A nationwide retrospective analysis of trends in palliative care consultation and do-not-resuscitate status in heart failure hospitalizations
While palliative care and do-not-resuscitate use among heart failure hospitalizations have increased, they remain low. Over half of those who die during a heart failure admission do not receive palliative care consultation, underscoring missed opportunities to optimize end-of-life care.
Authors
- Nikitha Murthy
- Antoine Sakr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8220-8523)
- Megan Pelter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0237-8069)
- Liset Stoletniy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6113-2240)
- Tanya Doctorian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7666-233X)
- Purvi Parwani
- D Abramov
- Ramy Sedhom
- Diane Tran
Institutions
- Loma Linda University (US)
- Loma Linda University Health Care (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Palliative Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163261416339
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00