Inpatient Palliative Care Use in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Temporal Trends, Predictors, and Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Despite the negative impact of PAH on quality of life and survival, data on use of specialty palliative care services (PCS) is scarce.

Research question

We sought to evaluate the inpatient use of PCS in patients with PAH.

Study design and methods

Using the National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample, 30,495 admissions with a primary diagnosis of PAH were identified from 2001 through 2017. The primary outcome of interest was temporal trends and predictors of inpatient PCS use in patients with PAH.

Results

The inpatient use of PCS was low (2.2%), but increased during the study period from 0.5% in 2001 to 7.6% in 2017, with a significant increa

SUBMITTER: Anand V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8173780 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature