2014
Does Hospital Accreditation Impact Bariatric Surgery Safety?
Morton JM, Garg T, Nguyen N. Does Hospital Accreditation Impact Bariatric Surgery Safety? Annals Of Surgery 2014, 260: 504-509. PMID: 25115426, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000000891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayBariatric surgery outcomesNationwide Inpatient SampleBariatric surgerySurgery outcomesHigher mean LOSMean LOSShorter LOSHospital accreditationMultivariable logistic regression analysisHospital accreditation statusNinth Revision codesLogistic regression analysisLower total chargesBariatric centerRevision codesPatient dischargeAccredited centersInpatient SampleUnique hospitalsAmerican CollegeICD9 codesInternational ClassificationSurgery safetyHospitalIncreasing 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
2011
Halo Effect for Bariatric Surgery: Collateral Weight Loss in Patients' Family Members
Woodard GA, Encarnacion B, Peraza J, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton J. Halo Effect for Bariatric Surgery: Collateral Weight Loss in Patients' Family Members. JAMA Surgery 2011, 146: 1185-1190. PMID: 22006878, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastric bypass surgeryBypass surgeryBody mass indexPatients' family membersAdult family membersHealthy behaviorsBariatric surgeryMass indexWeight lossLower body mass indexFamily membersMultidimensional health assessmentActivity levelsChildren of patientsSignificant weight lossDaily activity levelsQuality of lifeBariatric centerLifestyle counselingMorbid obesitySecondary outcomesWaist circumferenceObese childrenEffective treatmentUncontrollable eating