Revision of the AAST grading scale for acute cholecystitis with comparison to physiologic measures of severity
Schuster KM, O’Connor R, Cripps M, Kuhlenschmidt K, Taveras L, Kaafarani HM, Hechi M, Puri R, Schroeppel TJ, Enniss TM, Cullinane DC, Cullinane LM, Agarwal S, Kaups K, Crandall M, Tominaga G. Revision of the AAST grading scale for acute cholecystitis with comparison to physiologic measures of severity. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2021, 92: 664-674. PMID: 34936593, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAAST gradeAcute cholecystitisGrading systemAAST grading scaleAnatomic grading systemEmergency Surgery ScoreHigher AAST gradeRevised grading systemTrauma grading systemDistribution of patientsAAST grading systemKey clinical variablesTokyo GuidelinesBile leakChart reviewDischarge dispositionMajor complicationsOperative outcomesSurgery scoreMulticenter studyRadiologic dataClinical variablesOpen procedurePatient distributionLevel IV