Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery is 6. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Letter re: “ECMO In trauma care: What you need to know”144
Treatment with MG53 ameliorates traumatic brain injury–associated acute kidney injury90
Cell-free mitochondria are detected in high concentrations in the plasma of orthopedic trauma patients65
Re: Leichtle et al. Blunt cerebrovascular injury: The case for universal screening (J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2020;89(5):880–886)59
Penalizing underage alcohol use is associated with lower mortality for young drivers: Use/lose laws and their association with motor vehicle collision mortality53
Exploratory cluster analysis of IL2Ra and associated biomarkers and complications after blunt chest trauma52
Evaluation of urological and gynecological surgeons as force multipliers for mass casualty trauma care47
Effect of targeting normoxemia on supplemental oxygen-free days for adults with acute thermal burns: A stepped wedge cluster randomized clinical trial41
The injured monocyte: The link to chronic critical illness and mortality following injury38
Proof of concept of an Automated Battlefield Trauma System for large-scale combat operations38
Predictors of discharge against medical advice in pediatric trauma patients: A nationwide analysis36
Firearm injuries treated at trauma centers in the United States35
Development and validation of a Bayesian belief network predicting the probability of blood transfusion after pediatric injury35
Letter re: “Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta and resuscitative thoracotomy are associated with similar outcomes in traumatic cardiac arrest”34
Development and validation of a Bayesian network predicting neurosurgical intervention after injury in children and adolescents32
Meetings/Courses30
Effect of tranexamic acid on endothelial von Willebrand factor/ADAMTS-13 response to in vitro shock conditions30
“Intravenous lidocaine for the management of traumatic rib fractures: A double-blind randomized controlled trial (INITIATE program of research)”: Letter to the Editor30
Intubation of bleeding patients in the emergency department or the operating room: A medical decision to be justified28
Meetings/Courses28
Intercostal liposomal bupivacaine injection for rib fractures: A prospective randomized controlled trial28
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 Ghasemian28
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 t27
Correlation analysis of salivary cytokines and hormones with resiliency26
Plasma thrombin generation kinetics vary by injury pattern and resuscitation characteristics in pediatric and young adult trauma patients26
Ultrasound is superior to supine chest x-ray for the diagnosis of clinically relevant traumatic pneumothorax26
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 scale26
Surgical stabilization of rib fractures versus nonoperative treatment in patients with multiple rib fractures following cardiopulmonary resuscitation: An international, retrospective matched case-cont26
Transcriptome reveals the dysfunction of pancreatic islets after wound healing in severely burned mice26
Meetings/Courses25
Anatomy of the interchondral joints and the effects on mobility of ribs25
Access to trauma center care: A statewide system-based approach25
Early major fracture care in polytrauma—priorities in the context of concomitant injuries: A Delphi consensus process and systematic review25
Establishing national stakeholder priorities for quality improvement in pediatric trauma care: Consensus results using a modified Delphi process24
Evaluation of vascular repair by tissue-engineered human acellular vessels or expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts in a porcine model of limb ischemia and reperfusion24
MEETINGS/COURSES24
When is enough enough? Odds of survival by unit transfused23
Mental health symptoms and engagement in a stepped-care mental health service among patients with a violent versus nonviolent injury23
Multicompartmental trauma alters bone marrow erythroblastic islands22
Damage control resuscitation in adult trauma patients: What you need to know21
Diagnosis and management of blunt cardiac injury: What you need to know21
pREBOA versus ER-REBOA impact on blood utilization and resuscitation requirements: A pilot analysis20
Finding the bleeding edge: 24-hour mortality by unit of blood product transfused in combat casualties from 2002–202020
Association of blood product ratios with early mortality in pediatric trauma resuscitation: A time-dependent analysis from the National Trauma Databank20
The effect of prehospital blood products on unexpected survival: A multi-institution study20
Assessment of ethynylestradiol-3-sulfate on coagulation, metabolism, and survival in pigs with traumatic hemorrhage20
Trauma transfers discharged from the emergency department—Is there a role for telemedicine?20
Exploring patient and system factors impacting undertriage of injured patients meeting national field triage guideline criteria20
Creatinine clearance predicts the goal enoxaparin dose in traumatic brain injury20
Demographic changes in pelvic fracture patterns at a Swiss academic trauma center from 2007 to 201720
Management of spinal trauma in pregnant patients: A systematic review of the literature19
