Prognostication of survival in hospice care.
In summary, based on this review of the literature, the following conclusions are offered: Prognostication of survival for the terminally ill cancer patient is an inexact science. Utilization of a performance scale such as the Karnofsky scale may be helpful both in the initial as well as the ongoing assessment of prognosis.
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