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
2008
Are health related outcomes in acute pancreatitis improving? An analysis of national trends in the U.S. from 1997 to 2003.
Brown A, Young B, Morton J, Behrns K, Shaheen N. Are health related outcomes in acute pancreatitis improving? An analysis of national trends in the U.S. from 1997 to 2003. JOP Journal Of The Pancreas 2008, 9: 408-14. PMID: 18648131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Inpatient Sample databasePrincipal discharge diagnosisAcute pancreatitisDischarge diagnosisHospital characteristicsStudy periodLarge non-teaching hospitalsCommon inflammatory disorderLength of stayNon-teaching hospitalsChi-square testFrequency of dischargeMedical ICUHospital admissionMedian lengthInflammatory disordersPancreatitisMortalityAlcohol useStayNational databaseSample databaseU.S. hospitalsMean lengthDemographic characteristics
2004
Bovine pericardium buttress limits recanalization of the uncut roux-en-Y in a porcine model
Morton J, Lucktong T, Trasti S, Farrell T. Bovine pericardium buttress limits recanalization of the uncut roux-en-Y in a porcine model. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2004, 8: 127-131. PMID: 14746845, DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2003.09.024.Peer-Reviewed Original Research