2012
Weighing in on bariatric surgery: who and when?
Lodhia N, Morton J. Weighing in on bariatric surgery: who and when? International Journal Of Obesity Supplements 2012, 2: s47-s50. PMID: 25018871, PMCID: PMC4089700, DOI: 10.1038/ijosup.2012.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexBariatric surgeryPublic health preventative measuresAverage body mass indexPopular bariatric surgerySurgical obesity treatmentUnderutilized treatment optionMore comorbid conditionsBariatric surgery outcomesGastric banding proceduresWeight loss recommendationsSurgeon practice patternsPublic health epidemicPreoperative comorbiditiesGastric bypassRoux-enComplication rateWaist circumferenceComorbid conditionsFemale patientsMass indexTreatment optionsObesity treatmentSurgery outcomesHospital characteristics
2004
Introducing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass at a Veterans Affairs medical facility
Safadi B, Kieran J, Hall R, Morton J, Bellatorre N, Shinoda E, Johnson P, Curet M, Wren S. Introducing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass at a Veterans Affairs medical facility. The American Journal Of Surgery 2004, 188: 606-610. PMID: 15546580, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2004.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnastomosis, Roux-en-YChi-Square DistributionCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGastric BypassHospitals, VeteransHumansLaparoscopyLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresObesity, MorbidPostoperative ComplicationsProbabilityRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentTreatment OutcomeWeight LossConceptsBody mass indexBariatric surgeryMorbid obesityLaparoscopic RYGBGastric bypassLaparoscopic RouxDiabetes mellitusVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemPercent excess weight lossAverage body mass indexGood short-term resultsVA patient populationExcess weight lossObstructive sleep apneaVeterans Affairs medical facilitiesShort-term resultsHealth care systemPreoperative comorbiditiesAcceptable morbidityHospital stayMean followLate complicationsImmediate complicationsRetrospective reviewFemale patients