Utility of the “Surprise” Question to Identify Dialysis Patients with High Mortality | Zendy

Alvin H. Moss | Zendy; Jesse Ganjoo | Zendy; Sanjay Sharma | Zendy; Julie Gansor | Zendy; Sharon Senft | Zendy; Barbara B. Weaner | Zendy; Cheryl Dalton | Zendy; Karen Mackay | Zendy; Bethany Pellegrino | Zendy; Priya Anantharaman | Zendy; Rebecca J. Schmidt | Zendy

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Utility of the “Surprise” Question to Identify Dialysis Patients with High Mortality

Author(s) -

Alvin H. Moss,

Jesse Ganjoo,

Sanjay Sharma,

Julie Gansor,

Sharon Senft,

Barbara B. Weaner,

Cheryl Dalton,

Karen Mackay,

Bethany Pellegrino,

Priya Anantharaman,

Rebecca J. Schmidt

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

clinical journal of the american society of nephrology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755

H-Index - 151

eISSN - 1555-905X

pISSN - 1555-9041

DOI - 10.2215/cjn.00940208

Subject(s) - medicine , comorbidity , dialysis , odds ratio , hemodialysis , mortality rate , odds , surprise , life expectancy , prospective cohort study , cohort , surgery , population , logistic regression , psychology , social psychology , environmental health

Dialysis patients are increasingly characterized by older age, multiple comorbidities, and shortened life expectancy. This study investigated whether the "surprise" question, "Would I be surprised if this patient died in the next year?" identifies patients who are at high risk for early mortality.

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