Association of inpatient and outpatient pediatric palliative care with healthcare utilization and end‐of‐life outcomes in pediatric oncology
PPC receipt substantially increased after the creation of an outpatient PPC clinic, suggesting that outpatient PPC is critical in the provision of PPC to children with cancer. Outpatient PPC was associated with fewer hospital days, IV chemotherapy, and intubation at EOL, while increasing hospice enrollment and home death.
Authors
- Elizabeth George (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3141-5738)
- Nicholas P. DeGroote (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5056-1699)
- Katharine E. Brock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6125-3077)
- Karen Wasilewski
- Rebecca Shamah
Institutions
- Emory University (US)
- Aflac (United States) (US)
- Maine Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Blood & Cancer
- Published
- 2024-10-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.31387
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71