2017
Comparative effectiveness of primary bariatric operations in the United States
Sudan R, Maciejewski ML, Wilk AR, Nguyen NT, Ponce J, Morton JM. Comparative effectiveness of primary bariatric operations in the United States. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2017, 13: 826-834. PMID: 28236529, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2017.01.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBPD/DSPrimary bariatric operationsBariatric surgery centerBariatric operationsAdverse eventsSurgery centersBody mass index unitWeight lossCo-morbidity resolutionMore adverse eventsMultiple surgical centersSerious adverse eventsType 2 diabetesGreater weight lossLarge multisite cohortCurrent bariatric operationsT2D resolutionComorbidity resolutionBaseline characteristicsGastric bypassDuodenal switchSurgical centersInverse probability weightingMultisite cohortOdds ratio
2013
Influence of Ethnicity on the Efficacy and Utilization of Bariatric Surgery in the USA
Sudan R, Winegar D, Thomas S, Morton J. Influence of Ethnicity on the Efficacy and Utilization of Bariatric Surgery in the USA. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2013, 18: 130-136. PMID: 24101449, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-013-2368-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsBlack or African AmericanBody Mass IndexComorbidityDatabases, FactualDiabetes MellitusEthnicityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGastric BypassGastroesophageal RefluxHealth Status DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansHyperlipidemiasHypertensionLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedObesitySleep Apnea, ObstructiveTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsBaseline characteristicsThirty-day mortality rateBariatric Outcomes Longitudinal DatabaseGastric bypass surgerySerious adverse eventsPearson's chi-square testChi-square testPatterns of utilizationSmaller percent declineComorbidity burdenBariatric surgeryStudy patientsUnderwent surgeryAdverse eventsBypass surgeryMortality rateInfluence of ethnicityEthnic disparitiesHeavier BMIRYGBSurgeryCategorical variablesComorbiditiesBMIT-test
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
2008
Retinopathy of prematurity in the United States
Lad E, Nguyen T, Morton J, Moshfeghi D. Retinopathy of prematurity in the United States. British Journal Of Ophthalmology 2008, 92: 320. PMID: 18303153, DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.126201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopment of ROPIntraventricular hemorrhageUS hospital dischargesIncidence of retinopathyRespiratory distress syndromeRetinopathy of prematurityNational Inpatient SamplePrimary outcome variableMultivariate logistic regressionHospitalisation chargesHospital lengthBaseline characteristicsHospital dischargeDistress syndromePremature infantsRespiratory distressHispanic raceHospital chargesSurgical interventionBirth weightHispanic infantsTotal incidenceInpatient SampleRisk factorsNewborn infants