Inpatient palliative care use by patients with sickle cell disease: a retrospective cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a highly morbid condition notable for recurrent hospitalisations due to vaso-occlusive crises and complications of end organ damage. Little is known about the use of inpatient palliative care services in adult patients with SCD. This study aims to evaluate inpatient palliative care use during SCD-related hospitalisations overall and during terminal hospitalisations. We hypothesise that use of palliative care is low in SCD hospitalisations.

Design

A retrospective cross-sectional study using data from the National Inpatient Sample from 2008 to 2017 was conducted.

Setting

US hospitals from 47 states and the District of Columbia.

Participants

Patients >18 years old hospitalised with a primary or secondary International Classif

SUBMITTER: Nwogu-Onyemkpa E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9386219 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature