2021
The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program bariatric surgical risk/benefit calculator: 30-day risk
Grieco A, Huffman KM, Cohen ME, Hall BL, Morton JM, Ko CY. The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program bariatric surgical risk/benefit calculator: 30-day risk. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2021, 17: 1117-1124. PMID: 33773930, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2021.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric Surgery AccreditationLaparoscopic adjustable gastric bandCo-morbidity remissionLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyAdjustable gastric bandSurgical care teamQuality Improvement ProgramLogistic regression modelsClinical data registryMBSAQIP dataLaparoscopic RouxBariatric surgeryBiliopancreatic diversionGastric bandGastric bypassSleeve gastrectomyAdult patientsDuodenal switchPostoperative riskRisk calculatorCare teamAmerican CollegeData registryExcellent calibrationRisk features
2020
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery 2018 estimate of metabolic and bariatric procedures performed in the United States
English WJ, DeMaria EJ, Hutter MM, Kothari SN, Mattar SG, Brethauer SA, Morton JM. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery 2018 estimate of metabolic and bariatric procedures performed in the United States. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2020, 16: 457-463. PMID: 32029370, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2019.12.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric proceduresBariatric surgeryQuality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramBariatric Outcomes Longitudinal DatabaseSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramIntragastric balloon placementBariatric Surgery AccreditationObesity treatment interventionsNationwide Inpatient SampleDuodenal switch procedureAmerican SocietyBiliopancreatic diversionSleeve gastrectomyAppropriate therapyUndergo surgeryBalloon placementDurable treatmentInpatient SampleOutpatient centerPrimary procedureSwitch procedureRevision proceduresSurgeryTreatment interventions
2019
Employing Enhanced Recovery Goals in Bariatric Surgery (ENERGY): a national quality improvement project using the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program
Brethauer SA, Grieco A, Fraker T, Evans-Labok K, Smith A, McEvoy MD, Saber AA, Morton JM, Petrick A. Employing Enhanced Recovery Goals in Bariatric Surgery (ENERGY): a national quality improvement project using the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2019, 15: 1977-1989. PMID: 31640906, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2019.08.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric Surgery AccreditationLength of stayBariatric surgeryReoperation rateNational quality improvement projectBariatric Surgery projectPrimary bariatric procedureOverall adverse eventsBariatric surgery patientsEnhanced recovery pathwayEnhanced recovery protocolQuality improvement projectQuality Improvement ProgramFinal analytic sampleBariatric proceduresOverall morbidityAdverse eventsReadmission ratesSurgery patientsPrivate practice programsSignificant associationRecovery pathwaysSurgery projectAnalytic sampleProcess measures
2018
Surgical Outcomes after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass: Findings from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP)
Garcia L, Azagury D, Rivas H, Morton J. Surgical Outcomes after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass: Findings from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP). Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2018, 227: s28. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.07.023.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery estimation of metabolic and bariatric procedures performed in the United States in 2016
English WJ, DeMaria EJ, Brethauer SA, Mattar SG, Rosenthal RJ, Morton JM. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery estimation of metabolic and bariatric procedures performed in the United States in 2016. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2017, 14: 259-263. PMID: 29370995, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2017.12.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric proceduresQuality Improvement ProgramBariatric surgeryNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramBariatric Outcomes Longitudinal DatabaseSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramIntragastric balloon placementBariatric Surgery AccreditationObesity treatment interventionsNationwide Inpatient SampleDuodenal switch procedureAmerican SocietyNumber of proceduresMorbid obesityBiliopancreatic diversionGastric bypassAppropriate therapyUndergo surgeryBalloon placementInpatient SampleOutpatient centerSwitch procedureRevision proceduresTreatment interventionsSurgery
2016
A101 Decreasing Readmissions through Opportunities Provided (DROP): The First National Quality Improvement Collaborative from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP)
Morton J, Brethauer S, Fraker T, Bradford J, Huffman K, Berger E, Petrick A, Ko C. A101 Decreasing Readmissions through Opportunities Provided (DROP): The First National Quality Improvement Collaborative from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP). Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2016, 12: s1-s2. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.08.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Quality Improvement CollaborativeBariatric Surgery AccreditationQuality Improvement CollaborativeQuality Improvement Program
2013
Does Chronic Kidney Disease Affect Outcomes after Major Abdominal Surgery? Results from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
Cloyd JM, Ma Y, Morton JM, Tamura M, Poultsides GA, Visser BC. Does Chronic Kidney Disease Affect Outcomes after Major Abdominal Surgery? Results from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2013, 18: 605-612. PMID: 24241964, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-013-2390-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseMajor abdominal surgeryGlomerular filtration rateAbdominal surgeryPostoperative mortalityKidney functionNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNormal preoperative kidney functionEnd-stage renal diseaseSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramComplex abdominal surgeryMild asymptomatic diseaseNon-dialysis patientsPreoperative kidney functionPreoperative renal insufficiencyThirty-day morbidityOverall complication rateRate of pneumoniaThirty-day mortalityMajor abdominal operationsQuality Improvement ProgramKidney impairmentPostoperative complicationsPostoperative morbidityRenal insufficiency
2010
The Role of Surgical Champions in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program – A National Survey
Raval M, Bentrem D, Eskandari M, Ingraham A, Hall B, Randolph B, Ko C, Morton J. The Role of Surgical Champions in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program – A National Survey. Journal Of Surgical Research 2010, 166: e15-e25. PMID: 21176914, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.10.036.Peer-Reviewed Original Research