Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Article	Citations
Letter re: “Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta and resuscitative thoracotomy are associated with similar outcomes in traumatic cardiac arrest”	154
Development and validation of a Bayesian network predicting neurosurgical intervention after injury in children and adolescents	92
Effect of tranexamic acid on endothelial von Willebrand factor/ADAMTS-13 response to in vitro shock conditions	66
Meetings/Courses	65
“Intravenous lidocaine for the management of traumatic rib fractures: A double-blind randomized controlled trial (INITIATE program of research)”: Letter to the Editor	53
Intubation of bleeding patients in the emergency department or the operating room: A medical decision to be justified	53
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	41
Intercostal liposomal bupivacaine injection for rib fractures: A prospective randomized controlled trial	40
Meetings/Courses	37
Plasma thrombin generation kinetics vary by injury pattern and resuscitation characteristics in pediatric and young adult trauma patients	37
Transcriptome reveals the dysfunction of pancreatic islets after wound healing in severely burned mice	36
Ultrasound is superior to supine chest x-ray for the diagnosis of clinically relevant traumatic pneumothorax	35
Correlation analysis of salivary cytokines and hormones with resiliency	32
Meetings/Courses	31
Access to trauma center care: A statewide system-based approach	30
Anatomy of the interchondral joints and the effects on mobility of ribs	30
Establishing national stakeholder priorities for quality improvement in pediatric trauma care: Consensus results using a modified Delphi process	29
Evaluation of vascular repair by tissue-engineered human acellular vessels or expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts in a porcine model of limb ischemia and reperfusion	29
MEETINGS/COURSES	29
Letter re: “ECMO In trauma care: What you need to know”	28
Re: Leichtle et al. Blunt cerebrovascular injury: The case for universal screening (J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2020;89(5):880–886)	28
Penalizing underage alcohol use is associated with lower mortality for young drivers: Use/lose laws and their association with motor vehicle collision mortality	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
Treatment with MG53 ameliorates traumatic brain injury–associated acute kidney injury	27
Multicompartmental trauma alters bone marrow erythroblastic islands	27

Cell-free mitochondria are detected in high concentrations in the plasma of orthopedic trauma patients	27
Effect of targeting normoxemia on supplemental oxygen-free days for adults with acute thermal burns: A stepped wedge cluster randomized clinical trial	26
Firearm injuries treated at trauma centers in the United States	26
When is enough enough? Odds of survival by unit transfused	26
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	26
Early major fracture care in polytrauma—priorities in the context of concomitant injuries: A Delphi consensus process and systematic review	26
Trauma transfers discharged from the emergency department—Is there a role for telemedicine?	25
The injured monocyte: The link to chronic critical illness and mortality following injury	24
Diagnosis and management of blunt cardiac injury: What you need to know	24
Exploratory cluster analysis of IL2Ra and associated biomarkers and complications after blunt chest trauma	23
Proof of concept of an Automated Battlefield Trauma System for large-scale combat operations	23
Predictors of discharge against medical advice in pediatric trauma patients: A nationwide analysis	22
Mental health symptoms and engagement in a stepped-care mental health service among patients with a violent versus nonviolent injury	22
Evaluation of urological and gynecological surgeons as force multipliers for mass casualty trauma care	22
Damage control resuscitation in adult trauma patients: What you need to know	21
Exploring patient and system factors impacting undertriage of injured patients meeting national field triage guideline criteria	21
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	21
Development and validation of a Bayesian belief network predicting the probability of blood transfusion after pediatric injury	21
Blood Banking Considerations in Pediatric Trauma	21
Creatinine clearance predicts the goal enoxaparin dose in traumatic brain injury	20
Mechanism matters for major vascular injury in children: A Trauma Quality Improvement Program analysis	20
Shock index, pediatric age adjusted: A scoping review of applications in pediatric trauma triage and beyond	20
National blood shortage: A call to action from the trauma community	20
Exploring the characteristics of successful prehospital trauma care teams: Insights from military trauma care simulations	20
Efficacy of a novel smartphone-based ultrasonography curriculum in rapidly training low- and middle-income country trauma care providers	20
Extremity vascular injury: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm	20
Building an Optimal Pediatric Trauma Program	20
Finding the bleeding edge: 24-hour mortality by unit of blood product transfused in combat casualties from 2002–2020	19
Assessment of ethynylestradiol-3-sulfate on coagulation, metabolism, and survival in pigs with traumatic hemorrhage	19
Redefining the costal margin: A pilot study	19
Association of blood product ratios with early mortality in pediatric trauma resuscitation: A time-dependent analysis from the National Trauma Databank	19
The effect of prehospital blood products on unexpected survival: A multi-institution study	18
pREBOA versus ER-REBOA impact on blood utilization and resuscitation requirements: A pilot analysis	18
Does delayed operation increase morbidity and mortality? An analysis of emergency general surgery procedures	18
Greater spatial access to care is associated with lower mortality for emergency general surgery	18
Management of spinal trauma in pregnant patients: A systematic review of the literature	18
Epidemiology and outcomes of traumatic vascular injury repair by trauma surgeons and vascular surgeons in a collaborative model	18
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	17
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	17
Meetings/Courses	17
Meetings/Courses	17
Identifying injuries suggestive of child physical abuse: An innovative application of the Trauma Quality Improvement Program	17
The feasibility and reliability of frailty assessment tools applicable in acute in-hospital trauma patients: A systematic review	17
TXA does not affect levels of TBI-related biomarkers in blunt TBI with ICH: A secondary analysis of the prehospital TXA for TBI trial	17
Prospective evaluation of the selective nonoperative management of abdominal stab wounds: When is it safe to discharge?	17
Reply to letter to the editor: Conservative management of occult pneumothorax in mechanically ventilated patients—A systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Trauma: The most progressive subspecialty of all: Erratum	17
Geri-screen: A multicenter trial of a novel screening tool for depression and suicide risk among US trauma patients	16
Characterization of fatal blunt injuries using postmortem computed tomography	16
A multicenter prospective cohort study of endoscopic urethral realignment versus suprapubic cystostomy after complete pelvic fracture urethral injury	16

Management of Pediatric Lower Extremity Vascular Trauma: Adult vs Pediatric Level I Trauma Centers [RETRACTED]	16
Letter to the editor: Routine screening bronchoscopy in intubated trauma patients risks unnecessary antibiotic use without clear clinical benefit	16
A wireless ultrasound patch detects mild-to-moderate central hypovolemia during lower body negative pressure	16
How many minutes matter: Association between time saved with air medical transport and survival in trauma patients	16
Superiority of compensatory reserve measurement compared with the Shock index for early and accurate detection of reduced central blood volume status	16
Clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes of traumatic cerebral venous sinus thrombosis	16
Modified Brain Injury Guidelines for preinjury anticoagulation in traumatic brain injury: An opportunity to reduce health care resource utilization	16
Do new trauma centers provide needed or redundant access? A nationwide analysis	16
Blunt splenic injury, Emergency Department to discharge: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm: Erratum	16
FasterRib: A deep learning algorithm to automate identification and characterization of rib fractures on chest computed tomography scans	16
Does early transfusion of cold-stored whole blood reduce the need for component therapy in civilian trauma patients? A systematic review	16
Critical insights into longer time to surgery for pelvic ring injuries is associated with increased systemic complications	16
Destructive colon injuries requiring resection: Is colostomy ever indicated?	16
Diagnosis and management of traumatic rectal injury: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm	16
Plasma treatment is associated with decreased brain lesion and resuscitation requirements after traumatic brain injury in a swine model of prolonged damage-control resuscitation	16
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT MARCH 2023	16
Early veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is an effective strategy for traumatically injured patients presenting with refractory respiratory failure	16
The tight rope act: A multicenter regional experience of tourniquets in acute trauma resuscitation	15
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Biostatistical Reviews	15
Nonoperative treatment of multiple rib fractures, the results to beat: International multicenter prospective cohort study among 845 patients	15
Recombinant human MG53 protein attenuates brain lesion size in a large animal model of traumatic brain injury	15
Thromboembolism prophylaxis timing is associated with center mortality in traumatic brain injury: A Trauma Quality Improvement Program retrospective analysis	15
Aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase elevation in suspected physical abuse: Can the threshold to obtain an abdominal computed tomography be raised?	15
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	15
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 trial	15
Finite element analysis for better evaluation of rib fractures: A pilot study	15
Current patterns of trauma center proliferation have not led to proportionate improvements in access to care or mortality after injury: An ecologic study	15
Scanning the aged to minimize missed injury: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study	15
Pediatric thoracic cage fractures—Mind the sternum: A retrospective analysis of the ACS-TQIP database	15
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT FEBRUARY 2023	15
Early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallbladder perforation	15
Value in acute care surgery, part 4: The economic value of an acute care surgery service to a hospital system	15
Timing is everything: Early versus late palliative care consults in trauma	15
Pediatric Traumatic Hemorrhagic Shock Consensus Conference Research Priorities	15
Disparities in advance care planning rates persist among emergency general surgery patients: Current state and recommendations for improvement	15
Pediatric trauma in the California-Mexico border region: Injury disparities by Area Deprivation Index	14
Performance of the PECARN cervical spine injury prediction rule based on EMS clinician observations	14
Prehospital and emergency department pediatric readiness for injured children: A statement from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Emergency Medical Services Committee	14
Common bile duct stones management: A network meta-analysis	14
An analysis of police transport in an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter trial examining prehospital procedures in penetrating trauma patients	14
Association of race and socioeconomic status with time to pain control among pediatric trauma patients managed nonoperatively	14
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta for life-threatening postpartum hemorrhage: A nationwide observational study in Japan	14
Pediatric injury trends and relationships with social vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-institutional analysis	14
A random forest model using flow cytometry data identifies pulmonary infection after thoracic injury	14
Is barbed better? Evaluation of triclosan-coated barbed suture on wound complications following emergency laparotomy	14
Building a sustainable Mil-Civ partnership to ensure a ready medical force: A single partnership site's experience	14
Sex differences associate with late microbiome alterations after murine surgical sepsis	14
Detection of pneumothorax on ultrasound using artificial intelligence	14
A systematic review and meta-analysis of sample size methodology for traumatic hemorrhage trials	14
The always evolving diagnosis and management of Clostridioides difficile colitis: What you need to know	14
Reversal of antithrombotic medications in patients with traumatic brain injury: What you need to know	13
Letter to the editor: Western Trauma Association critical decision algorithm for the evaluation and management of traumatic pneumothorax	13
Endure, adapt, survive, and thrive	13
Approaches for optimizing venous thromboembolism prevention in injured patients: Findings from the consensus conference to implement optimal venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in trauma	13
Might less be more: Management of blunt liver and spleen injuries in pediatric patients	13
Prognosis, risk factors, and scoring model of patients resuscitated from traumatic cardiac arrest: A multicenter observational study in Japan	13
Interobserver agreement for the Chest Wall Injury Society taxonomy of rib fractures using computed tomography images	13
The new face of war: Craniofacial injuries from Operation Inherent Resolve	13
Burnout reduction in acute care surgeons: Impact of faculty schedule change at a level 1 trauma and tertiary care center	13
Plasma and wound fluids from trauma patients suppress neutrophil extracellular respiratory burst	13
Management of Enteroatmospheric Fistulas: What you need to know	13
Acute kidney injury development in polytrauma and the safety of early repeated contrast studies: A retrospective cohort study	13
Long-term functional recovery after rib fractures: The impact of frailty	13
It is not all black and white: The effect of increasing severity of frailty on outcomes of geriatric trauma patients	13
Damage control thoracotomy trends, techniques, and outcomes: An EAST multicenter trial	13
Contemporary diagnosis and management of colorectal injuries: What you need to know	13
Defining pediatric trauma center resource utilization: Multidisciplinary consensus-based criteria from the Pediatric Trauma Society	13
Thoracic cavity irrigation prevents retained hemothorax and decreases surgical intervention in trauma patients	13
Whole blood use in patients with traumatic brain injury and hemorrhagic shock is not associated with decreased mortality	13
Pediatric trauma surgery in Iraq and Afghanistan: Mortality, indicators, and most common operating room interventions from 2007 to 2016	13
Advanced bleeding control in combat casualty care: An international, expert-based Delphi consensus	13
A mixed methods end-user assessment to determine the ideal supraglottic airway device for inclusion into the medic's aid bag	13
