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
A109 Employing New Enhanced Recovery Goals for Bariatric Surgery (ENERGY): A Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement (MBSAQIP) National Quality Improvement Project
Brethauer S, Petrick A, Grieco A, Fraker T, Evans-Labok K, Smith A, McEvoy M, Morton J. A109 Employing New Enhanced Recovery Goals for Bariatric Surgery (ENERGY): A Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement (MBSAQIP) National Quality Improvement Project. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2018, 14: s6. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2018.09.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational quality improvement projectBariatric Surgery AccreditationQuality improvement projectBariatric surgeryImprovement projectSurgical 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 ResearchMetabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program Accreditation: Time to Move From Competition to Collaboration
Petrick AT, Morton J, Brethauer S. Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program Accreditation: Time to Move From Competition to Collaboration. JAMA Surgery 2018, 153: 191. PMID: 29299595, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.4589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric Surgery AccreditationWhich postoperative complications matter most after bariatric surgery? Prioritizing quality improvement efforts to improve national outcomes
Daigle CR, Brethauer SA, Tu C, Petrick AT, Morton JM, Schauer PR, Aminian A. Which postoperative complications matter most after bariatric surgery? Prioritizing quality improvement efforts to improve national outcomes. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2018, 14: 652-657. PMID: 29503096, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2018.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnastomotic LeakBariatric SurgeryCritical CareFemaleHealth PrioritiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative HemorrhageProspective StudiesReoperationRisk AssessmentSurgical Wound InfectionTreatment OutcomeUrinary Tract InfectionsVenous ThromboembolismConceptsPopulation attributable fractionBariatric surgeryAttributable fractionSpecific complicationsIntensive care unit admissionQuality Improvement Program databaseBariatric surgery complicationsPrimary bariatric procedureCare unit admissionEnd-organ dysfunctionAdjustable gastric bandingImprovement Program databaseBariatric Surgery AccreditationUrinary tract infectionParticipant Use FileKey clinical outcomesKey surgical outcomesQuality improvement effortsUnit admissionGastric bandingGastric bypassPostoperative complicationsSleeve gastrectomyAdverse eventsBariatric procedures
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 interventionsSurgeryA123 Lessons Learned from Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) Site Surveys: Most Common Deficiencies and Corrective Actions
Provost D, Jones D, English W, Jeffers P, Robinson-Grace A, Fraker T, Morton J. A123 Lessons Learned from Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) Site Surveys: Most Common Deficiencies and Corrective Actions. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2017, 13: s13. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2017.09.030.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2014
The first metabolic and bariatric surgery accreditation and quality improvement program quality initiative: Decreasing readmissions through opportunities provided
Morton J. The first metabolic and bariatric surgery accreditation and quality improvement program quality initiative: Decreasing readmissions through opportunities provided. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2014, 10: 377-378. PMID: 24951058, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2014.02.036.Peer-Reviewed Original Research