News & Publications from the MBSC
PUBMED Articles:
1. Characteristics of Hospitals Performing Bariatric Surgery
2. Hospital complication rates with bariatric surgery in Michigan
3. The Effect of Surgical Techniques on Clinical Outcomes Following Laparoscopic Roux-en-y Gastric Bypass: Results from the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative
4. The effects of bariatric surgery on asthma severity
5. Predicting risk for serious complications with bariatric surgery: results from the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative
6. Predicting risk for venous thromboembolism with bariatric surgery: results from the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative
7. How A Regional Collaborative Of Hospitals And Physicians In Michigan Cut Costs And Improved The Quality Of Care
8. The Comparative Effectiveness of Unfractionated and Low Molecular Weight Heparin for Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism Following Bariatric Surgery
9. Safety culture and complications after bariatric surgery
10. Risks and benefits of prophylactic inferior vena cava (IVC) filters in patients undergoing bariatric surgery
11. The Comparative Effectiveness of Sleeve Gastrectomy, Gastric Bypass, and Adjustable Gastric Banding Procedures for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity
12. Surgeon skill and complication rates after bariatric surgery
13. Effects of Resident Involvement on Complication Rates After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
14. Bariatric Surgery Complications Before vs After Implementation of a National Policy Restricting Coverage to Centers of Excellence
15. Changes in bariatric surgery procedure use in Michigan, 2006-2013
16. Collaborative quality improvement in surgery
17. Profiling hospitals on bariatric surgery quality: which outcomes are most reliable?
18. Self-reported Remission of Obstructive Sleep Apnea following Bariatric Surgery: a cohort study
19. Influence of Median Surgeon Operative Duration on Adverse Outcomes in Bariatric Surgery
20. Variation in Utilization of Acid-Reducing Medication at 1 year Following Bariatric Surgery: Results from the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative
21. Hospital volume and outcomes for laparoscopic gastric bypass and adjustable gastric banding in the modern era
22. Variation in patient reported outcomes across hospitals following bariatric surgery
23. Hospital variation in perioperative complications for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in Michigan
24. Hospital Variation in Rates of Acid-Reducing Medication Use after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
25. Technique or technology? Evaluating Leaks After Gastric Bypass
26. The Next Wave of Hospital Innovation to Make Patients Safer
27. Patient-reported Outcomes Correlated With Clinical Outcomes After Surgery? A Population- based Study
28. Surgical Skill in Bariatric Surgery: Does Skill in One Procedure Predict Outcomes of Another?
29. Evaluating the Effect of Operative Technique on Leaks after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Case-Control Study
30. Site-Specific Approach to Reducing Emergency Department Visits Following Surgery
31. Effect of Surgeon Age on Bariatric Surgery Outcomes
32. Evaluating Organizational Factors Associated with Post-Operative Bariatric Surgery Readmissions
33. Variation in Outcomes at Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence
34. Effect of Patient- Reported Smoking Status on Short-Term Bariatric Surgery Outcomes
35. Factors Associated with Achieving a Body Mass Index of Less than 30 After Bariatric Surgery
36. Hospital Quality and Medicare Expenditures for Bariatric Surgery in the United States
37. Variation in Bariatric Surgery Episode Costs on the Commercially Insured: Implications for Bundled Payments in the Private Sector
38. Physiologic and psychological gender differences in bariatric surgery
39. Far From Standardized: Using Surgical Videos to Identify Variation in Technique for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
40. Social Media as a Platform for Surgical Learning: Use and Engagement Patterns Among Robotic Surgeons
41. Patient Perspectives on Emergency Department Self-Referral after Bariatric Surgery
42. Clinical vs Patient-Reported Measures of Depression in Bariatric Surgery
43. Physiologic and Psychological Gender Differences in Bariatric Surgery
44. Factors Associated with Long Wait Times for Bariatric Surgery
45. Assessing variation in technique for sleeve gastrectomy based on outcomes of surgeons ranked by safety and efficacy: a video-based study
46. Assessment of mammography breast density after sleeve gastrectomy
47. Factors associated with bariatric surgery utilization among eligible candidates: who drops out?
48. A longitudinal analysis of variation in psychological well-being and body image in patients before and after bariatric surgery
49. Considering bariatric surgery in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis - Worth the risk
50. Association of race with bariatric surgery outcomes
51. Weighing the risks and benefits of bariatric surgery: Choose your own adventure
52. Video rating of skill and late outcomes of bariatric surgery
53. Bariatric surgery in patients with body mass index greater than 50: Technique or timing?
54. Management of ventral hernia during bariatric surgery: a plea for quality data for quality improvement
55. Visceral obesity, sarcopenia and cancer - increasing fitness decreases risk
56. Setting appropriate expectations after bariatric surgery: Evaluating weight regain and clinical outcomes
57. Effect of new persistent opioid use on physiologic and psychologic outcomes following bariatric surgery
58. An ounce of bariatric surgery is worth a pound of prevention for atrial fibrillation
59. Surgeon variation in severity of reflux symptoms after sleeve gastrectomy
60. Evaluating the Effect of Surgical Skill on Outcomes for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Video-based Study
61. Association of Race with Bariatric Surgery Outcomes
62. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as day-case surgery: a review of the literature - Comment
63. Bariatric Surgery: Safe, Effective and Underutilized - Commentary
64. The influence of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms on patient satisfaction after sleeve gastrectomy