2019
Association of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery With Telomere Length in Patients With Obesity
Morton JM, Garg T, Leva N. Association of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery With Telomere Length in Patients With Obesity. JAMA Surgery 2019, 154: 266-268. PMID: 30566188, PMCID: PMC6439632, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.4830.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
B-type natriuretic peptide increases after gastric bypass surgery and correlates with weight loss
Changchien EM, Ahmed S, Betti F, Higa J, Kiely K, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton J. B-type natriuretic peptide increases after gastric bypass surgery and correlates with weight loss. Surgical Endoscopy 2011, 25: 2338. PMID: 21424205, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-010-1565-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB-type natriuretic peptideGastric bypass surgeryExcess weight lossBypass surgeryWeight lossBNP concentrationsRisk factorsConcentrations of BNPB-type natriuretic peptide increasesLaparoscopic gastric bypass surgerySignificant excess weight lossBackgroundCoronary artery diseaseMean preoperative levelCardiac risk factorsPreventable risk factorsCongestive heart failureIntentional weight lossNatriuretic peptide concentrationsMultivariable linear regressionBNP increaseConclusionGastric bypassGastric bypassPostoperative levelsPreoperative levelsArtery disease
2007
Disappointing Weight Loss among Shift Workers after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery
Ketchum ES, Morton JM. Disappointing Weight Loss among Shift Workers after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery. Obesity Surgery 2007, 17: 581. PMID: 17658014, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-007-9100-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShift workersWeight lossBariatric surgeryExcess body weight lossLaparoscopic gastric bypass surgeryPostoperative excess weight lossShift workAltered sleep physiologyExcess weight lossBariatric surgery patientsGastric bypass surgeryPostoperative weight lossRetrospective chart reviewWeight loss outcomesBody weight lossRates of obesityT-testPatterns of sleepStudent's t-testPreoperative BMIGastric bypassLaparoscopic RouxBypass surgeryChart reviewPostoperative periodIs there a benefit to preoperative weight loss in gastric bypass patients? A prospective randomized trial
Alami RS, Morton JM, Schuster R, Lie J, Sanchez BR, Peters A, Curet MJ. Is there a benefit to preoperative weight loss in gastric bypass patients? A prospective randomized trial. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2007, 3: 141-145. PMID: 17331803, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2006.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative weight lossNonweight loss groupWeight loss groupGastric bypass surgeryWeight loss requirementsExcess weight lossBody mass indexLoss groupBypass surgeryWeight lossGastric bypassOperative timeMass indexLaparoscopic gastric bypass surgeryPreoperative body mass indexInitial body mass indexGastric bypass patientsPostoperative weight lossLaparoscopic gastric bypassSimilar preoperative characteristicsOperating room timeWeight loss resultsLaparoscopic RouxMorbid obesityPerioperative complications
2006
Pulmonary Embolus after Retrieval of a Temporary Inferior Vena Caval Filter in a Jehovah's Witness Undergoing Gastric Bypass Surgery
Hagedorn JC, Morton JM. Pulmonary Embolus after Retrieval of a Temporary Inferior Vena Caval Filter in a Jehovah's Witness Undergoing Gastric Bypass Surgery. Obesity Surgery 2006, 16: 1096-1100. PMID: 16901367, DOI: 10.1381/096089206778026370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior vena caval filtersGastric bypass surgeryJehovah's Witness patientsPulmonary emboliVena caval filtersBypass surgeryCaval filtersLaparoscopic gastric bypass surgeryBilateral pulmonary emboliHospital 2 daysIVC filter removalAnticoagulation therapyEmboliFilter removalAdditional riskJehovah's WitnessesPatientsSurgeryComplicated casesRiskAnticoagulationTherapyThoracicIntra-operative Fluid Volume Influences Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery
Schuster R, Alami RS, Curet MJ, Paulraj N, Morton JM, Brodsky JB, Brock-Utne JG, Lemmens HJ. Intra-operative Fluid Volume Influences Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery. Obesity Surgery 2006, 16: 848-851. PMID: 16839481, DOI: 10.1381/096089206777822197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostanesthesia care unitBody mass indexMorbid obesityPostoperative nauseaPerioperative dataLaparoscopic gastric bypass surgeryIntra-operative fluidsIncidence of PONVGastric bypass surgeryLength of surgeryRate of administrationLaparoscopic RYGBGastric bypassLaparoscopic RouxBypass surgeryCommon complicationUrine outputCare unitMass indexSimilar patientsIntravenous fluidsFluid replacementPONVRetrospective analysisPatients