Redefining the costal margin: A pilot study19
National blood shortage: A call to action from the trauma community19
FasterRib: A deep learning algorithm to automate identification and characterization of rib fractures on chest computed tomography scans19
Systematic review of temporary intravascular shunt use in military and civilian extremity trauma19
Characterization of fatal blunt injuries using postmortem computed tomography19
Building an Optimal Pediatric Trauma Program18
Exploring the characteristics of successful prehospital trauma care teams: Insights from military trauma care simulations18
Extremity vascular injury: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm18
Mechanism matters for major vascular injury in children: A Trauma Quality Improvement Program analysis18
A wireless ultrasound patch detects mild-to-moderate central hypovolemia during lower body negative pressure18
Greater spatial access to care is associated with lower mortality for emergency general surgery17
Reply to letter to the editor: Conservative management of occult pneumothorax in mechanically ventilated patients—A systematic review and meta-analysis17
Meetings/Courses17
How many minutes matter: Association between time saved with air medical transport and survival in trauma patients17
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT MARCH 202317
TXA does not affect levels of TBI-related biomarkers in blunt TBI with ICH: A secondary analysis of the prehospital TXA for TBI trial17
The feasibility and reliability of frailty assessment tools applicable in acute in-hospital trauma patients: A systematic review17
Blood Banking Considerations in Pediatric Trauma17
Trauma: The most progressive subspecialty of all: Erratum17
Meetings/Courses17
Geri-screen: A multicenter trial of a novel screening tool for depression and suicide risk among US trauma patients17
Value in acute care surgery, part 4: The economic value of an acute care surgery service to a hospital system16
Early veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is an effective strategy for traumatically injured patients presenting with refractory respiratory failure16
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Biostatistical Reviews16
Do new trauma centers provide needed or redundant access? A nationwide analysis16
Prospective evaluation of the selective nonoperative management of abdominal stab wounds: When is it safe to discharge?16
Does delayed operation increase morbidity and mortality? An analysis of emergency general surgery procedures16
Critical insights into longer time to surgery for pelvic ring injuries is associated with increased systemic complications16
Pediatric Traumatic Hemorrhagic Shock Consensus Conference Research Priorities16
Early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallbladder perforation16
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 A16
Does early transfusion of cold-stored whole blood reduce the need for component therapy in civilian trauma patients? A systematic review16
Identifying injuries suggestive of child physical abuse: An innovative application of the Trauma Quality Improvement Program16
Readmission for pleural space complications after chest wall injury: Who is at risk?16
Management of Pediatric Lower Extremity Vascular Trauma: Adult vs Pediatric Level I Trauma Centers [RETRACTED]16
Superiority of compensatory reserve measurement compared with the Shock index for early and accurate detection of reduced central blood volume status16
Thromboembolism prophylaxis timing is associated with center mortality in traumatic brain injury: A Trauma Quality Improvement Program retrospective analysis16
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 glycatio16
Shock index, pediatric age adjusted: A scoping review of applications in pediatric trauma triage and beyond16
Epidemiology and outcomes of traumatic vascular injury repair by trauma surgeons and vascular surgeons in a collaborative model16
A random forest model using flow cytometry data identifies pulmonary infection after thoracic injury15
Letter to the editor: Routine screening bronchoscopy in intubated trauma patients risks unnecessary antibiotic use without clear clinical benefit15
A multicenter prospective cohort study of endoscopic urethral realignment versus suprapubic cystostomy after complete pelvic fracture urethral injury15
Sex differences associate with late microbiome alterations after murine surgical sepsis15
Pediatric trauma in the California-Mexico border region: Injury disparities by Area Deprivation Index15
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta for life-threatening postpartum hemorrhage: A nationwide observational study in Japan15
The tight rope act: A multicenter regional experience of tourniquets in acute trauma resuscitation15
Blunt splenic injury, Emergency Department to discharge: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm: Erratum15
Aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase elevation in suspected physical abuse: Can the threshold to obtain an abdominal computed tomography be raised?15
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT FEBRUARY 202315
Destructive colon injuries requiring resection: Is colostomy ever indicated?15
Finite element analysis for better evaluation of rib fractures: A pilot study15
