Search strategy
| Database | Search terms | Studies identified |
| OVID – MEDLINE, Embase, AMED, HMIC, Emcare | (((Surprise OR surprize OR surprising OR surprised) AND (question or questions) AND (dying OR death OR mortality OR survival OR die OR outcome OR outcomes OR palliative OR end of life)) OR ((GSF OR gold standards framework) AND (dying OR death OR mortality OR survival OR die OR outcome OR outcomes OR palliative OR end of life))) | 2295 |
| PubMed | (((Surprise OR surprize OR surprising OR surprised) AND (question or questions) AND (dying OR death OR mortality OR survival OR die OR outcome OR outcomes OR palliative OR end of life)) OR ((GSF OR gold standards framework) AND (dying OR death OR mortality OR survival OR die OR outcome OR outcomes OR palliative OR end of life))) | 1535 |
| CDSR | (((Surprise OR surprize OR surprising OR surprised) AND (question or questions) AND (dying OR death OR mortality OR survival OR die OR outcome OR outcomes OR palliative OR end of life)) OR ((GSF OR gold standards framework) AND (dying OR death OR mortality OR survival OR die OR outcome OR outcomes OR palliative OR end of life))) | 21 |
| CCRCT | (((Surprise OR surprize OR surprising OR surprised) AND (question or questions) AND (dying OR death OR mortality OR survival OR die OR outcome OR outcomes OR palliative OR end of life)) OR ((GSF OR gold standards framework) AND (dying OR death OR mortality OR survival OR die OR outcome OR outcomes OR palliative OR end of life))) | 207 |