2016
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Initiatives in Contemporary Metabolic and Bariatric Surgical Practice
Azagury DE, Morton JM. Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Initiatives in Contemporary Metabolic and Bariatric Surgical Practice. Surgical Clinics Of North America 2016, 96: 733-742. PMID: 27473798, DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2016.03.014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Is Patient Safety Improving? National Trends in Patient Safety Indicators: 1998–2007
Downey JR, Hernandez‐Boussard T, Banka G, Morton JM. Is Patient Safety Improving? National Trends in Patient Safety Indicators: 1998–2007. Health Services Research 2011, 47: 414-430. PMID: 22150789, PMCID: PMC3393002, DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01361.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient safety indicatorsAnnual percentage changeNationwide Inpatient SampleNational trendsPatient safetyBirth-trauma injuryPostoperative hip fracturePostoperative respiratory failurePostoperative pulmonary embolismPostoperative wound dehiscenceDeep vein thrombosisAnnual percent changePostoperative sepsisRespiratory failurePulmonary embolismVein thrombosisHip fractureMetabolic derangementsWound dehiscenceIatrogenic pneumothoraxInpatient admissionsInpatient SampleDecubitus ulcersAccidental punctureTrauma injuries
2008
Reporting of Bariatric Surgery Outcomes
Woodard G, Morton J. Reporting of Bariatric Surgery Outcomes. 2008, 243-251. DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-69171-8_30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeight loss surgeryBariatric surgeryMorbid obesityJejunal-ileal bypassBariatric surgery outcomesSerious adverse outcomesPrevalence of obesityStandardization of outcomesPreventable causeAdverse outcomesSurgery outcomesOutcome studiesSurgeryObesityPatient safetyMedicaid ServicesOutcomesCauseBypassClear reasonPrevalence