse: An innovative application of the Trauma Quality Improvement Program	18
National Blood Shortage: A Call to Action from the Trauma Community	18
Extremity Vascular Injury: A Western Trauma Association Critical Decisions Algorithm	18
Strategies for successful implementation of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in an urban Level I trauma center	18
Role of albumin on endothelial basement membrane and hemostasis in a rat model of hemorrhagic shock	17
Epidemiology and outcomes of traumatic vascular injury repair by trauma surgeons and vascular surgeons in a collaborative model	17
Building an Optimal Pediatric Trauma Program	17
Reply to letter to the editor: Conservative management of occult pneumothorax in mechanically ventilated patients—A systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Shock index, pediatric age adjusted: A scoping review of applications in pediatric trauma triage and beyond	16
Redefining the Costal Margin: A Pilot Study	16
Exploring the characteristics of successful prehospital trauma care teams: Insights from military trauma care simulations	16
Greater spatial access to care is associated with lower mortality for emergency general surgery	16
A wireless ultrasound patch detects mild-to-moderate central hypovolemia during lower body negative pressure	16

Geri-screen: A multicenter trial of a novel screening tool for depression and suicide risk among US trauma patients	16
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT MARCH 2023	16
Developing a measure of overall intensity of injury care: A latent class analysis	16
Blood Banking Considerations in Pediatric Trauma	15
Finding the bleeding edge: 24-hour mortality by unit of blood product transfused in combat casualties from 2002–2020	15
Characterization of fatal blunt injuries using postmortem computed tomography	15
Management of spinal trauma in pregnant patients: A systematic review of the literature	15
A multicenter prospective cohort study of endoscopic urethral realignment versus suprapubic cystostomy after complete pelvic fracture urethral injury	14
Pediatric thoracic cage fractures—Mind the sternum: A retrospective analysis of the ACS-TQIP database	14
Modified Brain Injury Guidelines for preinjury anticoagulation in traumatic brain injury: An opportunity to reduce health care resource utilization	14
A systematic review and meta-analysis of sample size methodology for traumatic hemorrhage trials	14
Diagnosis and management of traumatic rectal injury: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm	14
The tight rope act: A multicenter regional experience of tourniquets in acute trauma resuscitation	14
Recombinant human MG53 protein attenuates brain lesion size in a large animal model of traumatic brain injury	14
Disparities in advance care planning rates persist among emergency general surgery patients: Current state and recommendations for improvement	14
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT FEBRUARY 2023	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
A Random Forest Model Using Flow Cytometry Data Identifies Pulmonary Infection after Thoracic Injury	14
Finite Element Analysis for Better Evaluation of Rib Fractures: A Pilot Study	14
Blunt splenic injury, Emergency Department to discharge: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm: Erratum	14
The feasibility and reliability of frailty assessment tools applicable in acute in-hospital trauma patients: A systematic review	14
Systematic review of temporary intravascular shunt use in military and civilian extremity trauma	14
Aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase elevation in suspected physical abuse: Can the threshold to obtain an abdominal computed tomography be raised?	14
Separate and unequal: Pandemic-related disparities in operating room access	14
Letter to the editor: Routine screening bronchoscopy in intubated trauma patients risks unnecessary antibiotic use without clear clinical benefit	14
Early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallbladder perforation	13
Does drainage or resection predict subsequent interventions and long-term quality of life in patients with Grade IV pancreatic injuries: A population-based analysis	13
Current patterns of trauma center proliferation have not led to proportionate improvements in access to care or mortality after injury: An ecologic study	13
Scanning the aged to minimize missed injury: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study	13
Pediatric injury trends and relationships with social vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-institutional analysis	13
Pediatric Traumatic Hemorrhagic Shock Consensus Conference Research Priorities	13
Prehospital and emergency department pediatric readiness for injured children: A statement from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Emergency Medical Services Committee	13
