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The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics and outcomes of patients with wounded surgical soul using a nationwide dataset.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program database (2013\u20132018). We included patients (age \u226516 years) with Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) \u22654 pancreatic and\/or duodenal injuries with associated injuries to any of the following vessels: inferior vena cava (IVC), superior mesenteric artery\/vein injury (SMA\/SMV), portal vein (PV), renal vein (RV), and splenic vein (SV). Multivariate logistic regression was performed to identify factors associated with in-hospital mortality.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 219 patients were identified. Of those, 178 (81.3%) sustained penetrating trauma. Pancreatic injury accounted for 73.5% of all patients, 39.8% with duodenal injury, 45.2% with IVC injury, 11.0% with SMA injury, and 56.6% with PV\/SMV\/RV\/SV injury. Liver (56.2%), colon (47.0%), and stomach (37.9%) were common associated injuries. The overall in-hospital mortality rate was 58% with most deaths occurring &lt;48\u2009hours. In the multivariate analysis, older age, systolic blood pressure &lt;90\u2009mm Hg, chest AIS&gt;3, abdominal aortic injury, and packed red blood cell transfusion &gt;10 units within 24 hours were factors associated with mortality.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Injuries to the surgical soul are rare but associated with a significant mortality risk. The surgical strategy should focus on early hemorrhage control to improve the likelihood of patient survival.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Level of evidence<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Prognostic\/epidemiological, level IV.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/tsaco-2025-001756","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,13]],"date-time":"2026-01-13T15:48:53Z","timestamp":1768319333000},"page":"e001756","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Wounded surgical soul: persistent challenges in the management of pancreaticoduodenal injuries with major vascular injuries"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2145-8710","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yu-Tung","family":"Wu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, 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