Identifying patients at risk of inhospital death or hospice transfer for early goals of care discussions in a US referral center: the HELPS model derived from retrospective data.
Santiago Romero-BrufauDaniel WhitfordKevin J WhitfordDennis M ManningJeanne M HuddlestonPublished in: BMJ open (2018)
HELPS is able to identify patients with a high risk of inhospital death or need for hospice at discharge. These patients may benefit from early goals of care discussions.
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