2016
Mammography before and after bariatric surgery
Mokhtari TE, Rosas US, Downey JR, Miyake KK, Ikeda DM, Morton JM. Mammography before and after bariatric surgery. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2016, 13: 451-456. PMID: 27986574, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.10.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgeryObese womenBreast cancerSurgical weight-loss patientsWeight lossAverage patient ageWeight loss patientsRadiology Breast Imaging ReportingBreast-imaging radiologistsData System (BI-RADS) densitySignificant reductionBreast Imaging ReportingPatient agePostoperative mammogramsWaist circumferenceMean ageAcademic hospitalFamily historyBreast thicknessAmerican CollegeSurgeryScreening mammogramsBreast densityImaging ReportingWomenObesity and the role of bariatric surgery in the surgical management of osteoarthritis of the hip and knee: a review of the literature
Springer BD, Carter JT, McLawhorn AS, Scharf K, Roslin M, Kallies KJ, Morton JM, Kothari SN. Obesity and the role of bariatric surgery in the surgical management of osteoarthritis of the hip and knee: a review of the literature. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2016, 13: 111-118. PMID: 27865814, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.09.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgeryTotal joint arthroplastyJoint arthroplastyTotal joint arthroplasty outcomesJoint functionFundamental clinical questionsJoint arthroplasty outcomesSystemic inflammatory changesImpact of obesityMajority of patientsLower extremity arthritisDevelopment of osteoarthritisSignificant weight lossLower extremity rangeLower limb biomechanicsMorbid obesityObese patientsInflammatory changesSurgical managementArthroplasty outcomesGait speedExtremity rangeGait biomechanicsClinical questionsObesityA postoperative nutritional consult improves bariatric surgery outcomes
Garg T, Birge K, Rosas U, Azagury D, Rivas H, Morton JM. A postoperative nutritional consult improves bariatric surgery outcomes. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2016, 12: 1052-1056. PMID: 27220825, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitial postoperative visitPostoperative visitBariatric surgeryPostoperative carePatient outcomesPercent excess weight lossHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolExcess weight lossBariatric surgery outcomesHigh-density lipoproteinMultivariate logistic modelNutritional consultsSerum thiamineProspective databaseLipoprotein cholesterolMinor complicationsTotal cholesterolSurgery outcomesRetrospective analysisEffective treatmentSurgeryDemographic featuresPatientsSurgeonsWeight loss
2014
Increasing Access to Specialty Surgical Care
Leroux EJ, Morton JM, Rivas H. Increasing Access to Specialty Surgical Care. Annals Of Surgery 2014, 260: 274-278. PMID: 24743608, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000000656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsCases of cureSurgical careEffective long-term weight loss strategyRoutine long-term followType 2 diabetes mellitusRoutine postoperative careMorbidly obese patientsCases of remissionWeight loss surgeryLong-term followObstructive sleep apneaWeight loss strategiesHealth care professionalsAncillary health care professionalsPublic health impactPublic health benefitsBariatric centerUntreated patientsBariatric surgeryObese patientsDiabetes mellitusPostoperative careSleep apneaSurgical proceduresSystematic review on reoperative bariatric surgery American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Revision Task Force
Brethauer SA, Kothari S, Sudan R, Williams B, English WJ, Brengman M, Kurian M, Hutter M, Stegemann L, Kallies K, Nguyen NT, Ponce J, Morton JM. Systematic review on reoperative bariatric surgery American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Revision Task Force. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2014, 10: 952-972. PMID: 24776071, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2014.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReoperative bariatric surgeryBariatric surgeryReoperative surgeryWeight regainWeight lossCurrent evidenceSystematic reviewSingle-center retrospective reviewCo-morbidity reductionCenter retrospective reviewBariatric surgery programCo-morbid diseasesProcedure-specific outcomesLittle evidence-based guidanceEvidence-based guidanceChronic complicationsPrimary surgeryComplication rateReoperative proceduresRetrospective reviewTask ForcePersistent obesityInclusion criteriaSurgery programSpecific indications
2011
Short-term medication cost savings for treating hypertension and diabetes after gastric bypass
Ghiassi S, Morton J, Bellatorre N, Eisenberg D. Short-term medication cost savings for treating hypertension and diabetes after gastric bypass. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2011, 8: 269-274. PMID: 21723203, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2011.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastric bypass surgerySubset of patientsCost of medicationsBypass surgeryPersistent hypertensionDiabetic medicationsGastric bypassPalo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care SystemVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemAnnual medication costsPostoperative medication requirementsRemission of diabetesGastric bypass patientsMedication cost savingsTreatment of hypertensionEconomic healthcare burdenHealth care systemAntihypertensive medicationsComplete remissionDiabetes medicationsMedication requirementsProspective databaseBariatric surgeryBypass patientsAnnual cost
2009
Probiotics Improve Outcomes After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Trial
Woodard GA, Encarnacion B, Downey JR, Peraza J, Chong K, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton JM. Probiotics Improve Outcomes After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Trial. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2009, 13: 1198-1204. PMID: 19381735, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-009-0891-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBody Mass IndexConfidence IntervalsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGastric BypassHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesity, MorbidPatient SatisfactionPostoperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsProbabilityProbioticsProspective StudiesReference ValuesRisk AssessmentTreatment OutcomeWeight LossConceptsGastric bypass surgeryBacterial overgrowthProbiotic groupControl groupWeight lossBypass surgeryGreater percent excess weight lossPercent excess weight lossY Gastric Bypass SurgeryExcess weight lossProspective randomized trialsVitamin B12 levelsMethodsForty-four patientsQuality of lifeEnduring treatmentGastric bypassMorbid obesityB12 levelsPostoperative changesResultsAt 6Randomized trialsVitamin B12 availabilityProbiotic administrationGastrointestinal floraGI microbiota