Using the LACE Score as a Predictor of Clinical Outcomes in Patients Referred for Inpatient Palliative Care Consultation: A Single-Center Experience.

CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrates the LACE score may not be a sensitive predictor of clinical outcomes in our institution's palliative care patients. This may be due to the complexity of the required care in this population; thus, other factors should be investigated to determine accurate predictors of patient outcomes to better allocate resources. PMID: 30064238 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Tags: Am J Hosp Palliat Care Source Type: research