2019
Bariatric Surgery: Safety, Efficacy, Disease State, Collaboration, Future
Morton JM, Rosenthal RJ. Bariatric Surgery: Safety, Efficacy, Disease State, Collaboration, Future. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2019, 34: s36-s37. PMID: 31003783, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.03.040.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
The Impact of Different Surgical Techniques on Outcomes in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomies
Berger ER, Clements RH, Morton JM, Huffman KM, Wolfe BM, Nguyen NT, Ko CY, Hutter MM. The Impact of Different Surgical Techniques on Outcomes in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomies. Annals Of Surgery 2016, 264: 464-473. PMID: 27433904, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyStaple line reinforcementBougie sizeSurgical techniqueSleeve gastrectomyWeight lossSurgeon levelMBSAQIP data registryLow morbidity rateGood surgical techniqueDifferent surgical techniquesPercent of surgeonsLeak rateLogistical regression modelLSG operationsMorbidity rateClinical effectivenessSafe procedurePatient levelStaple lineHigher leak rateData registryLine reinforcementSurgeonsGastrectomyA 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