2005
Analysis of the SAGES outcomes initiative cholecystectomy registry
Velanovich V, Morton J, McDonald M, Orlando R, Maupin G, Traverso L. Analysis of the SAGES outcomes initiative cholecystectomy registry. Surgical Endoscopy 2005, 20: 43-50. PMID: 16333539, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0378-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMost patientsSAGES Outcomes InitiativeBile duct injuryInitiative databaseIntraoperative gallbladder perforationBackgroundIn 1999Biliary colicDuct injuryMost complicationsPostoperative eventsElective surgeryLaparoscopic cholecystectomyGallbladder perforationGeneral anesthesiaIntraoperative cholangiogramAdverse outcomesSAGES membersOutcomes InitiativeBiliary imagingOperating surgeonPatientsGallbladder casesAmerican GastrointestinalNormal activityEndoscopic SurgeonsThe SAGES Bariatric Surgery Outcome Initiative
Nguyen N, Morton J, Wolfe B, Schirmer B, Ali M, Traverso L. The SAGES Bariatric Surgery Outcome Initiative. Surgical Endoscopy 2005, 19: 1429-1438. PMID: 16206007, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0301-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term complicationsOutcomes InitiativeOperative timeUHC databaseAdministrative databasesUniversity HealthSystem Consortium databaseSAGES Outcomes InitiativeBody mass indexMain outcome measuresNational administrative databaseAmerican Gastrointestinal Endoscopic SurgeonsSAGE databaseBariatric databaseMethodsBetween 2001Hospital stayAssociated comorbidityBariatric proceduresBariatric surgeryGastric bypassPerioperative complicationsBlood lossMass indexSurgical outcomesSurgery callOutcome measures
2002
Resection of Benign Esophageal Stricture through a Minimally Invasive Endoscopic and Transgastric Approach
Lucktong T, Morton J, Shaheen N, Farrell T. Resection of Benign Esophageal Stricture through a Minimally Invasive Endoscopic and Transgastric Approach. The American Surgeon 2002, 68: 720-723. PMID: 12206608, DOI: 10.1177/000313480206800812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenign esophageal stricturesEsophageal strictureEsophageal patencyGastrostomy tractTransgastric approachRecurrent benign esophageal stricturesDistal esophageal strictureRecurrent esophageal strictureInvasive endoscopicPrior dilationDistal obstructionEsophageal perforationBarium esophagramResidual strictureEsophageal lesionsCircular staplerStrictureAspiration needlePatientsDilationDiminished needGastrostomyPatencyObstructionLesions