Assessing the prognostic features of a pain classification system in advanced cancer patients.

Joseph A ArthurKimberson TancoAli HaiderCourtney MaligiMinjeong ParkDiane LiuEduardo Bruera

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2017)

Neuropathy was found to be a poor prognostic feature in advanced cancer pain management. Increasing sum of ECS-CP features was not predictive of pain management complexity at the follow-up visit when pain was managed by a palliative medicine specialist. Further research is needed to further explore these observations.

Keyphrases

pain management
advanced cancer
palliative care
chronic pain
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
machine learning
deep learning
spinal cord