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.
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Original research:
Angioembolization for splenic injuries: does it help? Retrospective evaluation of grade III-V splenic injuries at two level I trauma centers17 April 2024
Original research:
Hospice and palliative care utilization in 16 004 232 medicare claims: comparing trauma to surgical and medical inpatients17 April 2024
Original research:
One-year outcomes of traumatic injuries among survivors in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study on the employment outcomes and functioning state16 April 2024
World Trauma Congress article:
Development and evaluation of a deep learning-based model for simultaneous detection and localization of rib and clavicle fractures in trauma patients chest radiographs13 April 2024
Most Read Articles
Original research:
Identification of major hemorrhage in trauma patients in the prehospital setting: diagnostic accuracy and impact on outcome12 January 2024
Original research:
Inadequate prophylaxis in patients with trauma: anti-Xa-guided enoxaparin dosing management in critically ill patients with trauma13 February 2024
Challenges in trauma and acute care surgery:
Pelvic crush injury requiring hemicorporectomy18 October 2023
Review:
Complications associated with the use of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA): an updated review7 February 2024
Original research:
Percutaneous thoracostomy with thoracic lavage for traumatic hemothorax: a performance improvement initiative29 February 2024
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TSACO - Our Full Story
Listen to Editor-in-Chief of Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, Elliott Haut, talk about the journal's aims and scope, the advice he has for authors thinking about submitting to the journal, what the journal has to offer to readers, highlights from the journal and what the journal has planned for 2024.
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Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open Partnerships
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open is pleased to be partnering to publish content from several well-respected, high-profile organizations in the field of trauma surgery. In the coming months, TSACO will be publishing supplements in partnership with the Chest Wall Society; the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Military Medicine Research and The Trauma and Transfusion Medicine Research Center (TTMRC), along with the
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine and in collaboration with the THOR Network; MATTOX; the World Trauma Congress; and the Coalition for National Trauma Research.
Learn more about our partners and upcoming issues, please see here