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
2019
Using Machine Learning Applied to Real-World Healthcare Data for Predictive Analytics: An Applied Example in Bariatric Surgery
Johnston SS, Morton JM, Kalsekar I, Ammann EM, Hsiao CW, Reps J. Using Machine Learning Applied to Real-World Healthcare Data for Predictive Analytics: An Applied Example in Bariatric Surgery. Value In Health 2019, 22: 580-586. PMID: 31104738, DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2019.01.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge US healthcare claims databasesLaparoscopic metabolic surgeryHealthcare claims databasesType 2 diabetesStudy inclusion criteriaLogistic regression modelsDays postindexMedication cessationBariatric surgeryMetabolic surgeryT2D diagnosisCessation ratesPatient selectionMedication treatmentClaims databaseInclusion criteriaTreatment responseDiscriminative accuracyPatientsExternal validationSurgeryRegression modelsHealthcare dataTreatmentUseful predictive models
2018
Advocacy for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
Scott J, Morton J. Advocacy for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. Current Surgery Reports 2018, 6: 17. DOI: 10.1007/s40137-018-0215-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Ethnic Considerations for Metabolic Surgery
Morton JM. Ethnic Considerations for Metabolic Surgery. Diabetes Care 2016, 39: 949-953. PMID: 27222553, DOI: 10.2337/dc16-0413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabolic surgerySurgery outcomesBurden of obesityDifferent ethnic groupsComorbidity remissionDiabetes variesInfluence of ethnicitySurgeryEthnic groupsEthnic disparitiesObesityHealth concernWeight lossSocioeconomic statusDiabetesOutcomesEthnicityRemissionComplicationsGroupEthnic considerationsFurther refinement