Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery is 2. 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
Letter re: “Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta and resuscitative thoracotomy are associated with similar outcomes in traumatic cardiac arrest”111
Meetings/Courses79
“Intravenous lidocaine for the management of traumatic rib fractures: A double-blind randomized controlled trial (INITIATE program of research)”: Letter to the Editor74
Intubation of bleeding patients in the emergency department or the operating room: A medical decision to be justified63
Meetings/Courses47
Plasma thrombin generation kinetics vary by injury pattern and resuscitation characteristics in pediatric and young adult trauma patients45
Meetings/Courses45
MEETINGS/COURSES44
Re: Leichtle et al. Blunt cerebrovascular injury: The case for universal screening (J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2020;89(5):880–886)43
Penalizing underage alcohol use is associated with lower mortality for young drivers: Use/lose laws and their association with motor vehicle collision mortality39
Exploratory cluster analysis of IL2Ra and associated biomarkers and complications after blunt chest trauma37
Evaluation of urological and gynecological surgeons as force multipliers for mass casualty trauma care36
The injured monocyte: The link to chronic critical illness and mortality following injury36
Predictors of discharge against medical advice in pediatric trauma patients: A nationwide analysis36
Multicompartmental trauma alters bone marrow erythroblastic islands36
Development and validation of a Bayesian belief network predicting the probability of blood transfusion after pediatric injury35
Development and validation of a Bayesian network predicting neurosurgical intervention after injury in children and adolescents35
End-tidal carbon dioxide as a predictor of mortality in trauma patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis34
Correlation analysis of salivary cytokines and hormones with resiliency34
Anatomy of the interchondral joints and the effects on mobility of ribs33
The ability of statewide prehospital pediatric blood transfusion protocols to predict early in-hospital blood product administration: A National Trauma Data Bank analysis33
Evaluation of vascular repair by tissue-engineered human acellular vessels or expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts in a porcine model of limb ischemia and reperfusion32
Does pneumocephalus affect the application of the pediatric brain injury guidelines?32
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma–World Society of Emergency Surgery guidelines on the diagnosis and management of major thoracic vascular injuries31
Access to trauma center care: A statewide system-based approach31
Comments on: “Chest Wall Injury Society guidelines for surgical stabilization of rib fractures: Indications, contraindications, and timing” by Bauman et al.29
When is enough enough? Odds of survival by unit transfused29
Treatment with MG53 ameliorates traumatic brain injury–associated acute kidney injury28
Surgical stabilization of rib fractures versus nonoperative treatment in patients with multiple rib fractures following cardiopulmonary resuscitation: An international, retrospective matched case-cont28
Effect of targeting normoxemia on supplemental oxygen-free days for adults with acute thermal burns: A stepped wedge cluster randomized clinical trial28
Establishing national stakeholder priorities for quality improvement in pediatric trauma care: Consensus results using a modified Delphi process28
Effect of tranexamic acid on endothelial von Willebrand factor/ADAMTS-13 response to in vitro shock conditions27
AAST pancreatic organ injury grading subcomittee reply to: “Blunt pancreatic injury: Navigating the gray zones of imaging and surgery”26
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 Ghasemian26
Proof of concept of an Automated Battlefield Trauma System for large-scale combat operations25
Mental health symptoms and engagement in a stepped-care mental health service among patients with a violent versus nonviolent injury25
Letter re: “ECMO In trauma care: What you need to know”25
Early major fracture care in polytrauma—priorities in the context of concomitant injuries: A Delphi consensus process and systematic review25
Firearm injuries treated at trauma centers in the United States25
Diagnosis and management of blunt cardiac injury: What you need to know24
Cell-free mitochondria are detected in high concentrations in the plasma of orthopedic trauma patients24
Blood Banking Considerations in Pediatric Trauma23
Mechanism matters for major vascular injury in children: A Trauma Quality Improvement Program analysis23
Damage control resuscitation in adult trauma patients: What you need to know23
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”23
Building an Optimal Pediatric Trauma Program23
Longitudinal analysis of 15-year health outcomes after combat-related lower limb amputation: A retrospective study23
Does early transfusion of cold-stored whole blood reduce the need for component therapy in civilian trauma patients? A systematic review22
Assessment of ethynylestradiol-3-sulfate on coagulation, metabolism, and survival in pigs with traumatic hemorrhage22
Mind the gap: A call to integrate equity measures in the Trauma Quality Improvement Program22
Creatinine clearance predicts the goal enoxaparin dose in traumatic brain injury22
