The Landscape of Outpatient Palliative Care in Germany: Results from a Retrospective Analysis of 14,792 Patients.
Sven Heiko LoosenSarah KriegJohannes EschrichMark LueddeAndreas KriegManuela SchallenburgerJacqueline SchwartzMartin NeukirchenTom LueddeKarel KostevChristoph RoderburgPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)
This study provides an overview of the situation of outpatient palliative care in Germany and shows age- and gender-specific trends regarding the underlying medical diagnoses. Based on these data, palliative care should be adapted to current demographic developments.