2019
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) emergency general surgery guidelines gap analysis
Schuster K, Davis K, Hernandez M, Holena D, Salim A, Crandall M. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) emergency general surgery guidelines gap analysis. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30768554, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryEGS diseasesSmall bowel obstructionAcute care surgeryCommon disease statesAAST gradeAmerican AssociationBowel obstructionAcute cholecystitisTrauma gradeCare surgeryAcute pancreatitisAdditional researchGeneral surgeryDisease processPatient careSurgeryLiterature searchDiseaseDisease statesAdditional literature reviewLow-quality researchDiagnosisInitial gap analysisThorough assessmentAmerican 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 researchDiverticulitisCholecystitisAmerican Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) emergency general surgery guidelines gap analysis
Schuster K, Davis K, Hernandez M, Holena D, Salim A, Crandall M. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) emergency general surgery guidelines gap analysis. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 1. DOI: 10.1097/01586154-900000000-98388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmerican AssociationSurgery
2018
Definition of Emergency General Surgery (EGS) and Its Burden on the Society
Gale S, Schuster K, Crandall M, Shafi S. Definition of Emergency General Surgery (EGS) and Its Burden on the Society. 2018, 1-11. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-96286-3_1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma grading scale for 16 emergency general surgery conditions
Tominaga GT, Staudenmayer KL, Shafi S, Schuster KM, Savage SA, Ross S, Muskat P, Mowery NT, Miller P, Inaba K, Cohen MJ, Ciesla D, Brown CV, Agarwal S, Aboutanos MB, Utter GH, Crandall M. The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma grading scale for 16 emergency general surgery conditions. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2016, 81: 593-602. PMID: 27257696, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001127.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
The status of massive transfusion protocols in United States trauma centers: massive transfusion or massive confusion?
Schuster KM, Davis KA, Lui FY, Maerz LL, Kaplan LJ. The status of massive transfusion protocols in United States trauma centers: massive transfusion or massive confusion? Transfusion 2010, 50: 1545-1551. PMID: 20158684, DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2010.02587.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFresh frozen plasmaRed blood cellsTrauma surgeonsRatio of FFPUnited States trauma centersMassive transfusion protocolStates trauma centersSurgery of TraumaTransfusion protocolMassive transfusionTrauma centerEmergency departmentMost centersEastern AssociationAnesthesia staffWeb-based surveyLogistic regressionRBC ratioBlood bankStudy designBlood cellsOperating roomSurgeonsSurgeryProtocol utilization
2009
Emergency and Urgent Surgery
Schuster KM, Davis KA, Rosenbaum SH. Emergency and Urgent Surgery. Anesthesiology Clinics 2009, 27: 787-804. PMID: 19942181, DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2009.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAggressive resuscitative effortsEarly surgical consultationGeneral surgical emergenciesGeneral surgical conditionsEmergency surgical careHealth care providersAggressive resuscitationUrgent surgeryPostoperative periodSurgical emergencyIll patientsSurgical illnessSurgical consultationSurgical interventionResuscitative effortsSurgical conditionsSurgical careCare providersPatientsTherapeutic interventionsInterventionSelect subsetEmergencyOpen communicationSurgeryEmergency and Urgent Surgery
Schuster KM, Davis KA, Rosenbaum SH. Emergency and Urgent Surgery. Medical Clinics Of North America 2009, 93: 1131-1148. PMID: 19665625, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2009.05.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAggressive resuscitative effortsEarly surgical consultationGeneral surgical emergenciesGeneral surgical conditionsEmergency surgical careHealth care providersAggressive resuscitationUrgent surgeryPostoperative periodSurgical emergencyIll patientsSurgical illnessSurgical consultationSurgical interventionResuscitative effortsSurgical conditionsSurgical careCare providersPatientsTherapeutic interventionsInterventionSelect subsetEmergencyOpen communicationSurgery
2008
How Can Trauma Surgeons Maintain Their Operative Skills?
Schuster KM, Lopez PP, Greene T, Wheeler K, Soffer D, Habib F, Cohn SM, Schulman CI. How Can Trauma Surgeons Maintain Their Operative Skills? Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2008, 65: 387-389. PMID: 18695476, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31817db08f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryElective general surgeryGeneral surgeryOperative experienceTrauma serviceTrauma casesTrauma surgeonsEmergency general surgery casesGeneral surgery consultationOperative skillsGeneral surgery casesOperative trauma casesElective case volumesTrauma operative experienceNeck explorationSurgery consultationRetrospective studyTrauma centerOperative databaseSurgery casesSurgical servicesCase volumeLevel ISurgeryOperative workload