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Hospital Volume and Surgical Mortality in the United States by Birkmeyer, John D, Siewers, Andrea E, Finlayson, Emily V.A, Stukel, Therese A, Lucas, F. Lee, Batista, Ida, Welch, H. Gilbert, Wennberg, David E

“…For surgical procedures, operative mortality varies inversely with the number of procedures performed at a hospital. This study quantified the relation between…”
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Outcomes in Octogenarians Undergoing High-Risk Cancer Operation: A National Study by Finlayson, Emily, MD, MS, Fan, Zhaohui, MD, MPH, Birkmeyer, John D., MD, FACS

“…Background Current information about outcomes in octogenarians undergoing cancer operations is limited largely to case series from selected centers…”
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Phenotype, distribution, generation, and functional and clinical relevance of Th17 cells in the human tumor environments by Kryczek, Ilona, Banerjee, Mousumi, Cheng, Pui, Vatan, Linhua, Szeliga, Wojciech, Wei, Shuang, Huang, Emina, Finlayson, Emily, Simeone, Diane, Welling, Theodore H., Chang, Alfred, Coukos, George, Liu, Rebecca, Zou, Weiping

“…Th17 cells play an active role in autoimmune diseases. However, the nature of Th17 cells is poorly understood in cancer patients. We studied Th17 cells, the…”
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Impact of frailty on complications in patients undergoing common urological procedures: a study from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement database by Suskind, Anne M., Walter, Louise C., Jin, Chengshi, Boscardin, John, Sen, Saunak, Cooperberg, Matthew R., Finlayson, Emily

“…Objectives To evaluate the association of frailty, a measure of diminished physiological reserve, with both major and minor surgical complications among…”
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Postoperative Delirium as a Target for Surgical Quality Improvement by Berian, Julia R, Zhou, Lynn, Russell, Marcia M, Hornor, Melissa A, Cohen, Mark E, Finlayson, Emily, Ko, Clifford Y, Rosenthal, Ronnie A, Robinson, Thomas N

“…OBJECTIVE:To explore hospital-level variation in postoperative delirium using a multi-institutional data source. BACKGROUND:Postoperative delirium is closely…”
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Overactive Bladder is Strongly Associated with Frailty in Older Individuals by Suskind, Anne M., MD, MS, Quanstrom, Kathryn, Zhao, Shoujun, PhD, Bridge, Mark, Walter, Louise C., MD, Neuhaus, John, PhD, Finlayson, Emily, MD, MS

“…Abstract Objectives To understand the relationship between age, frailty and overactive bladder (OAB). Methods This is a prospective study of individuals age…”
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Optimizing Surgical Quality Datasets to Care for Older Adults: Lessons from the American College of Surgeons NSQIP Geriatric Surgery Pilot by Berian, Julia R., Zhou, Lynn, Hornor, Melissa A., Russell, Marcia M., Cohen, Mark E., Finlayson, Emily, Ko, Clifford Y., Robinson, Thomas N., Rosenthal, Ronnie A.

“…Surgical quality datasets can be better tailored toward older adults. The American College of Surgeons (ACS) NSQIP Geriatric Surgery Pilot collected risk…”
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Increasing Advance Care Planning Using a Surgical Optimization Program for Older Adults by Kata, Anna, Sudore, Rebecca, Finlayson, Emily, Broering, Jeanette M., Ngo, Sarah, Tang, Victoria L.

“…Objectives To describe an innovative model of care, the Surgery Wellness Program (SWP), that uses a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement…”
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Hospital Factors and Racial Disparities in Mortality After Surgery for Breast and Colon Cancer by BRESLIN, Tara M, MORRIS, Arden M, NIYA GU, WONG, Sandra L, FINLAYSON, Emily V, BANERJEE, Mousumi, BIRKMEYER, John D

“…Black patients have worse prognoses than whites with breast or colorectal cancer. Mechanisms underlying such disparities have not been fully explored. We…”
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Long-Term Functional Decline in Older Adults That Survived 6 Months after Major Surgery by Tang, Victoria, Jeon, Sun Young, Finlayson, Emily Virginia Ann, Boscardin, John, covinsky, kenneth E.

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Estimating Risk of Postsurgical General and Geriatric Complications Using the VESPA Preoperative Tool by Min, Lillian, Hall, Karen, Finlayson, Emily, Englesbe, Michael, Palazzolo, William, Chan, Chiao-Li, Hou, Hechuan, Miller, Ashley, Diehl, Kathleen M

“…As greater numbers of older patients seek elective surgery, one approach to preventing postoperative complications is enhanced assessment of risks during…”
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Hospital volume, length of stay, and readmission rates in high-risk surgery by GOODNEY, Philip P, STUKEL, Therese A, LUCAS, F. Lee, FINLAYSON, Emily V. A, BIRKMEYER, John D

“…Aimed at reducing surgical deaths, several recent initiatives have attempted to establish volume-based referral strategies in high-risk surgery. Although…”
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The significance of preoperative impaired sensorium on surgical outcomes in nonemergent general surgical operations by Gajdos, Csaba, Kile, Deidre, Hawn, Mary T, Finlayson, Emily, Henderson, William G, Robinson, Thomas N

“…With an aging population, preoperative assessment of the frail older adult requires evaluation beyond simply accounting for chronic diseases. Impaired…”
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The Timed Up and Go Test as a Measure of Frailty in Urologic Practice by Pangilinan, Jayce, Quanstrom, Kathryn, Bridge, Mark, MS, Walter, Louise C., MD, Finlayson, Emily, MD, MS, Suskind, Anne M., MD, MS

“…Abstract Objectives To evaluate the prevalence of frailty, a known predictor of poor outcomes, among patients presenting to an academic non-oncologic urology…”
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Surgical vs Non-Surgical Management of Acute Cholecystitis in Nursing Home Patients by Le, Sidney T, Finlayson, Emily, MD, FACS

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Outcomes after ileoanal pouch surgery in frail and older adults by Cohan, Jessica N., MD, Bacchetti, Peter, PhD, Varma, Madhulika G., MD, Finlayson, Emily, MD, MS

“…Abstract Background Evidence from single-center studies suggests that ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) can be safely performed in selected older patients…”
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Effects of hospital volume on life expectancy after selected cancer operations in older adults: a decision analysis by Finlayson, Emily V.A, Birkmeyer, John D

“…In addition to lower operative mortality, patients undergoing selected cancer operations at high volume centers have improved longterm survival. We sought to…”
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Ileostomy or ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis: patient participation and decisional needs by Cohan, Jessica N, Ozanne, Elissa M, Hofer, Rebecca K, Kelly, Yvonne M, Kata, Anna, Larsen, Craig, Finlayson, Emily

“…Up to 30% of patients with ulcerative colitis will undergo surgery resulting in an ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) or permanent end ileostomy (EI). We…”
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Reaction time performance in upper airway resistance syndrome versus obstructive sleep apnea syndrome by Stoohs, Riccardo A, Philip, Pierre, Andries, Daniela, Finlayson, Emily V.A, Guilleminault, Christian

“…Abstract Background Patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) are known to have an increased risk for motor vehicle crashes. They suffer from…”
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How Did We Get Here? A Broader View of the Postoperative Period by Kaplan, Jennifer Anne, MD, MAS, Tang, Victoria, MD, MAS, Finlayson, Emily, MD, MS

“…The decision to offer surgery to an older adult with medical comorbidities involves candid conversations between the surgeon, patient, and caregivers. Tools…”
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