Specialized palliative outpatient clinic care involvement associated with decreased end-of-life hospital costs in cancer patients, a single center study
Our results provide first indications that a contact to specialist palliative care in an outpatient clinic may reduce end-of-life hospital care costs in hospital-deceased cancer patients.
Authors
- Anna-Maria Tolppanen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5292-676X)
- Annamarja Lamminmäki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7664-4468)
- Kristiina Tyynelä-Korhonen
- Vesa Kataja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4846-4843)
Institutions
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Savonia University of Applied Sciences (FI)
- Eastern Finland Laboratory Center (FI)
- Päijät-Hämeen Keskussairaala (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Palliative Care
- Published
- 2024-12-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-024-01633-x
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.09
Funders
- Kuopion Yliopistollinen Sairaala