Inpatient palliative care utilisation among patients with gallbladder cancer in the United States: A 10-year perspective.
Zahra MojtahediGuogen ShanKatayoon GhodsiKaren CallahanJi W YooJennifer VanderlaanJerry ReevesJay J ShenPublished in: European journal of cancer care (2021)
Our novel study found that obese people were less likely to use palliative care services in GBC. Interventions are needed to increase palliative care consultation in GBC patients, particularly in obese patients.
Keyphrases
- palliative care
- obese patients
- advanced cancer
- bariatric surgery
- end stage renal disease
- roux en y gastric bypass
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- gastric bypass
- primary care
- chronic kidney disease
- weight loss
- adipose tissue
- type diabetes
- physical activity
- metabolic syndrome
- papillary thyroid
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- young adults
- lymph node metastasis