2014
The TRANSFORM Patient Safety Project: A Microsystem Approach to Improving Outcomes on Inpatient Units
Braddock CH, Szaflarski N, Forsey L, Abel L, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton J. The TRANSFORM Patient Safety Project: A Microsystem Approach to Improving Outcomes on Inpatient Units. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2014, 30: 425-433. PMID: 25348342, PMCID: PMC4370988, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-3067-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere sepsis/septic shockSepsis/septic shockAcute respiratory failureRisk-adjusted mortalityPatient safety programSeptic shockInpatient unitRespiratory failureUnplanned transfersAcademic university medical centerProspective interventional studySurgical inpatient unitsHospital-acquired complicationsPatient safety projectsUniversity Medical CenterHospital patient safetySafety cultureClinical outcomesInterventional studyIntervention periodMortality ratioHospital careMedical CenterSafety programImproving Outcomes
2008
Benefits to Patients Choosing Preoperative Weight Loss in Gastric Bypass Surgery: New Results of a Randomized Trial
Solomon H, Liu GY, Alami R, Morton J, Curet MJ. Benefits to Patients Choosing Preoperative Weight Loss in Gastric Bypass Surgery: New Results of a Randomized Trial. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2008, 208: 241-245. PMID: 19228536, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.09.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative weight lossGastric bypass surgeryBody mass indexExcess body weightWeight loss groupBypass surgeryBody weightWeight lossPostoperative complicationsClinical outcomesStanford University Medical CenterImprovement of comorbiditiesNonweight loss groupSimilar preoperative demographicsWeight loss requirementsPatients' clinical outcomesUniversity Medical CenterPreoperative demographicsPatient demographicsConsecutive patientsMass indexMedical CenterLiver massPatientsSurgery