Risk Stratification for Imminent Risk of Death at the Time of Palliative Radiotherapy Consultation

Susan Y Wu; Emily Yee; Harish N Vasudevan; Shannon E Fogh; Lauren Boreta; Steve E Braunstein; Julian C Hong

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.15641

Risk Stratification for Imminent Risk of Death at the Time of Palliative Radiotherapy Consultation

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jul 1;4(7):e2115641. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.15641.

Authors

Susan Y Wu¹, Emily Yee², Harish N Vasudevan², Shannon E Fogh², Lauren Boreta², Steve E Braunstein², Julian C Hong²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco.

Abstract

This cohort study of patients with advanced cancer who received palliative radiotherapy within 30 days of death assesses models of prognostic criteria for providing radiotherapy at the end of life and compares outcomes with similar prognostic tools.

MeSH terms

Aged
Cohort Studies
Female
Hospital Mortality / trends*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Palliative Care / methods
Palliative Care / standards*
Palliative Care / statistics & numerical data
Radiotherapy / methods
Radiotherapy / standards*
Radiotherapy / statistics & numerical data
Referral and Consultation / statistics & numerical data*
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment / methods*