- General Surgery, Trauma & Surgical Critical CareYale Physicians Building800 Howard Avenue, Fl 1stNew Haven, CT 06519
- Yale Surgical Specialties310 Mill Hill AvenueBridgeport, CT 06610
Kevin Schuster, MD, MPH, FACS, FCCM, BS
Biography
Kevin Schuster, MD, MPH, is an acute care surgeon who specializes in general surgery, trauma, and surgical critical care. As a general surgeon, he treats a range of conditions and has a special interest in benign colon and rectal surgery, in addition to surgical care for gall bladder and hernia issues. He also is a member of a team of surgeons and specialists who provide care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to patients at Yale New Haven Hospital’s Level 1 Trauma Center.
“General surgery is rewarding for a surgeon, because the disease is not often life-threatening, but the surgery improves lives,” says Dr. Schuster. The routine elective general surgery procedures he performs are almost always minimally invasive, involving short hospital stays and quick recoveries for patients. “You see the patients in the office preoperatively, do the surgery, and then you see them later and see the positive impact you have had,” he says.
As a trauma and emergency surgeon, he uses similar surgical skills to treat injuries to the chest and abdomen in addition to severe abdominal conditions often requiring surgery. “One of the challenges in the emergency room is that you might have to discuss life and death issues with people you met just 10 minutes ago,” he says. “I don't say everything will be okay when it's not, and I won't set the stage for a terrible outcome when a good one is likely. I try to be honest with patients.”
All interactions with patients are rewarding, Dr. Schuster says. “Even though you see them when they are sick—sometimes at their most critical times—they remember. There are patients who still send me Christmas cards,” he says.
In addition to providing surgical care, Dr. Schuster takes a lead role in addressing quality issues in the Yale Medicine Department of Surgery. His research interests include long-term outcomes in trauma patients and the optimization of emergency general surgery care.
Titles
- Professor of Surgery (General, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care)
- Section Chief, General Surgery, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care
Education & Training
- MPHYale School of Public Health (2015)
- FellowUniversity of Miami - Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL (2006)
- FellowUniversity of Miami -Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL (2005)
- Chief ResidentUniversity of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jerseyl/Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ (2004)
- ResidentUMDNJ, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ (2003)
- MDTemple University School of Medicine (1998)
- BSDrexel University, Electrical Engineering (1994)
Additional Information
- Edward H. Storer Award for Excellence in Surgical Teaching: Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine (2020)
- Leadership development award: Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (2009)
- AB of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care Medicine (2005, recertified: 2015)
- AB of Surgery, Surgery General (2005, recertified: 2013)
- Estroff J, Devlin J, Hoteit L, Hassoune A, Neal M, Brown J, Lu L, Kotch S, Hazelton J, Christian A, Yeates E, Nahmias J, Jacobson L, Williams J, Schuster K, O'Connor R, Semon G, Straughn A, Cullinane D, Egodage T, Kincaid M, Rollins A, Amdur R, Sarani B. 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate is not inferior to andexanet alfa for the reversal or oral factor Xa inhibitors: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2024 PMID: 38685190, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000004345.
- Kuhlenschmidt K, Taveras L, Schuster K, Kaafarani H, El Hechi M, Puri R, Crandall M, Schroeppel T, Cripps M. A novel preoperative score to predict severe acute cholecystitis. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2024, 96: 870-875. PMID: 38523119, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000004308.
- 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.
- Palumbo R, Schuster K. Contemporary management of acute pancreatitis: What you need to know. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2023, 96: 156-165. PMID: 37722072, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000004143.
- Sznol J, Becher R, Maung A, Bhattacharya B, Davis K, Schuster K. Routine post-operative labs and healthcare system burden in acute appendicitis. The American Journal Of Surgery 2023, 226: 571-577. PMID: 37291012, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.06.005.
- Miller S, Azar S, Farrelly J, Salzman G, Broderick M, Sanders K, Anto V, Patel N, Cordova A, Schuster K, Jones T, Kodadek L, Gross C, Morton J, Rosenthal R, Becher R. Current use of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program surgical risk calculator in academic surgery: a mixed-methods study. Surgery In Practice And Science 2023, 13: 100173. PMID: 37502700, PMCID: PMC10373440, DOI: 10.1016/j.sipas.2023.100173.
- Zeineddin A, Tominaga G, Crandall M, Almeida M, Schuster K, Jawad G, Maqbool B, Sheffield A, Dhillon N, Radow B, Moorman M, Martin N, Jacovides C, Lowry D, Kaups K, Horwood C, Werner N, Proaño-Zamudio J, Kaafarani H, Marshall W, Haines L, Schaffer K, Staudenmayer K, Kozar R. Contemporary management and outcomes of penetrating colon injuries: Validation of the 2020 AAST Colon Organ Injury Scale. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2023, 95: 213-219. PMID: 37072893, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003969.
- Ratnasekera A, Kim D, Seng S, Jacovides C, Kaufman E, Sadek H, Perea L, Monaco C, Shnaydman I, Lee A, Sharp V, Miciura A, Trevizo E, Rosenthal M, Lottenberg L, Zhao W, Keininger A, Hunt M, Cull J, Balentine C, Egodage T, Mohamed A, Kincaid M, Doris S, Cotterman R, Seegert S, Jacobson L, Williams J, Whitmill M, Palmer B, Mentzer C, Tackett N, Hranjec T, Dougherty T, Morrissey S, Donatelli-Seyler L, Rushing A, Tatebe L, Nevill T, Aboutanos M, Hamilton D, Redmond D, Cullinane D, Falank C, McMellen M, Duran C, Daniels J, Ballow S, Schuster K, Ferrada P. Early VTE prophylaxis in severe traumatic brain injury: A propensity score weighted EAST multicenter study. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2023, 95: 94-104. PMID: 37017458, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003985.
- Jones T, Bhattacharya B, Schuster K, Becher R, Kodadek L, Davis K, Maung A. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome in trauma patients: a study using the Trauma Quality Program Participant User File. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2023, 8: e001047. PMID: 37188153, PMCID: PMC10175962, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001047.
- Schuster K, Schroeppel T, O'Connor R, Enniss T, Cripps M, Cullinane D, Kaafarani H, Crandall M, Puri R, Tominaga G. Imaging acute cholecystitis, one test is enough. The American Journal Of Surgery 2023, 226: 99-103. PMID: 36882336, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.02.018.
- Presser E, Sznol J, Schuster K. Management and Outcome of High-Grade Hepatic and Splenic Injuries. Current Surgery Reports 2023, 11: 55-63. DOI: 10.1007/s40137-023-00344-1.
- Taveras L, Scrushy M, Cripps M, Kuhlenschmidt K, Crandall M, Puri R, Schroeppel T, Schuster K, Dumas R. From mild to gangrenous cholecystitis, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is safe 24 hours a day. The American Journal Of Surgery 2023, 226: 83-86. PMID: 36746709, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.01.029.
- Bhattacharya B, O'Connor R, Becher R, Schuster K, Davis K, Maung A. Occult traumatic pneumothorax: Is routine follow up chest X-ray necessary? Surgery In Practice And Science 2022, 9: 100073. DOI: 10.1016/j.sipas.2022.100073.
- Hsiang WR, Wiznia D, Yousman L, Najem M, Mosier-Mills A, Jin G, Jain S, Khunte A, Davis KA, Forman HP, Schuster KM. Urgent Care Centers Delay Emergent Surgical Care Based on Patient Insurance Status in The United States. Annals Of Surgery 2020, 272: 548-553. PMID: 32932304, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004373.
- DeWane M, Becher R, Schuster K. Does Emergency General Surgery (EGS) Hospital Volume Contribute to Improved Outcomes? Current Surgery Reports 2020, 8: 17. DOI: 10.1007/s40137-020-00262-6.
