Impact of Timing and Location of Goals of Care Discussions for Patients with Blood Cancers

CONCLUSIONS: In this large cohort of patients who died of blood cancers, nearly 40% did not have a documented GOC discussion. For those who did, most GOC discussions occurred close to death and in the inpatient setting. Moreover, when patients had GOC discussions greater than a month before death and in the outpatient setting, they were more likely to experience high-quality EOL care.FigureDisclosuresNo relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

Source: Blood - November 21, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Odejide, O. O., Cronin, A. M., Murillo, A., Tulsky, J. A., Abel, G. A. Tags: 902. Health Services Research-Malignant Diseases: Quality Of Life Studies Source Type: research