University of California San Francisco

Emily Finlayson - 144x
Emily
Finlayson
MD, MS, FACS

Professor of Surgery, Medicine, and Health Policy
Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs and Development
Director, UCSF Center for Surgery in Older Adults (CSOA)

Address

513 Parnassus Avenue, MSB, #549D
San Francisco, CA 94143
United States

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 415-476-5147

Biography

Dr. Emily Finlayson is a colorectal surgeon with expertise in the treatment of colon and rectal cancer, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. She is a specialist in minimally invasive surgical techniques.

Finlayson's research examines population-based surgical outcomes, focusing particularly on functional outcomes in the frail elderly.

Finlayson earned her medical degree at Harvard Medical School. She trained in general surgery at UCSF and in colon and rectal surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She also earned a master of science degree at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and she completed a research fellowship with the White River Junction Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Vermont.

Finlayson served on the surgery department faculty at the University of Michigan and on the Michigan Surgical Collaborative for Outcomes Research and Evaluation. She returned to UCSF in 2009.

Education

Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
University of California Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training 2019
Harvard University M.D. School of Medicine 1997

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Surgery, 2005
  • American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2006

Clinical Expertise

Anal Cancer
Colitis
Colon Cancer
Constipation
Crohn's Disease
Diverticulitis
Fecal Incontinence
Hemorrhoids
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Pelvic Floor Disorders
Presacral Tumors
Rectal Cancer
Ulcerative Colitis

Program Affiliations

Grants and Funding

  • Developing Tools to Support the Appropriate Use of Surgery in Frail Older Adults | NIH | 2017-09-01 - 2020-05-31 | Role: Principal Investigator
  • Optimizing treatment for nursing home residents with acute cholecystitis | NIH | 2014-04-15 - 2020-03-31 | Role: Principal Investigator
  • Functional Outcomes After Major Surgery in Nursing Home Residents | NIH | 2006-09-01 - 2012-08-31 | Role: Principal Investigator

Research Narrative

Dr. Finlayson’s research focuses on using administrative data to examine ‘real world’ surgical outcomes in the elderly. For example, in an analysis of operative mortality in 1.2 million Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older undergoing elective diagnostic high-risk surgery, she found that the risk of death increased dramatically with age. Her work examining the impact of age and comorbidity on operative mortality and survival among octogenarians undergoing cancer surgery demonstrated population-based mortality rates in octogenarians that were considerably higher than those reported in published reports from case series or trials. To better understand surgical risks in elders, she has explored the role of institutional factors in surgical outcomes. As is now widely recognized, her work demonstrated that provider procedure volume is inversely related to operative mortality for many high-risk operations and that this association was greatest in elder surgical patients.

In Dr. Finlayson’s most recent work, she uses a national nursing home registry to evaluate outcomes after surgery in long stay nursing home residents. She found that nursing home residents experienced high operative mortality for ‘low risk’ procedures. After operations to remove the gallbladder or appendix, more that 1 out of 10 nursing home residents died after surgery. She has also used this data to evaluate survival and functional status after colon cancer surgery and found that nursing home residents experience substantial and sustained functional decline after surgery. One-year survival was less than 50%.

The findings in her epidemiology research inspired the creation of the UCSF Center for Surgery in Older Adults. Under her leadership, the interdisciplinary team of stakeholders from surgery, anesthesia, rehabilitation services, geriatrics, palliative care, nursing, education, and health policy with expertise in quantitative research, qualitative research, and implementation science are working together to develop, implement, evaluate best practices in geriatric surgery through the development of a geriatric surgery registry. Our overarching goal is to discover best practices in geriatric surgery through patient-centered outcomes assessment, comparative effectiveness analyses, and interventional trials. In addition, we identify and explore barriers to delivery of optimal care with the aim to improve implementation of interdisciplinary patient-centered surgical care for older adults at UCSF and beyond.

Research Interests

Surgical outcomes in frail elderly patients

Publications

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 126
  1. Patients with dementia or frailty undergoing major limb amputation have poor outcomes.
    Shah SK, Xiang L, Adler RR, Clark CJ, Hsu J, Mitchell SL, Finlayson E, Kim DH, Lin KJ, Weissman JS| | PubMed
  2. Improving Surgical Care and Outcomes in Older Cancer Patients Through Implementation of a Presurgical Toolkit (OPTI-Surg)-Final Results of a Phase III Cluster Randomized Trial (Alliance A231601CD).
    Chang GJ, Gunn HJ, Barber AK, Lowenstein LM, Dohan D, Broering J, Dockter T, Tan AD, Dueck A, Chow S, Neuman H, Finlayson E, OPTI-Surg Investigators| | PubMed
  3. Associations of Resilience, Perceived Control of Health, and Depression with Geriatric Outcomes after Surgery.
    Miller MJ, Cenzer I, Covinsky KE, Finlayson E, Raue PJ, Tang VL| | PubMed
  4. Use of Muscle Relaxants After Surgery in Traditional Medicare Part D Enrollees.
    Bongiovanni T, Gan S, Finlayson E, Ross JS, Harrison JD, Boscardin J, Steinman MA| | PubMed
  5. Clinician Perspectives on How Family Support and Psychological Distress Influence Older Adults' Recovery After Major Surgery.
    Colley A, Dillon E, Yank V, Keny C, Finlayson E, Dutt M, Tang V| | PubMed
  6. Association of Race and Ethnicity With Postoperative Gabapentinoid and Opioid Prescribing Trends for Older Adults.
    Bongiovanni T, Gan S, Finlayson E, Ross JS, Harrison JD, Boscardin WJ, Steinman MA| | PubMed
  7. "It Gives Me Peace of Mind So I Can Focus on Healing": Views on Advance Care Planning for Older Surgical Patients.
    Colley A, Broering J, Lee K, Lin JA, Pierce L, Finlayson E, Sudore RL, Wick EC| | PubMed
  8. Risk factors and associated outcomes of postoperative delirium after open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
    Gutierrez RD, Smith EJT, Matthay ZA, Gasper WJ, Hiramoto JS, Conte MS, Finlayson E, Walter LC, Iannuzzi JC| | PubMed
  9. Social Strain is associated with Functional Decline in Older Adults after Surgery.
    Tang VL, Cenzer I, Keny C, John Boscardin W, Covinsky K, Finlayson E, Kotwal A| | PubMed
  10. Reimagining Ambulatory Care in Urology: Conversion of the Urology Clinic into a Procedure Center Improves Patient's Experience.
    Hamouche F, Hakam N, Unno R, Ahn J, Yang H, Bayne D, Stoller ML, Smith S, Finlayson E, Smith J, Chi T| | PubMed
  11. Clinician Review of Advanced Care Planning for Older Surgical Patients Requiring Intensive Care.
    Lin JA, Colley A, Pierce L, Finlayson E, Sudore RL, Wick EC| | PubMed
  12. Trends in the Use of Gabapentinoids and Opioids in the Postoperative Period Among Older Adults.
    Bongiovanni T, Gan S, Finlayson E, Ross JS, Harrison JD, Boscardin WJ, Steinman MA| | PubMed
  13. Experiences with targeting inpatient advance care planning for emergency general surgery patients: A resident-led quality improvement project.
    Colley A, Lin J, Pierce L, Johnson C, Bongiovanni T, Finlayson E, Sudore R, Wick EC| | PubMed
  14. Multisite Implementation of an American College of Surgeons Geriatric Surgery Quality Improvement Initiative.
    Ma M, Peters XD, Zhang LM, Hornor M, Christensen K, Coleman J, Finlayson E, Flood KL, Katlic M, Lagoo-Deenadayalan S, Robinson TN, Rosenthal RA, Tang VL, Ko CY, Russell MM| | PubMed
  15. Cognitive Impairment is Common in a Veterans Affairs Population with Peripheral Arterial Disease.
    Smith EJT, Gasper WJ, Schneider PA, Finlayson E, Walter LC, Covinsky KE, Conte MS, Iannuzzi JC| | PubMed
  16. Missed Opportunities and Health Disparities for Advance Care Planning Before Elective Surgery in Older Adults.
    Colley A, Lin JA, Pierce L, Finlayson E, Sudore RL, Wick E| | PubMed
  17. High risk of complications after a "low risk" procedure: A national study of nursing home residents and older adults undergoing haemorrhoid surgery.
    Colley A, Finlayson E, Zhao S, Boscardin J, Suskind A| | PubMed
  18. Prolonged use of newly prescribed gabapentin after surgery.
    Bongiovanni T, Gan S, Finlayson E, Ross J, Harrison JD, Boscardin J, Steinman MA| | PubMed
