Palliative Care Utilisation and Outcomes in Patients Admitted for Heart Failure in a Victorian Healthcare Service

Heart failure (HF) has high mortality and healthcare utilisation. It has a complex and unpredictable trajectory, which is often interpreted as a barrier to guideline recommended early integration of palliative care (PC). In particular, lack of referral criteria and misconceptions around PC affect inpatient specialist PC referrals.

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Source: Heart, Lung and Circulation - March 8, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sylvia Ye, Cathy Corbett, Adelaide S.M. Dennis, Dylan Jape, Hitesh Patel, Dominica Zentner, Ingrid Hopper Tags: Original Article Source Type: research