2012
Selective nonoperative management of blunt splenic injury
Stassen NA, Bhullar I, Cheng JD, Crandall ML, Friese RS, Guillamondegui OD, Jawa RS, Maung AA, Rohs TJ, Sangosanya A, Schuster KM, Seamon MJ, Tchorz KM, Zarzuar BL, Kerwin AJ. Selective nonoperative management of blunt splenic injury. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2012, 73: s294-s300. PMID: 23114484, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3182702afc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt splenic injuryPractice management guidelinesSplenic injuryNonoperative managementSelective nonoperative managementOperative interventionClinical statusManagement guidelinesEmergent operative interventionHealth MEDLINE databaseLower overall morbiditySerial clinical evaluationsBlunt abdominal traumaGrade of injuryNon-operative managementPatient's clinical statusAppropriate patient populationSurgery of TraumaEnglish-language citationsAbdominal traumaExpectant managementHemodynamic instabilityOverall morbidityUrgent laparotomyAdjunctive therapy
2011
Acute cholecystitis in the elderly: use of computed tomography and correlation with ultrasonography
McGillicuddy EA, Schuster KM, Brown E, Maxfield MW, Davis KA, Longo WE. Acute cholecystitis in the elderly: use of computed tomography and correlation with ultrasonography. The American Journal Of Surgery 2011, 202: 524-527. PMID: 21906722, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute cholecystitisCT groupCommon bile duct sizeDiagnosis of ACBile duct sizeDetection of cholelithiasisMore acute presentationsCoronary artery diseaseAcute presentationCholecystectomy ratesElderly patientsNonambulatory statusArtery diseaseUS findingsComputed tomographyService admissionsInflammationUS groupPatientsCTDuct sizeCholecystitisTomographyGroupLeukocytosis