Ten-Year Trends of Utilization of Palliative Care Services and Life-Sustaining Treatments and Hospital Costs Associated With Patients With Terminally Ill Lung Cancer in the United States From 2005 to 2014

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-23-2019

Publication Title

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

First page number:

1

Last page number:

9

Abstract

Background: Palliative care services and life-sustaining treatments are provided to dying patients with lung cancer in the United States. However, data on the utilization trends of palliative care services and life-sustaining treatments of dying patients with lung cancer are not available. Methods: This study was a retrospective analysis of the National Inpatient Sample data (2005-2014) and included patients with lung cancer, aged... (see abstract in article).

Keywords

Hospital costs; Lung neoplasm; Palliative care; Terminal care; Hospices; Length of stay

Disciplines

Health and Medical Administration | Health Services Research | Oncology | Palliative Care

Language

English

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