2021
Optimizing Cardiac Performance During the Perioperative Period
Jones T, Bhattacharya B, Davis K. Optimizing Cardiac Performance During the Perioperative Period. Current Geriatrics Reports 2021, 10: 175-181. DOI: 10.1007/s13670-021-00373-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse cardiac eventsCardiac eventsPerioperative periodPre-existing ischemic heart diseasePerioperative adverse cardiac eventsPreoperative medical optimizationCardiac adverse eventsCardiac risk stratificationIschemic heart diseaseType of surgeryFurther prospective researchRandomized control trialCardiac optimizationPreoperative optimizationMedical comorbiditiesMedical optimizationNoncardiac surgeryAdverse eventsPatient ageHeart failureIntraoperative managementRisk stratificationSociety guidelinesHeart diseaseRisk factors
2018
Validation 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