Early veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is an effective strategy for traumatically injured patients presenting with refractory respiratory failure	13
Nonoperative treatment of multiple rib fractures, the results to beat: International multicenter prospective cohort study among 845 patients	13
Thromboembolism prophylaxis timing is associated with center mortality in traumatic brain injury: A Trauma Quality Improvement Program retrospective analysis	13
Detection of pneumothorax on ultrasound using artificial intelligence	13
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Biostatistical Reviews	13
Paradigms in chronic subdural hematoma pathophysiology: Current treatments and new directions	13
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta for life-threatening postpartum hemorrhage: A nationwide observational study in Japan	13
Pediatric trauma in the California-Mexico border region: Injury disparities by Area Deprivation Index	13
Stress-related changes in the gut microbiome after trauma	13
Common bile duct stones management: A network meta-analysis	13
Sex differences associate with late microbiome alterations after murine surgical sepsis	13
When Is It Safe to Start VTE Prophylaxis after Blunt Solid Organ Injury? A Prospective AAST Multi-Institutional Trial	13
Value in acute care surgery, part 4: The economic value of an acute care surgery service to a hospital system	13
Plasma treatment is associated with decreased brain lesion and resuscitation requirements after traumatic brain injury in a swine model of prolonged damage-control resuscitation	13
Management of Pediatric Lower Extremity Vascular Trauma: Adult vs Pediatric Level I Trauma Centers [RETRACTED]	13
Thrombelastography and transfusion patterns in severely injured pediatric trauma patients with blunt solid organ injuries	13
Nutrition therapy in the critically injured adult patient: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm	13
Destructive colon injuries requiring resection: Is colostomy ever indicated?	13
Association of race and socioeconomic status with time to pain control among pediatric trauma patients managed nonoperatively	13
Superiority of compensatory reserve measurement compared with the Shock index for early and accurate detection of reduced central blood volume status	13
Building a sustainable Mil-Civ partnership to ensure a ready medical force: A single partnership site's experience	13
Insult to injury: National analysis of return to work and financial outcomes of trauma patients	13
Timing is everything: Early versus late palliative care consults in trauma	13
The always evolving diagnosis and management of Clostridioides difficile colitis: What you need to know	12
Management of Enteroatmospheric Fistulas: What you need to know	12
Trauma surgeons experience compassion fatigue: A major metropolitan area survey	12
Letter to the editor: Western Trauma Association critical decision algorithm for the evaluation and management of traumatic pneumothorax	12
Pediatric surgical rib fixation: A collected case series of a rare entity	12
Authors’ response: “How to Maintain the Readiness of Forward Deployed Caregivers” or what is the role of Global Health Engagement in military medical readiness?	12
Contemporary diagnosis and management of colorectal injuries: What you need to know	12
Defining pediatric trauma center resource utilization: Multidisciplinary consensus-based criteria from the Pediatric Trauma Society	12
Endure, adapt, survive, and thrive	12
Pediatric trauma surgery in Iraq and Afghanistan: Mortality, indicators, and most common operating room interventions from 2007 to 2016	12
Long-term functional recovery after rib fractures: The impact of frailty	12
Not as simple as ABC: Tools to trigger massive transfusion in pediatric trauma	12
One size does not fit all: Sex bias in pharmacologic venous thromboembolism prophylaxis	12
Thoracic cavity irrigation prevents retained hemothorax and decreases surgical intervention in trauma patients	12
The specialty of surgical critical care: A white paper from the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee	12
Are new pediatric trauma centers located close to the high-risk populations? A geolocation study	12
It is not all black and white: The effect of increasing severity of frailty on outcomes of geriatric trauma patients	12
Letter to the editor for “Detecting traumatic brain injury-induced coagulopathy: What we are testing and what we are not”	12
Artificial intelligence may help decision-making for withdrawal of life supporting treatment among the injured elderly	12
Acute kidney injury development in polytrauma and the safety of early repeated contrast studies: A retrospective cohort study	12
Interobserver agreement for the Chest Wall Injury Society taxonomy of rib fractures using computed tomography images	12
Developing a National Trauma Research Action Plan (NTRAP): Results from the Post-Admission Critical Care Research Gap Delphi Survey	12
The management of penetrating trauma is not just a race	12
