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Initial laparotomy versus peritoneal drainage in extremely low birthweight infants with surgical necrotizing enterocolitis or isolated intestinal perforation. A multicenter randomized clinical trial. Ann Surg 2021; 274: e370-e380.

Authors: Blakely M, Tyson JE, Lally KP, Hintz SR, Eggleston B, Stevenson DK et al.

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Effect of prophylactic embolization on patients with blunt trauma at high risk of splenectomy. A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surg 2020; 155: 1102-1111.

Authors: Arvieux C, Frandon J, Tidadini F, Monnin-Bares V, Foote A, Dubuisson V et al.

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Prevention of fascial dehiscence with onlay prophylactic mesh in emergency laparotomy: a randomized clinical trial. J Am Coll Surg 2020; 230: 76-87.

Authors: Lima HVG, Rassian R, Novo FCF, Bernini CO, Montero EFS, Utiyama EM et al.

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Effectiveness of a national quality improvement programme to improve survival after emergency abdominal surgery (EPOCH): a stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial. Lancet 2019; 393: 2213-2221.

Authors: Peden CJ, Stephens T, Martin G, Kahan BC, Thomson A, Rivett K et al.

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Laparoscopic versus open adhesiolysis for adhesive small bowel obstruction (LASSO): an international, multicentre, randomised, open-label trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019; 4: 278-286.

Authors: Sallinen V, Di Saverio S, Haukijärvi E, Juusela R, Wikström H, Koivukangas V et al.

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Plasma-first resuscitation to treat haemorrhagic shock during emergency ground transportation in an urban area: a randomised trial. Lancet 2018; 392: 283-291.

Authors: Moore HB, Moore EE, Chapman MP, McVaney K, Silliman CC, Banerjee A et al.

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Prehospital plasma during air medical transport in trauma patients at risk for hemorrhagic shock. N Engl J Med 2018; 379: 315-326.

Authors: Sperry JS, Guyette FX, Brown JB, Yazer MH, Triulzi DJ, Early-Young BJ et al.

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Use of water-soluble contrast medium (gastrografin) does not decrease the need for operative intervention nor the duration of hospital stay in uncomplicated acute adhesive small bowel obstruction? A multicenter, randomized, clinical trial (Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction Study) and systematic review. Surgery 2017; 161: 1315–1325.

Authors: Scotté M, Mauvais F, Bubenheim M, Cossé C, Suaud L, Savoye-Collet C et al.

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Effect of abdominal ultrasound on clinical care, outcomes, and resource use among children with blunt torso trauma. A randomized clinical trial. JAMA 2017; 317: 2290-2296.

Authors: Holmes JF, Kelley KM, Wootton-Gorges SL, Utter GH, Abramson LP, Rose JS et al.

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Abbreviated closure for remote damage control laparotomy in extreme environments: A randomized trial of sutures versus wound clamps comparing terrestrial and weightless conditions. Am J Surg 2017; 213: 862-869.

Authors: Kirkpatrick AW, McKee JL, Tien H, LaPorta AJ, Lavell K, Leslie T et al.

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Randomized controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of peritoneal resuscitation in the management of trauma patients undergoing damage control surgery. J Am Coll Surg 2017; 224: 396–404.

Authors: Smith JW, Matheson PJ, Franklin GA, Harbrecht BG, Richardson DJ, Garrison RN et al.

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Immediate total-body CT scanning versus conventional imaging and selective CT scanning in patients with severe trauma (REACT-2): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2016; 388: 673-683.

Authors: Sierink JC, Treskes K, Edwards MJR, Beuker BJA, den Hartog D, Hohmann J et al.

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A double-blinded randomized clinical study on the therapeutic effect of Gastrografin® in prolonged postoperative ileus after elective colorectal surgery. World J Surg 2016; 40: 206-214.

Authors: Biondo S, Miquel J, Espin-Basany E, Sanchez JL, Golda T, Ferrer AM et al. et al.