Was It Worth It? Critical Evaluation of a Novel Outcome Measure in Oncologic Palliative Surgery.

Here we demonstrate that simply asking a patient "was it worth it" following a palliative intent operation identifies a distinct cohort of patients that traditional outcome measures fail to distinguish. Family engagement and durability of an intervention are critical factors in determining patient satisfaction following palliative intervention. These data highlight the need for highly individualized care with special attention paid to patients self-reporting their operation was NWI.