Racial and Ethnic Differences in Inpatient Palliative Care for Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Racial/ethnic disparities in utilizing inpatient palliative care services are well documented in the adult literature. However, the impact of racial/ethnic disparities in the context of pediatric palliative care is less well understood even in high-acuity patient populations such as stem cell transplant patients. We investigated racial/ethnic differences in the utilization of inpatient palliative care consultations (IPCCs) for pediatric stem cell transplant patients.

Study design

A retrospective cohort study was conducted using the Pediatric Health Information System database. A generalized linear mixed effects model was developed to assess demographic and clinical characteristics associated with the likelihood of receiving IPCC.

Setting

Thirty-eight tertia

SUBMITTER: McKee MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9203872 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature