Table of contents

Original research

• Implementation of a novel thoracostomy tube trainer with real-time feedback (30 December, 2023)

  Shruti Hegde, Emily Hofman, Sruthi Dubagunta, Daniel Awad, Omar Khan, Kraigen Eisaman, Ifti Hossain, James Walker, Bradley Sherman, Yash Kadakia, Alex Najjar, Caroline Park
• A self calibrating, magnetic sensor approach accurately positions an aortic damage control stent in a porcine model (7 December, 2023)

  Dahlia M Kenawy, Yifan Zhang, Moataz Elsisy, Mahmoud Abdel-Rasoul, Youngjae Chun, William C Clark, Bryan W Tillman
• Acetabular fractures in elderly patients are associated with high rates of complications during the initial admission (24 November, 2023)

  Natasha Simske, Ryan Furdock, Isabella Heimke, Heather A Vallier
• Association between trauma triage and time-to-vaso-occlusive events in patients with sickle cell disease after traumatic injury: a retrospective study (23 November, 2023)

  Ektha Parchuri, Maria Pacella-LaBarbara, Julia O’Brien, Danielle S Gruen, Frances Guyette, Joshua B Brown, Laura De Castro, Charles R Jonassaint
• Firearms-related injury and sex: a comparative National Trauma Database (NTDB) Study (12 December, 2023)

  Catherine Zwemer, Susan Kartiko, Maximilian Peter Forssten, James A Zebley, Joy Dowden Hughes, Babak Sarani, Shahin Mohseni
• Rates and risk factors for anastomotic leak following blunt trauma-associated bucket handle intestinal injuries: a multicenter study (22 November, 2023)

  Holly Grossman, Chathurka Samudani Dhanasekara, Kripa Shrestha, Brianna Marschke, Erin Morris, Robyn Richmond, Ara Ko, Lakshika Tennakoon, Eric M Campion, Frank C Wood, Maggie Brandt, Grace Ng, Justin L Regner, Stacey L Keith, Michelle K McNutt, Heather Kregel, Rajesh R Gandhi, Thomas J Schroeppel, Daniel R Margulies, Yassar M Hashim, Joseph Herrold, Mallory Goetz, LeRone Simpson, Xuan-Lan Doan, Sharmila Dissanaike
• Which curve is better? A comparative analysis of trauma scoring systems in a South Asian country (22 November, 2023)

  Asma Altaf Hussain Merchant, Natasha Shaukat, Naela Ashraf, Sheza Hassan, Zeerak Jarrar, Ayesha Abbasi, Tanveer Ahmed, Huba Atiq, Uzma Rahim Khan, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Saima Mushtaq, Shahid Rasul, Adnan A Hyder, Junaid Razzak, Adil H. Haider
• Radiographic cervical spine injury patterns in admitted blunt trauma patients with and without prehospital spinal motion restriction (21 November, 2023)

  Susan Jao, Zhe Wang, Ambika Mukhi, Neeta Chaudhary, Jonathan Martin, Victoria Yuan, Robert Laskowski, Emily Huang, James Vosswinkel, Adam J Singer, Randeep Jawa
• Achieving balanced transfusion early in critically bleeding trauma patients: an observational study exploring the effect of attending trauma surgical presence during resuscitation (20 November, 2023)

  Iver Anders Gaski, Paal Aksel Naess, Kjersti Baksaas-Aasen, Nils Oddvar Skaga, Christine Gaarder
• Feasibility and acceptability of mobile phone-based triage tool to identify discharged trauma patients in need of further care in Cameroon (20 November, 2023)

  Shannon Richardson, Rasheedat Oke, Mbiarikai A Mbianyor, Melissa Carvalho, Florentine Yakue, Frank Essomba, Golda E Mbuh, Alain Chichom-Mefire, Catherine Juillard, Sabrinah Ariane Christie
• Optimizing resource utilization: palliative care consultations in critically ill pediatric trauma patients (20 November, 2023)

  Julie Goswami, Jacob Baxter, Brenda M Schiltz, Terri A Elsbernd, Grace M Arteaga, Denise B Klinkner
• Implementation of an emerging hospital-based violence intervention program: a multimethod study (20 November, 2023)

  Christopher S Schenck, James Dodington, Lucero Paredes, Marcie Gawel, Antwan Nedd, Pepe Vega, Kathleen M O’Neill
• Initiating advance care planning at admission: a brief intervention to increase goals of care discussions in geriatric trauma patients in an urban level I trauma center (20 November, 2023)

  Franchesca Hwang, Joohee Son, Kelsey Ensor, Nicole Goulet, Allison Brown, Jesse Victory, Leslie Tyrie
• Pediatric renal trauma: 17 years of experience at a major Scandinavian trauma center (14 November, 2023)

  Amund Hovengen Ringen, André Fatland, Nils Oddvar Skaga, Christine Gaarder, Paal Aksel Naess
• Methodological analysis of a community-based training initiative using the EPIS framework: an ongoing initiative to empower 10 million bystanders in CPR and bleeding control (14 November, 2023)

  Asma Altaf Hussain Merchant, Sheza Hassan, Noor Baig, Huba Atiq, Sana Mahmood, Ann Doll, Rizwan Naseer, Zia Ul Haq, Deeba Shehnaz, Adil H. Haider, Junaid Razzak
• Hypofibrinogenemia following injury in 186 children and adolescents: identification of the phenotype, current outcomes, and potential for intervention (9 November, 2023)

  Justin Gerard, Jan-Michael Van Gent, Jessica Cardenas, Christian Gage, David E Meyer, Charles Cox, Charles E Wade, Bryan A Cotton
• Prioritizing rapid COVID-19 testing in emergency general surgery patients decreases burden of inpatient hospital admission (7 November, 2023)

  Madeline B Thomas, Heather Carmichael, Madison Harrison, Danielle Abbitt, Allison Moore, Quintin W O Myers, Catherine G Velopulos
• Intrathoracic plates versus extrathoracic plates: a comparison of postoperative pain in surgical stabilization of rib fracture technique (3 November, 2023)

  Michael Tichenor, Laura B. Reparaz, Christopher Watson, Jeremy Reeves, Phillip Prest, Michael Fitzgerald, Neema Patel, Xiyan Tan, Jacob Hessey
• Addition of aspirin to venous thromboembolism chemoprophylaxis safely decreases venous thromboembolism rates in trauma patients (3 November, 2023)

  Daniel Lammers, Michelle Scerbo, Annamaria Davidson, Matthew Pommerening, Jeffrey Tomasek, Charles E Wade, Jessica Cardenas, Jan Jansen, Charles C Miller, John B Holcomb
• Factors associated with compartment syndrome after a tibial fracture in children (1 November, 2023)

  Nasim Ahmed, Yen-Hong Kuo
• Multicenter assessment of impairments and disabilities associated with Beirut blast injuries: a retrospective review of hospital medical records (4 October, 2023)

  Samar Al-Hajj, Mahmoud El-Hussein, Johan von Schreeb, Cima Hamieh, Nesrine Ahmad, Nagi Souaiby
• Psychiatric comorbidity in emergency general surgery patients: a prospective observational study (22 August, 2023)

  Timothy J Geier, Natasha Simske, Sarah Melin, Colleen Trevino, Patrick Murphy, Mary Elizabeth Schroeder, Amber Brandolino, Terri deRoon-Cassini, Andrew T Schramm
• Subcutaneous and visceral fat are associated with worse outcomes in gunshot injuries but not stab injuries to the torso (18 August, 2023)

  Christopher Mejias, Mark Hoegger, Jason Snyder, Constantine Raptis, Vincent Mellnick
• Combined computed tomography and C-arm resuscitation room system (CTCARM) is associated with decreased time to definitive hemostasis and reduces preperitoneal pelvic packing maneuvers in severe pelvic trauma (11 August, 2023)

  Kenichiro Uchida, Ryo Deguchi, Hoshi Himura, Hiroyuki Yoshitake, Akihiro Kawamoto, Yuki Saoyama, Masahiro Miyashita, Tetsuro Nishimura, Hiromasa Yamamoto, Yasumitsu Mizobata
• Balanced resuscitation and earlier mortality end points: bayesian post hoc analysis of the PROPPR trial (9 August, 2023)

  Daniel Lammers, Omar Rokayak, Rindi Uhlich, Thomas Sensing, Emily Baird, Joshua Richman, John B Holcomb, Jan Jansen
• How do we PI? Results of an EAST quality, patient safety, and outcomes survey (7 August, 2023)

  Daniel Horwitz, Ryan Peter Dumas, Kyle Cunningham, Carlos H Palacio, Daniel R Margulies, Christine Eme, Marko Bukur
• A nationwide analysis of geriatric proximal humerus fractures: trends, outcomes, and cost (31 July, 2023)

  Teresa Cheng, Kevin Galicia, Purvi P Patel, Michael J Anstadt, Richard P Gonzalez, John Kubasiak
• Factors affecting length and complexity of hospital stay in pediatric dog bite patients (27 July, 2023)

  Dominic Alessio-Bilowus, Nishant Kumar, Lydia Donoghue, Elika Ridelman, Christina Shanti
• Effect of valproic acid upon skeletal muscle subjected to prolonged tourniquet application (19 July, 2023)

  Robert Moritz, Lee Mangum, Chet Voelker, Gerardo Garcia, Joseph Wenke
• Development and validation of prediction scores for the outcome associated with persistent inflammation, immunosuppression, and catabolism syndrome among patients with trauma (18 July, 2023)

  Kazuhiro Okada, Sachiko Ohde, Takanori Yagi, Yoshiaki Hara, Shoji Yokobori
• Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department attendances for pediatric injuries in Mozambique’s central hospitals: an interrupted time series and a comparison within the restriction periods between 2019 and 2020 (14 July, 2023)

  Vanda Amado, Jette Moller, Maria Tereza Couto, Lee Wallis, Lucie Laflamme
• Effect of ionized calcium level on short-term prognosis in severe multiple trauma patients: a clinical study (30 June, 2023)

  Toshiro Imamoto, Makoto Sawano
• Are trauma surgeons prepared? A survey of trauma surgeons’ disaster preparedness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (28 June, 2023)

  Jay Doucet, David V Shatz, Lewis J Kaplan, Eileen M Bulger, Jeannette Capella, Deborah A Kuhls, Mary Fallat, Kyle N. Remick, Christopher Newton, Adam Fox, Randeep Jawa, John A Harvin, David P Blake, Marko Bukur, Jonathan Gates, James Ficke, Mark L Gestring
• Epidemiology of C2 fractures and determinants of surgical management: analysis of a national registry (15 June, 2023)

  Kristin Salottolo, Alejandro Betancourt, Kaysie L Banton, David Acuna, Ripul Panchal, David Bar-Or, Carlos H Palacio
• Establishing a core outcome set for blunt cerebrovascular injury: an EAST modified Delphi method consensus study (15 June, 2023)

  Markus Ziesmann, Saskya Byerly, Daniel Dante Yeh, Melissa Boltz, Rondi Gelbard, Elliott R Haut, Jason W Smith, Deborah M Stein, Ben L Zarzaur, Denis D Bensard, Walter L Biffl, April Boyd, Tor Brommeland, Clay Cothren Burlew, Timothy Fabian, Margaret Lauerman, Stefan Leichtle, Ernest E Moore, Shelly Timmons, Kelly Vogt, Jeffry Nahmias
• In their own words: recovery after emergency general surgery in the older patient (14 June, 2023)

  Vanessa P Ho, Mary Joan Roach, Kristen A Berg, Divya L Deverakonda, Peter Kanuika, Brianna Arko, Adam T Perzynski
• Antithrombin III levels in critically ill surgical patients: do they correlate with VTE? (14 June, 2023)

  Umar F Bhatti, Navpreet K Dhillon, Russell Mason, Andrew Wang, Yassar M Hashim, Galinos Barmparas, Eric J Ley
• Presence of Permanent Pacemakers: Implications for Elderly Patients Presenting with Traumatic Injuries (13 June, 2023)

  Tanzim Bhuiya, Demian Omeh, Rezwan Munshi, Brian Berookhim, Ashley Roper, Viliane Vilcant, Elisa Syzdziak, Ofek Hai, Roman Zeltser, Jody Digiacomo, Amgad N Makaryus
• Association between length of hospital stay and fractures in the spine, pelvis, and lower extremity among patients after intentional fall from a height: an analysis of the Japan Trauma Databank (7 June, 2023)

  Takero Terayama, Hiroyuki Toda, Masanori Nagamine, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Daizoh Saitoh, Aihide Yoshino
• Variability in firearm injury among major pediatric trauma centers across the USA (30 May, 2023)

  Kiesha Fraser Doh, Sofia Chaudhary, Stephanie M Ruest, Ashkon Shaahinfar, Thomas Chun, Nicholas Cooper, Joel Fein, Alayna Feng, Katherine Feske-Kirby, Janet Figueroa, Colleen K Gutman, Jacqueline Grupp-Phelan, Ghid Kanaan, Nora Keathley, Naghma Khan, Katherine McGlamry, Sage Myers, Michael Nance, Katherine Russell, Kelli Rowker, Erica Sheline, Harold K Simon, Claudia R Morris
• Effects of hemodilution on coagulation function during prolonged hypotensive resuscitation in a porcine model of severe hemorrhagic shock (16 May, 2023)

  Leslie E Neidert, Clifford G Morgan, Emily N Hathaway, Peter J Hemond, Michael M Tiller, Sylvain Cardin, Jacob J Glaser
• A porcine study of ultrasound-guided versus fluoroscopy-guided placement of endovascular balloons in the inferior vena cava (REBOVC) and the aorta (REBOA) (12 May, 2023)

  Maria B Wikström, Jens Åström, Anna Stene Hurtsén, Tal M Hörer, Kristofer F Nilsson
• Influence of time from admission to norepinephrine administration and volume of fluids received on outcomes of patients meeting sepsis-3 criteria: a retrospective study using the MIMIC-IV database (13 April, 2023)

  Tarek R Firzli, Faria Z Miah, Cody Horton, Hassan Akhtar, Mark Riddle, Faisal Siddiqui
• Minor injury turns into major problem in severe acute kidney injury: a propensity matched analysis (12 April, 2023)

  Nasim Ahmed, Yen-Hong Kuo, Roy O Mathew, Arif Asif
• Surgical subspecialization is associated with higher rate of rib fracture stabilization: a retrospective database analysis (3 April, 2023)

  Avanti Badrinathan, Anuja L Sarode, Christine E Alvarado, Jillian Sinopoli, Jonathan D Rice, Philip A Linden, Matthew L Moorman, Christopher W Towe
• When public health crises collide: 5 years of pediatric firearm injury prevention opportunities (25 May, 2023)

  Leah C Tatebe, Jennifer T Cone, Mark B Slidell, Grace Chang, Meghan Jonikas, Amy Stewart, James Doherty, Ponni Arunkumar, Victoria Schlanser, Andrew J Dennis
• Open versus percutaneous tube thoracostomy with and without thoracic lavage for traumatic hemothorax: a novel randomized controlled simulation trial (20 March, 2023)

  Nathaniel R McLauchlan, Noah M Igra, Lydia T Fisher, James P Byrne, Carl A Beyer, Zhi Geng, Daniela Schmulevich, Martha M Brinson, Ryan P Dumas, Daniel N Holena, Allyson M Hynes, Claire B Rosen, Amit N Shah, Michael A Vella, Jeremy W Cannon
• Law enforcement in the trauma bay: a survey of members of the American Academy for the Surgery of Trauma (13 March, 2023)

  Elinore J Kaufman, Utsha Khatri, Erin C Hall, Rucha Alur, Jamie Song, Jessica H Beard, Sara F Jacoby
• Empiric tranexamic acid use provides no benefit in urgent orthopedic surgery following injury (10 March, 2023)

  Bryan Carr, Shi-Wen Li, Jamel G Hill, Cyrus Feizpour, Ben L Zarzaur, Stephanie Savage
• Alcohol withdrawal syndrome in trauma patients: a study using the Trauma Quality Program Participant User File (3 March, 2023)

  Tyler J Jones, Bishwajit Bhattacharya, Kevin M Schuster, Robert D Becher, Lisa M Kodadek, Kimberly A Davis, Adrian A Maung
• Lessons from the implementation of a trauma center-based program to support primary care providers in managing opioids and pain after trauma hospitalization (20 February, 2023)

  Laura-Mae Baldwin, Laura A Katers, Mark D Sullivan, Debra B Gordon, Adrienne James, David J Tauben, Saman Arbabi
• Cervical spine flexion-extension radiography versus magnetic resonance imaging in pediatric patients following blunt traumatic injury (6 February, 2023)

  Jeff F Zhang, Janet Umenta, Adil Ali, Renee Reynolds, Phillip Benson Ham, Richard D Thomas, Ravi Piryani, Muhammad Izhar, Brian Wrotniak, Anil K Swayampakula
• Surgeon compassion may mitigate quality of life disparities associated with health literacy (31 January, 2023)

  Morgan J Hopp, Hahn Soe-Lin, Trevor M Lowe, Kristina M Chapple, James N Bogert, Jordan A Weinberg
• Win or lose, nighttime transcystic laparoscopic common bile duct exploration is a win (25 January, 2023)

  Gregory R Stettler, Aravindh S Ganapathy, Maggie E Bosley, Audrey L Spencer, Lucas P Neff, Andrew M Nunn, Preston R Miller
• Raising the bar on fibrinogen: a retrospective assessment of critical hypofibrinogenemia in severely injured trauma patients (25 January, 2023)

  Justin Richards, Benjamin T Fedeles, Jonathan H Chow, Thomas Scalea, Rosemary Kozar