Mortality in hospitalised older patients: the WHALES short-term predictive score.

Zara SteinmeyerAntoine PiauJoséphine ThomazeauSamantha Huo Yung KaiFati Nourhashemi

Published in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2021)

The WHALES screening tool is a short and rapid tool predicting 3-month mortality among hospitalised older patients. Early identification of end of life may help appropriate timing and implementation of palliative care.

Keyphrases

palliative care
cardiovascular events
primary care
healthcare
risk factors
advanced cancer
community acquired pneumonia
type diabetes
quality improvement
coronary artery disease