2023
Out-of-pocket Costs for Commercially-insured Patients in the Years Following Bariatric Surgery
Chao G, Yang J, Thumma J, Chhabra K, Arterburn D, Ryan A, Telem D, Dimick J. Out-of-pocket Costs for Commercially-insured Patients in the Years Following Bariatric Surgery. Annals Of Surgery 2023, 277: e332-e338. PMID: 35129487, PMCID: PMC9091055, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleeve gastrectomyBariatric surgeryOOP costsIBM MarketScan Commercial Claims DatabasesProcedure choiceMarketScan Commercial Claims databaseLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyBariatric surgery proceduresPostoperative year 1Commercial claims databaseTotal OOP costsYear 1Year 2Year 3Gastric bypassRetrospective studyClaims databaseSurgical episodesInsurance typeOperative yearBACKGROUND DATASurgery proceduresPatientsPrimary analysisClinical contributors
2021
Patient-reported Comorbidity Assessment After Bariatric Surgery
Chao G, Bonham A, Ross R, Stricklen A, Ghaferi A. Patient-reported Comorbidity Assessment After Bariatric Surgery. Annals Of Surgery 2021, 276: e792-e797. PMID: 33914479, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastroesophageal reflux diseaseObstructive sleep apneaComorbidity assessmentPostoperative questionnaireBariatric surgerySleep apneaBariatric surgery patientsMedical chart auditLong-term outcomesLong-term efficacyCross-sectional studyPostoperative comorbiditiesGastric bypassReflux diseasePatient comorbiditiesSurgery patientsSurgical patientsChart auditPatient reportsBACKGROUND DATAComorbiditiesPatientsResponse rateΚ statisticMean difference
2020
Comparative Safety of Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass
Chhabra K, Telem D, Chao G, Arterburn D, Yang J, Thumma J, Ryan A, Blumenthal B, Dimick J. Comparative Safety of Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass. Annals Of Surgery 2020, 275: 539-545. PMID: 33201113, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleeve gastrectomyGastric bypassBariatric surgeryIBM MarketScanLarge cohortCommon bariatric operationBariatric surgery patientsSelection biasSuperior safety profileLong-term safetyOverall healthcare spendingGastroesophageal refluxSurgery patientsBariatric operationsSafety profileComparative safetyGastrectomyBACKGROUND DATAHigh riskInternational ClassificationPatientsSurgeryPayer decisionsBypassProcedural Terminology