Revision of the AAST grading scale for acute cholecystitis with comparison to physiologic measures of severity

CONCLUSION The revised AAST grade and the preoperative AAST grade demonstrated improved discrimination; however, a purely anatomic grade based on chart review is unlikely to predict outcomes without addition of physiologic variables. Follow-up validation will be necessary. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Diagnostic Test or Criteria, Level IV.
Source: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery - Category: Surgery Tags: 2021 AAST PODIUM PAPERS Source Type: research