Management of spinal trauma in pregnant patients: A systematic review of the literature22
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 glycatio21
Meetings/Courses21
Exploring the characteristics of successful prehospital trauma care teams: Insights from military trauma care simulations21
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT MARCH 202321
Meetings/Courses21
TXA does not affect levels of TBI-related biomarkers in blunt TBI with ICH: A secondary analysis of the prehospital TXA for TBI trial21
Characterization of fatal blunt injuries using postmortem computed tomography20
pREBOA versus ER-REBOA impact on blood utilization and resuscitation requirements: A pilot analysis20
Efficacy of a novel smartphone-based ultrasonography curriculum in rapidly training low- and middle-income country trauma care providers20
Identifying injuries suggestive of child physical abuse: An innovative application of the Trauma Quality Improvement Program20
Geri-screen: A multicenter trial of a novel screening tool for depression and suicide risk among US trauma patients20
Noninvasive fascial traction improves primary fascial closure and reduces the incidence of incisional hernia in open abdomens19
Practices in clearance of the pediatric cervical spine following blunt trauma: A Western Pediatric Cervical Spine Study analysis19
Epidemiology and outcomes of traumatic vascular injury repair by trauma surgeons and vascular surgeons in a collaborative model19
The effect of prehospital blood products on unexpected survival: A multi-institution study19
Greater spatial access to care is associated with lower mortality for emergency general surgery19
Extremity vascular injury: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm19
Executive summary of the Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines for the Management of Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury, Second Edition18
Does delayed operation increase morbidity and mortality? An analysis of emergency general surgery procedures18
Exploring patient and system factors impacting undertriage of injured patients meeting national field triage guideline criteria18
Shock index, pediatric age adjusted: A scoping review of applications in pediatric trauma triage and beyond18
How many minutes matter: Association between time saved with air medical transport and survival in trauma patients18
FasterRib: A deep learning algorithm to automate identification and characterization of rib fractures on chest computed tomography scans17
Interpreting the two-hour partial REBOA safety window: Physiologic context, monitoring limitations, and device-specific considerations17
Integrating pediatric psychology into a trauma follow-up clinic: A feasible model striving for universal behavioral health screening17
Redefining the costal margin: A pilot study17
Trauma: The most progressive subspecialty of all: Erratum17
Finding the bleeding edge: 24-hour mortality by unit of blood product transfused in combat casualties from 2002–202017
Association of blood product ratios with early mortality in pediatric trauma resuscitation: A time-dependent analysis from the National Trauma Databank17
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 A17
Disparities in advance care planning rates persist among emergency general surgery patients: Current state and recommendations for improvement16
Letter to the editor: Routine screening bronchoscopy in intubated trauma patients risks unnecessary antibiotic use without clear clinical benefit16
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT 100.1 JANUARY 202616
Prospective evaluation of the selective nonoperative management of abdominal stab wounds: When is it safe to discharge?16
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT FEBRUARY 202316
Automated control of inspired oxygen in mechanically ventilated trauma and acute care surgery patients: A randomized controlled trial15
Early veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is an effective strategy for traumatically injured patients presenting with refractory respiratory failure15
Early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallbladder perforation15
Performance of the PECARN cervical spine injury prediction rule based on EMS clinician observations15
Association of race and socioeconomic status with time to pain control among pediatric trauma patients managed nonoperatively15
Diagnosis and management of traumatic rectal injury: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm15
A random forest model using flow cytometry data identifies pulmonary infection after thoracic injury15
Thromboembolism prophylaxis timing is associated with center mortality in traumatic brain injury: A Trauma Quality Improvement Program retrospective analysis15
Superiority of compensatory reserve measurement compared with the Shock index for early and accurate detection of reduced central blood volume status15
Aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase elevation in suspected physical abuse: Can the threshold to obtain an abdominal computed tomography be raised?15
Prehospital and emergency department pediatric readiness for injured children: A statement from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Emergency Medical Services Committee15
Critical insights into longer time to surgery for pelvic ring injuries is associated with increased systemic complications15
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Biostatistical Reviews15
Breaking protocol: Should destructive colon injuries be managed differently in a balanced blood product resuscitation era?14
Finite element analysis for better evaluation of rib fractures: A pilot study14
Nonoperative treatment of multiple rib fractures, the results to beat: International multicenter prospective cohort study among 845 patients14
A multicenter prospective cohort study of endoscopic urethral realignment versus suprapubic cystostomy after complete pelvic fracture urethral injury14
Anti–PD-L1 therapy to prevent systemic immune suppression after polytraumatic brain injury in rats14
Blunt splenic injury, Emergency Department to discharge: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm: Erratum14
Modified Brain Injury Guidelines for preinjury anticoagulation in traumatic brain injury: An opportunity to reduce health care resource utilization14
Geriatric trauma coagulation profiles: Impact of sex on clot formation14
Pediatric Traumatic Hemorrhagic Shock Consensus Conference Research Priorities14
Management of Pediatric Lower Extremity Vascular Trauma: Adult vs Pediatric Level I Trauma Centers [RETRACTED]14
Timing is everything: Early versus late palliative care consults in trauma13
Plasma treatment is associated with decreased brain lesion and resuscitation requirements after traumatic brain injury in a swine model of prolonged damage-control resuscitation13
Clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes of traumatic cerebral venous sinus thrombosis13
Detection of pneumothorax on ultrasound using artificial intelligence13
Current patterns of trauma center proliferation have not led to proportionate improvements in access to care or mortality after injury: An ecologic study13
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 13
Uncovering sex-based disparities in trauma surgery research13
Value in acute care surgery, part 4: The economic value of an acute care surgery service to a hospital system13
Recombinant human MG53 protein attenuates brain lesion size in a large animal model of traumatic brain injury13
Whole blood resuscitation is associated with decreased end-organ dysfunction in pediatric trauma patients13
The development of surgery at sea practice guidelines (SeaPG) for naval surgeons deployed on US Navy warships using modified Delphi methodology13
Scanning the aged to minimize missed injury: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study13
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT 100.4 APRIL 202613
Pediatric thoracic cage fractures—Mind the sternum: A retrospective analysis of the ACS-TQIP database13
A systematic review and meta-analysis of sample size methodology for traumatic hemorrhage trials13
Practical guide for low-cost three-dimensional printing of chest wall anatomy for rib fracture visualization13
Endure, adapt, survive, and thrive12
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 trial12
Letter to the editor for “Detecting traumatic brain injury-induced coagulopathy: What we are testing and what we are not”12
Reversal of antithrombotic medications in patients with traumatic brain injury: What you need to know12
Are new pediatric trauma centers located close to the high-risk populations? A geolocation study12
One size does not fit all: Sex bias in pharmacologic venous thromboembolism prophylaxis12
The management of penetrating trauma is not just a race12
It is not all black and white: The effect of increasing severity of frailty on outcomes of geriatric trauma patients12
Common bile duct stones management: A network meta-analysis12
Management of Enteroatmospheric Fistulas: What you need to know12
Prognosis, risk factors, and scoring model of patients resuscitated from traumatic cardiac arrest: A multicenter observational study in Japan12
Interobserver agreement for the Chest Wall Injury Society taxonomy of rib fractures using computed tomography images12
Whole blood use in patients with traumatic brain injury and hemorrhagic shock is not associated with decreased mortality12
Letter to the editor: Western Trauma Association critical decision algorithm for the evaluation and management of traumatic pneumothorax12
Acute traumatic pain treatment with ketamine decreased PTSD and anxiety symptoms 6 months post hospital discharge12
Might less be more: Management of blunt liver and spleen injuries in pediatric patients12
Blunt pancreatic trauma: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm12
Is barbed better? Evaluation of triclosan-coated barbed suture on wound complications following emergency laparotomy12
Long-term functional recovery after rib fractures: The impact of frailty12
Artificial intelligence may help decision-making for withdrawal of life supporting treatment among the injured elderly12
Damage control thoracotomy trends, techniques, and outcomes: An EAST multicenter trial11
Pediatric trauma surgery in Iraq and Afghanistan: Mortality, indicators, and most common operating room interventions from 2007 to 201611
Association between physician's case volume in prehospital advanced trauma care and 30-day mortality: A registry-based analysis of 4,032 patients11
Approaches for optimizing venous thromboembolism prevention in injured patients: Findings from the consensus conference to implement optimal venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in trauma11
Aortic cardiopulmonary resuscitation in trauma: Extracorporeal CPR with controlled reoxygenation outperforms resuscitative thoracotomy in a porcine model of exsanguination arrest11
Author reply: Letter to the editor on “The use and timing of angioembolization in pediatric blunt liver and spleen injury”11
Contemporary diagnosis and management of colorectal injuries: What you need to know11
Trauma surgeons experience compassion fatigue: A major metropolitan area survey11
The always evolving diagnosis and management of Clostridioides difficile colitis: What you need to know11
Developing a National Trauma Research Action Plan: Results from the postadmission critical care research gap Delphi survey11
Use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in traumatic injuries with acute respiratory distress syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis11
Effectiveness of pre-emptive targeted muscle reinnervation on post-amputation pain in patients undergoing above knee amputation: A randomized controlled trial11
E-bikes and E-scooters are not bicycles or motorcycles: The case for a dedicated trauma registry mechanism11
Acute kidney injury development in polytrauma and the safety of early repeated contrast studies: A retrospective cohort study11
Prolonged partial aortic occlusion worsens neurologic outcomes without affecting brain lesion size in a swine model of traumatic brain injury and hemorrhage11
Burnout reduction in acute care surgeons: Impact of faculty schedule change at a level 1 trauma and tertiary care center11
Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in trauma: What you need to know11
Thoracic cavity irrigation prevents retained hemothorax and decreases surgical intervention in trauma patients11
Defining pediatric trauma center resource utilization: Multidisciplinary consensus-based criteria from the Pediatric Trauma Society11
Factors associated with trauma recidivism in young children10
Book review: Current therapy of trauma and surgical critical care, 3rd edition, editors: Asensio and Meredith10
The potentially futile trauma transfer: “Should I stay or should I go?”10
Clinical practice guideline recommendations for pediatric solid organ injury care: A Systematic Review10
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 nu10
Modern management of abdominal aortic injuries: What you need to know10
Platelet flux in trauma-associated venous thromboembolism: A secondary analysis of the Consortium of Leaders in the Study of Traumatic Thromboembolism (CLOTT) studies10
Optimization of physiology in organ donors in the intensive care unit: What you need to know10
Feasibility and safety of intraoperative bile duct clearance by antegrade transcystic balloon sphincteroplasty: A prospective observational pilot study10
Growing the next generation of trauma surgeon-scientists: Reflections on 20 years of research investment10
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?”10
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT JULY 202410
Trauma transfers discharged from the emergency department: Is there a role for telemedicine?10
“High and tight to pack and press”: Prioritization of tourniquet conversion in unconventional warfare improves outcomes10
Investigating the protective effect of direct peritoneal resuscitation on intestinal barrier function in rat models of sepsis10
Contemporary management of common bile duct stone: What you need to know10
Myocardial alterations following traumatic hemorrhagic injury10
Uncovering gender, racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities among adolescent survivors of suicide attempts in trauma centers: Where can we do better?10
One-year survival and quality of life after acute mesenteric ischemia: Follow-up of the AMESI study10
Meetings/Courses10
Research priorities in tranexamic acid after trauma: Secondary analysis of the National Trauma Research Action Plan10
Resuscitative endovascular balloon of the aorta for placenta accreta: An arterial line may be enough10
The impact of low-dose aspirin in the Brain Injury Guidelines on outcomes in traumatic brain injury: A retrospective cohort study10
A retrospective observational study on management of penetrating gunshot and migrating projectile injuries to the heart during the war in Ukraine10
Impact of the Good Samaritan Law on bystander intervention willingness and perceived legal risks in India10
A novel, evidence-based, comprehensive clinical decision support system improves outcomes for patients with traumatic rib fractures10
ROBOtic Care Outcomes Project for acute gallbladder pathology10
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 As10
Popliteal artery injuries: What you need to know9
An initiative to assess and improve the resources and patient care processes used among Chest Wall Injury Society collaborative centers study (CWIS-CC2)9
Lower incidence of blunt cerebrovascular injury among young, properly restrained children: An ATOMAC multicenter study9
Trauma-induced coagulopathy: What you need to know9
Case volume and rate are associated with outcomes in geriatric trauma: A case for geriatric trauma centers?9
Consensus-based criteria for actionable hemorrhage in pediatric trauma: A Delphi study9
Characterization of lipidome alterations in a standardized porcine model with multiple trauma and hemorrhagic shock: Are they driven by hepatic injury?9
Morphometric analysis for resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in women9
Who is informed of trauma informed care? Patients' primary language and comprehensiveness of initial trauma assessment9
