Effects of initiating palliative care consultation in the emergency department on inpatient length of stay

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1362-1367

  Wu, Frances M ^a   Newman, Jeffrey M ^a   Lasher, Andrew ^b   Brody, Abraham A ^c  

^a SUTTER HEALTH   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROPENSITY SCORE; TELECONSULTATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROPENSITY SCORE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84887859088     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0352     Document Type: Article

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