- Schuster KM, Sanghvi M, O'Connor R, Becher R, Maung AA, Davis KA. Spirometry not pain level predicts outcomes in geriatric patients with isolated rib fractures. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2020, 89: 947-954. PMID: 32467465, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002795.
- Schuster KM, Crandall M. Authors' Response to the Letter to the Editor. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2020, 88: e137. PMID: 32317580, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002596.
- Yung N, Solomon D, Schuster K, Christison-Lagay E. Closing the gap in care of blunt solid organ injury in children. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2020, 89: 894-899. PMID: 32345899, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002757.
- Medvecz A, Bernard A, Hamilton C, Schuster KM, Guillamondegui O, Davenport D. Transfusion rates in emergency general surgery: high but modifiable. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2020, 5: e000371. PMID: 32154373, PMCID: PMC7046949, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2019-000371.
- Becher RD, Sukumar N, DeWane MP, Stolar MJ, Gill TM, Schuster KM, Maung AA, Zogg CK, Davis KA. Hospital Variation in Geriatric Surgical Safety for Emergency Operation. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2020, 230: 966-973.e10. PMID: 32032720, PMCID: PMC7409563, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.10.018.
- Becher RD, Sukumar N, DeWane MP, Gill TM, Maung AA, Schuster KM, Stolar MJ, Davis KA. Regionalization of emergency general surgery operations: A simulation study. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 88: 366-371. PMID: 31804419, PMCID: PMC7472889, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002543.
- Kozar RA, Crandall M, Shanmuganathan K, Zarzaur B, Coburn M, Cribari C, Kaups K, Schuster K, Tominaga GT. Reply to Letter: Organ injury scaling 2018 update: Spleen, liver, and kidney. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 87: 999. PMID: 31589197, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002435.
- DeWane MP, Sukumar N, Stolar MJ, Gill TM, Maung AA, Schuster KM, Davis KA, Becher RD. High-performance acute care hospitals: Excelling across multiple emergency general surgery operations in the geriatric patient. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 87: 140-146. PMID: 31259872, PMCID: PMC7656193, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002273.
- DeWane MP, Sukumar N, Stolar MJ, Gill TM, Maung AA, Schuster KM, Davis KA, Becher RD. Top-tier emergency general surgery hospitals: Good at one operation, good at them all. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 87: 289-296. PMID: 31349347, PMCID: PMC6771423, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002367.
- DeWane MP, Davis KA, Schuster KM, Maung AA, Becher RD. Rethinking our definition of operative success: predicting early mortality after emergency general surgery colon resection. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2019, 4: e000244. PMID: 31245613, PMCID: PMC6560481, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000244.
- Schuster K, Davis K, Hernandez M, Holena D, Salim A, Crandall M. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) emergency general surgery guidelines gap analysis. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30768554, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002226.
- Becher RD, DeWane MP, Sukumar N, Stolar MJ, Gill TM, Becher RM, Maung AA, Schuster KM, Davis KA. Hospital Operative Volume and Quality Indication for General Surgery Operations Performed Emergently in Geriatric Patients. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2019, 228: 910-923. PMID: 31005629, PMCID: PMC6582986, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.02.053.
- 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.
- Schuster KM, Holena DN, Salim A, Savage S, Crandall M. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma emergency general surgery guideline summaries 2018: acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis, acute diverticulitis, acute pancreatitis, and small bowel obstruction. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2019, 4: e000281. PMID: 31058240, PMCID: PMC6461136, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000281.
- Becher RD, DeWane MP, Sukumar N, Stolar MJ, Gill TM, Maung AA, Schuster KM, Davis KA. Evaluating mortality outlier hospitals to improve the quality of care in emergency general surgery. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 87: 297-306. PMID: 30908450, PMCID: PMC6660354, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002271.
- Leder SB, Warner HL, Suiter DM, Young NO, Bhattacharya B, Siner JM, Davis KA, Maerz LL, Rosenbaum SH, Marshall PS, Pisani MA, Siegel MD, Brennan JJ, Schuster KM. Evaluation of Swallow Function Post-Extubation: Is It Necessary to Wait 24 Hours? Annals Of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology 2019, 128: 619-624. PMID: 30841709, DOI: 10.1177/0003489419836115.
- Sandler BJ, Davis KA, Schuster KM. Symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus–infected patients have poorer outcomes following emergency general surgery. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 86: 479-488. PMID: 30531208, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002161.
- Becher RD, DeWane MP, Sukumar N, Stolar MJ, Gill TM, Maung AA, Schuster KM, Davis KA. Hospital Volume and Operative Mortality for General Surgery Operations Performed Emergently in Adults. Annals Of Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 32675542, PMCID: PMC6803029, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003232.
- Schuster K, Davis K, Hernandez M, Holena D, Salim A, Crandall M. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) emergency general surgery guidelines gap analysis. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 1. DOI: 10.1097/01586154-900000000-98388.
- Kozar R, Crandall M, Shanmuganathan K, Zarzaur B, Coburn M, Cribari C, Kaup K, Schuster K, Tominaga G. Organ injury scaling 2018 update. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2018, 85: 1119-1122. PMID: 30462622, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002058.
- Zogg CK, Jiang W, Ottesen TD, Shafi S, Schuster K, Becher R, Davis KA, Haider AH. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Longer-term Outcomes Among Emergency General Surgery Patients. Annals Of Surgery 2018, 268: 968-979. PMID: 28742704, PMCID: PMC5783796, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002449.
- Gale S, Schuster K, Crandall M, Shafi S. Definition of Emergency General Surgery (EGS) and Its Burden on the Society. 2018, 1-11. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-96286-3_1.
- Hsiang WR, McGeoch C, Lee S, Cheung W, Becher R, Davis KA, Schuster K. Opioid dependency is independently associated with inferior clinical outcomes after trauma. Injury 2018, 50: 192-196. PMID: 30342762, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.10.015.
- Zogg CK, Schuster KM, Maung AA, Davis KA. Insurance Status Biases Trauma-system Utilization and Appropriate Interfacility Transfer. Annals Of Surgery 2018, 268: 681-689. PMID: 30004929, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002954.
- Hamilton C, Davenport D, Schuster K, Guillamondegui O, Martin B, Bernard A. Nationwide Reduction in Transfusion and Reduced Surgical Morbidity in General Surgery. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2018, 227: s109. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.07.225.
- Schuster KM, Hazelton JP, Rattigan D, Nguyen L, Kim D, Spence LH, Turay D, Luo-Owen X, Perez JM, Dayal S, Blatt M, Hill C, Bhattacharya B. Can acute care surgeons perform while fatigued? An EAST multicenter study. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2018, 85: 476-484. PMID: 29787535, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001975.
- DeWane MP, Davis KA, Schuster KM, Erwin SP, Maung AA, Becher RD. Transfer status. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2018, 85: 348-353. PMID: 29664889, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001939.
- Gillaspie DB, Davis KA, Schuster KM. Total bilirubin trend as a predictor of common bile duct stones in acute cholecystitis and symptomatic cholelithiasis. The American Journal Of Surgery 2018, 217: 98-102. PMID: 29929909, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.06.011.
- Hsiang W, McGeoch C, Lee S, Cheung W, Becher R, Davis KA, Schuster KM. The effect of insurance type on access to inguinal hernia repair under the Affordable Care Act. Surgery 2018, 164: 201-205. PMID: 29747862, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.03.013.
- Maung AA, Becher RD, Schuster KM, Davis KA. When should screening of pediatric trauma patients for adult behaviors start? Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2018, 3: e000181. PMID: 29766143, PMCID: PMC5905833, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000181.
- Vera K, Pei KY, Schuster KM, Davis KA. Validation of a new American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) anatomic severity grading system for acute cholecystitis. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2018, 84: 650-654. PMID: 29271871, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001762.
- DeWane MP, Davis KA, Schuster KM, Maung AA, Becher RD. Venous Thromboembolism-Related Readmission in Emergency General Surgery Patients: A Role for Prophylaxis on Discharge? Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2018, 226: 1072-1077.e3. PMID: 29574180, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.03.021.
- Brandt WS, Wood J, Bhattacharya B, Pei K, Davis KA, Schuster K. Relationship between duration of preoperative symptoms and postoperative ileus for small bowel obstruction. Journal Of Surgical Research 2018, 225: 40-44. PMID: 29605033, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2017.12.031.
- Utter GH, Schuster KM, Miller PR, Mowery NT, Agarwal SK, Winchell RJ, Crandall ML. The capacity of ICD-10-CM/PCS to characterize surgical care. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2017, 83: 894-898. PMID: 28538626, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001592.
- Reddy SB, Kelleher M, Bokhari SAJ, Davis KA, Schuster KM. A highly sensitive and specific combined clinical and sonographic score to diagnose appendicitis. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2017, 83: 643-649. PMID: 28459797, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001551.
- Schuster KM. Invited Commentary. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2017, 224: 1046-1047. PMID: 28550884, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.03.006.
- Bhattacharya B, Maung A, Schuster K, Davis KA. Uncertainty Among Acute Care Surgery Providers Does Not Change with Experience. Connecticut Medicine 2017, 81: 133-139. PMID: 29772154.
- Maung AA, Bhattacharya B, Schuster KM, Davis KA. Trauma patients on new oral anticoagulation agents have lower mortality than those on warfarin. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2016, 81: 652-657. PMID: 27438683, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001189.
- Tominaga GT, Staudenmayer KL, Shafi S, Schuster KM, Savage SA, Ross S, Muskat P, Mowery NT, Miller P, Inaba K, Cohen MJ, Ciesla D, Brown CV, Agarwal S, Aboutanos MB, Utter GH, Crandall M. The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma grading scale for 16 emergency general surgery conditions. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2016, 81: 593-602. PMID: 27257696, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001127.
- Etchill E, Sperry J, Zuckerbraun B, Alarcon L, Brown J, Schuster K, Kaplan L, Piper G, Peitzman A, Neal MD. The confusion continues: results from an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma survey on massive transfusion practices among United States trauma centers. Transfusion 2016, 56: 2478-2486. PMID: 27515056, DOI: 10.1111/trf.13755.
- Bhattacharya B, Maung A, Schuster K, Davis KA. The older they are the harder they fall: Injury patterns and outcomes by age after ground level falls. Injury 2016, 47: 1955-1959. PMID: 27346422, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2016.06.019.
- Dalton MK, McDonald E, Bhatia P, Davis KA, Schuster KM. Outcomes of acute care surgical cases performed at night. The American Journal Of Surgery 2016, 212: 831-836. PMID: 27263405, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.02.024.
- Rosenberg G, Bryant AK, Davis KA, Schuster KM. No breakpoint for mortality in pediatric rib fractures. The Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2016, 80: 427-32. PMID: 26713973, DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000955.
- Shafi S, Priest EL, Crandall ML, Klekar CS, Nazim A, Aboutanos M, Agarwal S, Bhattacharya B, Byrge N, Dhillon TS, Eboli DJ, Fielder D, Guillamondegui O, Gunter O, Inaba K, Mowery NT, Nirula R, Ross SE, Savage SA, Schuster KM, Schmoker RK, Siboni S, Siparsky N, Trust MD, Utter GH, Whelan J, Feliciano DV, Rozycki G. Multicenter validation of American Association for the Surgery of Trauma grading system for acute colonic diverticulitis and its use for emergency general surgery quality improvement program. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2016, 80: 405-411. PMID: 26670116, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000943.
- Chen C, Schuster K, Bhattacharya B. Motor Vehicle Collision Patient with Simultaneous Duodenal Transection and Thoracic Aorta Injury: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports In Surgery 2015, 2015: 519836. PMID: 25688322, PMCID: PMC4321849, DOI: 10.1155/2015/519836.
- Bhattacharya B, Fieber J, Schuster K, Davis K, Maung A. "Occult" rib fractures diagnosed on computed tomography scan only are still a risk factor for solid organ injury. Journal Of Emergencies Trauma And Shock 2015, 8: 140-143. PMID: 26229296, PMCID: PMC4520026, DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.160706.
- 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.
- Violano P, Driscoll C, Chaudhary NK, Schuster KM, Davis KA, Borer E, Winters JK, Hirsh MP. Gun buyback programs. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2014, 77: s46-s50. PMID: 25153055, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000319.
- Fonseca AL, Schuster KM, Kaplan LJ, Maung AA, Lui FY, Davis KA. The Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Suspected Appendicitis in Pregnancy : Shortened Length of Stay Without Increase in Hospital Charges. JAMA Surgery 2014, 149: 687-693. PMID: 24871698, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.4658.
- Maxfield MW, Schuster KM, Bokhari J, McGillicuddy EA, Davis KA. Predictive factors for failure of nonoperative management in perforated appendicitis. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2014, 76: 976-981. PMID: 24662860, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000187.
- Schuster KM, Barre K, Inzucchi SE, Udelsman R, Davis KA. Continuous glucose monitoring in the surgical intensive care unit. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2014, 76: 798-803. PMID: 24553551, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000127.
- Schuster KM, Jenq GY, Thung SF, Hersh DC, Nunes J, Silverman DG, Horwitz LI. Electronic handoff instruments: a truly multidisciplinary tool? Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 2014, 21: e352-e357. PMID: 24553477, PMCID: PMC4173175, DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2013-002361.
- Wang ML, Schuster KM, Bhattacharya B, Maung AA, Kaplan LJ, Davis KA. Repositioning endotracheal tubes in the intensive care unit. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2013, 75: 146-149. PMID: 23940860, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31829849cd.
- Fonseca AL, Schuster KM, Maung AA, Kaplan LJ, Davis KA. Routine Nasogastric Decompression in Small Bowel Obstruction: Is it Really Necessary? The American Surgeon 2013, 79: 422-428. PMID: 23574854, DOI: 10.1177/000313481307900433.
- Piper GL, Maerz LL, Schuster KM, Maung AA, Luckianow GM, Davis KA, Kaplan LJ. When the ICU is the operating room. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2013, 74: 871-875. PMID: 23425750, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31827e9c52.
- Maxfield MW, Schuster KM, McGillicuddy EA, Young CJ, Ghita M, Bokhari SA, Oliva IB, Brink JA, Davis KA. Impact of adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction on radiation dose in evaluation of trauma patients. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2012, 73: 1406-1411. PMID: 23147183, PMCID: PMC3923265, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318270d2fb.
- McGillicuddy E, Schuster K. Authors' reply: Non‐operative management of acute cholecystitis in the elderly (Br J Surg 2012; 99: 1254–1261). British Journal Of Surgery 2012, 99: 1742-1742. DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9017.
- Stassen NA, Bhullar I, Cheng JD, Crandall M, Friese R, Guillamondegui O, Jawa R, Maung A, Rohs TJ, Sangosanya A, Schuster K, Seamon M, Tchorz KM, Zarzuar BL, Kerwin A. Nonoperative management of blunt hepatic injury. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2012, 73: s288-s293. PMID: 23114483, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318270160d.
- Stassen NA, Bhullar I, Cheng JD, Crandall ML, Friese RS, Guillamondegui OD, Jawa RS, Maung AA, Rohs TJ, Sangosanya A, Schuster KM, Seamon MJ, Tchorz KM, Zarzuar BL, Kerwin AJ. Selective nonoperative management of blunt splenic injury. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2012, 73: s294-s300. PMID: 23114484, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3182702afc.
- Maung AA, Schuster KM, Kaplan LJ, Ditillo MF, Piper GL, Maerz LL, Lui FY, Johnson DC, Davis KA. Compared to conventional ventilation, airway pressure release ventilation may increase ventilator days in trauma patients. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2012, 73: 507-510. PMID: 23019679, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31825ff653.
- McGillicuddy E, Schuster K, Barre K, Suarez L, Hall M, Kaml G, Davis K, Longo W. Non-operative management of acute cholecystitis in the elderly. British Journal Of Surgery 2012, 99: 1254-1261. PMID: 22829411, DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8836.
- Horwitz LI, Schuster KM, Thung SF, Hersh DC, Fisher RL, Shah N, Cushing W, Nunes J, Silverman DG, Jenq GY. An institution-wide handoff task force to standardise and improve physician handoffs. BMJ Quality & Safety 2012, 21: 863. PMID: 22626740, PMCID: PMC3463404, DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000658.
- Mirensky TL, Schuster KM, Ali UA, Reddy V, Schwartz PE, Longo WE. Outcomes of small bowel obstruction in patients with previous gynecologic malignancies. The American Journal Of Surgery 2011, 203: 472-479. PMID: 22172316, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.07.013.
- Maung AA, Schuster KM, Kaplan LJ, Maerz LL, Davis KA. Risk of Venous Thromboembolism After Spinal Cord Injury: Not All Levels Are the Same. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2011, 71: 1241-1245. PMID: 22071925, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318235ded0.
- McGillicuddy EA, Schuster KM, Brown E, Maxfield MW, Davis KA, Longo WE. Acute cholecystitis in the elderly: use of computed tomography and correlation with ultrasonography. The American Journal Of Surgery 2011, 202: 524-527. PMID: 21906722, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.06.012.
- Schuster KM, McGillicuddy EA, Maung AA, Kaplan LJ, Davis KA. Can Acute Care Surgeons Perform Emergency Colorectal Procedures With Good Outcomes? Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2011, 71: 94-101. PMID: 21818018, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31821e43d2.
- Schuster KM, Macleod JB, Fernandez JB, Kumar M, Barquist ES. Adrenocorticotropic hormone and cortisol response to corticotropin releasing hormone in the critically ill—a novel assessment of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. The American Journal Of Surgery 2011, 203: 205-210. PMID: 21679920, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.11.015.
- 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.
- Kaplan L, Schuster K, Maerz L, Lui F, Maung A, Johnson D, Davis K. When the ICU Is The OR. Journal Of Surgical Research 2011, 165: 340. DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.11.121.
- Maung AA, Kaplan LJ, Schuster KM, Johnson DC, Davis KA. Routine or Protocol Evaluation of Trauma Patients With Suspected Syncope is Unnecessary. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2011, 70: 428-432. PMID: 21307745, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31820958be.
- Paterno F, McGillicuddy EA, Schuster KM, Longo WE. Ischemic colitis: risk factors for eventual surgery. The American Journal Of Surgery 2010, 200: 646-650. PMID: 21056146, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.07.005.
- McGillicuddy E, Schuster K, Davis K, Longo W. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and Septic Shock in Emergency Colorectal Procedures in Elderly Patients—Reply. JAMA Surgery 2010, 145: 602-603. DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2010.74.
- Schuster KM, Davis KA. Response to "Pulseless electrical activity focused abdominal sonography for trauma, and cardiac contractile activity as predictors of survival after trauma". The Journal Of Trauma 2010, 68: 1270. PMID: 20453787, DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181d897c7.
- Schuster KM, Davis KA, Lui FY, Maerz LL, Kaplan LJ. The status of massive transfusion protocols in United States trauma centers: massive transfusion or massive confusion? Transfusion 2010, 50: 1545-1551. PMID: 20158684, DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2010.02587.x.
- McGillicuddy EA, Schuster KM, Kaplan LJ, Maung AA, Lui FY, Maerz LL, Johnson DC, Davis KA. Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Elderly Trauma Patients. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2010, 68: 294-297. PMID: 20154540, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3181cf7e40.
- McGillicuddy EA, Schuster KM, Davis KA, Longo WE. Factors Predicting Morbidity and Mortality in Emergency Colorectal Procedures in Elderly Patients. JAMA Surgery 2009, 144: 1157-1162. PMID: 20026835, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2009.203.
- Schuster KM, Lofthouse R, Moore C, Lui F, Kaplan LJ, Davis KA. Pulseless Electrical Activity, Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma, and Cardiac Contractile Activity as Predictors of Survival After Trauma. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2009, 67: 1154-1157. PMID: 20009660, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3181c303e8.
- 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.
- 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.
- Kaplan LJ, Maerz LL, Schuster K, Lui F, Johnson D, Roesler D, Luckianow G, Davis KA. Uncovering System Errors Using a Rapid Response Team: Cross-Coverage Caught in the Crossfire. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2009, 67: 173-179. PMID: 19590331, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31819ea514.
- Kaplan LJ, Cheung NH, Maerz L, Lui F, Schuster K, Luckianow G, Davis K. A Physicochemical Approach to Acid-Base Balance in Critically Ill Trauma Patients Minimizes Errors and Reduces Inappropriate Plasma Volume Expansion. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2009, 66: 1045-1051. PMID: 19359913, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31819a04be.
- Schuster KM, Wilson D, Schulman CI, Pizano LR, Ward CG, Namias N. Continuous-Infusion Oxacillin for the Treatment of Burn Wound Cellulitis. Surgical Infections 2009, 10: 41-45. PMID: 19245363, DOI: 10.1089/sur.2007.081.
- Davis KA, Cabbad NC, Schuster KM, Kaplan LJ, Carusone C, Leary T, Udelsman R. Trauma Team Oversight Improves Efficiency of Care and Augments Clinical and Economic Outcomes. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2008, 65: 1236-1244. PMID: 19077607, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31818ba311.
- Schuster KM, Lopez PP, Greene T, Wheeler K, Soffer D, Habib F, Cohn SM, Schulman CI. How Can Trauma Surgeons Maintain Their Operative Skills? Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2008, 65: 387-389. PMID: 18695476, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31817db08f.
- Schuster KM, Alouidor R, Barquist ES. Nonventilatory Interventions in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2008, 23: 19-32. PMID: 18230633, DOI: 10.1177/0885066607310166.
- Schuster KM, Feuer WJ, Barquist ES. Outcomes of Cocaine-Induced Gastric Perforations Repaired With an Omental Patch. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2007, 11: 1560-1563. PMID: 17701263, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0257-1.
- Schuster KM, Martens M, Goldenberg M, Tai C, Strande L, Hewitt CW. Production of a Novel Fibroblast-Populated Platelet Matrix Cocultured with Keratinocytes. Tissue Engineering 2007, 13: 1493-1500. PMID: 17518711, DOI: 10.1089/ten.2006.0282.
- Kumar S, Goldenberg M, Bellavance E, Hadeed J, Schuster K, Camacho J, Vemulapalli P, Tran J, Strande L, Hewitt C, Slotman G. QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF ORGAN TISSUE DAMAGE AFTER SEPTIC SHOCK. Shock 2004, 21: 67-68. DOI: 10.1097/00024382-200406002-00200.
- Tai C, Goldenberg M, Schuster KM, Kann BR, Hewitt CW. Composite tissue allotransplantation. Journal Of Investigative Surgery 2003, 16: 193-201. PMID: 12893495, DOI: 10.1080/713829664.
- Tai C, Goldenberg M, Schuster K, Kann B, Hewitt C. Composite Tissue Allotransplantation. Journal Of Investigative Surgery 2003, 16: 193-201. DOI: 10.1080/08941930390215006.
- Schuster K, Hewitt C. Basic science foundation for clinical composite tissue transplantation. Transplantation Proceedings 2001, 33: 1717-1719. PMID: 11267483, DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(00)02655-5.
