2021
Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery Utilisation in Patients With and Without Diabetes: Data from the IFSO Global Registry 2015–2018
Welbourn R, Hollyman M, Kinsman R, Dixon J, Cohen R, Morton J, Ghaferi A, Higa K, Ottosson J, Pattou F, Al-Sabah S, Anvari M, Himpens J, Liem R, Våge V, Walton P, Brown W, Kow L. Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery Utilisation in Patients With and Without Diabetes: Data from the IFSO Global Registry 2015–2018. Obesity Surgery 2021, 31: 2391-2400. PMID: 33638756, PMCID: PMC8113173, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-021-05280-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexType 2 diabetes mellitusMethodsCross-sectional analysisRates of T2DMBariatric-metabolic surgeryHigh rateGastric bypassPrimary surgerySleeve gastrectomyDiabetes mellitusMass indexGlobal RegistryBaseline ageNational registryInclusion criteriaT2DMType of operationPatientsOlder menWomenSurgeryRegistryMenHigher proportionCommon operation
2014
Increasing Access to Specialty Surgical Care
Leroux EJ, Morton JM, Rivas H. Increasing Access to Specialty Surgical Care. Annals Of Surgery 2014, 260: 274-278. PMID: 24743608, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000000656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsCases of cureSurgical careEffective long-term weight loss strategyRoutine long-term followType 2 diabetes mellitusRoutine postoperative careMorbidly obese patientsCases of remissionWeight loss surgeryLong-term followObstructive sleep apneaWeight loss strategiesHealth care professionalsAncillary health care professionalsPublic health impactPublic health benefitsBariatric centerUntreated patientsBariatric surgeryObese patientsDiabetes mellitusPostoperative careSleep apneaSurgical procedures