Development of Imminent Mortality Predictor for Advanced Cancer (IMPAC), a Tool to Predict Short-Term Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With Advanced Cancer
Adelson K, Lee DKK, Velji S, Ma J, Lipka SK, Rimar J, Longley P, Vega T, Perez-Irizarry J, Pinker E, Lilenbaum R. Development of Imminent Mortality Predictor for Advanced Cancer (IMPAC), a Tool to Predict Short-Term Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With Advanced Cancer. JCO Oncology Practice 2017, 14: jop.2017.023200. PMID: 29206553, DOI: 10.1200/jop.2017.023200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-term mortalityAdvanced cancerChance of deathLife carePrognostic toolNovel prognostic toolObjective prognostic toolSmilow Cancer HospitalDay of admissionElectronic health record dataMedian survival timeSubjective clinical assessmentHealth record dataPositive predictive valueMedian survivalHospitalized patientsMortality predictorsCancer HospitalPrognostication toolsClinical assessmentSurvival timePatientsPredictive valueCancerMortality