Reliability and Utility of the Surprise Question in CKD Stages 4 to 5

Javier, AD; Figueroa, R; Siew, ED; Salat, H; Morse, J; Stewart, TG; Malhotra, R; Jhamb, M; Schell, JO; Cardona, CY; Maxwell, CA; Ikizler, TA; Abdel-Kader, K

Abdel-Kader, K (reprint author), Vanderbilt Univ, Div Nephrol, 1161 21st Ave S,MCN S-3223, Nashville, TN 37232 USA.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES, 2017; 70 (1): 93

Abstract

Background: Prognostic uncertainty is one barrier to engaging in goals-of-care discussions in chronic kidney disease (CKD). The surprise question ("Wo......

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