Eduardo Bruera Highlighted a Study on How ‘Surprised’ vs ‘Not Surprised’ Responses Affect Survival Estimates
Eduardo Bruera, Chair of the Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine and Medical Director of the Supportive Care Center at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“In advanced cancer, palliative physicians showed low variability in survival estimates when ‘surprised’ (>50% survival), but wide variability (2–100%) when ‘not surprised,’ especially at longer timeframes. This highlights inconsistency in defining ‘not surprised.’ ”
Title: When would I be surprised? Variability in predicted probability of survival for being “surprised” and “not surprised” to the surprise question
Authors: David Hui, Amy Ontai, Clark Andersen, John P. Maxwell, Yusuke Hiratsuka, Sang-Yeon Suh, Sun Hyun Kim, Eduardo Bruera
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