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
2019
Billed Palliative Care Services and End-of-Life Care in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies
Rao V, Belanger E, Egan P, LeBlanc T, Olszewski A. Billed Palliative Care Services and End-of-Life Care in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies. Blood 2019, 134: 384. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-121955.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative care servicesDays of lifeEarly palliative careEnd of lifeHematologic malignanciesPalliative careMedicare beneficiariesCare servicesComorbidity indexSolid tumorsAdvisory CommitteeEOL quality measuresPoor performance statusReceipt of chemotherapyPalliative care specialistsHigher comorbidity indexIntensive care unitRetrospective claims dataService Medicare beneficiariesAmerican Cancer SocietyCare quality metricsMedicare spendingDay of deathNon-terminal patientsYear of death