Integrating the surprise question, palliative care screening tool, and clinical risk models to identify peritoneal dialysis patients with high 1-year mortality

Universal screening to identify vulnerable patients who may receive limited benefits from life-sustaining treatments can facilitate palliative care in dialysis populations.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 7, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Chun-Fu Lai, Ching-I. Cheng, Chin-Hao Chang, Yi-Ting Chen, Hsiau-Chien Hwang, Shuei-Liong Lin, Jenq-Wen Huang, Sheng-Jean Huang Tags: Clinical Practice Source Type: research