The American Association for the Surgery on Trauma (AAST) reported a severity grading system for emergency general surgery. This can be applied to an emergency involving diverticulitis.
Patient selection: diverticulitis of the colon
Parameters:
(1) colon status
(2) extracolic inflammation
Colon Status
Extracolic Inflammation
Grade
normal
none
0
inflammation
none
I
microperforation
none
II
perforation, not free
pericolic phlegmon without abscess
II
perforation, not free
localized pericolic abscess
III
perforation, not free
distant abscess
IV
free colonic perforation
generalized peritonitis
V
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