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Publications: Dr Elaine Cole

( 2025 ) . Acute traumatic coagulopathy: What you should know, what is debated and what should come next . Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine vol. 44 , ( 4 ) Article 101543 , 101543 - 101543 .
( 2025 ) . Enteral nutrition delivery in patients admitted to a critical care unit following major trauma: Who’s at risk and what’s the impact? . Journal of the Intensive Care Society Article 17511437251349679 ,
( 2025 ) . Delirium after major trauma critical care and the association with recovery at 12 months . Trauma Article 14604086251343660 ,
Alruqi F, Cole E, Brohi K ( 2025 ) . Timings of pre-hospital life-saving interventions in mass casualty incidents: an observational simulation study . Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine vol. 33 , ( 1 ) Article 100 ,
( 2025 ) . Major trauma coordinators in the UK: A survey of demographics and role functions . International Emergency Nursing vol. 80 , Article 101598 , 101598 - 101598 .
( 2025 ) . Traumatic Self-Harm in Older People: A 7-Year Descriptive Analysis from a London Major Trauma Centre . Injury Article 112542 , 112542 - 112542 .
( 2025 ) . Factors associated with anxiety and depression one year after trauma critical care admission: A multi-centre study . Injury vol. 56 , ( 5 ) Article 112080 , 112080 - 112080 .
( 2025 ) . Thrombocytopenia in critically ill trauma patients is associated with the pattern and duration of postinjury organ dysfunction . Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis vol. 9 , ( 4 ) Article 102890 , 102890 - 102890 .
( 2025 ) . Lessons learned: The thematic analysis of eight countries with mature trauma systems . Injury vol. 56 , ( 4 ) Article 112260 , 112260 - 112260 .
( 2025 ) . Injury patterns and patient outcomes of abdominal trauma in the elderly population: a 5-year experience of a Major Trauma Centre . European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery vol. 51 , ( 1 ) Article 130 ,
( 2025 ) . Thrombocytopenia in critically ill trauma patients is associated with the pattern and duration of post-injury organ dysfunction .
( 2025 ) . Management and outcomes of rib fractures in the UK: a national service evaluation . Journal of Surgical Protocols and Research Methodologies vol. 2025 , Article snaf001 ,
( 2025 ) . Self-directed violence and unclear intent presentation within a major trauma system. A multisite analysis . Injury vol. 56 , ( 2 ) Article 112156 , 112156 - 112156 .
( 2025 ) . Effect of early administration of fibrinogen replacement therapy in traumatic haemorrhage: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials with narrative synthesis of observational studies . Critical Care vol. 29 , ( 1 ) Article 49 ,
( 2024 ) . Timings of Pre-hospital Life-saving Interventions During Mass Casualty Incidents: An Observational Simulation Pilot Study . Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness vol. 18 , Article e146 ,
( 2024 ) . Clinical prediction models for the management of blunt chest trauma in the emergency department: a systematic review . BMC Emergency Medicine vol. 24 , ( 1 ) Article 189 ,
( 2024 ) . Nutrition in critically ill trauma patients: A pan-london study . Clinical Nutrition ESPEN vol. 63 , 1029 - 1030 .
( 2024 ) . 2961 Little bleeders: characterising a paediatric major haemorrhage population . RCEM Annual Scientific Conference 2024 Abstracts . Conference: RCEM Annual Scientific Conference 2024 AbstractsA6.1 - A6 .
Astin-Chamberlain R, Pott J, Cole E, Bloom BM ( 2024 ) . Sex and gender reporting in UK emergency medicine trials from 2010 to 2023: a systematic review . Emergency Medicine Journal vol. 42 , ( 2 ) 82 - 90 .
( 2024 ) . SP6.12 - Do Pregnant Females Experiencing Physical Traumatic Injury have Different Mortality Outcomes Compared to Non-pregnant Females? A Systematic Review and Metanalysis . British Journal of Surgery vol. 111 , ( Supplement_8 ) Article znae197.077 ,
( 2024 ) . ThP7.4 - Splenic trauma in the West of Scotland: a seven year analysis of management and outcomes . British Journal of Surgery vol. 111 , ( Supplement_8 ) Article znae197.309 ,
( 2024 ) . Trauma team activation for older patients with pelvic fractures: Are current criteria adequate? . Emergency Medicine Australasia vol. 36 , ( 6 ) 907 - 914 .
( 2024 ) . Research priorities for the management of major trauma: an international priority setting partnership with the James Lind Alliance . BMJ Open vol. 14 , ( 5 ) e083450 - e083450 .
( 2024 ) . Trauma systems in high socioeconomic index countries in 2050 . Critical Care vol. 28 , ( 1 ) Article 84 ,
( 2024 ) . Emergency nurses’ preference for tools to identify frailty in major trauma patients: A prospective multi-centre cross-sectional study . International Emergency Nursing vol. 73 , Article 101407 , 101407 - 101407 .
( 2024 ) . Investigating the effects of frailty on six-month outcomes in older trauma patients admitted to UK major trauma centres: a multi-centre follow up study . Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine vol. 32 , ( 1 ) Article 1 ,
( 2023 ) . Nationwide analysis of prehospital tranexamic acid for trauma demonstrates systematic bias in adherence to treatment guidelines: a retrospective cohort study . International Journal of Surgery vol. 109 , ( 12 ) 3796 - 3803 .
( 2023 ) . Pre-injury sarcopenia and the association with discharge destination in critical care trauma patients . Trauma vol. 27 , ( 1 ) 57 - 64 .
Alruqi F, Aglago EK, Cole E, Brohi K ( 2023 ) . Factors Associated With Delayed Pre-Hospital Times During Trauma-Related Mass Casualty Incidents: A Systematic Review . Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness vol. 17 , Article e525 ,
( 2023 ) . Prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) for treatment of trauma-induced coagulopathy: systematic review and meta-analyses . Critical Care vol. 27 , ( 1 ) Article 422 ,
( 2023 ) . Heterogeneity in defining multiple trauma: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials . Critical Care vol. 27 , ( 1 ) Article 363 ,
( 2023 ) . WTP4.14 Major Trauma Amongst E-scooter and Bicycle Users: A Nationwide Cohort Study . British Journal of Surgery vol. 110 , ( Supplement_6 ) Article znad241.193 ,
( 2023 ) . Scoping review of the literature to ascertain how the STUMBL Score clinical prediction model is used to manage patients with blunt chest wall trauma in emergency care . Injury vol. 54 , ( 7 ) Article 110796 , 110796 - 110796 .
( 2023 ) . Soft tissue reconstruction of combat-related injuries affecting the lower limb: is a time target realistic? A systematic review and meta-analysis . European Journal of Plastic Surgery vol. 46 , ( 6 ) 935 - 946 .
( 2023 ) . Clinical prediction models for the management of blunt chest trauma in the Emergency Department: a systematic review .
( 2023 ) . Establishing the research priorities for major trauma in the United Kingdom: A Delphi study of nurses and allied health professionals . International Emergency Nursing vol. 67 , Article 101265 , 101265 - 101265 .
( 2023 ) . Major trauma among E-Scooter and bicycle users: a nationwide cohort study . Injury Prevention vol. 29 , ( 2 ) 121 - 125 .
( 2023 ) . Configurations and outcomes of acute hospital care for frail and older patients with moderate to major trauma: a systematic review . BMJ Open vol. 13 , ( 2 ) e066329 - e066329 .
( 2022 ) . The Use of Tranexamic Acid in Hip Fracture Surgery—A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis . Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma vol. 36 , ( 12 ) e442 - e448 .
( 2022 ) . Provision of acute care pathways for older major trauma patients in the UK . BMC Geriatrics vol. 22 , ( 1 ) Article 915 ,
( 2022 ) . Long term outcomes following rib fracture fixation in patients with major chest trauma . Injury vol. 53 , ( 9 ) 2947 - 2952 .
( 2022 ) . Sex discrimination after injury: is inequity in tranexamic acid administration just the tip of the iceberg? . British Journal of Anaesthesia vol. 129 , ( 2 ) 144 - 147 .
( 2022 ) . 1080 NURSES’ PREFERENCE FOR TOOLS TO IDENTIFY FRAILTY IN MAJOR TRAUMA PATIENTS: FINDINGS FROM THE FRAIL-T IN MAJOR TRAUMA STUDY . Age and Ageing . vol. 51 ,
( 2022 ) . Multiple Organ Dysfunction in Older Major Trauma Critical Care Patients . Annals of Surgery Open vol. 3 , ( 2 ) e174 - e174 .
( 2022 ) . The national major trauma system within the United Kingdom: inclusive regionalized networks of care . Emergency and Critical Care Medicine vol. 2 , ( 2 ) 76 - 79 .
( 2022 ) . Injuries associated with hypotension after trauma: Is it always haemorrhage? . Trauma vol. 25 , ( 4 ) 316 - 323 .
( 2022 ) . The efficacy of weight-based enoxaparin dosing for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in trauma patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis . Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery vol. 93 , ( 2 ) e71 - e79 .
( 2022 ) . 734 ACUTE CARE PATHWAYS FOR OLDER MAJOR TRAUMA PATIENTS: A SURVEY OF UK PRACTICE . Age and Ageing vol. 51 , ( Supplement_1 ) Article afac035.734 ,
( 2022 ) . 803 QUALITY OF LIFE IN OLDER TRAUMA PATIENTS AFTER INJURY: FINDINGS FROM THE FRAILTY IN MAJOR TRAUMA STUDY (FRAIL-T) . Age and Ageing vol. 51 , ( Supplement_1 ) Article afac037.803 ,
( 2022 ) . Refining mass casualty plans with simulation-based iterative learning . British Journal of Anaesthesia vol. 128 , ( 2 ) e180 - e189 .
( 2021 ) . At risk child: a contemporary analysis of injured children in London and the South East of England: a prospective, multicentre cohort study . BMJ Paediatrics Open vol. 5 , ( 1 ) e001114 - e001114 .
( 2021 ) . Evaluation of elderly specific pre-hospital trauma triage criteria: a systematic review . Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine vol. 29 , ( 1 ) Article 127 ,
( 2021 ) . Acute compartment syndrome (ACS) - a case of delayed diagnosis . International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing vol. 42 , Article 100845 , 100845 - 100845 .
( 2021 ) . Feasibility and accuracy of ED frailty identification in older trauma patients: a prospective multi-centre study . Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine vol. 29 , ( 1 ) Article 54 ,
( 2021 ) . The impact of prehospital TXA on mortality among bleeding trauma patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis . Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery vol. 90 , ( 5 ) 901 - 907 .
( 2020 ) . Major trauma centre Lead Clinicians: An evaluation of current practice in major trauma centres in England . Trauma vol. 24 , ( 1 ) 61 - 67 .
( 2020 ) . 251 The frailty in major trauma study (FRAIL-T): feasibility of nurse lead frailty assessment in elderly trauma and the impact on outcomes . Emergency Medicine Journal vol. 37 , ( 12 ) 840.2 - 840 .
( 2020 ) . Do pre-hospital physicians improve mortality in major trauma patients? A systematic review . Trauma vol. 23 , ( 1 ) 3 - 12 .
( 2020 ) . Effectiveness of Surgical Airway Training Laboratory and Assessment of Skill and Knowledge Fade in Surgical Airway Establishment Among Prehospital Providers . Air Medical Journal vol. 39 , ( 5 ) 369 - 373 .
( 2020 ) . The evolution of initial-hemostatic resuscitation and the void of posthemostatic resuscitation . Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery vol. 89 , ( 3 ) 597 - 601 .
( 2020 ) . The evolution of initial-hemostatic resuscitation and the void of posthemostatic resuscitation . The journal of trauma and acute care surgery vol. 89 , ( 3 ) 597 - 601 .
( 2020 ) . Frailty in major trauma study (FRAIL-T): a study protocol to determine the feasibility of nurse-led frailty assessment in elderly trauma and the impact on outcome in patients with major trauma . BMJ Open vol. 10 , ( 8 ) e038082 - e038082 .
( 2020 ) . Effectiveness of Surgical Airway Training Lab and Assessment of Skill and Knowledge Fade in Surgical Airway Establishment Among Prehospital Providers . Air Medical Journal vol. 39 , ( 4 ) 244 - 244 .
( 2020 ) . Multiple organ dysfunction after trauma . Journal of British Surgery vol. 107 , ( 4 ) 402 - 412 .
( 2020 ) . Targeted prevention of road traffic deaths in Greece: a multifactorial 5-year census-based study . European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery vol. 47 , ( 4 ) 1137 - 1152 .
( 2020 ) . Timing and methods of frailty assessments in geriatric trauma patients: A Systematic Review . AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING . vol. 39 , 36 - 36 .
( 2019 ) . A Decade of Damage Control Resuscitation . Annals of Surgery vol. 273 , ( 6 ) 1215 - 1220 .
( 2019 ) . The Changing Epidemiology of Serious Trauma in the Elderly Population: An Increasing Concern of a Tertiary Hospital in Singapore . Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore vol. 48 , ( 11 ) 354 - 362 .
( 2019 ) . Timing and methods of frailty assessments in geriatric trauma patients: A systematic review . Injury vol. 50 , ( 11 ) 1795 - 1808 .
( 2019 ) . Delivering trauma mastery with an international trauma masters . Injury vol. 50 , ( 4 ) 877 - 882 .
( 2019 ) . Developing Undergraduate Trauma Education Through aStudent Led Co-Curriculum Model . BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY . vol. 106 , 130 - 130 .
( 2018 ) . Functional inclusivity of trauma networks: a pilot study of the North West London Trauma Network . Journal of Surgical Research vol. 231 , 201 - 209 .
( 2018 ) . Evaluating the ability of a trauma team activation tool to identify severe injury: a multicentre cohort study . Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine vol. 26 , ( 1 ) Article 63 ,
( 2018 ) . Beliefs and expectations of rural hospital practitioners towards a developing trauma system: A qualitative case study . Injury vol. 49 , ( 6 ) 1070 - 1078 .
( 2017 ) . Contemporary Patterns of Multiple Organ Dysfunction in Trauma . Shock vol. 47 , ( 4 ) 429 - 435 .
