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, #001
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

Clinical Trials

  1. PrehabPal: A Digital Tool to Help Older Adults Prepare for Cancer Surgery (NCT05520866)
    Related Conditions: Colon Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Tumor| Start Date: | End Date:
  2. PCORI-1502-27462 Navigating High Risk Surgery: Empowering Older Adults to Ask Questions That Inform Decisions About Surgical Treatment (NCT02623335)
    Related Conditions: Communication| Start Date: | End Date:

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 119
  1. 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| | View in PubMed
  2. "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| | View in PubMed
  3. 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| | View in PubMed
  4. 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| | View in PubMed
  5. 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| | View in PubMed
  6. 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| | View in PubMed
  7. 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| | View in PubMed
  8. 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| | View in PubMed
  9. 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| | View in PubMed
  10. 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| | View in PubMed
  11. 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| | View in PubMed
  12. 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| | View in PubMed
  13. Prolonged use of newly prescribed gabapentin after surgery.
    Bongiovanni T, Gan S, Finlayson E, Ross J, Harrison JD, Boscardin J, Steinman MA| | View in PubMed
  14. "I Wish Someone had Asked Me Earlier"-Perspectives on Advance Care Planning in Surgery.
    Colley A, Finlayson E, Sosa JA, Wick E| | View in PubMed
  15. 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| | View in PubMed
  16. 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| | View in PubMed
  17. 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| | View in PubMed
  18. Reply by Authors.
    Van Kuiken ME, Zhao S, Covinsky K, Boscardin J, Finlayson E, Suskind AM| | View in PubMed
  19. 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| | View in PubMed
  20. 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| | View in PubMed
  21. 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| | View in PubMed
  22. 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| | View in PubMed
  23. Comparative Outcomes for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery among Nursing Home Residents and Matched Community Dwelling Older Adults. Reply.
    Suskind AM, Covinsky K, Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  24. 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| | View in PubMed
  25. 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| | View in PubMed
  26. 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| | View in PubMed
  27. 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| | View in PubMed
  28. Reply by Authors.
    Suskind AM, Zhao S, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky K, Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  29. The American College of Surgeons Geriatric Surgery Verification Program and the Practicing Colorectal Surgeon.
    Ma M, Zhang L, Rosenthal R, Finlayson E, Russell MM| | View in PubMed
  30. 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| | View in PubMed
  31. 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| | View in PubMed
  32. 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| | View in PubMed
  33. 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| | View in PubMed
  34. 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| | View in PubMed
  35. 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| | View in PubMed
  36. 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| | View in PubMed
  37. 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| | View in PubMed
  38. Including the Family in Perioperative Care of Older Adults-A Call for HELP.
    Tang V, Finlayson E, Covinsky K| | View in PubMed
  39. Is there a role for specialized geriatric centers in treating geriatric cancer patients?
    Arsoniadis EG, Finlayson E, Potenti F| | View in PubMed
  40. What Matters? The Valued Life Activities of Older Adults Undergoing Elective Surgery.
    Kata A, Dutt M, Sudore RL, Finlayson E, Broering JM, Tang VL| | View in PubMed
  41. 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| | View in PubMed
  42. How Did We Get Here? A Broader View of the Postoperative Period.
    Kaplan JA, Tang V, Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  43. Invasive Procedures to Improve Function in Frail Older Adults: Do Outcomes Justify the Intervention?
    Seib CD, Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  44. 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| | View in PubMed
  45. 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| | View in PubMed
  46. 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| | View in PubMed
  47. Depth of Propofol Sedation and Postoperative Delirium: The Jury Is Still Out.
    Whitlock EL, Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  48. Increasing Advance Care Planning Using a Surgical Optimization Program for Older Adults.
    Kata A, Sudore R, Finlayson E, Broering JM, Ngo S, Tang VL| | View in PubMed
  49. 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| | View in PubMed
  50. 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| | View in PubMed
  51. 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| | View in PubMed
  52. 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| | View in PubMed
  53. 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| | View in PubMed
  54. 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| | View in PubMed
  55. 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| | View in PubMed
  56. Treatment Intensity After Traumatic Brain Injury: More Is Not Better.
    Colley A, Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  57. 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| | View in PubMed
  58. 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| | View in PubMed
  59. Frailty-Going From Measurement to Action.
    Wick EC, Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  60. Author Reply.
    Suskind AM, Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  61. 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| | View in PubMed
  62. Overactive Bladder Is Strongly Associated With Frailty in Older Individuals.
    Suskind AM, Quanstrom K, Zhao S, Bridge M, Walter LC, Neuhaus J, Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  63. 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| | View in PubMed
  64. Delivery Mode in Pregnant Patients with IBD: Uncertainty Remains.
    Cohan J, Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  65. Impact of Multimodality Pain Regimens on Elective Colorectal Surgery Outcomes.