Trauma bay virtual reality—A game changer for ATLS instruction and assessment	12
Trauma surgeons experience compassion fatigue: A major metropolitan area survey	12
One size does not fit all: Sex bias in pharmacologic venous thromboembolism prophylaxis	12
Developing a National Trauma Research Action Plan: Results from the postadmission critical care research gap Delphi survey	12
Impact of the Good Samaritan Law on bystander intervention willingness and perceived legal risks in India	12
The specialty of surgical critical care: A white paper from the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee	12
The management of penetrating trauma is not just a race	12
Are new pediatric trauma centers located close to the high-risk populations? A geolocation study	12

Blunt pancreatic trauma: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm	12
A novel animal model of primary blast lung injury and its pathological changes in mice	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
Artificial intelligence may help decision-making for withdrawal of life supporting treatment among the injured elderly	12
Letter to the editor for “Detecting traumatic brain injury-induced coagulopathy: What we are testing and what we are not”	12
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is associated with decreased mortality in non–acute respiratory distress syndrome patients following severe blunt thoracic trauma	12
Case volume and rate are associated with outcomes in geriatric trauma: A case for geriatric trauma centers?	11
Lower incidence of blunt cerebrovascular injury among young, properly restrained children: An ATOMAC multicenter study	11
Resuscitative endovascular balloon of the aorta for placenta accreta: An arterial line may be enough	11
Investigating the protective effect of direct peritoneal resuscitation on intestinal barrier function in rat models of sepsis	11
Author reply: Letter to the editor on “The use and timing of angioembolization in pediatric blunt liver and spleen injury”	11
ROBOtic Care Outcomes Project for acute gallbladder pathology	11
Outcomes after emergency general surgery and trauma care in incarcerated individuals: An EAST multicenter study	11
Size of traumatic pneumothorax on initial chest x-ray is independently associated with failed observation in children	11
Trauma transfers discharged from the emergency department: Is there a role for telemedicine?	11
Source control in intra-abdominal infections: What you need to know	11
Contemporary management of common bile duct stone: What you need to know	11
The impact of low-dose aspirin in the Brain Injury Guidelines on outcomes in traumatic brain injury: A retrospective cohort study	11
Effects of antifibrinolytics on systemic and cerebral inflammation after traumatic brain injury	11
Optimal dose of tranexamic acid in traumatic brain injury: Systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	11
Platelet flux in trauma-associated venous thromboembolism: A secondary analysis of the Consortium of Leaders in the Study of Traumatic Thromboembolism (CLOTT) studies	11
Uncovering gender, racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities among adolescent survivors of suicide attempts in trauma centers: Where can we do better?	11
The potentially futile trauma transfer: “Should I stay or should I go?”	11
Optimization of physiology in organ donors in the intensive care unit: What you need to know	11
Myocardial alterations following traumatic hemorrhagic injury	11
The unequal impact of interhospital transfers on emergency general surgery patients: Procedure risk and time to surgery matter	11
A novel, evidence-based, comprehensive clinical decision support system improves outcomes for patients with traumatic rib fractures	11
A scoping review of nontechnical skill assessment tools to evaluate trauma team performance	10
Trauma Quality Improvement Program mortality reporting system case reports: Anticipated mortality with opportunity for improvement related to more timely palliative care services	10
Growing the next generation of trauma surgeon-scientists: Reflections on 20 years of research investment	10
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta management guided by a novel handheld pressure transducer	10
Book review: Current therapy of trauma and surgical critical care, 3rd edition, editors: Asensio and Meredith	10
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
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
Closer to home: Managing more than three rib fractures at level IV trauma centers	10
Meetings/Courses	10
Emergency medical services shock index is the most accurate predictor of patient outcomes after blunt torso trauma	10
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	10
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT JULY 2024	10
Characterization of lipidome alterations in a standardized porcine model with multiple trauma and hemorrhagic shock: Are they driven by hepatic injury?	10
Clinical practice guideline recommendations for pediatric solid organ injury care: A Systematic Review	10
Hyperglycemia in nondiabetic adult trauma patients is associated with worse outcomes than diabetic patients: An analysis of 95,764 patients	10
Factors associated with trauma recidivism in young children	10
Research priorities in tranexamic acid after trauma: Secondary analysis of the National Trauma Research Action Plan	10
A team approach to peripartum hemorrhage control incorporating resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta	10
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	10
Who is informed of trauma informed care? Patients' primary language and comprehensiveness of initial trauma assessment	9
Disparities in provision of rehabilitative services in adolescents with traumatic brain injury at level I adult versus pediatric trauma centers	9
Incarceration is associated with higher mortality after trauma: An unreported health care disparity	9
Risk factors for deep venous thrombosis in pediatric trauma patients: A review of the National Trauma Data Bank from 2017 to 2022	9
The association between food insecurity and gun violence in a major metropolitan city	9
Hospital readmission after blunt traumatic rib fractures	9
Interactive media-based community consultation for exception from informed consent trials: How representative should (and can) it be?	9
Popliteal artery injuries: What you need to know	9
An estrogen (17α-ethinyl estradiol-3-sulfate) reduces mortality in a swine model of multiple injuries and hemorrhagic shock	9
Not so FAST replacing the “e” in e-FAST with supine chest-x-ray	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
Handoffs and transitions of care: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma	9
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma system wellness white paper: An evaluation of wellness from a systems perspective	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
Historic redlining, social mobility, and firearm violence	9
Age matters: A Secondary Analysis of Endothelial Biomarkers in the Prehospital Tranexamic Acid for Traumatic Brain Injury Trial	9
Hemodynamic events during en route critical care for patients with traumatic brain injury	9
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT JUNE 2022	9
Anatomy of the intercostal nerves of ribs in the lower rib cage: A pilot study	9
Older females have increased mortality after trauma as compared with younger females and males, associated with increased fibrinolysis	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
Evaluating potential disparities in geospatial access to American College of Surgeons/American Association for the Surgery of Trauma–verified emergency general surgery centers	9
History repeats itself: Impact of mental illness on violent reinjury and hospital reencounters among female victims of interpersonal violence	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
Resource utilization and secondary overtriage for patients with traumatic renal injuries in a regional trauma system	9
A comparative study of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and cholangioscopy-guided lithotripsy in the management of complex biliary stones: A randomized trial	9
Cellular microRNAs correlate with clinical parameters in multiple injury patients	9
Antibiotic administration within 1 hour for open lower extremity fractures is not associated with decreased risk of infection	9
A protocol-driven approach to reduce lengths of stay for pediatric blunt liver and spleen injury patients	9
An observation-first strategy for liver injuries with “blush” on computed tomography is safe and effective	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
The VIPoma	9
Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with traumatic brain injuries and severe respiratory failure: A single-center retrospective analysis	9
Morphometric analysis for resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in women	9
Therapeutic strategies for pseudoaneurysm following blunt liver and spleen injuries: A multicenter cohort study in the pediatric population	8
Evidence-based, cost-effective management of abdominal wall hernias: An algorithm of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery emergency general surgery algorithms work group	8
Prehospital synergy: Tranexamic acid and blood transfusion in patients at risk for hemorrhage	8
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT 99.4 OCTOBER 2025	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
Optimizing combat readiness for military surgeons without trauma fellowship training: Engaging the “voluntary faculty” model	8
Damage control thoracic surgery: What you need to know	8
Costal margin injuries and trans-diaphragmatic intercostal hernia: Presentation, management and outcomes according to the Sheffield classification	8
The cost of doing business in the modern world: Our readiness imperative	8
Reducing low-value interhospital transfers for mild traumatic brain injury	8
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 guidel	8
The physiology of failure: Identifying risk factors for mortality in emergency general surgery patients using a regional health system integrated electronic medical record	8
Early primary care follow-up is associated with improved long-term functional outcomes among injured older adults	8