- General Surgery, Trauma & Surgical Critical CareYale Physicians Building800 Howard Avenue, Fl 1stNew Haven, CT 06519
- Yale Surgical Specialties310 Mill Hill AvenueBridgeport, CT 06610
Biography
Kevin Schuster, MD, MPH, is an acute care surgeon who specializes in general surgery, trauma, and surgical critical care. As a general surgeon, he treats a range of conditions and has a special interest in benign colon and rectal surgery, in addition to surgical care for gall bladder and hernia issues. He also is a member of a team of surgeons and specialists who provide care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to patients at Yale New Haven Hospital’s Level 1 Trauma Center.
“General surgery is rewarding for a surgeon, because the disease is not often life-threatening, but the surgery improves lives,” says Dr. Schuster. The routine elective general surgery procedures he performs are almost always minimally invasive, involving short hospital stays and quick recoveries for patients. “You see the patients in the office preoperatively, do the surgery, and then you see them later and see the positive impact you have had,” he says.
As a trauma and emergency surgeon, he uses similar surgical skills to treat injuries to the chest and abdomen in addition to severe abdominal conditions often requiring surgery. “One of the challenges in the emergency room is that you might have to discuss life and death issues with people you met just 10 minutes ago,” he says. “I don't say everything will be okay when it's not, and I won't set the stage for a terrible outcome when a good one is likely. I try to be honest with patients.”
All interactions with patients are rewarding, Dr. Schuster says. “Even though you see them when they are sick—sometimes at their most critical times—they remember. There are patients who still send me Christmas cards,” he says.
In addition to providing surgical care, Dr. Schuster takes a lead role in addressing quality issues in the Yale Medicine Department of Surgery. His research interests include long-term outcomes in trauma patients and the optimization of emergency general surgery care.
Titles
- Professor of Surgery (General, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care)
- Section Chief, General Surgery, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care
Education & Training
- MPHYale School of Public Health (2015)
- FellowUniversity of Miami - Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL (2006)
- FellowUniversity of Miami -Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL (2005)
- Chief ResidentUniversity of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jerseyl/Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ (2004)
- ResidentUMDNJ, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ (2003)
- MDTemple University School of Medicine (1998)
- BSDrexel University, Electrical Engineering (1994)
Additional Information
- Edward H. Storer Award for Excellence in Surgical Teaching: Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine (2020)
- Leadership development award: Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (2009)
- AB of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care Medicine (2005, recertified: 2015)
- AB of Surgery, Surgery General (2005, recertified: 2013)
- Estroff J, Devlin J, Hoteit L, Hassoune A, Neal M, Brown J, Lu L, Kotch S, Hazelton J, Christian A, Yeates E, Nahmias J, Jacobson L, Williams J, Schuster K, O'Connor R, Semon G, Straughn A, Cullinane D, Egodage T, Kincaid M, Rollins A, Amdur R, Sarani B. 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate is not inferior to andexanet alfa for the reversal or oral factor Xa inhibitors: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2024 PMID: 38685190, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000004345.
- Kuhlenschmidt K, Taveras L, Schuster K, Kaafarani H, El Hechi M, Puri R, Crandall M, Schroeppel T, Cripps M. A novel preoperative score to predict severe acute cholecystitis. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2024, 96: 870-875. PMID: 38523119, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000004308.
- 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.
- Palumbo R, Schuster K. Contemporary management of acute pancreatitis: What you need to know. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2023, 96: 156-165. PMID: 37722072, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000004143.
- Sznol J, Becher R, Maung A, Bhattacharya B, Davis K, Schuster K. Routine post-operative labs and healthcare system burden in acute appendicitis. The American Journal Of Surgery 2023, 226: 571-577. PMID: 37291012, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.06.005.
- Miller S, Azar S, Farrelly J, Salzman G, Broderick M, Sanders K, Anto V, Patel N, Cordova A, Schuster K, Jones T, Kodadek L, Gross C, Morton J, Rosenthal R, Becher R. Current use of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program surgical risk calculator in academic surgery: a mixed-methods study. Surgery In Practice And Science 2023, 13: 100173. PMID: 37502700, PMCID: PMC10373440, DOI: 10.1016/j.sipas.2023.100173.
- Zeineddin A, Tominaga G, Crandall M, Almeida M, Schuster K, Jawad G, Maqbool B, Sheffield A, Dhillon N, Radow B, Moorman M, Martin N, Jacovides C, Lowry D, Kaups K, Horwood C, Werner N, Proaño-Zamudio J, Kaafarani H, Marshall W, Haines L, Schaffer K, Staudenmayer K, Kozar R. Contemporary management and outcomes of penetrating colon injuries: Validation of the 2020 AAST Colon Organ Injury Scale. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2023, 95: 213-219. PMID: 37072893, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003969.
- Ratnasekera A, Kim D, Seng S, Jacovides C, Kaufman E, Sadek H, Perea L, Monaco C, Shnaydman I, Lee A, Sharp V, Miciura A, Trevizo E, Rosenthal M, Lottenberg L, Zhao W, Keininger A, Hunt M, Cull J, Balentine C, Egodage T, Mohamed A, Kincaid M, Doris S, Cotterman R, Seegert S, Jacobson L, Williams J, Whitmill M, Palmer B, Mentzer C, Tackett N, Hranjec T, Dougherty T, Morrissey S, Donatelli-Seyler L, Rushing A, Tatebe L, Nevill T, Aboutanos M, Hamilton D, Redmond D, Cullinane D, Falank C, McMellen M, Duran C, Daniels J, Ballow S, Schuster K, Ferrada P. Early VTE prophylaxis in severe traumatic brain injury: A propensity score weighted EAST multicenter study. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2023, 95: 94-104. PMID: 37017458, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003985.
- Jones T, Bhattacharya B, Schuster K, Becher R, Kodadek L, Davis K, Maung A. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome in trauma patients: a study using the Trauma Quality Program Participant User File. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2023, 8: e001047. PMID: 37188153, PMCID: PMC10175962, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001047.
- Schuster K, Schroeppel T, O'Connor R, Enniss T, Cripps M, Cullinane D, Kaafarani H, Crandall M, Puri R, Tominaga G. Imaging acute cholecystitis, one test is enough. The American Journal Of Surgery 2023, 226: 99-103. PMID: 36882336, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.02.018.
- Presser E, Sznol J, Schuster K. Management and Outcome of High-Grade Hepatic and Splenic Injuries. Current Surgery Reports 2023, 11: 55-63. DOI: 10.1007/s40137-023-00344-1.
- Taveras L, Scrushy M, Cripps M, Kuhlenschmidt K, Crandall M, Puri R, Schroeppel T, Schuster K, Dumas R. From mild to gangrenous cholecystitis, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is safe 24 hours a day. The American Journal Of Surgery 2023, 226: 83-86. PMID: 36746709, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.01.029.
- Bhattacharya B, O'Connor R, Becher R, Schuster K, Davis K, Maung A. Occult traumatic pneumothorax: Is routine follow up chest X-ray necessary? Surgery In Practice And Science 2022, 9: 100073. DOI: 10.1016/j.sipas.2022.100073.
- Hsiang WR, Wiznia D, Yousman L, Najem M, Mosier-Mills A, Jin G, Jain S, Khunte A, Davis KA, Forman HP, Schuster KM. Urgent Care Centers Delay Emergent Surgical Care Based on Patient Insurance Status in The United States. Annals Of Surgery 2020, 272: 548-553. PMID: 32932304, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004373.
- DeWane M, Becher R, Schuster K. Does Emergency General Surgery (EGS) Hospital Volume Contribute to Improved Outcomes? Current Surgery Reports 2020, 8: 17. DOI: 10.1007/s40137-020-00262-6.
- Schuster KM, Sanghvi M, O'Connor R, Becher R, Maung AA, Davis KA. Spirometry not pain level predicts outcomes in geriatric patients with isolated rib fractures. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2020, 89: 947-954. PMID: 32467465, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002795.
- Schuster KM, Crandall M. Authors' Response to the Letter to the Editor. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2020, 88: e137. PMID: 32317580, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002596.
- Yung N, Solomon D, Schuster K, Christison-Lagay E. Closing the gap in care of blunt solid organ injury in children. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2020, 89: 894-899. PMID: 32345899, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002757.
- Medvecz A, Bernard A, Hamilton C, Schuster KM, Guillamondegui O, Davenport D. Transfusion rates in emergency general surgery: high but modifiable. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2020, 5: e000371. PMID: 32154373, PMCID: PMC7046949, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2019-000371.
- Becher RD, Sukumar N, DeWane MP, Stolar MJ, Gill TM, Schuster KM, Maung AA, Zogg CK, Davis KA. Hospital Variation in Geriatric Surgical Safety for Emergency Operation. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2020, 230: 966-973.e10. PMID: 32032720, PMCID: PMC7409563, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.10.018.
- Becher RD, Sukumar N, DeWane MP, Gill TM, Maung AA, Schuster KM, Stolar MJ, Davis KA. Regionalization of emergency general surgery operations: A simulation study. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 88: 366-371. PMID: 31804419, PMCID: PMC7472889, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002543.
- Kozar RA, Crandall M, Shanmuganathan K, Zarzaur B, Coburn M, Cribari C, Kaups K, Schuster K, Tominaga GT. Reply to Letter: Organ injury scaling 2018 update: Spleen, liver, and kidney. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 87: 999. PMID: 31589197, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002435.
- DeWane MP, Sukumar N, Stolar MJ, Gill TM, Maung AA, Schuster KM, Davis KA, Becher RD. High-performance acute care hospitals: Excelling across multiple emergency general surgery operations in the geriatric patient. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 87: 140-146. PMID: 31259872, PMCID: PMC7656193, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002273.
- DeWane MP, Sukumar N, Stolar MJ, Gill TM, Maung AA, Schuster KM, Davis KA, Becher RD. Top-tier emergency general surgery hospitals: Good at one operation, good at them all. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 87: 289-296. PMID: 31349347, PMCID: PMC6771423, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002367.
- DeWane MP, Davis KA, Schuster KM, Maung AA, Becher RD. Rethinking our definition of operative success: predicting early mortality after emergency general surgery colon resection. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2019, 4: e000244. PMID: 31245613, PMCID: PMC6560481, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000244.
- Schuster K, Davis K, Hernandez M, Holena D, Salim A, Crandall M. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) emergency general surgery guidelines gap analysis. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30768554, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002226.
- Becher RD, DeWane MP, Sukumar N, Stolar MJ, Gill TM, Becher RM, Maung AA, Schuster KM, Davis KA. Hospital Operative Volume and Quality Indication for General Surgery Operations Performed Emergently in Geriatric Patients. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2019, 228: 910-923. PMID: 31005629, PMCID: PMC6582986, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.02.053.
- 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.
- Schuster KM, Holena DN, Salim A, Savage S, Crandall M. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma emergency general surgery guideline summaries 2018: acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis, acute diverticulitis, acute pancreatitis, and small bowel obstruction. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2019, 4: e000281. PMID: 31058240, PMCID: PMC6461136, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000281.
- Becher RD, DeWane MP, Sukumar N, Stolar MJ, Gill TM, Maung AA, Schuster KM, Davis KA. Evaluating mortality outlier hospitals to improve the quality of care in emergency general surgery. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 87: 297-306. PMID: 30908450, PMCID: PMC6660354, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002271.
- Leder SB, Warner HL, Suiter DM, Young NO, Bhattacharya B, Siner JM, Davis KA, Maerz LL, Rosenbaum SH, Marshall PS, Pisani MA, Siegel MD, Brennan JJ, Schuster KM. Evaluation of Swallow Function Post-Extubation: Is It Necessary to Wait 24 Hours? Annals Of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology 2019, 128: 619-624. PMID: 30841709, DOI: 10.1177/0003489419836115.
- Sandler BJ, Davis KA, Schuster KM. Symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus–infected patients have poorer outcomes following emergency general surgery. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 86: 479-488. PMID: 30531208, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002161.
- Becher RD, DeWane MP, Sukumar N, Stolar MJ, Gill TM, Maung AA, Schuster KM, Davis KA. Hospital Volume and Operative Mortality for General Surgery Operations Performed Emergently in Adults. Annals Of Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 32675542, PMCID: PMC6803029, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003232.
- Schuster K, Davis K, Hernandez M, Holena D, Salim A, Crandall M. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) emergency general surgery guidelines gap analysis. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 1. DOI: 10.1097/01586154-900000000-98388.
- Kozar R, Crandall M, Shanmuganathan K, Zarzaur B, Coburn M, Cribari C, Kaup K, Schuster K, Tominaga G. Organ injury scaling 2018 update. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2018, 85: 1119-1122. PMID: 30462622, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002058.
- Zogg CK, Jiang W, Ottesen TD, Shafi S, Schuster K, Becher R, Davis KA, Haider AH. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Longer-term Outcomes Among Emergency General Surgery Patients. Annals Of Surgery 2018, 268: 968-979. PMID: 28742704, PMCID: PMC5783796, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002449.
- Gale S, Schuster K, Crandall M, Shafi S. Definition of Emergency General Surgery (EGS) and Its Burden on the Society. 2018, 1-11. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-96286-3_1.
- Hsiang WR, McGeoch C, Lee S, Cheung W, Becher R, Davis KA, Schuster K. Opioid dependency is independently associated with inferior clinical outcomes after trauma. Injury 2018, 50: 192-196. PMID: 30342762, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.10.015.
- Zogg CK, Schuster KM, Maung AA, Davis KA. Insurance Status Biases Trauma-system Utilization and Appropriate Interfacility Transfer. Annals Of Surgery 2018, 268: 681-689. PMID: 30004929, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002954.
- Hamilton C, Davenport D, Schuster K, Guillamondegui O, Martin B, Bernard A. Nationwide Reduction in Transfusion and Reduced Surgical Morbidity in General Surgery. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2018, 227: s109. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.07.225.
- Schuster KM, Hazelton JP, Rattigan D, Nguyen L, Kim D, Spence LH, Turay D, Luo-Owen X, Perez JM, Dayal S, Blatt M, Hill C, Bhattacharya B. Can acute care surgeons perform while fatigued? An EAST multicenter study. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2018, 85: 476-484. PMID: 29787535, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001975.
- DeWane MP, Davis KA, Schuster KM, Erwin SP, Maung AA, Becher RD. Transfer status. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2018, 85: 348-353. PMID: 29664889, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001939.
- Gillaspie DB, Davis KA, Schuster KM. Total bilirubin trend as a predictor of common bile duct stones in acute cholecystitis and symptomatic cholelithiasis. The American Journal Of Surgery 2018, 217: 98-102. PMID: 29929909, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.06.011.
- Hsiang W, McGeoch C, Lee S, Cheung W, Becher R, Davis KA, Schuster KM. The effect of insurance type on access to inguinal hernia repair under the Affordable Care Act. Surgery 2018, 164: 201-205. PMID: 29747862, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.03.013.
- Maung AA, Becher RD, Schuster KM, Davis KA. When should screening of pediatric trauma patients for adult behaviors start? Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2018, 3: e000181. PMID: 29766143, PMCID: PMC5905833, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000181.
- Vera K, Pei KY, Schuster KM, Davis KA. Validation of a new American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) anatomic severity grading system for acute cholecystitis. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2018, 84: 650-654. PMID: 29271871, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001762.
