2019
Assessment of obesity prevalence and validity of obesity diagnoses coded in claims data for selected surgical populations
Ammann EM, Kalsekar I, Yoo A, Scamuffa R, Hsiao CW, Stokes AC, Morton JM, Johnston SS. Assessment of obesity prevalence and validity of obesity diagnoses coded in claims data for selected surgical populations. Medicine 2019, 98: e16438. PMID: 31335698, PMCID: PMC6709187, DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000016438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeBariatric SurgeryBody Mass IndexCatheter AblationClinical CodingElectronic Health RecordsFemaleHerniorrhaphyHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesityOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient SelectionPrevalencePrognosisReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsBody mass indexPositive predictive valueBariatric surgeryDiagnosis codesElectronic health recordsSurgical populationClaims dataHernia repairObesity diagnosisPrognostic factorsSurgical outcomesInterpretation of studiesCardiac ablationPatient body mass indexMeasured body mass indexHigh positive predictive valueImportant prognostic factorType of surgeryAdministrative healthcare dataAdministrative claims dataFalse positive patientsPatient ageMass indexPatient selectionIndex procedure
2006
Concurrent Gastric Bypass and Repair of Anterior Abdominal Wall Hernias
Schuster R, Curet MJ, Alami RS, Morton JM, Wren SM, Safadi BY. Concurrent Gastric Bypass and Repair of Anterior Abdominal Wall Hernias. Obesity Surgery 2006, 16: 1205-1208. PMID: 16989705, DOI: 10.1381/096089206778392374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior abdominal wall herniasAnterior abdominal wall hernia repairAbdominal wall herniasAbdominal wall hernia repairHernia repairIncisional hernia repairGastric bypassMesh infectionWall herniasPrimary repairProsthetic meshGastric bypass surgeryUmbilical hernia repairSeries of patientsProsthetic mesh repairTension-free repairUse of meshRYGBP operationRYGBP surgeryMorbid obesityBypass surgerySurgical treatmentMesh repairGastrointestinal tractPatients