2022
First report from the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery closed-claims registry: prevalence, causes, and lessons learned from bariatric surgery medical malpractice claims
Morton JM, Khoury H, Brethauer SA, Baker JW, Sweet WA, Mattar S, Ponce J, Nguyen NT, Rosenthal RJ, DeMaria EJ. First report from the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery closed-claims registry: prevalence, causes, and lessons learned from bariatric surgery medical malpractice claims. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2022, 18: 943-947. PMID: 35595651, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2022.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgeryMalpractice claimsClosed claimsClosed claim filesPostoperative careClinical complicationsVascular injuryUniversity HospitalCommon causeClinical summaryForeign bodyHospital statusSustained improvementMedical malpractice claimsSurgeryTreatment eventsExpert panelPrevalencePrivate practiceComplicationsMalpractice insurerAmerican SocietyRegistryHospitalHigh rate
2020
The National Shift to Sleeve Gastrectomy: Long-Term Disappointment and Recidivism or Patient Preference?
Zhou R, Morton J. The National Shift to Sleeve Gastrectomy: Long-Term Disappointment and Recidivism or Patient Preference? Difficult Decisions In Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach 2020, 231-246. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-55329-6_22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSleeve gastrectomyGastric bypassDiabetes mellitusLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyLong-term outcomesAdvanced obesityLaparoscopic RouxBariatric proceduresBariatric surgeryDisease resolutionWeight recidivismPatient preferencesPrimary procedureGastrectomyAmerican SocietyMellitusRouxObesityPatientsSurgeryBypassAvailable dataAmerican Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery 2018 estimate of metabolic and bariatric procedures performed in the United States
English WJ, DeMaria EJ, Hutter MM, Kothari SN, Mattar SG, Brethauer SA, Morton JM. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery 2018 estimate of metabolic and bariatric procedures performed in the United States. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2020, 16: 457-463. PMID: 32029370, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2019.12.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric proceduresBariatric surgeryQuality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramBariatric Outcomes Longitudinal DatabaseSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramIntragastric balloon placementBariatric Surgery AccreditationObesity treatment interventionsNationwide Inpatient SampleDuodenal switch procedureAmerican SocietyBiliopancreatic diversionSleeve gastrectomyAppropriate therapyUndergo surgeryBalloon placementDurable treatmentInpatient SampleOutpatient centerPrimary procedureSwitch procedureRevision proceduresSurgeryTreatment interventions
2018
American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery-American Board of Surgery Competency-Based Bariatric Curriculum: Achieving Early Autonomy
Daly S, McBride C, Nguyen N, Sudan R, Pryor A, Morton J, Menzo E, Brethauer S, Hutter M. American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery-American Board of Surgery Competency-Based Bariatric Curriculum: Achieving Early Autonomy. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2018, 227: e49. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.08.141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmerican Society
2017
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery estimation of metabolic and bariatric procedures performed in the United States in 2016
English WJ, DeMaria EJ, Brethauer SA, Mattar SG, Rosenthal RJ, Morton JM. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery estimation of metabolic and bariatric procedures performed in the United States in 2016. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2017, 14: 259-263. PMID: 29370995, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2017.12.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric proceduresQuality Improvement ProgramBariatric surgeryNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramBariatric Outcomes Longitudinal DatabaseSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramIntragastric balloon placementBariatric Surgery AccreditationObesity treatment interventionsNationwide Inpatient SampleDuodenal switch procedureAmerican SocietyNumber of proceduresMorbid obesityBiliopancreatic diversionGastric bypassAppropriate therapyUndergo surgeryBalloon placementInpatient SampleOutpatient centerSwitch procedureRevision proceduresTreatment interventionsSurgeryAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology Summit on Addressing Obesity Through Multidisciplinary Provider Collaboration: Key Findings and Recommendations for Action
Ligibel JA, Alfano CM, Hershman DL, Merrill JK, Basen‐Engquist K, Bloomgarden ZT, Demark‐Wahnefried W, Dixon S, Hassink SG, Jakicic JM, Morton JM, Okwuosa TM, Powell‐Wiley T, Rothberg AE, Stephens M, Streett SE, Wild RA, Westman EA, Williams RJ, Wollins DS, Hudis CA. American Society of Clinical Oncology Summit on Addressing Obesity Through Multidisciplinary Provider Collaboration: Key Findings and Recommendations for Action. Obesity 2017, 25: s34-s39. PMID: 29086516, PMCID: PMC6724199, DOI: 10.1002/oby.21987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care provider communityProvider collaborationMultidisciplinary collaborationAmerican SocietySynopsis of recommendationsProvider communityOncology providersProvider educationObesity preventionObesity epidemicClinical OncologyObesitySummit attendeesIdentified prioritiesMalignancyCancerASCOOncology
2016
Assessing national provision of care: variability in bariatric clinical care pathways
Telem DA, Majid SF, Powers K, DeMaria E, Morton J, Jones DB. Assessing national provision of care: variability in bariatric clinical care pathways. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2016, 13: 281-284. PMID: 27887932, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersBariatric SurgeryCritical PathwaysDelivery of Health CareHospitals, CommunityHospitals, PrivateHumansIntraoperative ComplicationsPatient SafetyPerioperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsPractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality ImprovementQuality of Health CareUnited StatesConceptsClinical pathwayPostoperative laboratory evaluationVenous thromboembolism prophylaxisClinical care pathwayPatient safety committeeUnited States CentersThromboembolism prophylaxisBariatric programBariatric patientsPain pathwaysPostoperative periodPerioperative carePostoperative carePostoperative managementBariatric surgeonsPatient satisfactionCare pathwayPractice patternsImproved careResponse rateCareHigh concordanceStates CentersLaboratory evaluationAmerican SocietyA105 First Report from the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Closed-Claims Registry: Prevalence, Causes, and Lessons Learned from Bariatric Surgery Medical Malpractice Claims
