2022
First report from the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery closed-claims registry: prevalence, causes, and lessons learned from bariatric surgery medical malpractice claims
Morton JM, Khoury H, Brethauer SA, Baker JW, Sweet WA, Mattar S, Ponce J, Nguyen NT, Rosenthal RJ, DeMaria EJ. First report from the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery closed-claims registry: prevalence, causes, and lessons learned from bariatric surgery medical malpractice claims. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2022, 18: 943-947. PMID: 35595651, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2022.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgeryMalpractice claimsClosed claimsClosed claim filesPostoperative careClinical complicationsVascular injuryUniversity HospitalCommon causeClinical summaryForeign bodyHospital statusSustained improvementMedical malpractice claimsSurgeryTreatment eventsExpert panelPrevalencePrivate practiceComplicationsMalpractice insurerAmerican SocietyRegistryHospitalHigh rate
2017
Multi-modality surgical treatment for an increasingly common patient with morbid obesity and papillary thyroid carcinoma
Ichter ZA, Parthasarathy M, Morton JM. Multi-modality surgical treatment for an increasingly common patient with morbid obesity and papillary thyroid carcinoma. Journal Of Surgical Case Reports 2017, 2017: rjw200. PMID: 28603603, PMCID: PMC5460003, DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjw200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGastric bypass surgeryCoronary artery diseasePapillary thyroid cancerProgression of diseasePapillary thyroid carcinomaMajority of casesMorbid obesityBypass surgeryMetastatic diseaseSurgical resectionArtery diseaseSurgical treatmentPostoperative carePatient presentsThyroid cancerCommon patientsRadiation therapyThyroid carcinomaTherapeutic radiationNew diagnosisHealth disordersPhysicians faceDiseaseObesityPatients
2016
Assessing national provision of care: variability in bariatric clinical care pathways
Telem DA, Majid SF, Powers K, DeMaria E, Morton J, Jones DB. Assessing national provision of care: variability in bariatric clinical care pathways. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2016, 13: 281-284. PMID: 27887932, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersBariatric SurgeryCritical PathwaysDelivery of Health CareHospitals, CommunityHospitals, PrivateHumansIntraoperative ComplicationsPatient SafetyPerioperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsPractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality ImprovementQuality of Health CareUnited StatesConceptsClinical pathwayPostoperative laboratory evaluationVenous thromboembolism prophylaxisClinical care pathwayPatient safety committeeUnited States CentersThromboembolism prophylaxisBariatric programBariatric patientsPain pathwaysPostoperative periodPerioperative carePostoperative carePostoperative managementBariatric surgeonsPatient satisfactionCare pathwayPractice patternsImproved careResponse rateCareHigh concordanceStates CentersLaboratory evaluationAmerican SocietyA postoperative nutritional consult improves bariatric surgery outcomes
Garg T, Birge K, Rosas U, Azagury D, Rivas H, Morton JM. A postoperative nutritional consult improves bariatric surgery outcomes. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2016, 12: 1052-1056. PMID: 27220825, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitial postoperative visitPostoperative visitBariatric surgeryPostoperative carePatient outcomesPercent excess weight lossHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolExcess weight lossBariatric surgery outcomesHigh-density lipoproteinMultivariate logistic modelNutritional consultsSerum thiamineProspective databaseLipoprotein cholesterolMinor complicationsTotal cholesterolSurgery outcomesRetrospective analysisEffective treatmentSurgeryDemographic featuresPatientsSurgeonsWeight loss
2014
Increasing Access to Specialty Surgical Care
Leroux EJ, Morton JM, Rivas H. Increasing Access to Specialty Surgical Care. Annals Of Surgery 2014, 260: 274-278. PMID: 24743608, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000000656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsCases of cureSurgical careEffective long-term weight loss strategyRoutine long-term followType 2 diabetes mellitusRoutine postoperative careMorbidly obese patientsCases of remissionWeight loss surgeryLong-term followObstructive sleep apneaWeight loss strategiesHealth care professionalsAncillary health care professionalsPublic health impactPublic health benefitsBariatric centerUntreated patientsBariatric surgeryObese patientsDiabetes mellitusPostoperative careSleep apneaSurgical procedures
2007
Abnormal Findings on Routine Upper GI Series following Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Raman R, Raman B, Raman P, Rossiter S, Curet MJ, Mindelzun R, Morton JM. Abnormal Findings on Routine Upper GI Series following Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Obesity Surgery 2007, 17: 311-316. PMID: 17546837, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-007-9057-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper GI seriesGastric bypassGI seriesLaparoscopic RouxAbnormal findingsRoutine upper GI seriesMean age 43 yearsPostoperative day 1Y Gastric BypassAge 43 yearsFirst postoperative daySingle academic institutionGastrojejunal anastomotic leakOperative demographicsDilated loopsAnastomotic leakPostoperative dayOral intakePostoperative careBariatric surgeonsComplete obstructionLarge bowelMinor abnormalitiesDay 1Additional procedures