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“I Can’t Take Any Chances”: A Mixed Methods Study of Frailty, Isolation, Worry, and Loneliness Among Aging Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Joseph, Carly A., Kobayashi, Lindsay C., Frain, Laura N., Finlay, Jessica M.

“…Little is known about how frailty has shaped experiences of living through the COVID-19 pandemic. In this cross-sectional mixed methods study, we analyzed data…”
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Launching a Geriatric Surgery Center: Recommendations from the Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement by Cooper, Lisa, Abbett, Sarah K., Feng, Aiden, Bernacki, Rachelle E., Cooper, Zara, Urman, Richard D., Frain, Laura N., Edwards, Angela F., Blitz, Jeanna D., Javedan, Houman, Bader, Angela M.

“…To prepare for the increasing numbers of older adults undergoing surgery, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has recently launched the Geriatric Surgery…”
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Validation of the Pictorial Fit-Frail Scale in a Thoracic Surgery clinic by Cooper, Lisa, Deeb, Ashley, Dezube, Aaron R., Mazzola, Emanuele, Dumontier, Clark, Bader, Angela M., Theou, Olga, Jaklitsch, Michael T., Frain, Laura N.

“…Examine feasibility and construct validity of Pictorial Fit-Frail scale (PFFS) for the first time in older surgical patients. The PFFS uses visual images to…”
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From research to bedside: Incorporation of a CGA‐based frailty index among multiple comanagement services by Cooper, Lisa, Loewenthal, Julia, Frain, Laura N., Tulebaev, Samir, Cardin, Kristin, Hshieh, Tammy T., Dumontier, Clark, Streiter, Shoshana, Joseph, Carly, Hilt, Austin, Theou, Olga, Rockwood, Kenneth, Orkaby, Ariela R., Javedan, Houman

“…The comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is the core tool used by geriatricians across diverse clinical settings to identify vulnerabilities and estimate…”
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Thoracic surgery with geriatric assessment and collaboration can prepare frail older adults for lung cancer surgery by Cooper, Lisa, Gong, Yusi, Dezube, Aaron R., Mazzola, Emanuele, Deeb, Ashley L., Dumontier, Clark, Jaklitsch, Michael T., Frain, Laura N.

“…Background and Objectives We assessed frailty, measured by a comprehensive geriatric assessment‐based frailty index (FI‐CGA), and its association with…”
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Disease Trajectories and End-of-Life Care for Dementias: Latent Topic Modeling and Trend Analysis Using Clinical Notes by Wang, Liqin, Lakin, Joshua, Riley, Clay, Korach, Zfania, Frain, Laura N, Zhou, Li

“…Despite the increasing prevalence, growing costs, and high mortality of dementia in older adults in the U.S., little is known about the course of these…”
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Outcomes of trimodality CROSS regimen in older adults with locally advanced esophageal cancer by Cooper, Lisa, Dezube, Aaron R., De León, Luis E., Kucukak, Suden, Mazzola, Emanuele, Dumontier, Clark, Mamon, Harvey, Enzinger, Peter, Jaklitsch, Michael T., Frain, Laura N., Wee, Jon O.

“…Chemoradiotherapy for Esophageal cancer followed by Surgery (CROSS regimen) is standard of care for locally-advanced esophageal cancer. We evaluated CROSS…”
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Implementing 4-meter gait speed as a routine vital sign in a thoracic surgery clinic by Deeb, Ashley L., Garrity, Matthew, Cooper, Lisa, Frain, Laura N., Jaklitsch, Michael T., DuMontier, Clark

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Perioperative Esophagectomy Outcomes in Older Esophageal Cancer Patients in Two Different Time Eras by Dezube, Aaron R., Cooper, Lisa, Mazzola, Emanuele, Dolan, Daniel P., Lee, Daniel N., Kucukak, Suden, De Leon, Luis E., Dumontier, Clark, White, Abby, Swanson, Scott J., Jaklitsch, Michael T., Frain, Laura N., Wee, Jon O., Ademola, Bayonle, Polhemus, Emily

“…To investigate perioperative outcomes of esophagectomies by age groups. Retrospective analysis of esophageal cancer patients undergoing esophagectomy from 2005…”
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Polypharmacy and frailty in older adults evaluated at a multidisciplinary geriatric-thoracic clinic prior to surgery by Cooper, Lisa, Dezube, Aaron R., De León, Luis E., Fox, Sam, Bravo-Iñiguez, Carlos E., Mazzola, Emanuele, Tarascio, Jeffrey, Cardin, Kristin, DuMontier, Clark, Jaklitsch, Michael T., Frain, Laura N.

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Opportunities for quality improvement in the morbidity pattern of older adults undergoing pulmonary lobectomy for cancer by De León, Luis E., Rochefort, Matthew M., Bravo-Iñiguez, Carlos E., Fox, Sam W., Tarascio, Jeffrey N., Cardin, Kristin, DuMontier, Clark, Frain, Laura N., Jaklitsch, Michael T.

“…There is limited information on the frequency of complications among older adults after oncological thoracic surgery in the modern era. We hypothesized that…”
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