The “surprise question” for predicting death in seriously ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Downar, James; Goldman, Russell; Pinto, Ruxandra; Englesakis, Marina; K. J. Adhikari, Neill

doi:10.1503/cmaj.160775

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The “surprise question” for predicting death in seriously ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Published in Canadian Medical Association Journal • Apr 2, 2017

Authors:

James Downar

Russell Goldman

Ruxandra Pinto

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The surprise question - "Would I be surprised if this patient died in the next 12 months?" - has been used to identify patients at high risk of death who might benefit from palliative care services. Our objective was to systematically review the performance characteristics of the surpris...

Subject

Surprise

Meta-analysis

Confidence interval

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