End-of-life interventions in patients with cancer.
Colleen WebberShuaib HafidAnastasia GayowskyMichelle HowardPeter TanuseputroAaron JonesMary M ScottAmy T HsuJames DownarDoug ManuelKatrin ConenSarina Roslyn IsenbergPublished in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2023)
Potentially inappropriate interventions were common in the last 100 days of life of cancer decedents. Variations in interventions may reflect differences in prognostic awareness, healthcare access, and care preferences and quality. Earlier identification of patients' palliative care needs and involvement of palliative care specialists may help reduce the use of these interventions at the end of life.