  19. "I Wish Someone had Asked Me Earlier"-Perspectives on Advance Care Planning in Surgery.
    Colley A, Finlayson E, Sosa JA, Wick E| | PubMed
  20. Characteristics and Procedures Among Adults Discharged to Hospice After Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery in California.
    Greenberg AL, Lin JA, Colley A, Finlayson E, Bongiovanni T, Wick EC| | PubMed
  21. Functional and cognitive outcomes after suprapubic catheter placement in nursing home residents: A national cohort study.
    Chou WH, Covinsky K, Zhao S, Boscardin WJ, Finlayson E, Suskind AM| | PubMed
  22. Patients living with dementia have worse outcomes when undergoing high-risk procedures.
    Shah SK, Adler RR, Xiang L, Clark CJ, Cooper Z, Finlayson E, Kim DH, Lin KJ, Lipsitz SR, Weissman JS| | PubMed
  23. Reply by Authors.
    Van Kuiken ME, Zhao S, Covinsky K, Boscardin J, Finlayson E, Suskind AM| | PubMed
  24. Frailty Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Complications and Need for Repeat Procedures after Sling Surgery in Older Adults.
    Van Kuiken ME, Zhao S, Covinsky K, Boscardin J, Finlayson E, Suskind AM| | PubMed
  25. Ileostomy or ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis: patient participation and decisional needs.
    Cohan JN, Ozanne EM, Hofer RK, Kelly YM, Kata A, Larsen C, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  26. Frequency of Preoperative Advance Care Planning for Older Adults Undergoing High-risk Surgery: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.
    Kalbfell E, Kata A, Buffington AS, Marka N, Brasel KJ, Mosenthal AC, Cooper Z, Finlayson E, Schwarze ML| | PubMed
  27. Expressions of conflict following postoperative complications in older adults having major surgery.
    Kalbfell EL, Buffington A, Kata A, Brasel KJ, Mosenthal AC, Cooper Z, Finlayson E, Schwarze ML| | PubMed
  28. Comparative Outcomes for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery among Nursing Home Residents and Matched Community Dwelling Older Adults. Reply.
    Suskind AM, Covinsky K, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  29. Comparative outcomes for older adults undergoing surgery for bladder and bowel dysfunction.
    Suskind AM, Zhao S, Nik-Ahd F, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky K, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  30. Patient Factors Associated With Parathyroidectomy in Older Adults With Primary Hyperparathyroidism.
    Seib CD, Suh I, Meng T, Trickey A, Smith AK, Finlayson E, Covinsky KE, Kurella Tamura M, Kebebew E| | PubMed
  31. An Implementation-Effectiveness Study of a Perioperative Delirium Prevention Initiative for Older Adults.
    Donovan AL, Braehler MR, Robinowitz DL, Lazar AA, Finlayson E, Rogers S, Douglas VC, Whitlock EL, Anesthesia Resident Quality Improvement Committee| | PubMed
  32. Derivation, Validation, Sustained Performance, and Clinical Impact of an Electronic Medical Record-Based Perioperative Delirium Risk Stratification Tool.
    Whitlock EL, Braehler MR, Kaplan JA, Finlayson E, Rogers SE, Douglas V, Donovan AL| | PubMed
  33. Reply by Authors.
    Suskind AM, Zhao S, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky K, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  34. The American College of Surgeons Geriatric Surgery Verification Program and the Practicing Colorectal Surgeon.
    Ma M, Zhang L, Rosenthal R, Finlayson E, Russell MM| | PubMed
  35. Preoperative Depressive Symptoms Associated with Poor Functional Recovery after Surgery.
    Tang VL, Cenzer I, McCulloch CE, Finlayson E, Cooper Z, Silvestrini M, Ngo S, Schmitt EM, Inouye SK| | PubMed
  36. Comparative Outcomes for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery among Nursing Home Residents and Matched Community Dwelling Older Adults.
    Suskind AM, Zhao S, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky K, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  37. Living in a Food Desert is Associated with 30-day Readmission after Revascularization for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia.
