A Comparison of Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure and Cancer Referred to Palliative Care.

Related Articles A Comparison of Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure and Cancer Referred to Palliative Care. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 02 05;3(2):e200020 Authors: Liu AY, O’Riordan DL, Marks AK, Bischoff KE, Pantilat SZ Abstract Importance: Growing evidence shows that palliative care (PC) improves treatment outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF), but few large-scale studies have prospectively evaluated the processes and outcomes associated with PC consultation for such patients in the real world. Objective: To characterize processes and outcomes of PC consultations for hospitalized patients with HF compared with patients with cancer. Design, Setting, and Participants: This cohort study of…
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