2024
A novel preoperative score to predict severe acute cholecystitis
Kuhlenschmidt K, Taveras L, Schuster K, Kaafarani H, El Hechi M, Puri R, Crandall M, Schroeppel T, Cripps M. A novel preoperative score to predict severe acute cholecystitis. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2024, 96: 870-875. PMID: 38523119, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000004308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute cholecystitisPreoperative scoresLogistic regression modelsGrading scaleAmerican Association for the SurgerySevere acute cholecystitisStepwise logistic regression modelSurgical decision makingPrognostic Level IIIMulticenter databaseMulticenter trialMulticenter validationCholecystitisCounseling patientsHigh-gradeLevel IIIC-statisticPatientsRegression modelsCholecystectomyMulticenterScoresSacPositive correlationGrade
2023
Imaging acute cholecystitis, one test is enough
Schuster K, Schroeppel T, O'Connor R, Enniss T, Cripps M, Cullinane D, Kaafarani H, Crandall M, Puri R, Tominaga G. Imaging acute cholecystitis, one test is enough. The American Journal Of Surgery 2023, 226: 99-103. PMID: 36882336, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.02.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon bile duct diameterBile duct diameterAcute cholecystitisIntra-class correlation coefficientDuct diameterRight upper quadrant painUpper quadrant painSigns of inflammationSingle imaging studyChi-square testQuadrant painPericholecystic fluidWall thicknessMulticenter studyPatientsImaging studiesCholecystitisAbnormal valuesGold standardAdequate informationPainInflammationAdmissionStudyDiagnosis
2019
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma emergency general surgery guideline summaries 2018: acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis, acute diverticulitis, acute pancreatitis, and small bowel obstruction
Schuster KM, Holena DN, Salim A, Savage S, Crandall M. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma emergency general surgery guideline summaries 2018: acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis, acute diverticulitis, acute pancreatitis, and small bowel obstruction. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2019, 4: e000281. PMID: 31058240, PMCID: PMC6461136, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency general surgerySmall bowel obstructionAcute diverticulitisAcute cholecystitisBowel obstructionAcute appendicitisAcute pancreatitisClinical practice guidelinesSurgery of TraumaSolid evidence baseAmerican AssociationEGS diseasesGuideline recommendationsEGS conditionsConsensus guidelinesSeverity scorePractice guidelinesGeneral surgeryLiterature searchSurgeryEvidence baseDisease statesFurther researchDiverticulitisCholecystitis
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 imagingCholecystitisBilirubinCholelithiasisPatientsInterventionColicLevels
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