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 trial15
Plasma treatment is associated with decreased brain lesion and resuscitation requirements after traumatic brain injury in a swine model of prolonged damage-control resuscitation15
Pediatric thoracic cage fractures—Mind the sternum: A retrospective analysis of the ACS-TQIP database15
Disparities in advance care planning rates persist among emergency general surgery patients: Current state and recommendations for improvement15
Common bile duct stones management: A network meta-analysis15
Detection of pneumothorax on ultrasound using artificial intelligence15
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
Modified Brain Injury Guidelines for preinjury anticoagulation in traumatic brain injury: An opportunity to reduce health care resource utilization14
Paradigms in chronic subdural hematoma pathophysiology: Current treatments and new directions14
Nonoperative treatment of multiple rib fractures, the results to beat: International multicenter prospective cohort study among 845 patients14
Building a sustainable Mil-Civ partnership to ensure a ready medical force: A single partnership site's experience14
A systematic review and meta-analysis of sample size methodology for traumatic hemorrhage trials14
Prehospital and emergency department pediatric readiness for injured children: A statement from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Emergency Medical Services Committee14
Recombinant human MG53 protein attenuates brain lesion size in a large animal model of traumatic brain injury14
Association of race and socioeconomic status with time to pain control among pediatric trauma patients managed nonoperatively14
Current patterns of trauma center proliferation have not led to proportionate improvements in access to care or mortality after injury: An ecologic study14
Diagnosis and management of traumatic rectal injury: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm14
Pediatric injury trends and relationships with social vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-institutional analysis14
Timing is everything: Early versus late palliative care consults in trauma14
Performance of the PECARN cervical spine injury prediction rule based on EMS clinician observations14
Scanning the aged to minimize missed injury: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study14
Management of Enteroatmospheric Fistulas: What you need to know13
A mixed methods end-user assessment to determine the ideal supraglottic airway device for inclusion into the medic's aid bag13
Long-term functional recovery after rib fractures: The impact of frailty13
Not as simple as ABC: Tools to trigger massive transfusion in pediatric trauma13
Trauma surgeons experience compassion fatigue: A major metropolitan area survey13
Whole blood use in patients with traumatic brain injury and hemorrhagic shock is not associated with decreased mortality13
Endure, adapt, survive, and thrive13
Developing a National Trauma Research Action Plan: Results from the postadmission critical care research gap Delphi survey13
The specialty of surgical critical care: A white paper from the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee13
Reversal of antithrombotic medications in patients with traumatic brain injury: What you need to know13
The new face of war: Craniofacial injuries from Operation Inherent Resolve13
The always evolving diagnosis and management of Clostridioides difficile colitis: What you need to know13
Might less be more: Management of blunt liver and spleen injuries in pediatric patients13
Trauma bay virtual reality—A game changer for ATLS instruction and assessment13
Burnout reduction in acute care surgeons: Impact of faculty schedule change at a level 1 trauma and tertiary care center13
Interobserver agreement for the Chest Wall Injury Society taxonomy of rib fractures using computed tomography images13
Defining pediatric trauma center resource utilization: Multidisciplinary consensus-based criteria from the Pediatric Trauma Society13
Damage control thoracotomy trends, techniques, and outcomes: An EAST multicenter trial13
Pediatric trauma surgery in Iraq and Afghanistan: Mortality, indicators, and most common operating room interventions from 2007 to 201613
Association between physician's case volume in prehospital advanced trauma care and 30-day mortality: A registry-based analysis of 4,032 patients13
Prognosis, risk factors, and scoring model of patients resuscitated from traumatic cardiac arrest: A multicenter observational study in Japan13
Letter to the editor for “Detecting traumatic brain injury-induced coagulopathy: What we are testing and what we are not”13
Letter to the editor: Western Trauma Association critical decision algorithm for the evaluation and management of traumatic pneumothorax13
A novel animal model of primary blast lung injury and its pathological changes in mice13
Acute kidney injury development in polytrauma and the safety of early repeated contrast studies: A retrospective cohort study13
Is barbed better? Evaluation of triclosan-coated barbed suture on wound complications following emergency laparotomy12
Artificial intelligence may help decision-making for withdrawal of life supporting treatment among the injured elderly12
An analysis of police transport in an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter trial examining prehospital procedures in penetrating trauma patients12
It is not all black and white: The effect of increasing severity of frailty on outcomes of geriatric trauma patients12
Advanced bleeding control in combat casualty care: An international, expert-based Delphi consensus12
The management of penetrating trauma is not just a race12
Are new pediatric trauma centers located close to the high-risk populations? A geolocation study12
Approaches for optimizing venous thromboembolism prevention in injured patients: Findings from the consensus conference to implement optimal venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in trauma12
Blunt pancreatic trauma: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm12
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is associated with decreased mortality in non–acute respiratory distress syndrome patients following severe blunt thoracic trauma12
One size does not fit all: Sex bias in pharmacologic venous thromboembolism prophylaxis12
Plasma and wound fluids from trauma patients suppress neutrophil extracellular respiratory burst12
Thoracic cavity irrigation prevents retained hemothorax and decreases surgical intervention in trauma patients12
Contemporary diagnosis and management of colorectal injuries: What you need to know12
Impact of the Good Samaritan Law on bystander intervention willingness and perceived legal risks in India12
Source control in intra-abdominal infections: What you need to know11
The potentially futile trauma transfer: “Should I stay or should I go?”11
Clinical practice guideline recommendations for pediatric solid organ injury care: A Systematic Review11
Resuscitative endovascular balloon of the aorta for placenta accreta: An arterial line may be enough11
The unequal impact of interhospital transfers on emergency general surgery patients: Procedure risk and time to surgery matter11
Effects of antifibrinolytics on systemic and cerebral inflammation after traumatic brain injury11
Author reply: Letter to the editor on “The use and timing of angioembolization in pediatric blunt liver and spleen injury”11
Lower incidence of blunt cerebrovascular injury among young, properly restrained children: An ATOMAC multicenter study11
Size of traumatic pneumothorax on initial chest x-ray is independently associated with failed observation in children11
Investigating the protective effect of direct peritoneal resuscitation on intestinal barrier function in rat models of sepsis11
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 nu11
Book review: Current therapy of trauma and surgical critical care, 3rd edition, editors: Asensio and Meredith11
Optimization of physiology in organ donors in the intensive care unit: What you need to know11
Uncovering gender, racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities among adolescent survivors of suicide attempts in trauma centers: Where can we do better?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 As11
Outcomes after emergency general surgery and trauma care in incarcerated individuals: An EAST multicenter study11
Optimal dose of tranexamic acid in traumatic brain injury: Systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials11
Trauma transfers discharged from the emergency department: Is there a role for telemedicine?11
Platelet flux in trauma-associated venous thromboembolism: A secondary analysis of the Consortium of Leaders in the Study of Traumatic Thromboembolism (CLOTT) studies11
Myocardial alterations following traumatic hemorrhagic injury11
Feasibility and safety of intraoperative bile duct clearance by antegrade transcystic balloon sphincteroplasty: A prospective observational pilot study11
Case volume and rate are associated with outcomes in geriatric trauma: A case for geriatric trauma centers?11
A novel, evidence-based, comprehensive clinical decision support system improves outcomes for patients with traumatic rib fractures11
Characterization of lipidome alterations in a standardized porcine model with multiple trauma and hemorrhagic shock: Are they driven by hepatic injury?11
Trauma-induced coagulopathy: What you need to know11
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT JULY 202410
Factors associated with trauma recidivism in young children10
Research priorities in tranexamic acid after trauma: Secondary analysis of the National Trauma Research Action Plan10
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta management guided by a novel handheld pressure transducer10
ROBOtic Care Outcomes Project for acute gallbladder pathology10
Anatomy of the intercostal nerves of ribs in the lower rib cage: A pilot study10
Age matters: A Secondary Analysis of Endothelial Biomarkers in the Prehospital Tranexamic Acid for Traumatic Brain Injury Trial10
Contemporary management of common bile duct stone: What you need to know10
A team approach to peripartum hemorrhage control incorporating resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta10
Emergency medical services shock index is the most accurate predictor of patient outcomes after blunt torso trauma10
Enoxaparin titrated by anti-Xa levels reduces venous thromboembolism in trauma patients10
The impact of low-dose aspirin in the Brain Injury Guidelines on outcomes in traumatic brain injury: A retrospective cohort study10