    Smith EJT, Ramirez JL, Wu B, Zarkowsky DS, Gasper WJ, Finlayson E, Conte MS, Iannuzzi JC| | PubMed
  38. Association of Functional, Cognitive, and Psychological Measures With 1-Year Mortality in Patients Undergoing Major Surgery.
    Tang VL, Jing B, Boscardin J, Ngo S, Silvestrini M, Finlayson E, Covinsky KE| | PubMed
  39. Patient complexity by surgical specialty does not correlate with work relative value units.
    Ramirez JL, Gasper WJ, Seib CD, Finlayson E, Conte MS, Sosa JA, Iannuzzi JC| | PubMed
  40. Time Spent Away from Home in the Year Following High-Risk Cancer Surgery in Older Adults.
    Suskind AM, Zhao S, Boscardin WJ, Smith A, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  41. Long-Term Trends in Postoperative Opioid Prescribing, 1994 to 2014.
    Chen CL, Jeffery MM, Krebs EE, Thiels CA, Schumacher MA, Schwartz AJ, Thombley R, Finlayson E, Rodriguez-Monguio R, Ward D, Dudley RA| | PubMed
  42. Effectiveness of a Question Prompt List Intervention for Older Patients Considering Major Surgery: A Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial.
    Schwarze ML, Buffington A, Tucholka JL, Hanlon B, Rathouz PJ, Marka N, Taylor LJ, Zimmermann CJ, Kata A, Baggett ND, Fox DA, Schmick AE, Berlin A, Glass NE, Mosenthal AC, Finlayson E, Cooper Z, Brasel KJ| | PubMed
  43. Including the Family in Perioperative Care of Older Adults-A Call for HELP.
    Tang V, Finlayson E, Covinsky K| | PubMed
  44. Is there a role for specialized geriatric centers in treating geriatric cancer patients?
    Arsoniadis EG, Finlayson E, Potenti F| | PubMed
  45. What Matters? The Valued Life Activities of Older Adults Undergoing Elective Surgery.
    Kata A, Dutt M, Sudore RL, Finlayson E, Broering JM, Tang VL| | PubMed
  46. The impact of frailty on treatment for overactive bladder in older adults.
    Suskind AM, Kowalik C, Quanstrom K, Boscardin J, Zhao S, Reynolds WS, Mishra K, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  47. How Did We Get Here? A Broader View of the Postoperative Period.
    Kaplan JA, Tang V, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  48. Invasive Procedures to Improve Function in Frail Older Adults: Do Outcomes Justify the Intervention?
    Seib CD, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  49. The Association Between Race and Frailty in Older Adults Presenting to a Nononcologic Urology Practice.
    Washington SL, Porten SP, Quanstrom K, Jin C, Bridge M, Finlayson E, Walter LC, Suskind AM| | PubMed
  50. Optimizing the Feasibility and Scalability of a Geriatric Surgery Quality Improvement Initiative.
    Hornor MA, Tang VL, Berian J, Robinson TN, Coleman J, Katlic MR, Rosenthal RA, Christensen K, Baker T, Finlayson E, Lagoo-Deenadaayalan SA, Ko CY, Russell MM| | PubMed
  51. Functional Status and Survival After Breast Cancer Surgery in Nursing Home Residents.
    Tang V, Zhao S, Boscardin J, Sudore R, Covinsky K, Walter LC, Esserman L, Mukhtar R, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  52. Depth of Propofol Sedation and Postoperative Delirium: The Jury Is Still Out.
    Whitlock EL, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  53. Increasing Advance Care Planning Using a Surgical Optimization Program for Older Adults.
    Kata A, Sudore R, Finlayson E, Broering JM, Ngo S, Tang VL| | PubMed
  54. Patient Frailty Should Be Used to Individualize Treatment Decisions in Primary Hyperparathyroidism.
    Seib CD, Chomsky-Higgins K, Gosnell JE, Shen WT, Suh I, Duh QY, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  55. Postoperative Delirium as a Target for Surgical Quality Improvement.
    Berian JR, Zhou L, Russell MM, Hornor MA, Cohen ME, Finlayson E, Ko CY, Rosenthal RA, Robinson TN| | PubMed
  56. Mortality and Functional Outcomes After Minor Urological Surgery in Nursing Home Residents: A National Study.
    Suskind AM, Zhao S, Walter LC, Boscardin WJ, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  57. Application of the RAND-UCLA Appropriateness Methodology to a Large Multidisciplinary Stakeholder Group Evaluating the Validity and Feasibility of Patient-Centered Standards in Geriatric Surgery.
