2023
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Colonization May Indicate Re-classification of Surgical Wounds
Ichter Z, Khoury H, Voller L, Deb S, Morton J. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Colonization May Indicate Re-classification of Surgical Wounds. Obesity Surgery 2023, 34: 282-285. PMID: 37946013, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-06790-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical site infectionRetrospective chart reviewGastric band removalLAGB removalChart reviewSite infectionSurgical woundsBand removalClean woundsLaparoscopic adjustable gastric band removalRate of SSIMethodsThis retrospective chart reviewSurgical site infection developmentCommon bariatric proceduresLaparoscopic bariatric surgerySource of morbidityHospital-acquired conditionsOutcomes of interestCoagulase-negative staphylococciBariatric surgeryDirty woundsBariatric proceduresGastric bandGastrointestinal tractPatients
2019
Employing Enhanced Recovery Goals in Bariatric Surgery (ENERGY): a national quality improvement project using the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program
Brethauer SA, Grieco A, Fraker T, Evans-Labok K, Smith A, McEvoy MD, Saber AA, Morton JM, Petrick A. Employing Enhanced Recovery Goals in Bariatric Surgery (ENERGY): a national quality improvement project using the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2019, 15: 1977-1989. PMID: 31640906, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2019.08.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric Surgery AccreditationLength of stayBariatric surgeryReoperation rateNational quality improvement projectBariatric Surgery projectPrimary bariatric procedureOverall adverse eventsBariatric surgery patientsEnhanced recovery pathwayEnhanced recovery protocolQuality improvement projectQuality Improvement ProgramFinal analytic sampleBariatric proceduresOverall morbidityAdverse eventsReadmission ratesSurgery patientsPrivate practice programsSignificant associationRecovery pathwaysSurgery projectAnalytic sampleProcess measures
2018
Which postoperative complications matter most after bariatric surgery? Prioritizing quality improvement efforts to improve national outcomes
Daigle CR, Brethauer SA, Tu C, Petrick AT, Morton JM, Schauer PR, Aminian A. Which postoperative complications matter most after bariatric surgery? Prioritizing quality improvement efforts to improve national outcomes. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2018, 14: 652-657. PMID: 29503096, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2018.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnastomotic LeakBariatric SurgeryCritical CareFemaleHealth PrioritiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative HemorrhageProspective StudiesReoperationRisk AssessmentSurgical Wound InfectionTreatment OutcomeUrinary Tract InfectionsVenous ThromboembolismConceptsPopulation attributable fractionBariatric surgeryAttributable fractionSpecific complicationsIntensive care unit admissionQuality Improvement Program databaseBariatric surgery complicationsPrimary bariatric procedureCare unit admissionEnd-organ dysfunctionAdjustable gastric bandingImprovement Program databaseBariatric Surgery AccreditationUrinary tract infectionParticipant Use FileKey clinical outcomesKey surgical outcomesQuality improvement effortsUnit admissionGastric bandingGastric bypassPostoperative complicationsSleeve gastrectomyAdverse eventsBariatric procedures
2017
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery estimation of metabolic and bariatric procedures performed in the United States in 2016
English WJ, DeMaria EJ, Brethauer SA, Mattar SG, Rosenthal RJ, Morton JM. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery estimation of metabolic and bariatric procedures performed in the United States in 2016. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2017, 14: 259-263. PMID: 29370995, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2017.12.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbulatory Surgical ProceduresBariatric SurgeryHumansObesityReoperationSurgicentersUnited StatesConceptsBariatric proceduresQuality Improvement ProgramBariatric surgeryNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramBariatric Outcomes Longitudinal DatabaseSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramIntragastric balloon placementBariatric Surgery AccreditationObesity treatment interventionsNationwide Inpatient SampleDuodenal switch procedureAmerican SocietyNumber of proceduresMorbid obesityBiliopancreatic diversionGastric bypassAppropriate therapyUndergo surgeryBalloon placementInpatient SampleOutpatient centerSwitch procedureRevision proceduresTreatment interventionsSurgery
2014
Mesenteric defect closure in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a randomized controlled trial
Rosas U, Ahmed S, Leva N, Garg T, Rivas H, Lau J, Russo M, Morton JM. Mesenteric defect closure in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a randomized controlled trial. Surgical Endoscopy 2014, 29: 2486-2490. PMID: 25480607, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-014-3970-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesenteric defect closureInternal herniaMesenteric defectDefect closureLaparoscopic RouxGastric bypassComplication rateSignificant differencesPercent excess weight lossExcess weight lossQOL index scoresGI QOLMethods105 patientsGastrointestinal QualityGeneral complicationsInternal herniationOperative timeQOL scoresOpen groupMedical recordsPotential complicationsLRYGBOutcome measuresHigh indexHerniaMorbidity, Mortality, and Weight Loss Outcomes After Reoperative Bariatric Surgery in the USA
Sudan R, Nguyen NT, Hutter MM, Brethauer SA, Ponce J, Morton JM. Morbidity, Mortality, and Weight Loss Outcomes After Reoperative Bariatric Surgery in the USA. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2014, 19: 171-179. PMID: 25186073, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-014-2639-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReoperative bariatric surgerySevere adverse eventsBariatric operationsPrimary operationAdverse eventsBariatric surgeryMortality ratePercent excess weight lossBariatric Outcomes Longitudinal DatabaseEfficacy of reoperationInitial bariatric operationsExcess weight lossBariatric surgery patientsWeight loss outcomesLength of stayMore African AmericansLarge national studyComplication rateSurgery patientsConversion groupPrimary procedureLoss outcomesReoperationCorrective operationWeight lossSystematic review on reoperative bariatric surgery American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Revision Task Force
Brethauer SA, Kothari S, Sudan R, Williams B, English WJ, Brengman M, Kurian M, Hutter M, Stegemann L, Kallies K, Nguyen NT, Ponce J, Morton JM. Systematic review on reoperative bariatric surgery American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Revision Task Force. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2014, 10: 952-972. PMID: 24776071, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2014.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReoperative bariatric surgeryBariatric surgeryReoperative surgeryWeight regainWeight lossCurrent evidenceSystematic reviewSingle-center retrospective reviewCo-morbidity reductionCenter retrospective reviewBariatric surgery programCo-morbid diseasesProcedure-specific outcomesLittle evidence-based guidanceEvidence-based guidanceChronic complicationsPrimary surgeryComplication rateReoperative proceduresRetrospective reviewTask ForcePersistent obesityInclusion criteriaSurgery programSpecific indications
2008
Bariatric Surgery in Patients With Morbid Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
Schernthaner G, Morton JM. Bariatric Surgery in Patients With Morbid Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2008, 31: s297-s302. PMID: 18227500, DOI: 10.2337/dc08-s270.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Weight gain after bariatric surgery as a result of large gastric stoma: endotherapy with sodium morrhuate to induce stomal stenosis may prevent the need for surgical revision
Morton JM. Weight gain after bariatric surgery as a result of large gastric stoma: endotherapy with sodium morrhuate to induce stomal stenosis may prevent the need for surgical revision. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2007, 66: 246-247. PMID: 17643696, DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass at a Veterans Affairs and high-volume academic facilities: a comparison of institutional outcomes
Alami R, Morton J, Sanchez B, Curet M, Wren S, Safadi B. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass at a Veterans Affairs and high-volume academic facilities: a comparison of institutional outcomes. The American Journal Of Surgery 2005, 190: 821-825. PMID: 16226965, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.07.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUniversity HospitalVeterans AffairsGastric bypassHigh-volume university hospitalLaparoscopic Roux-EnObstructive sleep apneaBody mass indexHigh-risk populationInstitutional case volumeLow annual volumeLaparoscopic RYGBLaparoscopic RouxMajor morbidityRoux-enBariatric surgeryReoperation rateSleep apneaMass indexAnesthesia timeRisk populationsAnnual caseloadCase volumeVA facilitiesRYGBHypertension