Hemodynamic events during en route critical care for patients with traumatic brain injury10
Risk factors for deep venous thrombosis in pediatric trauma patients: A review of the National Trauma Data Bank from 2017 to 202210
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Multicenter Trial: Comparison of pre-injury antithrombotic use and reversal strategies among severe traumatic brain injury patients10
Growing the next generation of trauma surgeon-scientists: Reflections on 20 years of research investment10
Meetings/Courses10
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
A scoping review of nontechnical skill assessment tools to evaluate trauma team performance10
Popliteal artery injuries: What you need to know10
Closer to home: Managing more than three rib fractures at level IV trauma centers10
Incarceration is associated with higher mortality after trauma: An unreported health care disparity10
Hyperglycemia in nondiabetic adult trauma patients is associated with worse outcomes than diabetic patients: An analysis of 95,764 patients10
Not so FAST replacing the “e” in e-FAST with supine chest-x-ray9
Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with traumatic brain injuries and severe respiratory failure: A single-center retrospective analysis9
Handoffs and transitions of care: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma9
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma system wellness white paper: An evaluation of wellness from a systems perspective9
The α-globin chain of hemoglobin potentiates tissue plasminogen activator induced hyperfibrinolysis in vitro9
The cost of doing business in the modern world: Our readiness imperative9
The association between food insecurity and gun violence in a major metropolitan city9
An initiative to assess and improve the resources and patient care processes used among Chest Wall Injury Society collaborative centers study (CWIS-CC2)9
Who is informed of trauma informed care? Patients' primary language and comprehensiveness of initial trauma assessment9
Interactive media-based community consultation for exception from informed consent trials: How representative should (and can) it be?9
Trauma Quality Improvement Program mortality reporting system case reports: Anticipated mortality with opportunity for improvement related to more timely palliative care services9
An estrogen (17α-ethinyl estradiol-3-sulfate) reduces mortality in a swine model of multiple injuries and hemorrhagic shock9
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT JUNE 20229
Prolonging the therapeutic window for valproic acid treatment in a swine model of traumatic brain injury and hemorrhagic shock9
Early expression of IL-10, IL-12, ARG1, and NOS2 genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells synergistically correlate with patient outcome after burn injury9
Morphometric analysis for resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in women9
The VIPoma9
A protocol-driven approach to reduce lengths of stay for pediatric blunt liver and spleen injury patients9
Intraoperative factors associated with unplanned return to the operating room after emergent hemorrhage control surgery9
Organ Injury Scaling 2020 update: Bowel and mesentery9
Historic redlining, social mobility, and firearm violence9
Disparities in provision of rehabilitative services in adolescents with traumatic brain injury at level I adult versus pediatric trauma centers9
Older females have increased mortality after trauma as compared with younger females and males, associated with increased fibrinolysis9
Antibiotic administration within 1 hour for open lower extremity fractures is not associated with decreased risk of infection9
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
History repeats itself: Impact of mental illness on violent reinjury and hospital reencounters among female victims of interpersonal violence9
Evaluating potential disparities in geospatial access to American College of Surgeons/American Association for the Surgery of Trauma–verified emergency general surgery centers9
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
Cellular microRNAs correlate with clinical parameters in multiple injury patients9
Resource utilization and secondary overtriage for patients with traumatic renal injuries in a regional trauma system9
Goal-directed transfusion algorithm for trauma patients with severe hemorrhage using TEG 6S: Results of a Delphi consensus survey and expert panel recommendations9
An observation-first strategy for liver injuries with “blush” on computed tomography is safe and effective9
National guideline for the field triage of injured patients: Recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage, 20219
Response to Letter to the Editor: Not so FAST—chest ultrasound underdiagnoses traumatic pneumothorax9
A comparative study of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and cholangioscopy-guided lithotripsy in the management of complex biliary stones: A randomized trial9
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
Hospital readmission after blunt traumatic rib fractures9
The patient’s voice matters: The impact of advance directives on elderly trauma patients8
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