2018
Total bilirubin trend as a predictor of common bile duct stones in acute cholecystitis and symptomatic cholelithiasis
Gillaspie DB, Davis KA, Schuster KM. Total bilirubin trend as a predictor of common bile duct stones in acute cholecystitis and symptomatic cholelithiasis. The American Journal Of Surgery 2018, 217: 98-102. PMID: 29929909, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon bile duct stonesBile duct stonesAcute cholecystitisSymptomatic cholelithiasisDuct stonesBilirubin levelsProcedural interventionTotal bilirubinPresence of CBDSElevated total bilirubinTotal bilirubin levelsElevated serum bilirubinBiliary colicAdult patientsSerum bilirubinSerum makersImmediate imagingCholecystitisBilirubinCholelithiasisPatientsInterventionColicLevelsValidation of a new American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) anatomic severity grading system for acute cholecystitis
Vera K, Pei KY, Schuster KM, Davis KA. Validation of a new American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) anatomic severity grading system for acute cholecystitis. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2018, 84: 650-654. PMID: 29271871, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayAcute cholecystitisICU useGrade 2Anatomic gradingAdverse eventsGrade 1Longer LOSAnatomic grading systemGrade 1 diseaseEmergency general surgeryGrade 3 patientsRetrospective cohort studyIncidence of complicationsMajority of patientsTertiary medical centerLow-grade diseaseSurgery of TraumaRisk-adjusted outcomesGood inter-rater reliabilityAAST gradeAmerican AssociationCholecystitis severityCohort studyConsecutive patients
2012
Non-operative management of acute cholecystitis in the elderly
McGillicuddy E, Schuster K, Barre K, Suarez L, Hall M, Kaml G, Davis K, Longo W. Non-operative management of acute cholecystitis in the elderly. British Journal Of Surgery 2012, 99: 1254-1261. PMID: 22829411, DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent acute cholecystitisAcute cholecystitisNon-operative managementDiagnosis of ACNon-operative groupAcute respiratory failureNon-operative treatmentTertiary care centerMonth of deathElective cholecystectomyIndex admissionInterval cholecystectomyOperative morbidityPostoperative morbidityRespiratory failureCholecystectomy ratesComplication ratePercutaneous cholecystostomyStandard therapyMajor complicationsPostoperative detailsMedical managementMyocardial infarctionMedical recordsPhysiological reserve
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