Prognosis, risk factors, and scoring model of patients resuscitated from traumatic cardiac arrest: A multicenter observational study in Japan	12
The timing of amputation of mangled lower extremities does not predict post-injury outcomes and mortality: A retrospective analysis from the ACS TQIP database	12

Advanced bleeding control in combat casualty care: An international, expert-based Delphi consensus	12
Burnout reduction in acute care surgeons: Impact of faculty schedule change at a level 1 trauma and tertiary care center	12
Association between physician's case volume in prehospital advanced trauma care and 30-day mortality: A registry-based analysis of 4,032 patients	12
Research priorities in tranexamic acid after trauma: Secondary analysis of the National Trauma Research Action Plan	11
Growing the Next Generation of Trauma Surgeon Scientists – Reflections on 20 Years of Research Investment	11
In response to: Predeployment training for prolonged field care in current combat zones	11
The potentially futile trauma transfer: “Should I Stay or Should I Go”?	11
Plasma and wound fluids from trauma patients suppress neutrophil extracellular respiratory burst	11
Approaches for optimizing venous thromboembolism prevention in injured patients: Findings from the consensus conference to implement optimal venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in trauma	11
Is barbed better? Evaluation of triclosan-coated barbed suture on wound complications following emergency laparotomy	11
Meetings/Courses	11
Reply to letter to the editor regarding combat trauma training	11
Book review: Current therapy of trauma and surgical critical care, 3rd edition, editors: Asensio and Meredith	11
Factors associated with trauma recidivism in young children	11
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	11
A novel animal model of primary blast lung injury and its pathological changes in mice	11
An analysis of police transport in an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter trial examining prehospital procedures in penetrating trauma patients	11
Blunt pancreatic trauma: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm	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
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
Saving the brain after mild-to-moderate traumatic injury: A report on new insights of the physiology underlying adequate maintenance of cerebral perfusion	11
REBOA for placenta accreta: an arterial line may be enough	11
A mixed methods end-user assessment to determine the ideal supraglottic airway device for inclusion into the medic's aid bag	11
Trauma bay virtual reality—A game changer for ATLS instruction and assessment	11
The new face of war: Craniofacial injuries from Operation Inherent Resolve	11
ROBOtic Care Outcomes Project (ROBOCOP) for Acute Gallbladder Pathology	10
Emergency medical services shock index is the most accurate predictor of patient outcomes after blunt torso trauma	10
The unequal impact of interhospital transfers on emergency general surgery patients: Procedure risk and time to surgery matter	10
Trauma transfers discharged from the emergency department: Is there a role for telemedicine?	10
Enoxaparin titrated by anti-Xa levels reduces venous thromboembolism in trauma patients	10
Lower incidence of blunt cerebrovascular injury among young, properly restrained children: An ATOMAC multicenter study	10
A novel, evidence-based, comprehensive clinical decision support system improves outcomes for patients with traumatic rib fractures	10
Uncovering gender, racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities among adolescent survivors of suicide attempts in trauma centers: Where can we do better?	10
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta management guided by a novel handheld pressure transducer	10
Trends in prehospital pain management following the introduction of new clinical practice guidelines	10
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT JULY 2024	10
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is associated with decreased mortality in non–acute respiratory distress syndrome patients following severe blunt thoracic trauma	10
Impact of the Good Samaritan Law on bystander intervention willingness and perceived legal risks in India	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
Myocardial alterations following traumatic hemorrhagic injury	10
Optimization of physiology in organ donors in the intensive care unit - what you need to know	10
A team approach to peripartum hemorrhage control incorporating resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta	10
Feasibility and safety of intraoperative bile duct clearance by antegrade transcystic balloon sphincteroplasty: A prospective observational pilot study	10
TRAUMA-INDUCED COAGULOPATHY: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW	10
A scoping review of nontechnical skill assessment tools to evaluate trauma team performance	10
