Documentation of discussions about prognosis with terminally ill patients
The American Journal of MedicinePublished 1 August 2001
Elizabeth H. Bradley, Anna Gibb Hallemeier, Terri R. Fried, Rosemary Johnson‐Hürzeler, Emily Cherlin, Stanislav V. Kasl
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Discussion about prognosis as documented in medical charts are infrequent and limited in scope among terminally ill patients with cancer, but in some cases they may be important catalysts for subsequent discussions of patient and family preferences regarding treatment and future care.
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Among terminally ill patients with cancer, discussions about prognosis as documented in medical charts are infrequent and limited in scope. In some cases, such documented discussions may be important catalysts for subsequent discussions of patient and family preferences regarding treatment and future care.
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