2020
Safety and Efficacy of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
Ghiassi S, Morton JM. Safety and Efficacy of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. Current Obesity Reports 2020, 9: 159-164. PMID: 32253662, DOI: 10.1007/s13679-020-00377-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDurable weight lossBariatric surgeryRisk/benefit ratioWeight lossRisk of complicationsCurrent medical treatmentRisk of mortalityObesity-related diseasesReviewBariatric surgeryBariatric proceduresCause morbidityMetabolic surgeryObesity comorbiditiesMedical managementRelated comorbiditiesSafety profileCardiovascular diseaseGlobal prevalenceMedical treatmentSurgeryBenefit ratioMortalityComorbiditiesMorbidityDurable method
2019
Anesthetic Considerations
Lemmens H, Morton J, Ku C, Jones S. Anesthetic Considerations. 2019, 89-101. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-27021-6_8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Bariatric Surgery: Current State of Affairs
Blevins K, Azagury D, Morton J. Bariatric Surgery: Current State of Affairs. 2018, 17-20. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-93545-4_2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Quality of Life After Bariatric Surgery
Mazer LM, Azagury DE, Morton JM. Quality of Life After Bariatric Surgery. Current Obesity Reports 2017, 6: 204-210. PMID: 28527103, DOI: 10.1007/s13679-017-0266-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeBariatric surgeryDefinition of QoLLife outcomesPatient-reported qualityLong-term QoLConsensus Conference StatementObesity resultsPhysical QoLCurrent evidenceReviewThe purposeSurgeryQoLConference StatementMental healthLasting improvementAbsence of consensusRecent findingsOutcomesInitial studySummaryObesityComorbiditiesFollow
2014
Anesthetic Considerations
Lemmens H, Morton J. Anesthetic Considerations. 2014, 85-96. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1206-3_8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Influence of Ethnicity on the Efficacy and Utilization of Bariatric Surgery in the USA
Sudan R, Winegar D, Thomas S, Morton J. Influence of Ethnicity on the Efficacy and Utilization of Bariatric Surgery in the USA. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2013, 18: 130-136. PMID: 24101449, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-013-2368-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsBlack or African AmericanBody Mass IndexComorbidityDatabases, FactualDiabetes MellitusEthnicityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGastric BypassGastroesophageal RefluxHealth Status DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansHyperlipidemiasHypertensionLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedObesitySleep Apnea, ObstructiveTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsBaseline characteristicsThirty-day mortality rateBariatric Outcomes Longitudinal DatabaseGastric bypass surgerySerious adverse eventsPearson's chi-square testChi-square testPatterns of utilizationSmaller percent declineComorbidity burdenBariatric surgeryStudy patientsUnderwent surgeryAdverse eventsBypass surgeryMortality rateInfluence of ethnicityEthnic disparitiesHeavier BMIRYGBSurgeryCategorical variablesComorbiditiesBMIT-test
2006
NIS vs SAGES
Morton JM, Galanko JA, Soper NJ, Low DE, Hunter J, Traverso LW. NIS vs SAGES. Surgical Endoscopy 2006, 20: 1124-1128. PMID: 16703443, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-004-8829-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNationwide Inpatient SampleOutcomes ProjectComplication ratePopulation-based databaseLow complication rateLength of stayHigh rateMore comorbiditiesPulmonary complicationsHospital dischargeLow morbidityEmergency admissionsSurgeons databaseBarrett's esophagusEsophageal cancerInpatient SampleTeaching hospitalChi-square analysisOutcome dataFundoplicationBackgroundSurgical outcomesHigher reportingComorbiditiesHospital affiliationOutcome variables