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Berman, Cohen, Gouge, Hatzaras, Melis, Newman, Pachter, and Saunders were responsible for the study conception and design; Masi, Neihaus, Okochi, and Pinna for the acquisition of data; Glass and Rosman for the analysis and interpretation of data; Glass and Melis for the drafting of the manuscript; Berman, Cohen, Gouge, Hatzaras, Masi, Melis, Neihaus, Newman, Okochi, Pachter, Pinna, Rosman, and Saunders for the critical revision; and Berman, Cohen, Glass, Gouge, Hatzaras, Masi, Melis, Neihaus, Newman, Okochi, Pachter, Pinna, Rosman, and Saunders for the final approval of the version to be published.
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This research was presented and awarded an SSAT Poster of Distinction at Digestive Disease Week, May 4, 2014, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Glass, N.E., Pinna, A., Masi, A. et al. The Surgical Apgar Score Predicts Postoperative ICU Admission. J Gastrointest Surg 19, 445–450 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-014-2733-8
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