Laboratory Test Use and Values in the Last Year of Life—a Matched Cohort Design
Our findings indicate distinct changes in decedents' laboratory test use and values over their last 12 months. Future work should explore whether laboratory tests could predict survival or improve the performance of mortality prediction models.
Authors
- Rhiannon Roberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5778-8949)
- Kruti Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6527-5916)
- Robert Talarico (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5060-680X)
- Steven Hawken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3341-9022)
- Douglas G. Manuel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0912-0845)
- Peter Tanuseputro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-0795)
- André Carrington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0062-5567)
- Wenshan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6225-5549)
- Haris Imsirovic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1403-7070)
- Colleen Webber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9193-5386)
Institutions
- Statistics Canada (CA)
- University of Waterloo (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- Scientific Methods (United States) (US)
- Bruyère (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Geriatrics Journal
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5770/cgj.28.808
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88