Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open
is AAST's open access journal dedicated to publishing the latest research in emergency medicine, critical care, and trauma care.
Latest Articles
Original research:
Open versus percutaneous tube thoracostomy with and without thoracic lavage for traumatic hemothorax: a novel randomized controlled simulation trial20 March 2023
Systematic review:
Screening and intervention for intimate partner violence at trauma centers and emergency departments: an evidence-based systematic review from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma16 March 2023
Current opinion:
Traumatic appendicitis is probably not real: an illustrative analysis of coincidental occurrences in nature15 March 2023
Original research:
Law enforcement in the trauma bay: a survey of members of the American Academy for the Surgery of Trauma13 March 2023
Original research:
Empiric tranexamic acid use provides no benefit in urgent orthopedic surgery following injury10 March 2023
Most Read Articles
Guidelines/Algorithms:
Management of Decompensated Cirrhosis in the Surgical ICU: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee Clinical Consensus Document1 August 2022
Guidelines/Algorithms:
Prevention of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in the surgical ICU: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee Clinical Consensus Document21 November 2022
Guidelines/Algorithms:
Antibiotic prophylaxis for tube thoracostomy placement in trauma: a practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma25 October 2022