2019
Adjuvant Pharmaceutical Therapy for Perioperative Use in Bariatric Surgery
Morton J, Ghiassi S, Nadzam G. Adjuvant Pharmaceutical Therapy for Perioperative Use in Bariatric Surgery. 2019, 619-624. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-27021-6_56.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Bariatric Surgery Overview of Procedures and Outcomes
Azagury DE, Morton JM. Bariatric Surgery Overview of Procedures and Outcomes. Endocrinology And Metabolism Clinics Of North America 2016, 45: 647-656. PMID: 27519136, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2016.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgeryType 2 diabetic patientsWeight loss therapyMultiple randomized control trialsDiabetes-related mortalityAdvent of laparoscopyRandomized control trialGastric bypassDiabetic patientsLoss therapyObservational studyControl trialMortality ratePatientsSurgeryRemissionBMIDiabetesLaparoscopyBypassTherapyMortalityTrials
2012
The EMPOWER Study: Randomized, Prospective, Double-Blind, Multicenter Trial of Vagal Blockade to Induce Weight Loss in Morbid Obesity
Sarr MG, Billington CJ, Brancatisano R, Brancatisano A, Toouli J, Kow L, Nguyen NT, Blackstone R, Maher JW, Shikora S, Reeds DN, Eagon JC, Wolfe BM, O’Rourke R, Fujioka K, Takata M, Swain JM, Morton JM, Ikramuddin S, Schweitzer M, Chand B, Rosenthal R, The EMPOWER Study Group. The EMPOWER Study: Randomized, Prospective, Double-Blind, Multicenter Trial of Vagal Blockade to Induce Weight Loss in Morbid Obesity. Obesity Surgery 2012, 22: 1771-1782. PMID: 22956251, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-012-0751-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImportant weight lossControl groupWeight lossMorbid obesityVagal blockadePercent excess weight lossSubdiaphragmatic vagal nerveExcess weight lossSerious adverse eventsDuration of therapyDevice-related complicationsBody mass indexMain outcome measuresDevice useResultsStudy subjectsVagal transmissionAdverse eventsVagal nerveMulticenter trialMass indexFeasibility trialEMPOWER studyOutcome measuresInformed consentTherapy
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 casesRiskAnticoagulationTherapyThoracic