- DeWane MP, Davis KA, Schuster KM, Maung AA, Becher RD. Venous Thromboembolism-Related Readmission in Emergency General Surgery Patients: A Role for Prophylaxis on Discharge? Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2018, 226: 1072-1077.e3. PMID: 29574180, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.03.021.
- Brandt WS, Wood J, Bhattacharya B, Pei K, Davis KA, Schuster K. Relationship between duration of preoperative symptoms and postoperative ileus for small bowel obstruction. Journal Of Surgical Research 2018, 225: 40-44. PMID: 29605033, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2017.12.031.
- Utter GH, Schuster KM, Miller PR, Mowery NT, Agarwal SK, Winchell RJ, Crandall ML. The capacity of ICD-10-CM/PCS to characterize surgical care. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2017, 83: 894-898. PMID: 28538626, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001592.
- Reddy SB, Kelleher M, Bokhari SAJ, Davis KA, Schuster KM. A highly sensitive and specific combined clinical and sonographic score to diagnose appendicitis. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2017, 83: 643-649. PMID: 28459797, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001551.
- Schuster KM. Invited Commentary. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2017, 224: 1046-1047. PMID: 28550884, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.03.006.
- Bhattacharya B, Maung A, Schuster K, Davis KA. Uncertainty Among Acute Care Surgery Providers Does Not Change with Experience. Connecticut Medicine 2017, 81: 133-139. PMID: 29772154.
- Maung AA, Bhattacharya B, Schuster KM, Davis KA. Trauma patients on new oral anticoagulation agents have lower mortality than those on warfarin. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2016, 81: 652-657. PMID: 27438683, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001189.
- Tominaga GT, Staudenmayer KL, Shafi S, Schuster KM, Savage SA, Ross S, Muskat P, Mowery NT, Miller P, Inaba K, Cohen MJ, Ciesla D, Brown CV, Agarwal S, Aboutanos MB, Utter GH, Crandall M. The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma grading scale for 16 emergency general surgery conditions. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2016, 81: 593-602. PMID: 27257696, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001127.
- Etchill E, Sperry J, Zuckerbraun B, Alarcon L, Brown J, Schuster K, Kaplan L, Piper G, Peitzman A, Neal MD. The confusion continues: results from an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma survey on massive transfusion practices among United States trauma centers. Transfusion 2016, 56: 2478-2486. PMID: 27515056, DOI: 10.1111/trf.13755.
- Bhattacharya B, Maung A, Schuster K, Davis KA. The older they are the harder they fall: Injury patterns and outcomes by age after ground level falls. Injury 2016, 47: 1955-1959. PMID: 27346422, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2016.06.019.
- Dalton MK, McDonald E, Bhatia P, Davis KA, Schuster KM. Outcomes of acute care surgical cases performed at night. The American Journal Of Surgery 2016, 212: 831-836. PMID: 27263405, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.02.024.
- Rosenberg G, Bryant AK, Davis KA, Schuster KM. No breakpoint for mortality in pediatric rib fractures. The Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2016, 80: 427-32. PMID: 26713973, DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000955.
- Shafi S, Priest EL, Crandall ML, Klekar CS, Nazim A, Aboutanos M, Agarwal S, Bhattacharya B, Byrge N, Dhillon TS, Eboli DJ, Fielder D, Guillamondegui O, Gunter O, Inaba K, Mowery NT, Nirula R, Ross SE, Savage SA, Schuster KM, Schmoker RK, Siboni S, Siparsky N, Trust MD, Utter GH, Whelan J, Feliciano DV, Rozycki G. Multicenter validation of American Association for the Surgery of Trauma grading system for acute colonic diverticulitis and its use for emergency general surgery quality improvement program. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2016, 80: 405-411. PMID: 26670116, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000943.
- Chen C, Schuster K, Bhattacharya B. Motor Vehicle Collision Patient with Simultaneous Duodenal Transection and Thoracic Aorta Injury: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports In Surgery 2015, 2015: 519836. PMID: 25688322, PMCID: PMC4321849, DOI: 10.1155/2015/519836.
- Bhattacharya B, Fieber J, Schuster K, Davis K, Maung A. "Occult" rib fractures diagnosed on computed tomography scan only are still a risk factor for solid organ injury. Journal Of Emergencies Trauma And Shock 2015, 8: 140-143. PMID: 26229296, PMCID: PMC4520026, DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.160706.
- 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.
- Violano P, Driscoll C, Chaudhary NK, Schuster KM, Davis KA, Borer E, Winters JK, Hirsh MP. Gun buyback programs. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2014, 77: s46-s50. PMID: 25153055, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000319.
- Fonseca AL, Schuster KM, Kaplan LJ, Maung AA, Lui FY, Davis KA. The Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Suspected Appendicitis in Pregnancy : Shortened Length of Stay Without Increase in Hospital Charges. JAMA Surgery 2014, 149: 687-693. PMID: 24871698, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.4658.
- Maxfield MW, Schuster KM, Bokhari J, McGillicuddy EA, Davis KA. Predictive factors for failure of nonoperative management in perforated appendicitis. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2014, 76: 976-981. PMID: 24662860, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000187.
- Schuster KM, Barre K, Inzucchi SE, Udelsman R, Davis KA. Continuous glucose monitoring in the surgical intensive care unit. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2014, 76: 798-803. PMID: 24553551, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000127.
- Schuster KM, Jenq GY, Thung SF, Hersh DC, Nunes J, Silverman DG, Horwitz LI. Electronic handoff instruments: a truly multidisciplinary tool? Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 2014, 21: e352-e357. PMID: 24553477, PMCID: PMC4173175, DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2013-002361.
- Wang ML, Schuster KM, Bhattacharya B, Maung AA, Kaplan LJ, Davis KA. Repositioning endotracheal tubes in the intensive care unit. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2013, 75: 146-149. PMID: 23940860, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31829849cd.
- Fonseca AL, Schuster KM, Maung AA, Kaplan LJ, Davis KA. Routine Nasogastric Decompression in Small Bowel Obstruction: Is it Really Necessary? The American Surgeon 2013, 79: 422-428. PMID: 23574854, DOI: 10.1177/000313481307900433.
- Piper GL, Maerz LL, Schuster KM, Maung AA, Luckianow GM, Davis KA, Kaplan LJ. When the ICU is the operating room. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2013, 74: 871-875. PMID: 23425750, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31827e9c52.
- Maxfield MW, Schuster KM, McGillicuddy EA, Young CJ, Ghita M, Bokhari SA, Oliva IB, Brink JA, Davis KA. Impact of adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction on radiation dose in evaluation of trauma patients. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2012, 73: 1406-1411. PMID: 23147183, PMCID: PMC3923265, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318270d2fb.
- McGillicuddy E, Schuster K. Authors' reply: Non‐operative management of acute cholecystitis in the elderly (Br J Surg 2012; 99: 1254–1261). British Journal Of Surgery 2012, 99: 1742-1742. DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9017.
- Stassen NA, Bhullar I, Cheng JD, Crandall M, Friese R, Guillamondegui O, Jawa R, Maung A, Rohs TJ, Sangosanya A, Schuster K, Seamon M, Tchorz KM, Zarzuar BL, Kerwin A. Nonoperative management of blunt hepatic injury. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2012, 73: s288-s293. PMID: 23114483, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318270160d.
- Stassen NA, Bhullar I, Cheng JD, Crandall ML, Friese RS, Guillamondegui OD, Jawa RS, Maung AA, Rohs TJ, Sangosanya A, Schuster KM, Seamon MJ, Tchorz KM, Zarzuar BL, Kerwin AJ. Selective nonoperative management of blunt splenic injury. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2012, 73: s294-s300. PMID: 23114484, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3182702afc.
- Maung AA, Schuster KM, Kaplan LJ, Ditillo MF, Piper GL, Maerz LL, Lui FY, Johnson DC, Davis KA. Compared to conventional ventilation, airway pressure release ventilation may increase ventilator days in trauma patients. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2012, 73: 507-510. PMID: 23019679, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31825ff653.
