@article{JGO20859,
author = {Nizar Bhulani and Arjun Gupta and Ang Gao and Jenny Li and Chad Guenther and Chul Ahn and Elizabeth Paulk and Stephanie Houck and Muhammad S. Beg},
title = {Palliative care and end-of-life health care utilization in elderly patients with pancreatic cancer},
journal = {Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology},
volume = {9},
number = {3},
year = {2018},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: 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.
Methods: Pancreatic cancer patients with and without palliative care consults were identified using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare linked database between 2000 and 2009. Trend of palliative care use was studied. Emergency room/intensive care unit (ICU) utilization and costs in the last 30 days of life were compared between both groups using propensity score-matched (PSM) analysis.
Results: Of the 54,130 patients, 3,166 (5.8%) received palliative care and 70% received it in the last 30 days of life. The proportion of patients receiving palliative care increased from 1.4% in 2000 to 7.4% in 2009 (P},
issn = {2219-679X}, url = {https://jgo.amegroups.org/article/view/20859}
}