Pade approximation to fixed order QCD calculations

Pade approximations appear to be a powerful tool to extend the validity range of expansions around certain kinematical limits and to combine expansions of different limits to a single interpolating function. After a brief outline of the general method, we will review a number of recent applications and describe the modifications that have to be applied in each case. Among these applications are the MS-bar/on-shell conversion factor for quark masses and the top decay rate at NNLO in QCD.