( 2016 ) . Developing a trauma care syllabus for intensive care nurses in the United Kingdom: A Delphi study . Intensive and Critical Care Nursing vol. 36 , 49 - 57 .
( 2016 ) . Survival prediction algorithms miss significant opportunities for improvement if used for case selection in trauma quality improvement programs . Injury vol. 47 , ( 9 ) 1960 - 1965 .
( 2016 ) . The Impact of a Pan-regional Inclusive Trauma System on Quality of Care . Annals of Surgery vol. 264 , ( 1 ) 188 - 194 .
( 2016 ) . Early changes within the lymphocyte population are associated with the development of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in trauma patients . Critical Care vol. 20 , ( 1 ) Article 176 ,
( 2015 ) . How regional trauma systems improve outcomes . Emergency Nurse vol. 23 , ( 6 ) 24 - 29 .
( 2015 ) . T-5: PATTERNS OF MULTI-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION IN SEVERELY INJURED PATIENTS WITH HAEMORRHAGE . Shock . vol. 44 Suppl 2 ,
( 2015 ) . Mild, moderate or severe lung injury after trauma: what are the early predictors? . Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine vol. 23 , ( S2 ) Article A8 ,
( 2015 ) . Meta-analysis of prognostic factors for amputation following surgical repair of lower extremity vascular trauma . British Journal of Surgery vol. 102 , ( 5 ) 436 - 450 .
( 2015 ) . Meta-analysis of prognostic factors for amputation following surgical repair of lower extremity vascular trauma . British Journal of Surgery vol. 102 , ( 5 ) 436 - 450 .
( 2015 ) . Tranexamic Acid Use in Severely Injured Civilian Patients and the Effects on Outcomes . Annals of Surgery vol. 261 , ( 2 ) 390 - 394 .
( 2015 ) . Early tranexamic acid use in trauma haemorrhage: Why do we give it and which patients benefit most? . International Emergency Nursing vol. 23 , ( 1 ) 38 - 41 .
( 2015 ) . PATTERNS OF MULTI-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION IN SEVERELY INJURED PATIENTS WITH HAEMORRHAGE . SHOCK . vol. 44 , 21 - 21 .
( 2014 ) . Health Outcome after Major Trauma: What Are We Measuring? . PLoS ONE vol. 9 , ( 7 ) e103082 - e103082 .
( 2014 ) . The burden of infection in severely injured trauma patients and the relationship with admission shock severity . Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery vol. 76 , ( 3 ) 730 - 735 .
( 2014 ) . Reply to Letter . Nursing in Critical Care vol. 19 , ( 1 ) 51 - 51 .
( 2013 ) . Nursing challenges with a severely injured patient in critical care . Nursing in Critical Care vol. 18 , ( 5 ) 236 - 244 .
( 2013 ) . Can residents be effective trauma team leaders in a major trauma centre? . Injury vol. 44 , ( 1 ) 18 - 22 .
( 2013 ) . Coagulation system changes associated with susceptibility to infection in trauma patients . Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery vol. 74 , ( 1 ) 51 - 58 .
( 2013 ) . MAJOR HEMORRHAGE PROTOCOLS HAVE A LIMITED EFFECT ON TRAUMA-INDUCED COAGULOPATHY . SHOCK . vol. 40 , 34 - 34 .
( 2013 ) . Measuring acute rehabilitation needs in trauma: Preliminary evaluation of the Rehabilitation Complexity Scale . Injury vol. 44 , ( 1 ) 104 - 109 .
( 2013 ) . OUTCOMES FOLLOWING TRAUMA HEMORRHAGE . SHOCK . vol. 40 , 28 - 29 .
( 2013 ) . TRANEXAMIC ACID USE IN SHOCKED SEVERELY INJURED PATIENTS AND THE EFFECTS ON OUTCOMES . SHOCK . vol. 40 , 21 - 21 .
( 2012 ) . Major trauma and urban cyclists: physiological status and injury profile . Emergency Medicine Journal vol. 30 , ( 1 ) 32 - 37 .
( 2011 ) . Improving outcomes in the early phases after major trauma . CURR OPIN CRIT CARE vol. 17 , ( 5 ) 515 - 519 .
( 2006 ) . The culture of a trauma team in relation to human factors . J CLIN NURS vol. 15 , ( 10 ) 1257 - 1266 .
( 2005 ) . Dealing with disaster . Nursing Management vol. 12 , ( 5 ) 13 - 17 .
( 2005 ) . Dealing with disaster . Nursing Management Harrow London England 1994 vol. 12 , ( 5 ) 12 - 17 .
( 2004 ) . Assessment and management of the trauma patient . Nursing Standard vol. 18 , ( 41 ) 45 - 51 .
( 2004 ) . Cranial nerve damage . Emergency Nurse vol. 12 , ( 2 ) 14 - 21 .