A Rules-Based Algorithm to Prioritize Poor Prognosis Cancer Patients in Need of Advance Care Planning

Accurate understanding of the prognosis of an advanced cancer patient can lead to decreased aggressive care at the end of life and earlier hospice enrollment. Our goal was to determine the association between high-risk clinical events identified by a simple, rules-based algorithm and decreased overa...

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Published in:	Journal of palliative medicine Vol. 21; no. 6; p. 846
Main Authors:	Bestvina, Christine M, Wroblewski, Kristen E, Daly, Bobby, Beach, Brittany, Chow, Selina, Hantel, Andrew, Malec, Monica, Huber, Michael T, Polite, Blase N
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.06.2018
Subjects:	Advance Care Planning - standards Aged Aged, 80 and over Algorithms Chicago Decision Making Female Guidelines as Topic Humans Male Middle Aged Neoplasms - mortality Neoplasms - nursing Prognosis Proportional Hazards Models Retrospective Studies Survival Analysis Chicago neoplasm advance directives outpatient advance care planning oncology algorithm
ISSN:	1557-7740, 1557-7740
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