The ‘Surprise’ Question in Haemato-Oncology: The Estimating Physician and Time to Death Reduce the Prognostic Uncertainty—An Observational Study
For the first time, the feasibility of the 'Surprise' Question in haematology outpatients was proven. Factors that would improve haemato-oncologists' clinical intuition should be further explored to facilitate timely conversations about issues important to patients nearing the end of life.
Authors
- Irene Schmidtmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8743-6752)
- Martin Weber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2983-7723)
- Christina Gerlach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-9427)
Institutions
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancers
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17081326
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universität Heidelberg