Palliative home care and emergency department visits in the last 30 and 90 days of life: a retrospective cohort study of patients with cancer.

Receiving generalist HC and no HC was associated with increased odds of visiting the ED in the last 30 and 90 days of life, when compared with patients receiving palliative HC. Improving access to palliative HC for patients at high risk of visiting the ED may reduce ED visits and acute care costs and improve quality of life in the last 90 days of life.