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
2014
Application of a uniform anatomic grading system to measure disease severity in eight emergency general surgical illnesses
Crandall ML, Agarwal S, Muskat P, Ross S, Savage S, Schuster K, Tominaga GT, Shafi S. Application of a uniform anatomic grading system to measure disease severity in eight emergency general surgical illnesses. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2014, 77: 705-708. PMID: 25494421, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeneral surgical diseasesSurgical diseaseUniform grading systemGrading systemDisease severityAnatomic grading systemPleural space infectionsGeneral surgical conditionsPelvic inflammatory diseaseSoft tissue infectionsSurgical site infectionSurgery of TraumaWidespread severe diseaseInfectious colitisSpace infectionSite infectionEsophageal perforationSurgical illnessTissue infectionsConsensus of expertsMild diseasePatient assessmentAnatomic severityInflammatory diseasesSurgical conditions
2011
Development of a Computed Tomography-Based Scoring System for Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections
McGillicuddy EA, Lischuk AW, Schuster KM, Kaplan LJ, Maung A, Lui FY, Bokhari SA, Davis KA. Development of a Computed Tomography-Based Scoring System for Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2011, 70: 894-899. PMID: 21610394, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3182134a76.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue infectionsComputed tomographyScoring systemTertiary care medical centerCT-based scoring systemCT scoring systemSoft tissue necrosisDiagnosis of NSTICharacteristic curveCT findingsPathologic findingsSignificant morbidityPhysical examinationLaboratory findingsOperative notesPathology reportsProspective validationMedical CenterCT scanNSTIDiagnostic adjunctCT scanningDiagnostic testsPatientsStudy period