2010
Laparoscopic diaphragmatic pacer placement – a potential new treatment for ALS patients: a brief description of the device and anesthetic issues
Schmiesing C, Lee J, Morton J, Brock-Utne J. Laparoscopic diaphragmatic pacer placement – a potential new treatment for ALS patients: a brief description of the device and anesthetic issues. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2010, 22: 549-552. PMID: 21056813, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2009.09.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Profiling surgical staplers: effect of staple height, buttress, and overlap on staple line failure
Mery CM, Shafi BM, Binyamin G, Morton JM, Gertner M. Profiling surgical staplers: effect of staple height, buttress, and overlap on staple line failure. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2008, 4: 416-422. PMID: 18226977, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2007.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Transnasal small-caliber esophagogastroduodenoscopy for preoperative evaluation of the high-risk morbidly obese patient
Alami R, Schuster R, Friedland S, Curet M, Wren S, Soetikno R, Morton J, Safadi B. Transnasal small-caliber esophagogastroduodenoscopy for preoperative evaluation of the high-risk morbidly obese patient. Surgical Endoscopy 2007, 21: 758-760. PMID: 17235723, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-9101-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPreoperative evaluationBariatric surgeryObese patientsHigh riskHealth consensus conference criteriaTransnasal small-caliber esophagogastroduodenoscopyAverage body mass indexConsensus Conference criteriaMorbid obesity surgeryObstructive sleep apneaSeries of patientsEsophageal intestinal metaplasiaVeterans Affairs hospitalSecond portionAirway complicationsMethodsAll patientsPreoperative treatmentCommon comorbiditiesAirway compromiseDiabetes mellitusEsophageal varicesHiatal herniaIntestinal metaplasiaMass index