Emergency Department-Initiated Palliative Care in Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The delivery of palliative care is not standard of care within most emergency departments (EDs).

Objective

To compare quality of life, depression, health care utilization, and survival in ED patients with advanced cancer randomized to ED-initiated palliative care consultation vs care as usual.

Design, setting, and participants

A single-blind, randomized clinical trial of ED-initiated palliative care consultation for patients with advanced cancer vs usual care took place from June 2011 to April 2014 at an urban, academic ED at a quaternary care referral center. Adult patients with advanced cancer who were able to pass a cognitive screen, had never been seen by palliative care, spoke English or Spanish, and presented to the ED met eligibility criteria; 136 of

SUBMITTER: Grudzen CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9252442 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature