Factors influencing the length of stay in the palliative care unit in patients discharged home: results from a tertiary hospital in Turkey

Published in: Turkish journal of medical sciences (2021)

A longer length of PCU stay is associated with mobilization limitation, tube feeding, permanent tracheostomy, and hypertension. We found no evidence that age, infections or pressure ulcers on admission were associated with extra LOS in the PCU in patients discharged home.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
palliative care
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
healthcare
blood pressure
peritoneal dialysis
wound healing