Validity of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Intestinal Obstruction Grading System.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) grading system for intestinal obstruction may be a useful measure of anatomic severity, but its construct validity has not yet been evaluated in patients with either large or small bowel obstruction, using the grade applicable at initial presentation (rather than after definitive management).

Materials and methods

We conducted a retrospective case series of adult inpatients presenting with intestinal obstruction at our center during 2008-2014. We excluded patients without confirmed intestinal obstruction, those with obstruction secondary to a hernia, those who were treated for >24 hours at another hospital, and those with a previous encounter already included in the study. We measured inter-rater reliabilit

SUBMITTER: McFadden NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749907 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature