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CANCER
卷 121, 期 6, 页码 960-967出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.29048
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diagnosis; neoplasms; palliative care; physical examination; sensitivity; signs; specificity
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资金
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center [CA 016672]
- National Institutes of Health [R01NR010162-01A1, R01CA122292-01, R01CA124481-01]
BACKGROUNDFive highly specific physical signs associated with death within 3 days among cancer patients were recently reported that may aid in the diagnosis of impending death. In this study, the frequency and onset of another 52 bedside physical signs and their diagnostic performance for impending death were examined. METHODSThree hundred fifty-seven consecutive patients with advanced cancer who had been admitted to acute palliative care units at 2 tertiary care cancer centers were enrolled. Fifty-two physical signs were systematically documented every 12 hours from admission to death or discharge. The frequency and median time of onset of each sign from death backwards were examined, and the likelihood ratios (LRs) associated with death within 3 days were calculated. RESULTSTwo hundred three of the 357 patients (57%) died at the end of the admission. Eight physical signs that were highly diagnostic of impending death were identified. These signs occurred in 5% to 78% of the patients within the last 3 days of life, had a late onset, and had a high specificity (>95%) and a high positive LR for death within 3 days. They included nonreactive pupils (positive LR, 16.7; 95% confidence interval [CI], 14.9-18.6), a decreased response to verbal stimuli (positive LR, 8.3; 95% CI, 7.7-9), a decreased response to visual stimuli (positive LR, 6.7; 95% CI, 6.3-7.1), an inability to close eyelids (positive LR, 13.6; 95% CI, 11.7-15.5), drooping of the nasolabial fold (positive LR, 8.3; 95% CI, 7.7-8.9), hyperextension of the neck (positive LR, 7.3; 95% CI, 6.7-8), grunting of vocal cords (positive LR, 11.8; 95% CI, 10.3-13.4), and upper gastrointestinal bleeding (positive LR, 10.3; 95% CI, 9.5-11.1). CONCLUSIONSEight highly specific physical signs associated with death within 3 days among cancer patients were identified. These signs may inform the diagnosis of impending death. Cancer 2015;121:960-967. (c) 2014 American Cancer Society. In this prospective, longitudinal, observational study, 8 highly specific physical signs associated with death within 3 days among cancer patients are identified. These telltale signs may inform the diagnosis of impending death and clinical decision making.
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