Prognostic predictors for the end of life in patients with respiratory and gastrointestinal cancer at home

本研究的目的是在家中确定肺癌或胃肠道癌症患者生命终结的预测因素。这项研究分析了12名晚期癌症患者的数据，这些患者一直住在家里直到死亡。从家庭护理记录中收集症状和体征。总共有174条记录被认为适合分析。所有受试者（12名）均为男性。原发部位为肺(7)、结直肠(3)、胃(2)。80%的患者在生命最后3天SpO2水平在92或以下。因此，SpO2水平可用于预测肺癌或胃肠道癌症患者最后3天的生命。超过50%的患者在生命的最后7天内发现的症状和体征可用于预测癌症患者生命的最后7天。

The purpose of this study was to identify predictors for the end of life in patients with lung or gastrointestinal cancer at home. This study analyzed data from 12 terminal cancer patients who were lived at home until death. Symptoms and signs were collected from the home-nursing records. A total of 174 records were deemed suitable for analysis. All of the subjects (12) were male. Primary site of cancer was lung (7), colorectal (3) and gastric (2). Eighty percent of the patients within last 3 days of life were SpO2 level of 92 or less. So, the level of SpO2 could be used to predict the last 3 days of life in patients with lung or gastrointestinal cancer. Symptoms and signs, which were identified over 50% of the patients within last 7 days of life, could be used to predict the last 7 days of life in patients with the cancer.