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Current Guidelines for Integration of Palliative Care in Oncology by Fahy, Bridget N.

“…Multiple cancer societies and professional medical organizations recommend integration of palliative care into routine oncology care. A growing body of…”
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Introduction: Role of palliative care for the surgical patient by Fahy, Bridget N.

“…Palliative care (PC) seeks to improve the quality of life for patients facing serious illness. Several oncology organizations have guidelines about PC,…”
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Prognostication in oncology by Fahy, Bridget N.

“…Prognostication involves formulation and communication about the expected course of the disease and is unique in surgical oncology because of the need to…”
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Understanding the Surgeons' Role in Palliation of the Oncology Patient by Fahy, Bridget N.

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Follow-up After Curative Resection of Colorectal Cancer by Fahy, Bridget N.

“…Of the 13.7 million cancer survivors living in the United States as of January 2012, 1.2 million, or 9 %, were colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors. Determining…”
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Artificial Nutrition in Patients with Advanced Malignancy by Saavedra, Ramses, Fahy, Bridget N.

“…Cancer is a progressive disease that can lead to malnutrition and cachexia. Artificial nutrition is a medical therapy used to combat malnutrition in these…”
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Follow-Up After Curative Cancer Surgery: Understanding Costs and Benefits by Fahy, Bridget N.

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Adherence to surveillance colonoscopy guidelines in patients following curative-intent colorectal cancer resection by Stephens, Kyle, Fahy, Bridget N.

“…•Healthcare providers caring for patients with a history of colorectal cancer (CRC) need to be aware of the low rates of adherence to guidelines for…”
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A Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial of Perioperative Palliative Care Surrounding Cancer Surgery for Patients and Their Family Members (PERIOP-PC) by Aslakson, Rebecca A, Chandrashekaran, Shivani V, Rickerson, Elizabeth, Fahy, Bridget N, Johnston, Fabian M, Miller, Judith A, Conca-Cheng, Alison, Wang, Suwei, Morris, Arden M, Lorenz, Karl, Temel, Jennifer S, Smith, Thomas J

“…Despite positive outcomes associated with specialist palliative care (PC) in diverse medical populations, little research has investigated specialist PC in…”
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Utilization of palliative care consultation service by surgical services by Rodriguez, Rodrigo, Marr, Lisa, Rajput, Ashwani, Fahy, Bridget N

“…Palliative medicine was recognized as a unique medical specialty in 2006. Since that time, the number of hospital-based palliative care services has increased…”
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Palliative care for the surgical oncologist: Embracing the palliativist within by Fahy, Bridget N., MD, FACS

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Predicting poor outcome following hepatectomy: analysis of 2313 hepatectomies in the NSQIP database by Aloia, Thomas A., Fahy, Bridget N., Fischer, Craig P., Jones, Stephen L., Duchini, Andrea, Galati, Joseph, Gaber, A. Osama, Ghobrial, R. Mark, Bass, Barbara L.

“…For the past two decades multiple series have documented that liver resection has become safer. The purpose of this study was to determine the current status…”
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The RPL/RPS gene signature of melanoma CTCs associates with brain metastasis by Bowley, Tetiana Y, Lagutina, Irina V, Francis, Carol, Sivakumar, Sinduja, Selwyn, Reed G, Taylor, Erik, Guo, Yan, Fahy, Bridget N, Tawfik, Bernard, Marchetti, Dario

“…Melanoma brain metastasis (MBM) is linked to poor prognosis and low overall survival. We hypothesized that melanoma circulating tumor cells (CTCs) possess a…”
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Challenges in Deactivating a Total Artificial Heart for a Patient With Capacity by Bruce, Courtenay R., JD, Allen, Nathan G., MD, Fahy, Bridget N., MD, Gordon, Harvey L., MD, Suarez, Erik E., MD, Bruckner, Brian A., MD

“…The use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices has increased sixfold since 2006. Although there is an established legal and ethical consensus that…”
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Availability of acute care surgeons improves outcomes in patients requiring emergent colon surgery by Moore, Laura J., M.D., F.A.C.S, Turner, Krista L., M.D., F.A.C.S, Jones, Stephen L., M.D, Fahy, Bridget N., M.D., F.A.C.S, Moore, Frederick A., M.D., F.A.C.S., F.C.C.M

“…Abstract Background The need for emergent colon surgery is a common cause of severe sepsis/septic shock and mortality among surgical patients. We wanted to…”
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Morbidity, mortality, and technical factors of distal pancreatectomy by Fahy, Bridget N, Frey, Charles F, Ho, Hung S, Beckett, Laurel, Bold, Richard J

“…Background: Pancreatic leak is a major source of morbidity associated with pancreatic surgery. We sought to identify disease and technique-dependent factors…”
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Impact of hepatic malignancy on CYP3A4 gene expression by Fahy, Bridget N., MD, Guo, Tao, MS, Ghose, Romi, PhD

“…Abstract Background The aim of this study was to examine differences in a major enzyme system for hepatic metabolism of drugs, CYP3A4, by measuring RNA levels…”
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Surgical intern survival skills curriculum as an intern: does it help? by Todd, S. Rob, M.D, Fahy, Bridget N., M.D, Paukert, Judy, Ph.D, Johnson, Melanie L., B.S, Bass, Barbara L., M.D

“…Abstract Background The transition from medical student to surgical intern is fraught with anxiety. We implemented a surgical intern survival skills curriculum…”
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Pediatric melanoma in New Mexico American Indians, Hispanics, and non-Hispanic whites, 1981–2009 by Rajput, Ashwani, M.D, Faizi, Syed A., M.D, Nir, Itzhak, M.D, Morris, Katherine T., M.D, Fahy, Bridget, M.D, Russell, John, M.D, Wiggins, Charles, Ph.D

“…Abstract Background Pediatric melanoma rates are increasing nationally. Our purpose was to determine the incidence of melanoma in New Mexico's (NM's) American…”
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Carcinoid of the rectum risk stratification (CaRRs): a strategy for preoperative outcome assessment by Fahy, Bridget N, Tang, Laura H, Klimstra, David, Wong, W Douglas, Guillem, Jose G, Paty, Philip B, Temple, Larissa K F, Shia, Jinru, Weiser, Martin R

“…Predicting rectal carcinoid behavior based exclusively on tumor size is imprecise. We sought to identify factors associated with outcome and incorporate them…”
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