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+ | The '''ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) score''' is a scoring system to determine performance status and, more specifically, which patients with cancer are candidates for [[Postmortem Chemotherapy|postmortem chemotherapy]].<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/01/fda-approves-groundbreaking-postmortem-chemotherapy-protocol/ FDA Approves Groundbreaking Postmortem Chemotherapy Protocol (Gomerblog)]</ref> | ||
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− | 5 - Death (candidate for postmortem chemotherapy) | + | 5 - [[Death]] (candidate for postmortem chemotherapy) |
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+ | '''Related Reading''' | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | - [[ABC Score]] | ||
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+ | - [[Lansky Score]] | ||
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+ | - [[Mallampati Score]] | ||
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+ | - [[The O Sign]] | ||
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+ | - [[The Q Sign]] | ||
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+ | - [[WHO Score]] | ||
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+ | - [[Zubrod Score]] | ||
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+ | '''References''' | ||
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[[Category:Hematology & Oncology]] | [[Category:Hematology & Oncology]] |
Latest revision as of 17:56, 13 July 2017
The ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) score is a scoring system to determine performance status and, more specifically, which patients with cancer are candidates for postmortem chemotherapy.[1]
0 - Asymptomatic (not a candidate for postmortem chemotherapy)
1 - Symptomatic but completely ambulatory (not a candidate for postmortem chemotherapy)
2 - Symptomatic with < 50% in bed during the day (not a candidate for postmortem chemotherapy)
3 - Symptomatic with > 50% in bed during the day (not a candidate for postmortem chemotherapy)
4 - Bedbound (not a candidate for postmortem chemotherapy)
5 - Death (candidate for postmortem chemotherapy)
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