2024
Collateral Benefit of Systematic Improvement in Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Following a Single Quality Improvement Project for Bleeding
Chao G, Nadzam G, Cheung M, Duffy A, Ghiassi S, Morton J. Collateral Benefit of Systematic Improvement in Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Following a Single Quality Improvement Project for Bleeding. Obesity Surgery 2024, 34: 1041-1044. PMID: 38280157, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-07037-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality improvement projectImprovement projectImprove patient careTargeted quality improvement projectsVenous thromboembolism prophylaxisPatient careRoot cause analysisBariatric surgery outcomesIndications conferencePatient outcomesPostoperative complicationsThromboembolism prophylaxisSurgery outcomesStudy aimCause analysisAdverse outcomesBleedingImprove outcomesOutcomesTechnique standardization
2017
Quality of Life After Bariatric Surgery
Mazer LM, Azagury DE, Morton JM. Quality of Life After Bariatric Surgery. Current Obesity Reports 2017, 6: 204-210. PMID: 28527103, DOI: 10.1007/s13679-017-0266-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeBariatric surgeryDefinition of QoLLife outcomesPatient-reported qualityLong-term QoLConsensus Conference StatementObesity resultsPhysical QoLCurrent evidenceReviewThe purposeSurgeryQoLConference StatementMental healthLasting improvementAbsence of consensusRecent findingsOutcomesInitial studySummaryObesityComorbiditiesFollow
2016
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Initiatives in Contemporary Metabolic and Bariatric Surgical Practice
Azagury DE, Morton JM. Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Initiatives in Contemporary Metabolic and Bariatric Surgical Practice. Surgical Clinics Of North America 2016, 96: 733-742. PMID: 27473798, DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2016.03.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEthnic 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
2010
Frequency and Outcomes of Blood Products Transfusion Across Procedures and Clinical Conditions Warranting Inpatient Care: An Analysis of the 2004 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database
Morton J, Anastassopoulos K, Patel S, Lerner J, Ryan K, Goss T, Dodd S. Frequency and Outcomes of Blood Products Transfusion Across Procedures and Clinical Conditions Warranting Inpatient Care: An Analysis of the 2004 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2010, 25: 289-296. PMID: 20530223, DOI: 10.1177/1062860610366159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood product transfusionLength of stayNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseProduct transfusionUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseAverage LOSSample databaseEarly postoperative bleedingRetrospective cohort studyHealth-related qualityOdds of deathTransfusion-related complicationsHospital mortalityPostoperative bleedingTransfusion requirementsPostoperative outcomesCohort studyPostoperative infectionInpatient careProvider awarenessHealthcare costsTransfusionCohortOutcomesOdds
2008
Reporting of Bariatric Surgery Outcomes
Woodard G, Morton J. Reporting of Bariatric Surgery Outcomes. 2008, 243-251. DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-69171-8_30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeight loss surgeryBariatric surgeryMorbid obesityJejunal-ileal bypassBariatric surgery outcomesSerious adverse outcomesPrevalence of obesityStandardization of outcomesPreventable causeAdverse outcomesSurgery outcomesOutcome studiesSurgeryObesityPatient safetyMedicaid ServicesOutcomesCauseBypassClear reasonPrevalence