    Berian JR, Baker TL, Rosenthal RA, Coleman J, Finlayson E, Katlic MR, Lagoo-Deenadayalan SA, Tang VL, Robinson TN, Ko CY, Russell MM| | PubMed
  58. Association of Patient Frailty With Increased Morbidity After Common Ambulatory General Surgery Operations.
    Seib CD, Rochefort H, Chomsky-Higgins K, Gosnell JE, Suh I, Shen WT, Duh QY, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  59. Hospital Standards to Promote Optimal Surgical Care of the Older Adult: A Report From the Coalition for Quality in Geriatric Surgery.
    Berian JR, Rosenthal RA, Baker TL, Coleman J, Finlayson E, Katlic MR, Lagoo-Deenadayalan SA, Tang VL, Robinson TN, Ko CY, Russell MM| | PubMed
  60. The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolic Disease in Colorectal Surgery.
    Fleming F, Gaertner W, Ternent CA, Finlayson E, Herzig D, Paquette IM, Feingold DL, Steele SR| | PubMed
  61. Treatment Intensity After Traumatic Brain Injury: More Is Not Better.
    Colley A, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  62. Estimating Risk of Postsurgical General and Geriatric Complications Using the VESPA Preoperative Tool.
    Min L, Hall K, Finlayson E, Englesbe M, Palazzolo W, Chan CL, Hou H, Miller A, Diehl KM| | PubMed
  63. Optimizing Surgical Quality Datasets to Care for Older Adults: Lessons from the American College of Surgeons NSQIP Geriatric Surgery Pilot.
    Berian JR, Zhou L, Hornor MA, Russell MM, Cohen ME, Finlayson E, Ko CY, Robinson TN, Rosenthal RA| | PubMed
  64. Frailty-Going From Measurement to Action.
    Wick EC, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  65. Author Reply.
    Suskind AM, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  66. Navigating high-risk surgery: protocol for a multisite, stepped wedge, cluster-randomised trial of a question prompt list intervention to empower older adults to ask questions that inform treatment decisions.
    Taylor LJ, Rathouz PJ, Berlin A, Brasel KJ, Mosenthal AC, Finlayson E, Cooper Z, Steffens NM, Jacobson N, Buffington A, Tucholka JL, Zhao Q, Schwarze ML| | PubMed
  67. Overactive Bladder Is Strongly Associated With Frailty in Older Individuals.
    Suskind AM, Quanstrom K, Zhao S, Bridge M, Walter LC, Neuhaus J, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  68. The Timed Up and Go Test as a Measure of Frailty in Urologic Practice.
    Pangilinan J, Quanstrom K, Bridge M, Walter LC, Finlayson E, Suskind AM| | PubMed
  69. Delivery Mode in Pregnant Patients with IBD: Uncertainty Remains.
    Cohan J, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  70. Impact of Multimodality Pain Regimens on Elective Colorectal Surgery Outcomes.
    Kaplan JA, Finlayson E, Auerbach AD| | PubMed
  71. A Call for Frailty Screening in the Preoperative Setting.
    Suskind AM, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  72. Frailty and the Role of Obliterative versus Reconstructive Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A National Study.
    Suskind AM, Jin C, Walter LC, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  73. Functional Outcomes After Transurethral Resection of the Prostate in Nursing Home Residents.
    Suskind AM, Walter LC, Zhao S, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  74. Early learners as health coaches for older adults preparing for surgery.
    Kaplan JA, Brinson Z, Hofer R, O'Sullivan P, Chang A, Horvath H, Chang GJ, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  75. Changing Paradigms in Detection of Dysplasia and Management of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Is Colectomy Still Necessary?
    Velayos F, Kathpalia P, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  76. Development of a Nonparametric Predictive Model for Readmission Risk in Elderly Adults After Colon and Rectal Cancer Surgery.
    Yeo H, Mao J, Abelson JS, Lachs M, Finlayson E, Milsom J, Sedrakyan A| | PubMed
  77. Focus on Surgical Outcomes That Matter to Older Patients.
    Suskind AM, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  78. Rates of Recovery to Pre-Fracture Function in Older Persons with Hip Fracture: an Observational Study.
    Tang VL, Sudore R, Cenzer IS, Boscardin WJ, Smith A, Ritchie C, Wallhagen M, Finlayson E, Petrillo L, Covinsky K| | PubMed
  79. Author Reply.
    Suskind AM, Finlayson E, Walter LC| | PubMed
  80. Thinking Beyond Age for Postacute Care After Major Abdominal Surgery: A New Surgical Era.
    Suskind AM, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  81. Preoperative Frailty Is Associated With Discharge to Skilled or Assisted Living Facilities After Urologic Procedures of Varying Complexity.
    Suskind AM, Jin C, Cooperberg MR, Finlayson E, Boscardin WJ, Sen S, Walter LC| | PubMed
  82. A Novel Decision Aid for Surgical Patients with Ulcerative Colitis: Results of a Pilot Study.
    Cohan JN, Ozanne EM, Sewell JL, Hofer RK, Mahadevan U, Varma MG, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  83. Postoperative Functional Outcomes in Older Adults.
    Brinson Z, Tang VL, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  84. Surgical oncology outcomes in the aging US population.
    Yeo HL, O'Mahoney PR, Lachs M, Michelassi F, Mao J, Finlayson E, Abelson JS, Sedrakyan A| | PubMed
  85. Center the Patient in the Decision Process: A Tool to Inform the Consent and Share the Decision-Making in Patients With Rectal Cancer.
    Finlayson E, Cohan J| | PubMed
  86. Impact of frailty on complications in patients undergoing common urological procedures: a study from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement database.
    Suskind AM, Walter LC, Jin C, Boscardin J, Sen S, Cooperberg MR, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  87. Impact of Surgery on Relationship Quality in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis and Their Partners.
    Cohan JN, Rhee JY, Finlayson E, Varma MG| | PubMed
  88. Association of Reference Payment for Colonoscopy With Consumer Choices, Insurer Spending, and Procedural Complications.
    Robinson JC, Brown TT, Whaley C, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  89. Impact of Patient Age on Procedure Type for Ulcerative Colitis: A National Study.
    Cohan JN, Bacchetti P, Varma MG, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  90. Outcomes Analysis of Biologic Mesh Use for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction in Clean-Contaminated and Contaminated Ventral Hernia Repair.
    Sbitany H, Kwon E, Chern H, Finlayson E, Varma MG, Hansen SL| | PubMed
  91. Functional outcomes after lower extremity revascularization in nursing home residents: a national cohort study.
    Oresanya L, Zhao S, Gan S, Fries BE, Goodney PP, Covinsky KE, Conte MS, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  92. Outcomes after ileoanal pouch surgery in frail and older adults.
    Cohan JN, Bacchetti P, Varma MG, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  93. Reply to N.H. Turner et al and Ł. Dziki et al.
    Finlayson E| | PubMed
  94. Perineal flap reconstruction following oncologic anorectal extirpation: an outcomes assessment.
    Wang ED, Conkling N, Xu X, Chern H, Finlayson E, Varma MG, Hansen SL, Foster RD, Hoffman WY, Sbitany H| | PubMed
  95. The significance of preoperative impaired sensorium on surgical outcomes in nonemergent general surgical operations.
    Gajdos C, Kile D, Hawn MT, Finlayson E, Henderson WG, Robinson TN| | PubMed
  96. RAMPing up the quality of rectal cancer surgery.
    Finlayson E| | PubMed
  97. How to best forecast adverse outcomes following geriatric trauma: an ageless question?
    Robinson TN, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  98. Preoperative assessment of the older patient: a narrative review.
    Oresanya LB, Lyons WL, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  99. Advancing age and 30-day adverse outcomes after nonemergent general surgeries.
    Gajdos C, Kile D, Hawn MT, Finlayson E, Henderson WG, Robinson TN| | PubMed
  100. Elective surgery in dialysis patients: realistic risk information from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database: comment on “risk of major nonemergent inpatient general surgical procedures in patients on lo
