2022
Long-term comparative effectiveness of gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy on use of antireflux medication: a difference-in-differences analysis
Howard R, Yang J, Thumma J, Arterburn D, Ryan A, Chao G, Telem D, Dimick J. Long-term comparative effectiveness of gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy on use of antireflux medication: a difference-in-differences analysis. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2022, 18: 1033-1041. PMID: 35649735, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2022.04.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term comparative effectivenessGERD medication useCommon bariatric operationGastric bypassMedication useSleeve gastrectomyAntireflux medicationComparative effectivenessBariatric surgeryBariatric operationsAntireflux medication useInpatient bariatric surgeryLong-term effectivenessGastroesophageal refluxRetrospective studyNational cohortGastrectomyTreatment decisionsMedicare beneficiariesPatientsSurgeryBypassMedicationsGreater reductionDifferential changes
2021
Volume–outcome relationships for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients in the sleeve gastrectomy era
Chao G, Yang J, Thumma J, Chhabra K, Arterburn D, Ryan A, Telem D, Dimick J. Volume–outcome relationships for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients in the sleeve gastrectomy era. Surgical Endoscopy 2021, 36: 3884-3892. PMID: 34471980, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-021-08705-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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