The range and suitability of outcome measures used in the assessment of palliative treatment for inoperable malignant bowel obstruction: A systematic review.
Alison BravingtonGeorge ObitaElin BaddeleyMiriam J JohnsonFliss E M MurtaghDavid C CurrowElaine G BolandAnnmarie NelsonKathy SeddonAlfred OliverSimon Ir NobleJason W BolandPublished in: Palliative medicine (2022)
Assessment focuses on survival, complications and overall symptom control. There is a need for definitions of treatment 'success' that are meaningful to patients, a more consistent approach to symptom assessment, and greater consideration of how to measure wellbeing in this population.