• J Pain Symptom Manage · Dec 2020

    Trends of utilization of palliative care and aggressive end-of-life care for patients who died of cancers and those who died of non-cancer diseases in hospitals.

    • Yen-Ting Ko, Ming-Chung Ko, Chao-Ming Huang, Hsin-Yi Lien, Lin-Chung Woung, and Sheng-Jean Huang.
    • School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan; Department of Medical Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan.
    • J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020 Dec 1; 60 (6): 1136-1143.

    ContextPatients who died of cancers and those who died of noncancer diseases may receive different end-of-life care.ObjectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the trends of utilization of palliative care and aggressive end-of-life care for patients who died of cancers and those who died of noncancer diseases in hospitals.MethodsThe medical records of patients who died in a public hospital because of cancer or other diseases were reviewed. The proportion of those who received palliative care, admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) within 30 days of death, died in ICU, and received cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) within three days of death in 2013-2014, 2015-2016, and 2017-2018, respectively, was investigated. Multivariate logistic regression was applied to evaluate the independent effects of various factors on the risk of receiving aggressive end-of-life care.ResultsSignificant trends of increase in receiving palliative care were found. The proportion of patients who died of noncancer diseases and received palliative care was lower than that of those who died of cancers. Palliative care was associated with a reduced risk of ICU admission within 30 days of death (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 0.361), death in ICU (AOR 0.208), and receiving CPR within three days of death (AOR 0.057). Patients who died of noncancer diseases had a higher risk of ICU admission within 30 days of death (AOR 5.016), death in ICU (AOR 5.086), and receiving CPR within three days of death (AOR 3.274).ConclusionUtilization of palliative care is increasing. Patients who died of noncancer diseases received less palliative care but more aggressive end-of-life care than those who died of cancers.Copyright © 2020 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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