Birkmeyer, MD; for the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative Author Affiliations Article Information JAMA. 2010;304(4):435-442. doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1034 Abstract Context Despite the growing popularity of bariatric surgery, there remain concerns about perioperative safety and variation in outcomes ...
Birkmeyer NJ, Dimick JB, Share D, Hawasli A, English WJ, Genaw J, Finks JF, Carlin AM, Birkmeyer JD. Hospital complication rates with bariatric surgery in Michigan. Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative. JAMA. 2010;304:435Y442.
Carlin AM, Zeni TM, English WJ, et al; Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative. The comparative effectiveness of sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, and adjustable gastric banding procedures for the treatment of morbid obesity. Ann Surg. 2013;257(5):791-797.PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 6. Lazza...
Methods The Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative enrolls 6,000 patients annually into a prospective clinical registry. Data is abstracted from patient medical records, with further information obtained from annual surveys. We examined the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among patients undergoing ...
Variation in utilization of acid-reducing medication at 1 year following bariatric surgery: results from the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2015;11(1):222-8.Varban OA, Hawasli AA, Carlin AM, et al. Variation in utilization of acid-reducing medication at 1 ...
Dynamics within peer-to-peer surgical coaching relationships: Early evidence from the Michigan Bariatric Surgical CollaborativeOur qualitative analysis demonstrates that surgeons naturally and effectively assume co-learner roles when participating in an early surgical coaching experience....
The article discusses four Statewide Collaborative Quality Initiatives (CQI) sponsored by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM), a nonprofit organization to improve patient safety and health care quality in Michigan's hospitals which has lowered cost for patients. It informs that the CQI ...
Variation in utilization of acid- reducing medications at 1 year following bariatric surgery: results from the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2015;11:222 - 228.Varban OA, Hawasli AA, Carlin AM, et al. Variation in utilization of acid-reducing medication at 1 ...
Conclusion Serious complications among patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy were relatively infrequent in this cohort of patients in the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative. Rates of overall complications varied widely across the hospitals enrolled in this statewide quality collaborative, ...