Title
Trends in the Utilization of Life-Sustaining Procedures and Palliative Care Consultation Among Dying Patients with Advanced Chronic Pancreas Illnesses in US Hospitals: 2005 to 2014
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-15-2019
Publication Title
Journal of Palliative Care
Abstract
Aim: Pancreas cancer continues to carry a poor prognosis. Hospitalized patients with advanced chronic pancreatic illnesses increasingly receive palliative care due to its perceived clinical benefits. Meanwhile, a growing proportion of elderly patients are reportedly receiving life-sustaining procedures. Temporal trends in the utilization of life-sustaining procedures and palliative care consultation among dying patients with advanced chronic pancreatic illnesses in US hospitals were examined. Methods and Materials: A serial, cross-sectional analysis was carried out using the National Inpatient Sample Database. Decedents 18 years and older with a principal diagnosis of pancreas cancer or other advanced chronic pancreatic illnesses from 2005 through 2014..(Please see abstract in article)
Keywords
Health policy; Hospital; Palliative care; Pancreas; Time series analysis
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
Language
English
Repository Citation
Liu, X.,
Shen, J. J.,
Kim, P.,
Kim, S. J.,
Ukken, J.,
Choi, Y.,
Hwang, I. C.,
Lee, J.,
Chun, S.,
Hwang, J.,
Choi, H.,
Yeom, H.,
Lee, Y.,
Yoo, J. W.
(2019).
Trends in the Utilization of Life-Sustaining Procedures and Palliative Care Consultation Among Dying Patients with Advanced Chronic Pancreas Illnesses in US Hospitals: 2005 to 2014.
Journal of Palliative Care
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0825859719827313