2024
Patient reported outcomes of emergency general surgery procedures
Mathew P, Ali Y, O'Connor R, Levinson R, Khan A, Schuster K. Patient reported outcomes of emergency general surgery procedures. The American Journal Of Surgery 2024, 232: 118-125. PMID: 38413350, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.01.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency general surgeryEmergency general surgery patientsMixed methods studyEmergency general surgery proceduresSemi-structured interviewsPatient experienceHealthcare systemMethods studyOutcome measuresInterpretation - PatientsPatient outcomesGeneral surgery proceduresDecision-makingCommunication issuesSeverity of complicationsCareFindings to clinical characteristicsPROMGeneral surgeryEmergency surgeryClinical characteristicsExpeditious treatmentOutcomesTeamSurgery procedures
2020
Multicenter validation of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma grading scale for acute cholecystitis.
Schuster KM, O'Connor R, Cripps M, Kuhlenschmidt K, Taveras L, Kaafarani HM, El Hechi M, Puri R, Mull J, Schroeppel TJ, Rodriquez J, Cullinane DC, Cullinane LM, Enniss TM, Sensenig R, Zilberman B, Crandall M. Multicenter validation of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma grading scale for acute cholecystitis. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2020, 90: 87-96. PMID: 33332782, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAAST gradeTokyo GuidelinesAcute cholecystitisOperative timeEmergency general surgery (EGS) diseasesMedian AAST gradeTrauma grading scaleLonger operative timeSingle-institution studyModest discriminatory powerMulti-institutional fashionClinical decision makingAmerican AssociationPreoperative gradeUnderwent cholecystectomySurgical complicationsMean ageWorse outcomesPatient outcomesLevel IVCholecystitisOperative surgeonMulticenter validationGrading scaleGrading system