Is Palliative Care Underutilized in Patients with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer?

Palliative care (PC) is an essential aspect of high-quality pancreatic cancer-care, however, its national utilization is unknown. Among patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer, we sought to (1) identify factors associated with PC, and (2) assess hospital variation in utilization of PC.

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Bona Ko, David J. Bentrem, Rachel H. Joung, Karl Y. Bilimoria, Ryan P. Merkow Tags: Geriatric and Palliative Care Source Type: research