Open AccessPalliative care and end-of-life health care utilization in elderly patients with pancreatic cancer
Author(s) -
Nizar Bhulani,
Arjun Gupta,
Ang Gao,
Jenny Li,
Chad Guenther,
Chul Ahn,
Elizabeth Paulk,
Stephanie Houck,
Muhammad S. Beg
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of gastrointestinal oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.084
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 2219-679X
pISSN - 2078-6891
DOI - 10.21037/jgo.2018.03.08
Subject(s) - medicine , palliative care , pancreatic cancer , intensive care unit , cancer , end of life care , emergency medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , population , epidemiology , intensive care medicine , nursing , environmental health
Palliative care has been associated with improved survival and quality of life, with lower rate of end-of-life health care utilization and cost. We examined trends in palliative care utilization in older pancreatic cancer patients.