Comparison of Outcomes in Below-Knee Amputation Between Vascular, General, and Orthopedic Surgeons.

Introduction: General surgeons (GS), orthopedic surgeons (OS), and vascular surgeons (VS) can perform below-knee amputation (BKA) operations. We compared the outcomes of BKA patients among the three specialties.

Methods: Adult patients who underwent a BKA were identified from the 2016-2018 National Surgical Quality Improvement Project database.

The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Organ Injury Scale for Spleen Does Not Equally Predict Interventions in Penetrating and Blunt Trauma.

Background: The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) Organ Injury Scale (OIS) for the spleen (and other organs) was created in 1989. It has been validated to predict mortality, need for operation, length of stay (LOS), and intensive care unit (ICU) LOS.

Purpose: We aimed to determine if the Spleen OIS is applied equally to blunt and penetrating trauma.

The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Organ Injury Scale is Associated With Cystoscopic and Percutaneous Urologic Procedures in Renal Injuries.

Background: The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Organ Injury Scale for the kidney was created in 1989. It has been validated to various outcomes including operations. It was updated in 2018 to better predict endourologic interventions, but this change has not been validated.

Validating the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Pancreas Injury Grade Using Trauma Quality Improvement Program Data.

The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) Organ Injury Scale (OIS) for the pancreas was created in 1990. Our aim was to validate the ability of the AAST-OIS pancreas grade to predict adjuncts to operative management, including endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and percutaneous drain placement. We analyzed the Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) database from 2017 to 2019, including all patients with a pancreas injury.

The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) Liver Injury Grade Does Not Equally Predict Interventions in Blunt and Penetrating Trauma.

Introduction: The AAST liver injury grade has a validated association with mortality and need for operation. AAST liver injury grade is the same regardless of the mechanism of trauma.

Methods: A 5-year retrospective review of all liver injuries at an urban, level-one trauma center was performed.