2016
Geographic variation in surgical outcomes and cost between the United States and Japan.
Hurley MP, Schoemaker L, Morton JM, Wren SM, Vogt WB, Watanabe S, Yoshikawa A, Bhattacharya J. Geographic variation in surgical outcomes and cost between the United States and Japan. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2016, 22: 600-7. PMID: 27662222.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity in the United States: 1997 through 2005
Lad E, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton J, Moshfeghi D. Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity in the United States: 1997 through 2005. American Journal Of Ophthalmology 2009, 148: 451-458.e2. PMID: 19541285, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.04.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence of retinopathyNational Inpatient SampleLength of stayIntraventricular hemorrhageBirth weightInpatient SampleFetal hemorrhageRespiratory conditionsBlood transferScleral buckle surgeryLow birth weightLaser photocoagulation therapyMultivariate logistic regressionROP incidenceBaseline characteristicsBuckle surgeryPremature infantsROP developmentPlana vitrectomyRetrospective studySurgical interventionPhotocoagulation therapyRisk factorsNewborn infantsHemolytic disease
2005
Weighing In on Bariatric Surgery: Procedure Use, Readmission Rates, and Mortality
Wolfe B, Morton J. Weighing In on Bariatric Surgery: Procedure Use, Readmission Rates, and Mortality. JAMA 2005, 294: 1960-1963. PMID: 16234503, DOI: 10.1001/jama.294.15.1960.Peer-Reviewed Original Research