Trends and Predictors of Palliative Care Referrals in Patients With Acute Heart Failure.

Brijesh PatelPaul SecheresiuMahek ShahLekha RacharlaAhmad B AlsalemManyoo AgarwalByomesh TripathiNaveen SablaniLohit GargShantanu PatilNauman IslamDaniel RayModele O OgunniyiRon Freudenberger

Published in: The American journal of hospice & palliative care (2018)

Palliative care referrals were made in a very small proportion of patients with AHF. We observed steady rise in the PCR utilization. Chronic conditions, advancing age, and high-risk patients were major predictors of PCR.

Keyphrases

palliative care
acute heart failure
end stage renal disease
advanced cancer
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
heart failure
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors