2019
The EGS Grading Scale For Skin And Soft Tissue Infections Is Predictive Of Poor Outcomes
Savage SA, Li SW, Utter GH, Cox JA, Wydo SM, Cahill K, Sarani B, Holzmacher J, Duane TM, Gandhi RR, Zielinski MD, Ray-Zack M, Tierney J, Chapin T, Murphy PB, Vogt KN, Schroeppel TJ, Callaghan E, Kobayashi L, Coimbra R, Schuster KM, Gillaspie D, Timsina L, Louis A, Crandall M. The EGS Grading Scale For Skin And Soft Tissue Infections Is Predictive Of Poor Outcomes. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30601458, PMCID: PMC6433490, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue infectionsLength of stayDisease processGrading scaleInter-rater reliabilityGrade IVEmergency general surgery (EGS) diseasesDisparate disease processesRetrospective multicenter trialLaboratory Risk IndicatorNecrotizing Fasciitis (LRINEC) scoreSurgery of TraumaMulti-institutional trialHigh gradeDifferent disease processesClinical disease processesOverall complicationsHospital lengthICU lengthFasciitis (LRINEC) scoreMulticenter trialTissue infectionsValidation studyPoor outcomeDisease characteristics
2016
Outcomes of acute care surgical cases performed at night
Dalton MK, McDonald E, Bhatia P, Davis KA, Schuster KM. Outcomes of acute care surgical cases performed at night. The American Journal Of Surgery 2016, 212: 831-836. PMID: 27263405, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.02.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care surgeonsRetrospective cohort studyConditional logistic regressionMore hypotensionCohort studyOperative interventionOperative delayDay casesSurgical careOutcome differencesSurgical casesEmergency operationLogistic regressionSurgeonsPotent predictorTeam fatigueComorbiditiesSimilar degreeConfoundersOutcomesMortalityUnmeasured factorsDaysHypotensionSepsis
2013
Repositioning endotracheal tubes in the intensive care unit
Wang ML, Schuster KM, Bhattacharya B, Maung AA, Kaplan LJ, Davis KA. Repositioning endotracheal tubes in the intensive care unit. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2013, 75: 146-149. PMID: 23940860, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31829849cd.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedChi-Square DistributionCohort StudiesCritical CareCritical IllnessFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIntensive Care UnitsIntubation, IntratrachealLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMonitoring, PhysiologicMultivariate AnalysisPatient PositioningProspective StudiesRadiography, ThoracicRetreatmentRisk AssessmentTracheaConceptsEndotracheal tubeSurgical intensive care unit patientsIntensive care unit patientsChest X-ray studyRoutine chest radiographCare unit patientsProspective observational studyIntensive care unitInterquartile rangeUnit patientsCare unitWithdrawal groupRespiratory therapistsChest radiographsObservational studyInclusion criteriaMedian withdrawalET withdrawalMean differencePatientsSuboptimal positioningInterventionIncisorsMedianWithdrawal
2012
Compared to conventional ventilation, airway pressure release ventilation may increase ventilator days in trauma patients
Maung AA, Schuster KM, Kaplan LJ, Ditillo MF, Piper GL, Maerz LL, Lui FY, Johnson DC, Davis KA. Compared to conventional ventilation, airway pressure release ventilation may increase ventilator days in trauma patients. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2012, 73: 507-510. PMID: 23019679, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31825ff653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedContinuous Positive Airway PressureCritical CareDatabases, FactualFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInjury Severity ScoreIntra-Abdominal HypertensionLength of StayLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPulmonary Gas ExchangeRespiration, ArtificialRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival RateTime FactorsTrauma CentersTreatment OutcomeVentilator WeaningWounds and InjuriesConceptsAirway pressure release ventilationTotal ventilator daysVentilator daysHospital complicationsMechanical ventilationAIS scoreChest Abbreviated Injury Scale scoreAbbreviated Injury Scale scoreSpontaneous breathing trialAbdominal compartment syndromeAcute lung injuryAcute renal failureInjury Scale scoreStudy entry criteriaInjury Severity ScorePotential confounding factorsAPRV groupAPRV modeBreathing trialRescue therapyCompartment syndromeLung injuryRenal failureIndependent predictorsRetrospective review
2011
Outcomes of small bowel obstruction in patients with previous gynecologic malignancies
Mirensky TL, Schuster KM, Ali UA, Reddy V, Schwartz PE, Longo WE. Outcomes of small bowel obstruction in patients with previous gynecologic malignancies. The American Journal Of Surgery 2011, 203: 472-479. PMID: 22172316, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCause of DeathCohort StudiesDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGenital Neoplasms, FemaleHumansIntestinal ObstructionIntestine, SmallMiddle AgedOdds RatioPalliative CarePredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsConceptsSmall bowel obstructionAdvanced-stage cancerBowel obstructionGynecologic malignanciesRenal dysfunctionOvarian malignancyBenign obstructionMalignant small bowel obstructionSetting of anemiaPredictors of malignancyMalignant etiologyRetrospective reviewPalliative careOvarian cancerRadiation therapyMalignancyPatientsObstructionAverage survivalCancer diagnosisCancerAnemiaDysfunctionMonthsSurvival