High-intensity end-of-life care among children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer who die in the hospital: A population-based study from the French national hospital database.
Gabriel Revon-RivièreVanessa PaulyKarine BaumstarckCecile BernardNicolas AndréJean-Claude GentetCatherine SeylerGuillaume FondVeronica OrleansGérard MichelPascal AuquierLaurent BoyerPublished in: Cancer (2019)
A majority of children, adolescents, and young adults experience HI-EOL care. Several features (eg, social disadvantage, cancer diagnosis, complex chronic conditions, and specialty center care) were associated with HI-EOL care. These findings should now be discussed with patients, families, and professionals to define the optimal EOL.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- high intensity
- quality improvement
- palliative care
- papillary thyroid
- end stage renal disease
- young adults
- squamous cell
- ejection fraction
- pain management
- affordable care act
- adverse drug
- resistance training
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- mental health
- acute care
- prognostic factors
- patient reported outcomes
- body composition
- patient reported