Intensity of end-of-life health care and mortality after systemic anti-cancer treatment in patients with advanced lung cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to study the mortality and intensity of health care in patients with advanced lung cancer who received systemic anti-cancer treatment (SACT) compared with patients who were not eligible for SACT (no-SACT).

Methods

A retrospective cohort of patients with lung cancer, who were treated at the North Estonia Medical Centre from 2015 to 2017, was linked to population-based health care data from the Estonian Health Insurance Fund. We calculated 14- and 30-day mortality after SACT and used a composite measure of intensity of care, comprised from the following: emergency department visit, admission to hospital, admission to intensive care unit, receipt of radiotherapy or systemic treatment.

Results

The median overall survival (OS) of patients who received a

SUBMITTER: Oselin K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7958422 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature