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
Impaired Alcohol Metabolism after Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Case-Crossover Trial
Woodard GA, Downey J, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton JM. Impaired Alcohol Metabolism after Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Case-Crossover Trial. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2010, 212: 209-214. PMID: 21183366, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.09.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastric bypass surgeryBypass surgeryAlcohol metabolismBreath alcohol contentCase-crossover trialsGastric bypass patientsCase-crossover designEnduring treatmentRYGB patientsGastric bypassBariatric surgeryBypass patientsPreoperative levelsPublic health crisisSevere obesityPostoperative patientsPatientsDouble visionSurgeryDrinking habitsLess alcoholMonthsHealth crisisPoor psychological adjustmentIndustrialized world
2009
Plasma Glucose and Insulin Regulation Is Abnormal Following Gastric Bypass Surgery with or Without Neuroglycopenia
Kim SH, Liu TC, Abbasi F, Lamendola C, Morton JM, Reaven GM, McLaughlin TL. Plasma Glucose and Insulin Regulation Is Abnormal Following Gastric Bypass Surgery with or Without Neuroglycopenia. Obesity Surgery 2009, 19: 1550. PMID: 19557485, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-009-9893-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastric bypass surgeryInsulin sensitivityOral glucoseInsulin concentrationsPost-RYGBBypass surgeryPlasma glucoseInsulin responseControl groupOverweight/obese controlsInsulin suppression testOral glucose challengePeak insulin concentrationsNon-surgical controlsNadir glucose concentrationsAsymptomatic patientsSymptomatic hypoglycemiaObese controlsRYGB groupGlucose challengeSuppression testPeak glucosePatientsRYGBGlucose concentration