The impact of low-dose aspirin in the Brain Injury Guidelines on outcomes in traumatic brain injury: A retrospective cohort study	10
Clinical practice guideline recommendations for pediatric solid organ injury care: A Systematic Review	10
Outcomes after emergency general surgery and trauma care in incarcerated individuals: An EAST multicenter study	10
Effects of antifibrinolytics on systemic and cerebral inflammation after traumatic brain injury	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
Reliable and valid assessment of procedural skills in resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta	10
Contemporary management of common bile duct stone: What you need to know	10
Age matters: A Secondary Analysis of Endothelial Biomarkers in the Prehospital Tranexamic Acid for Traumatic Brain Injury Trial	9
The α-globin chain of hemoglobin potentiates tissue plasminogen activator induced hyperfibrinolysis in vitro	9
Resource utilization and secondary overtriage for patients with traumatic renal injuries in a regional trauma system	9
Interactive media-based community consultation for exception from informed consent trials: How representative should (and can) it be?	9
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 Wor	9
Hemodynamic events during en route critical care for patients with traumatic brain injury	9
A protocol-driven approach to reduce lengths of stay for pediatric blunt liver and spleen injury patients	9
Response to Letter to the Editor: Not so FAST—chest ultrasound underdiagnoses traumatic pneumothorax	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
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT JUNE 2022	9
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma system wellness white paper: An evaluation of wellness from a systems perspective	9
An estrogen (17α-ethinyl estradiol-3-sulfate) reduces mortality in a swine model of multiple injuries and hemorrhagic shock	9
Closer to home: Managing more than three rib fractures at level IV trauma centers	9
Fifteen years beyond Institute of Medicine and the future of emergency care in the US health system: Illusions, delusions, and situational awareness	9
Not so FAST replacing the “e” in e-FAST with supine chest-x-ray	9
Hyperglycemia in nondiabetic adult trauma patients is associated with worse outcomes than diabetic patients: An analysis of 95,764 patients	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
Prolonging the therapeutic window for valproic acid treatment in a swine model of traumatic brain injury and hemorrhagic shock	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
Vagus nerve stimulation modulates arachidonic acid production in the mesenteric lymph following intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury	9
Hospital readmission after blunt traumatic rib fractures	9
Organ Injury Scaling 2020 update: Bowel and mesentery	9
An observation-first strategy for liver injuries with “blush” on computed tomography is safe and effective	9
United States military fatalities during Operation New Dawn	9
Extrathoracic multiple trauma dysregulates neutrophil function and exacerbates pneumonia-induced lung injury	9
The VIPoma	9
Performance of a novel temporary arterial shunt in a military-relevant controlled hemorrhage swine model	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
Older females have increased mortality after trauma as compared with younger females and males, associated with increased fibrinolysis	9
Evaluating Potential Disparities in Geospatial Access to ACS/AAST Verified Emergency General Surgery Centers	9
Benzodiazepines increase the likelihood of both infectious and thrombotic complications	9
Cellular microRNAs correlate with clinical parameters in multiple injury patients	9
The association between food insecurity and gun violence in a major metropolitan city	9
History repeats itself: Impact of mental illness on violent reinjury and hospital reencounters among female victims of interpersonal violence	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
Lobe salvage operation with rib fixation in patient with right middle lobe rupture and lung impalement	8
Burden of unintentional pediatric firearm injury: An examination of the Nationwide Readmission Database	8
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma/American College of Surgeons—Committee on Trauma Clinical Consensus-Driven Protocol for glucose management in the post-resuscitation intensive care unit	8
Novel therapeutic medications for venous thromboembolism prevention in trauma patients: Findings from the Consensus Conference to Implement Optimal Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Trauma	8
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT NOVEMBER 2023	8
Reducing low-value interhospital transfers for mild traumatic brain injury	8
Optimizing combat readiness for military surgeons without trauma fellowship training: Engaging the “voluntary faculty” model	8