2023
Association of palliative care and hospital outcomes among solid tumour oncology inpatients
Im J, Chow R, Novosel M, Xiang J, Strait M, Rao V, Kapo J, Zimmermann C, Prsic E. Association of palliative care and hospital outcomes among solid tumour oncology inpatients. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 2023, 14: e1349-e1353. PMID: 36849221, DOI: 10.1136/spcare-2023-004207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative care consultationInpatient palliative care consultationCare consultationsHospital deathHospital outcomesICU admissionPalliative careIntensive care unit useRetrospective chart reviewSite of malignancyEmergency department visitsHospital outcome dataMultivariable logistic regressionLength of stayOncology admissionsChart reviewED visitsOncology inpatientsDepartment visitsMultivariable analysisICU levelMedical recordsPatient presentationRothman IndexHigher odds
2020
Comparison of End-of-Life Care Quality Outcomes and Indicators of Palliative Needs between Medicare Beneficiaries with Solid and Hematologic Malignancies
Egan P, Belanger E, Panagiotou O, Rao V, Pelcovits A, LeBlanc T, Olszewski A. Comparison of End-of-Life Care Quality Outcomes and Indicators of Palliative Needs between Medicare Beneficiaries with Solid and Hematologic Malignancies. Blood 2020, 136: 11. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2020-143078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDays of lifePhysician office visitsPalliative needsHematologic malignanciesICU admissionSolid tumorsOffice visitsHospice utilizationInpatient daysMedicare beneficiariesHospice benefitMore physician office visitsSignificant palliative care needsFirst population-based studySeattle GeneticsReceipt of chemotherapyPalliative care needsBaseline health statusPopulation-based settingStem cell transplantPopulation-based studyAcute care settingNovel care modelSEER-Medicare databaseConfidence intervals