    Oresanya LB, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  101. Outcomes after rectal cancer surgery in elderly nursing home residents.
    Finlayson E, Zhao S, Varma MG| | PubMed
  102. Elective Surgery in Dialysis Patients: Comment on "Risk of Major Nonemergent Inpatient General Surgical Procedures in Patients on Long-term Dialysis"
    Oresanya LB, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  103. Functional status after colon cancer surgery in elderly nursing home residents.
    Finlayson E, Zhao S, Boscardin WJ, Fries BE, Landefeld CS, Dudley RA| | PubMed
  104. Major abdominal surgery in nursing home residents: a national study.
    Finlayson E, Wang L, Landefeld CS, Dudley RA| | PubMed
  105. Inappropriate medication use in older adults undergoing surgery: a national study.
    Finlayson E, Maselli J, Steinman MA, Rothberg MB, Lindenauer PK, Auerbach AD| | PubMed
  106. Invited commentary. Gender influences treatment and survival in colorectal cancer surgery.
    Finlayson E| | PubMed
  107. Computed tomographic colonography for patients at high risk of colorectal cancer: trading accuracy for access and compliance.
    Finlayson E| | PubMed
  108. Research based on administrative data.
    Finlayson E, Birkmeyer JD| | PubMed
  109. Hospital factors and racial disparities in mortality after surgery for breast and colon cancer.
    Breslin TM, Morris AM, Gu N, Wong SL, Finlayson EV, Banerjee M, Birkmeyer JD| | PubMed
  110. Phenotype, distribution, generation, and functional and clinical relevance of Th17 cells in the human tumor environments.
    Kryczek I, Banerjee M, Cheng P, Vatan L, Szeliga W, Wei S, Huang E, Finlayson E, Simeone D, Welling TH, Chang A, Coukos G, Liu R, Zou W| | PubMed
  111. Reaction time performance in upper airway resistance syndrome versus obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
    Stoohs RA, Philip P, Andries D, Finlayson EV, Guilleminault C| | PubMed
  112. FOXP3 defines regulatory T cells in human tumor and autoimmune disease.
    Kryczek I, Liu R, Wang G, Wu K, Shu X, Szeliga W, Vatan L, Finlayson E, Huang E, Simeone D, Redman B, Welling TH, Chang A, Zou W| | PubMed
  113. Outcomes in octogenarians undergoing high-risk cancer operation: a national study.
    Finlayson E, Fan Z, Birkmeyer JD| | PubMed
  114. Laparoscopic colectomy for cancer.
    Finlayson E, Nelson H| | PubMed
  115. Predicting quality in surgery.
    Finlayson E, Nelson H| | PubMed
  116. Surgical treatment of insulinomas.
    Finlayson E, Clark OH| | PubMed
  117. Hospital volume, length of stay, and readmission rates in high-risk surgery.
    Goodney PP, Stukel TA, Lucas FL, Finlayson EV, Birkmeyer JD| | PubMed
  118. Hospital volume and operative mortality in cancer surgery: a national study.
    Finlayson EV, Goodney PP, Birkmeyer JD| | PubMed
  119. Effects of hospital volume on life expectancy after selected cancer operations in older adults: a decision analysis.
    Finlayson EV, Birkmeyer JD| | PubMed
  120. Adjusting surgical mortality rates for patient comorbidities: more harm than good?
    Finlayson EV, Birkmeyer JD, Stukel TA, Siewers AE, Lucas FL, Wennberg DE| | PubMed
  121. Should consumers trust hospital quality report cards?
    Finlayson EV, Birkmeyer JD| | PubMed
  122. Hospital volume and surgical mortality in the United States.
    Birkmeyer JD, Siewers AE, Finlayson EV, Stukel TA, Lucas FL, Batista I, Welch HG, Wennberg DE| | PubMed
  123. Outcomes in vascular surgery: volume versus certification.
    Finlayson EV, Birkmeyer JD| | PubMed
  124. Volume standards for high-risk surgical procedures: potential benefits of the Leapfrog initiative.
    Birkmeyer JD, Finlayson EV, Birkmeyer CM| | PubMed
  125. Operative mortality with elective surgery in older adults.
    Finlayson EV, Birkmeyer JD| | PubMed
  126. Sleep-disordered breathing and systemic hypertension in the older male.
    Stoohs RA, Gingold J, Cohrs S, Harter R, Finlayson E, Guilleminault C| | PubMed