Comparison of Early Versus Late Palliative Care Consultation in End-of-Life Care for the Hospitalized Frail Elderly Patients

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 516-520

  Reyes Ortiz, Carlos A ^a,b   Williams, Christopher ^c   Westphal, Christine ^d  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OAKWOOD HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

consultation; discharge destination; frail elderly patients; hospice; length of stay; palliative care

Indexed keywords

AGED; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPICE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT COMFORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TERMINAL CARE; TIME FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT COMFORT; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84936858452     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: 19382715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909114530183     Document Type: Article

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