Application of a Tertiary Referral Scoring System to Predict Nonreversal of Hartmann's Procedure for Diverticulitis in a Community Hospital
Vaid S, Wallet J, Litt J, Bell T, Grim R, Ahuja V. Application of a Tertiary Referral Scoring System to Predict Nonreversal of Hartmann's Procedure for Diverticulitis in a Community Hospital. The American Surgeon 2011, 77: 814-819. PMID: 21944340, DOI: 10.1177/000313481107700712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHartmann's procedureScoring systemHartmann's reversalLogistic regressionCommunity hospital settingHigher mean ageOnly predictive variableHigher scoresAcute diverticulitisAnesthesiologists (ASA) scorePreoperative transfusionPulmonary comorbiditiesMean ageHospital databaseCleveland ClinicCommunity hospitalHospital settingPatientsNonreversal groupDiverticulitisAmerican SocietyScoresPredictive variablesSurgeonsAge