Palliative care utilization in hospitalized children with cancer.
Brian T ChengBernice Simone ElgerPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2019)
One in 20 pediatric inpatients with cancer and high mortality risk receives PC, with differential utilization by socio-economic groups. These results have significant implications for public health resource allocation and the delivery of pediatric PC as high-value care. Future research should focus on the development of new tools to help physicians assess when PC is appropriate for their patients.
Keyphrases
- palliative care
- public health
- papillary thyroid
- end stage renal disease
- squamous cell
- childhood cancer
- newly diagnosed
- primary care
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- young adults
- healthcare
- prognostic factors
- advanced cancer
- squamous cell carcinoma
- quality improvement
- lymph node metastasis
- peritoneal dialysis
- patient reported outcomes
- pain management
- patient reported
- health insurance