Trends in Hospital-Based Specialty Palliative Care in the United States From 2013 to 2017.

ABSTRACT: Importance:Although palliative care (PC) historically focused on patients with cancer and those near the end of life, evidence increasingly demonstrates a benefit to patients with a broad range of serious illnesses and to those earlier in their illness. The field of PC has expanded and evolved rapidly, resulting in a need to characterize practice over time to understand whether it reflects evolving evidence and guidelines. Objective:To characterize current practice and trends among patients cared for and outcomes achieved by inpatient specialty PC services in the United States. Design, Setting, and Participants:This retrospective cohort study was performed from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2017, at 88 US hospitals in which PC teams voluntarily participate in the Palliative Care Quality

SUBMITTER: Schoenherr LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6902777 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature