Validation of the surprise question in gynecologic oncology: A one-question screen to promote palliative care integration and advance care planning

摘要

Objective. The "surprise question" ("Would you be surprised if this patient died in the next year?") has been shown to be predictive of 12-month mortality in multiple populations, but has not been studied in gynecologic oncology (GO) patients. We sought to evaluate the prognostic performance of the surprise question in GO patients among physician and non-physician providers.