2020
Transfusion rates in emergency general surgery: high but modifiable
Medvecz A, Bernard A, Hamilton C, Schuster KM, Guillamondegui O, Davenport D. Transfusion rates in emergency general surgery: high but modifiable. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2020, 5: e000371. PMID: 32154373, PMCID: PMC7046949, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2019-000371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program dataTransfusion rateRed blood cellsRBC transfusionSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program dataEmergency general surgery casesQuality Improvement Program dataBlood conservation technologiesNon-emergent casesCurrent Procedural Terminology codesEmergency general surgeryGeneral surgery casesProcedural Terminology codesAcademic medical centerComposite morbidityNSQIP complicationsRetrospective reviewSurgery casesGeneral surgeonsMedical CenterAmerican CollegeGeneral surgeryTerminology codesTransfusionPatient acuity
2011
Development of a Computed Tomography-Based Scoring System for Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections
McGillicuddy EA, Lischuk AW, Schuster KM, Kaplan LJ, Maung A, Lui FY, Bokhari SA, Davis KA. Development of a Computed Tomography-Based Scoring System for Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2011, 70: 894-899. PMID: 21610394, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3182134a76.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue infectionsComputed tomographyScoring systemTertiary care medical centerCT-based scoring systemCT scoring systemSoft tissue necrosisDiagnosis of NSTICharacteristic curveCT findingsPathologic findingsSignificant morbidityPhysical examinationLaboratory findingsOperative notesPathology reportsProspective validationMedical CenterCT scanNSTIDiagnostic adjunctCT scanningDiagnostic testsPatientsStudy period