DeMaria E, Brethauer S, Baker J, Sweet W, Mattar S, Ponce J, Nguyen N, Rosenthal R, Morton J. A105 First Report from the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Closed-Claims Registry: Prevalence, Causes, and Lessons Learned from Bariatric Surgery Medical Malpractice Claims. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2016, 12: s4-s5. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.08.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLipids and bariatric procedures Part 2 of 2: scientific statement from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), the National Lipid Association (NLA), and Obesity Medicine Association (OMA)1
Bays H, Kothari SN, Azagury DE, Morton JM, Nguyen NT, Jones PH, Jacobson TA, Cohen DE, Orringer C, Westman EC, Horn DB, Scinta W, Primack C. Lipids and bariatric procedures Part 2 of 2: scientific statement from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), the National Lipid Association (NLA), and Obesity Medicine Association (OMA)1. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2016, 12: 468-495. PMID: 27050404, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Lipid AssociationObesity Medicine AssociationBariatric proceduresLipid levelsBariatric surgeryLipid effectsRisk factorsCardiovascular disease risk factorsMajor cardiovascular risk factorsCardiovascular risk factorsDisease risk factorsTissue lipid metabolismScientific statementAmerican SocietyClinical lipidologyGut hormonesImmune factorsLipid associationIntestinal microbiotaBile acidsLipid metabolismTrace element deficienciesSurgeryAssociationMetabolic
2015
Lipids and bariatric procedures part 1 of 2: Scientific statement from the National Lipid Association, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and Obesity Medicine Association: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Bays HE, Jones PH, Jacobson TA, Cohen DE, Orringer CE, Kothari S, Azagury DE, Morton J, Nguyen NT, Westman EC, Horn DB, Scinta W, Primack C. Lipids and bariatric procedures part 1 of 2: Scientific statement from the National Lipid Association, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and Obesity Medicine Association: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. Journal Of Clinical Lipidology 2015, 10: 15-32. PMID: 26892119, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2015.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Lipid AssociationObesity Medicine AssociationBariatric proceduresLipid levelsBariatric surgeryScientific statementCholesterol metabolismCardiovascular disease risk factorsDisease risk factorsBile acid metabolismAmerican SocietyLipid benefitsGut hormonesImmune factorsRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseLipid associationIntestinal microbiotaEndocrine factorsBile acidsExecutive summaryLipid effectsTrace element deficienciesAcid metabolismObesityLipids and bariatric procedures part 1 of 2: Scientific statement from the National Lipid Association, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and Obesity Medicine Association: FULL REPORT
Bays HE, Jones PH, Jacobson TA, Cohen DE, Orringer CE, Kothari S, Azagury DE, Morton J, Nguyen NT, Westman EC, Horn DB, Scinta W, Primack C. Lipids and bariatric procedures part 1 of 2: Scientific statement from the National Lipid Association, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and Obesity Medicine Association: FULL REPORT. Journal Of Clinical Lipidology 2015, 10: 33-57. PMID: 26892120, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2015.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Lipid AssociationObesity Medicine AssociationBariatric proceduresLipid levelsBariatric surgeryScientific statementCholesterol metabolismCardiovascular disease risk factorsDisease risk factorsBile acid metabolismAmerican SocietyLipid benefitsGut hormonesImmune factorsRisk factorsLipid associationIntestinal microbiotaEndocrine factorsBile acidsLipid effectsTrace element deficienciesFull reportAcid metabolismObesitySurgeryTEMPORARY REMOVAL: Lipids and Bariatric Procedures Part 1 of 2: Scientific Statement from the National Lipid Association (NLA), American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), and Obesity Medicine Association (OMA)
Bays H, Jones P, Jacobson T, Cohen D, Orringer C, Kothari S, Azagury D, Morton J, Nguyen N, Westman E, Horn D, Scinta W, Primack C. TEMPORARY REMOVAL: Lipids and Bariatric Procedures Part 1 of 2: Scientific Statement from the National Lipid Association (NLA), American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), and Obesity Medicine Association (OMA). Journal Of Clinical Lipidology 2015 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2015.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTEMPORARY REMOVAL: Lipids and Bariatric Procedures Part 1 of 2: Scientific Statement from the National Lipid Association (NLA), American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), and Obesity Medicine Association (OMA)
Bays H, Jones P, Jacobson T, Cohen D, Orringer C, Kothari S, Azagury D, Morton J, Nguyen N, Westman E, Horn D, Scinta W, Primack C. TEMPORARY REMOVAL: Lipids and Bariatric Procedures Part 1 of 2: Scientific Statement from the National Lipid Association (NLA), American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), and Obesity Medicine Association (OMA). Journal Of Clinical Lipidology 2015 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2015.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Preface to second edition
Alvarez A, Brodsky J, Lemmens H, Morton J. Preface to second edition. 2009, x-x. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511676307.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObese surgical patientsBariatric surgerySurgical patientsObese American adultsPeri-operative managementObesity-related problemsBariatric proceduresMorbid obesityObese adultsExpensive medical treatmentObesity epidemicMedical treatmentHealth servicesHealth resourcesPrescription drugsObesityPatientsSurgeryAmerican adultsAmerican SocietyMedical professionalsAdultsWorldwide problemPast yearOverweight