The “surprise question” for predicting death in seriously ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
J Downar, R Goldman, R Pinto, M Englesakis… - Cmaj, 2017 - Can Med Assoc
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 …
12 months?”—has been used to identify patients at high risk of death who might benefit from …
A systematic review of effectiveness of decision aids to assist older patients at the end of life
M Cardona-Morrell, G Benfatti-Olivato, J Jansen… - Patient education and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To describe the range of decision aids (DAs) available to enable informed choice
for older patients at the end of life and assess their effectiveness or acceptability. Methods …
for older patients at the end of life and assess their effectiveness or acceptability. Methods …
Recalibration and external validation of the risk analysis index: a surgical frailty assessment tool
Methods: The RAI was recalibrated among development and confirmation samples within
the Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program (VASQIP; 2010–2014; N …
the Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program (VASQIP; 2010–2014; N …
Clinical utility of the risk analysis index as a prospective frailty screening tool within a multi-practice, multi-hospital integrated healthcare system
Objective: The goal of this project was to first address barriers to implementation of the Risk
Analysis Index (RAI) within a large, multi-hospital, integrated healthcare delivery system …
Analysis Index (RAI) within a large, multi-hospital, integrated healthcare delivery system …
External validation of the Hospital Frailty Risk Score and comparison with the Hospital-patient One-year Mortality Risk Score to predict outcomes in elderly …
F McAlister, C van Walraven - BMJ quality & safety, 2019 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Objective Frailty is an important prognostic factor in hospitalised patients but typically
requires face-to-face assessment by trained observers to detect. Thus, frail patients are not …
requires face-to-face assessment by trained observers to detect. Thus, frail patients are not …
Derivation and validation of a generalizable preoperative frailty index using population-based health administrative data
DI McIsaac, CA Wong, A Huang, H Moloo… - Annals of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To develop and validate a preoperative frailty index (pFI) for use in population-
based health administrative (HA) data. Summary Background Data: Frailty is a robust …
based health administrative (HA) data. Summary Background Data: Frailty is a robust …
Patient–physician language concordance and quality and safety outcomes among frail home care recipients admitted to hospital in Ontario, Canada
E Seale, M Reaume, R Batista, AB Eddeen, R Roberts… - Cmaj, 2022 - Can Med Assoc
Background: When patients and physicians speak the same language, it may improve the
quality and safety of care delivered. We sought to determine whether patient–physician …
quality and safety of care delivered. We sought to determine whether patient–physician …
[PDF][PDF] Machine learning for predicting readmission risk among the frail: Explainable AI for healthcare
Healthcare costs due to unplanned readmissions are high and negatively affect health and
wellness of patients. Hospital readmission is an undesirable outcome for elderly patients …
wellness of patients. Hospital readmission is an undesirable outcome for elderly patients …
[HTML][HTML] Development and validation of machine learning models for prediction of 1-year mortality utilizing electronic medical record data available at the end of …
N Sahni, G Simon, R Arora - Journal of general internal medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background Predicting death in a cohort of clinically diverse, multicondition hospitalized
patients is difficult. Prognostic models that use electronic medical record (EMR) data to …
patients is difficult. Prognostic models that use electronic medical record (EMR) data to …
Association between neuraxial anaesthesia or general anaesthesia for lower limb revascularisation surgery in adults and clinical outcomes: population based …
DJ Roberts, SK Nagpal, D Kubelik, T Brandys… - bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
Objective To examine the associations between neuraxial anaesthesia or general
anaesthesia and clinical outcomes, length of hospital stay, and readmission in adults …
anaesthesia and clinical outcomes, length of hospital stay, and readmission in adults …
