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How accurate is the ‘Surprise Question’ at identifying patients at the end of life? A systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Clinicians are inaccurate at predicting survival. The ‘Surprise Question’ (SQ) is a screening tool that aims to identify people nearing the end of life. Potentially, its routine use could help identify patients who might benefit from palliative care services. The objective was to assess...

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Autores principales: White, Nicola, Kupeli, Nuriye, Vickerstaff, Victoria, Stone, Patrick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5540432/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28764757
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-017-0907-4