    Kaplan JA, Finlayson E, Auerbach AD| | View in PubMed
  66. A Call for Frailty Screening in the Preoperative Setting.
    Suskind AM, Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  67. Frailty and the Role of Obliterative versus Reconstructive Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A National Study.
    Suskind AM, Jin C, Walter LC, Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  68. Functional Outcomes After Transurethral Resection of the Prostate in Nursing Home Residents.
    Suskind AM, Walter LC, Zhao S, Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  69. 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| | View in PubMed
  70. Changing Paradigms in Detection of Dysplasia and Management of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Is Colectomy Still Necessary?
    Velayos F, Kathpalia P, Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  71. 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| | View in PubMed
  72. Focus on Surgical Outcomes That Matter to Older Patients.
    Suskind AM, Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  73. 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| | View in PubMed
  74. Author Reply.
    Suskind AM, Finlayson E, Walter LC| | View in PubMed
  75. Thinking Beyond Age for Postacute Care After Major Abdominal Surgery: A New Surgical Era.
    Suskind AM, Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  76. 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| | View in PubMed
  77. 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| | View in PubMed
  78. Postoperative Functional Outcomes in Older Adults.
    Brinson Z, Tang VL, Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  79. 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| | View in PubMed
  80. 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| | View in PubMed
  81. 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| | View in PubMed
  82. Impact of Surgery on Relationship Quality in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis and Their Partners.
    Cohan JN, Rhee JY, Finlayson E, Varma MG| | View in PubMed
  83. Association of Reference Payment for Colonoscopy With Consumer Choices, Insurer Spending, and Procedural Complications.
    Robinson JC, Brown TT, Whaley C, Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  84. Impact of Patient Age on Procedure Type for Ulcerative Colitis: A National Study.
    Cohan JN, Bacchetti P, Varma MG, Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  85. 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| | View in PubMed
  86. 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| | View in PubMed
  87. Outcomes after ileoanal pouch surgery in frail and older adults.
    Cohan JN, Bacchetti P, Varma MG, Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  88. Reply to N.H. Turner et al and Ł. Dziki et al.
    Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  89. 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| | View in PubMed
  90. 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| | View in PubMed
  91. RAMPing up the quality of rectal cancer surgery.
    Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  92. How to best forecast adverse outcomes following geriatric trauma: an ageless question?
    Robinson TN, Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  93. Preoperative assessment of the older patient: a narrative review.
    Oresanya LB, Lyons WL, Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  94. Advancing age and 30-day adverse outcomes after nonemergent general surgeries.
    Gajdos C, Kile D, Hawn MT, Finlayson E, Henderson WG, Robinson TN| | View in PubMed
  95. 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| | View in PubMed
  96. Outcomes after rectal cancer surgery in elderly nursing home residents.
    Finlayson E, Zhao S, Varma MG| | View in PubMed
  97. 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| | View in PubMed
  98. Functional status after colon cancer surgery in elderly nursing home residents.
    Finlayson E, Zhao S, Boscardin WJ, Fries BE, Landefeld CS, Dudley RA| | View in PubMed
  99. Major abdominal surgery in nursing home residents: a national study.
    Finlayson E, Wang L, Landefeld CS, Dudley RA| | View in PubMed
  100. Inappropriate medication use in older adults undergoing surgery: a national study.
    Finlayson E, Maselli J, Steinman MA, Rothberg MB, Lindenauer PK, Auerbach AD| | View in PubMed
  101. Invited commentary. Gender influences treatment and survival in colorectal cancer surgery.
    Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  102. Computed tomographic colonography for patients at high risk of colorectal cancer: trading accuracy for access and compliance.
    Finlayson E| | View in PubMed
  103. Research based on administrative data.
    Finlayson E, Birkmeyer JD| | View in PubMed
  104. 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| | View in PubMed
  105. 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| | View in PubMed
  106. Reaction time performance in upper airway resistance syndrome versus obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
    Stoohs RA, Philip P, Andries D, Finlayson EV, Guilleminault C| | View in PubMed
  107. 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| | View in PubMed
  108. Outcomes in octogenarians undergoing high-risk cancer operation: a national study.
    Finlayson E, Fan Z, Birkmeyer JD| | View in PubMed
  109. Laparoscopic colectomy for cancer.
    Finlayson E, Nelson H| | View in PubMed
  110. Predicting quality in surgery.
    Finlayson E, Nelson H| | View in PubMed
  111. Surgical treatment of insulinomas.
    Finlayson E, Clark OH| | View in PubMed
  112. Hospital volume, length of stay, and readmission rates in high-risk surgery.
    Goodney PP, Stukel TA, Lucas FL, Finlayson EV, Birkmeyer JD| | View in PubMed
  113. Hospital volume and operative mortality in cancer surgery: a national study.
    Finlayson EV, Goodney PP, Birkmeyer JD| | View in PubMed
  114. Effects of hospital volume on life expectancy after selected cancer operations in older adults: a decision analysis.
    Finlayson EV, Birkmeyer JD| | View in PubMed
  115. Adjusting surgical mortality rates for patient comorbidities: more harm than good?
    Finlayson EV, Birkmeyer JD, Stukel TA, Siewers AE, Lucas FL, Wennberg DE| | View in PubMed
  116. Should consumers trust hospital quality report cards?
    Finlayson EV, Birkmeyer JD| | View in PubMed
  117. Outcomes in vascular surgery: volume versus certification.
    Finlayson EV, Birkmeyer JD| | View in PubMed
  118. Volume standards for high-risk surgical procedures: potential benefits of the Leapfrog initiative.
    Birkmeyer JD, Finlayson EV, Birkmeyer CM| | View in PubMed
  119. Sleep-disordered breathing and systemic hypertension in the older male.
    Stoohs RA, Gingold J, Cohrs S, Harter R, Finlayson E, Guilleminault C| | View in PubMed