"3-Day Surprise Question" to predict prognosis of advanced cancer patients with impending death: Multicenter prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The study aimed to clarify the efficacy of the "3-Day Surprise Question (3DSQ)" in predicting the prognosis for advanced cancer patients with impending death.

Patients and methods

This study was a part of multicenter prospective observational study which investigated the dying process in advanced cancer patients in Japan. For patients with a Palliative Performance Scale ≤20, the 3DSQ "Would I be surprised if this patient died in the next 3 days?" was answered by their physicians. In addition to the sensitivity and specificity of the 3DSQ, the characteristics of patients who survived longer than expected were examined via multivariate analysis.

Results

Among the 1896 patients enrolled, 1411 were evaluated. Among 1179 (83.6%) patients who were classified into

SUBMITTER: Ikari T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7897938 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature