Liver-specific metastases as an independent prognostic factor in cancer patients receiving hospice care in hospital

Autor: Kun-Siang Huang, Yun-Hwa Huang, Chao-Tung Chen, Chia-Pei Chou, Bo-Lin Pan, Chih-Hung Lee
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: BMC Palliative Care, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1472-684X
DOI: 10.1186/s12904-023-01180-x
Popis: Abstract Background Survival prediction is important in cancer patients receiving hospice care. Palliative prognostic index (PPI) and palliative prognostic (PaP) scores have been used to predict survival in cancer patients. However, cancer primary site with metastatic status, enteral feeding tubes, Foley catheter, tracheostomy, and treatment interventions are not considered in aforementioned tools. The study aimed to investigate the cancer features and potential clinical factors other than PPI and PaP to predict patient survival. Methods We conducted a retrospective study for cancer patients admitted to a hospice ward between January 2021 and December 2021. We examined the correlation of PPI and PaP scores with survival time since hospice ward admission. Multiple linear regression was used to test the potential clinical factors other than PPI and PaP for predicting survival. Results A total of 160 patients were enrolled. The correlation coefficients for PPI and PaP scores with survival time were -0.305 and -0.352 (both p
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