Palliative Care Consultation Trends Among Hospitalized Patients With Advanced Cancer in the United States, 2005 to 2014.

CONCLUSION:: Many demographic, socioeconomic, health-care, and geographic disparities were identified in palliative care consultations. Additionally, palliative care resources were underutilized by hospitalized patients with advanced cancers and commonly utilized by patients who are dying. Health-care providers and policy makers should focus on these disparities in order to improve palliative care use.
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Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - November 1, 2018 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Rubens M, Ramamoorthy V, Saxena A, Das S, Appunni S, Rana S, Puebla B, Suarez DT, Khawand-Azoulai M, Medina S, Viamonte-Ros A Tags: Am J Hosp Palliat Care Source Type: research