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
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