World Journal of Emergency Surgery

COVID-19 and impact on peer review

As a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we are very aware that many researchers will have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process during normal times. Please do let us know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be highly flexible at this time.

Minimally invasive laparoscopic and robot-assisted emergency treatment of strangulated giant hiatal hernias: report of five cases and literature review

Authors: Graziano Ceccarelli, Alessandro Pasculli, Walter Bugiantella, Michele De Rosa, Fausto Catena, Fabio Rondelli, Gianluca Costa, Aldo Rocca, Mattia Longaroni and Mario Testini

Content type: Review

1 June 2020
Emergency general surgery in Italy during the COVID-19 outbreak: first survey from the real life

Authors: Alberto Patriti, Gian Luca Baiocchi, Fausto Catena, Pierluigi Marini and Marco Catarci

Content type: Research article

24 May 2020
Reduction of pedestrian death rates: a missed global target

Authors: Yasin J. Yasin, Michal Grivna and Fikri M. Abu-Zidan

Content type: Research article

19 May 2020
Which appendicitis scoring system is most suitable for pregnant patients? A comparison of nine different systems

Authors: Baris Mantoglu, Emre Gonullu, Yesim Akdeniz, Merve Yigit, Necattin Firat, Emrah Akin, Fatih Altintoprak and Unal Erkorkmaz

Content type: Research article

18 May 2020
Emergency trauma care during the outbreak of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China

Authors: Yang Li, Ling Zeng, Zhanfei Li, Qingxiang Mao, Ding Liu, Letian Zhang, Huayu Zhang, Yu Xie, Guo Liu, Xiaoqin Gan, Fan Yang, Siru Zhou, Shanmu Ai, Hao Tang, Qiu Zhong, Hongxiang Lu…

Content type: Review

15 May 2020

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2019 WSES guidelines for the management of severe acute pancreatitis

Authors: Ari Leppäniemi, Matti Tolonen, Antonio Tarasconi, Helmut Segovia-Lohse, Emiliano Gamberini, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, Chad G. Ball, Neil Parry, Massimo Sartelli, Daan Wolbrink, Harry van Goor, Gianluca Baiocchi, Luca Ansaloni, Walter Biffl, Federico Coccolini, Salomone Di Saverio…

Content type: Review

13 June 2019
Treatment of burns in the first 24 hours: simple and practical guide by answering 10 questions in a step-by-step form

Authors: Ziyad Alharbi, Andrzej Piatkowski, Rolf Dembinski, Sven Reckort, Gerrit Grieb, Jens Kauczok and Norbert Pallua

Content type: Review

14 May 2012
2013 WSES guidelines for management of intra-abdominal infections

Authors: Massimo Sartelli, Pierluigi Viale, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, Ernest Moore, Mark Malangoni, Frederick A Moore, George Velmahos, Raul Coimbra, Rao Ivatury, Andrew Peitzman, Kaoru Koike, Ari Leppaniemi, Walter Biffl, Clay Cothren Burlew, Zsolt J Balogh…

Content type: Review

8 January 2013
Bologna guidelines for diagnosis and management of adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO): 2013 update of the evidence-based guidelines from the world society of emergency surgery ASBO working group

Authors: Salomone Di Saverio, Federico Coccolini, Marica Galati, Nazareno Smerieri, Walter L Biffl, Luca Ansaloni, Gregorio Tugnoli, George C Velmahos, Massimo Sartelli, Cino Bendinelli, Gustavo Pereira Fraga, Michael D Kelly, Frederick A Moore, Vincenzo Mandalà, Stefano Mandalà, Michele Masetti…

Content type: Review

10 October 2013
Diagnosis and treatment of perforated or bleeding peptic ulcers: 2013 WSES position paper

Authors: Salomone Di Saverio, Marco Bassi, Nazareno Smerieri, Michele Masetti, Francesco Ferrara, Carlo Fabbri, Luca Ansaloni, Stefania Ghersi, Matteo Serenari, Federico Coccolini, Noel Naidoo, Massimo Sartelli, Gregorio Tugnoli, Fausto Catena, Vincenzo Cennamo and Elio Jovine

Content type: Review

3 August 2014

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Aims and scope

World Journal of Emergency Surgery is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that encompasses all aspects of clinical and basic research related to traumatic and non-traumatic emergency surgery and its allied subjects. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: emergency surgery, acute care surgery, trauma surgery, intensive care, trauma management and resuscitation.

WSES Guidelines

World Society of Emergency Surgery official guidelines and classifications

Fausto Catena, Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Catena is currently Chief of the Department of Emergency Surgery at Parma University Hospital, having graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Bologna, Italy. He is also General Secretary of the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) and Director of the WSES Educational Program.

Walter Biffl, Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Biffl is Medical Director of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA. He completed his undergraduate training at Duke University, medical training at George Washington University and surgical training at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, where he also completed an NIH-sponsored trauma research fellowship.

World Journal of Emergency Surgery

COVID-19 and impact on peer review

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Minimally invasive laparoscopic and robot-assisted emergency treatment of strangulated giant hiatal hernias: report of five cases and literature review

Emergency general surgery in Italy during the COVID-19 outbreak: first survey from the real life

Reduction of pedestrian death rates: a missed global target

Which appendicitis scoring system is most suitable for pregnant patients? A comparison of nine different systems

Emergency trauma care during the outbreak of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China

2019 WSES guidelines for the management of severe acute pancreatitis

Treatment of burns in the first 24 hours: simple and practical guide by answering 10 questions in a step-by-step form

2013 WSES guidelines for management of intra-abdominal infections

Bologna guidelines for diagnosis and management of adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO): 2013 update of the evidence-based guidelines from the world society of emergency surgery ASBO working group

Diagnosis and treatment of perforated or bleeding peptic ulcers: 2013 WSES position paper

Aims and scope

WSES Guidelines

Fausto Catena, Editor-in-Chief

Walter Biffl, Editor-in-Chief

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