- McGillicuddy E, Schuster K, Barre K, Suarez L, Hall M, Kaml G, Davis K, Longo W. Non-operative management of acute cholecystitis in the elderly. British Journal Of Surgery 2012, 99: 1254-1261. PMID: 22829411, DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8836.
- Horwitz LI, Schuster KM, Thung SF, Hersh DC, Fisher RL, Shah N, Cushing W, Nunes J, Silverman DG, Jenq GY. An institution-wide handoff task force to standardise and improve physician handoffs. BMJ Quality & Safety 2012, 21: 863. PMID: 22626740, PMCID: PMC3463404, DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000658.
- Mirensky TL, Schuster KM, Ali UA, Reddy V, Schwartz PE, Longo WE. Outcomes of small bowel obstruction in patients with previous gynecologic malignancies. The American Journal Of Surgery 2011, 203: 472-479. PMID: 22172316, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.07.013.
- Maung AA, Schuster KM, Kaplan LJ, Maerz LL, Davis KA. Risk of Venous Thromboembolism After Spinal Cord Injury: Not All Levels Are the Same. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2011, 71: 1241-1245. PMID: 22071925, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318235ded0.
- McGillicuddy EA, Schuster KM, Brown E, Maxfield MW, Davis KA, Longo WE. Acute cholecystitis in the elderly: use of computed tomography and correlation with ultrasonography. The American Journal Of Surgery 2011, 202: 524-527. PMID: 21906722, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.06.012.
- Schuster KM, McGillicuddy EA, Maung AA, Kaplan LJ, Davis KA. Can Acute Care Surgeons Perform Emergency Colorectal Procedures With Good Outcomes? Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2011, 71: 94-101. PMID: 21818018, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31821e43d2.
- Schuster KM, Macleod JB, Fernandez JB, Kumar M, Barquist ES. Adrenocorticotropic hormone and cortisol response to corticotropin releasing hormone in the critically ill—a novel assessment of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. The American Journal Of Surgery 2011, 203: 205-210. PMID: 21679920, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.11.015.
- 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.
- Kaplan L, Schuster K, Maerz L, Lui F, Maung A, Johnson D, Davis K. When the ICU Is The OR. Journal Of Surgical Research 2011, 165: 340. DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.11.121.
- Maung AA, Kaplan LJ, Schuster KM, Johnson DC, Davis KA. Routine or Protocol Evaluation of Trauma Patients With Suspected Syncope is Unnecessary. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2011, 70: 428-432. PMID: 21307745, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31820958be.
- Paterno F, McGillicuddy EA, Schuster KM, Longo WE. Ischemic colitis: risk factors for eventual surgery. The American Journal Of Surgery 2010, 200: 646-650. PMID: 21056146, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.07.005.
- McGillicuddy E, Schuster K, Davis K, Longo W. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and Septic Shock in Emergency Colorectal Procedures in Elderly Patients—Reply. JAMA Surgery 2010, 145: 602-603. DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2010.74.
- Schuster KM, Davis KA. Response to "Pulseless electrical activity focused abdominal sonography for trauma, and cardiac contractile activity as predictors of survival after trauma". The Journal Of Trauma 2010, 68: 1270. PMID: 20453787, DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181d897c7.
- Schuster KM, Davis KA, Lui FY, Maerz LL, Kaplan LJ. The status of massive transfusion protocols in United States trauma centers: massive transfusion or massive confusion? Transfusion 2010, 50: 1545-1551. PMID: 20158684, DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2010.02587.x.
- McGillicuddy EA, Schuster KM, Kaplan LJ, Maung AA, Lui FY, Maerz LL, Johnson DC, Davis KA. Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Elderly Trauma Patients. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2010, 68: 294-297. PMID: 20154540, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3181cf7e40.
- McGillicuddy EA, Schuster KM, Davis KA, Longo WE. Factors Predicting Morbidity and Mortality in Emergency Colorectal Procedures in Elderly Patients. JAMA Surgery 2009, 144: 1157-1162. PMID: 20026835, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2009.203.
- Schuster KM, Lofthouse R, Moore C, Lui F, Kaplan LJ, Davis KA. Pulseless Electrical Activity, Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma, and Cardiac Contractile Activity as Predictors of Survival After Trauma. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2009, 67: 1154-1157. PMID: 20009660, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3181c303e8.
- 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.
- 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.
- Kaplan LJ, Maerz LL, Schuster K, Lui F, Johnson D, Roesler D, Luckianow G, Davis KA. Uncovering System Errors Using a Rapid Response Team: Cross-Coverage Caught in the Crossfire. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2009, 67: 173-179. PMID: 19590331, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31819ea514.
- Kaplan LJ, Cheung NH, Maerz L, Lui F, Schuster K, Luckianow G, Davis K. A Physicochemical Approach to Acid-Base Balance in Critically Ill Trauma Patients Minimizes Errors and Reduces Inappropriate Plasma Volume Expansion. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2009, 66: 1045-1051. PMID: 19359913, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31819a04be.
- Schuster KM, Wilson D, Schulman CI, Pizano LR, Ward CG, Namias N. Continuous-Infusion Oxacillin for the Treatment of Burn Wound Cellulitis. Surgical Infections 2009, 10: 41-45. PMID: 19245363, DOI: 10.1089/sur.2007.081.
- Davis KA, Cabbad NC, Schuster KM, Kaplan LJ, Carusone C, Leary T, Udelsman R. Trauma Team Oversight Improves Efficiency of Care and Augments Clinical and Economic Outcomes. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2008, 65: 1236-1244. PMID: 19077607, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31818ba311.
- Schuster KM, Lopez PP, Greene T, Wheeler K, Soffer D, Habib F, Cohn SM, Schulman CI. How Can Trauma Surgeons Maintain Their Operative Skills? Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2008, 65: 387-389. PMID: 18695476, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31817db08f.
- Schuster KM, Alouidor R, Barquist ES. Nonventilatory Interventions in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2008, 23: 19-32. PMID: 18230633, DOI: 10.1177/0885066607310166.
- Schuster KM, Feuer WJ, Barquist ES. Outcomes of Cocaine-Induced Gastric Perforations Repaired With an Omental Patch. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2007, 11: 1560-1563. PMID: 17701263, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0257-1.
- Schuster KM, Martens M, Goldenberg M, Tai C, Strande L, Hewitt CW. Production of a Novel Fibroblast-Populated Platelet Matrix Cocultured with Keratinocytes. Tissue Engineering 2007, 13: 1493-1500. PMID: 17518711, DOI: 10.1089/ten.2006.0282.
- Kumar S, Goldenberg M, Bellavance E, Hadeed J, Schuster K, Camacho J, Vemulapalli P, Tran J, Strande L, Hewitt C, Slotman G. QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF ORGAN TISSUE DAMAGE AFTER SEPTIC SHOCK. Shock 2004, 21: 67-68. DOI: 10.1097/00024382-200406002-00200.
- Tai C, Goldenberg M, Schuster KM, Kann BR, Hewitt CW. Composite tissue allotransplantation. Journal Of Investigative Surgery 2003, 16: 193-201. PMID: 12893495, DOI: 10.1080/713829664.
- Tai C, Goldenberg M, Schuster K, Kann B, Hewitt C. Composite Tissue Allotransplantation. Journal Of Investigative Surgery 2003, 16: 193-201. DOI: 10.1080/08941930390215006.
- Schuster K, Hewitt C. Basic science foundation for clinical composite tissue transplantation. Transplantation Proceedings 2001, 33: 1717-1719. PMID: 11267483, DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(00)02655-5.
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- Yale Surgical Specialties310 Mill Hill AvenueBridgeport, CT 06610