Brain and body: Early decision making and outcomes for multiply injured patients with penetrating brain injury9
Closer to home: Managing more than three rib fractures at level IV trauma centers9
Disparities in provision of rehabilitative services in adolescents with traumatic brain injury at level I adult versus pediatric trauma centers9
Age matters: A Secondary Analysis of Endothelial Biomarkers in the Prehospital Tranexamic Acid for Traumatic Brain Injury Trial9
History repeats itself: Impact of mental illness on violent reinjury and hospital reencounters among female victims of interpersonal violence9
The long road home: A WTA multicenter study of patient preferences and risk tolerance in the regionalization of acute care surgery9
Ready before the call: Integration of civilian surgeons into a combat casualty care clinical readiness program for large-scale combat operations9
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is associated with decreased mortality in non–acute respiratory distress syndrome patients following severe blunt thoracic trauma9
Targeting peptide homes to spinal cord injury in a rat model9
Optimal dose of tranexamic acid in traumatic brain injury: Systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials9
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT JUNE 20229
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
Handoffs and transitions of care: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma9
An observation-first strategy for liver injuries with “blush” on computed tomography is safe and effective9
Antibiotic administration within 1 hour for open lower extremity fractures is not associated with decreased risk of infection9
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
Trauma Quality Improvement Program mortality reporting system case reports: Anticipated mortality with opportunity for improvement related to more timely palliative care services9
A simplified Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score is associated with 30-day trauma mortality: A novel tool for a low-resource practice setting9
Source control in intra-abdominal infections: What you need to know9
Size of traumatic pneumothorax on initial chest x-ray is independently associated with failed observation in children9
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 study9
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma system wellness white paper: An evaluation of wellness from a systems perspective9
A protocol-driven approach to reduce lengths of stay for pediatric blunt liver and spleen injury patients9
Cellular microRNAs correlate with clinical parameters in multiple injury patients9
Prolonging the therapeutic window for valproic acid treatment in a swine model of traumatic brain injury and hemorrhagic shock9
Why research articles in acute care surgery get rejected: 10 critical mistakes to avoid8
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT 99.4 OCTOBER 20258
Goals of care are rarely discussed prior to potentially futile trauma transfer: Is it okay to say “No”?8
SIRT1 downregulation in pneumonia is associated with an immature neutrophil response and increased disease severity8
Emergency department thoracotomy in children: A Pediatric Trauma Society, Western Trauma Association, and Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma systematic review and practice management guidel8
Goal-directed transfusion algorithm for trauma patients with severe hemorrhage using TEG 6S: Results of a Delphi consensus survey and expert panel recommendations8
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT 100.2 FEBRUARY 20268
Optimizing combat readiness for military surgeons without trauma fellowship training: Engaging the “voluntary faculty” model8
Recovery after moderate to severe TBI and factors influencing functional outcome: What you need to know8
Trauma Quality Improvement Program mortality reporting system case reports: Unanticipated mortality because of limitations in blood product availability8
Measuring what matters: Redefining undertriage using trauma team actions8
Combined N-acetylcysteine and tranexamic acid attenuate acidosis and fibrinolysis in a swine polytrauma model8
Plasminogen supplementation improves lysis of inflammatory retained traumatic hemothorax8
Novel therapeutic medications for venous thromboembolism prevention in trauma patients: Findings from the Consensus Conference to Implement Optimal Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Trauma8
The cost of doing business in the modern world: Our readiness imperative8
Health care costs after operative versus nonoperative appendicitis management utilizing an administrative claims database8
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
Anatomy of the intercostal nerves of ribs in the lower rib cage: A pilot study8
Predictors of fetal delivery in pregnant trauma patients: A multicenter study8
Socioeconomic disparities and access to care: Fragmentation of care after older adult trauma8
Costal margin injuries and trans-diaphragmatic intercostal hernia: Presentation, management and outcomes according to the Sheffield classification8
Analysis of preventable transfers from Montana to out-of-state pediatric trauma centers: A multicenter collaboration8
Proceedings of the third Childress Summit on pediatric trauma: Advancing multicenter research through the A+ Pediatric Trauma Research Network8
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