2020
Safety and Efficacy of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
Ghiassi S, Morton JM. Safety and Efficacy of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. Current Obesity Reports 2020, 9: 159-164. PMID: 32253662, DOI: 10.1007/s13679-020-00377-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDurable weight lossBariatric surgeryRisk/benefit ratioWeight lossRisk of complicationsCurrent medical treatmentRisk of mortalityObesity-related diseasesReviewBariatric surgeryBariatric proceduresCause morbidityMetabolic surgeryObesity comorbiditiesMedical managementRelated comorbiditiesSafety profileCardiovascular diseaseGlobal prevalenceMedical treatmentSurgeryBenefit ratioMortalityComorbiditiesMorbidityDurable method
2012
COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF BARIATRIC SURGERY VERSUS MEDICAL TREATMENT ALONE FOR PATIENTS WITH BMIS BETWEEN 30 AND 35
Banka G, Wu C, Morton J, Garber A. COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF BARIATRIC SURGERY VERSUS MEDICAL TREATMENT ALONE FOR PATIENTS WITH BMIS BETWEEN 30 AND 35. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2012, 59: e1886. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(12)61887-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Preface to second edition
Alvarez A, Brodsky J, Lemmens H, Morton J. Preface to second edition. 2009, x-x. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511676307.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObese surgical patientsBariatric surgerySurgical patientsObese American adultsPeri-operative managementObesity-related problemsBariatric proceduresMorbid obesityObese adultsExpensive medical treatmentObesity epidemicMedical treatmentHealth servicesHealth resourcesPrescription drugsObesityPatientsSurgeryAmerican adultsAmerican SocietyMedical professionalsAdultsWorldwide problemPast yearOverweight