Journal of palliative medicine
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End-of-life (EoL) care after geriatric burns (geri-burns) is understudied. ⋯ The vast majority of geri-burn deaths on our burn service occur after a discussion about EoL care. The timing of these discussions is driven by magnitude of injury, and it does not lead to higher proportions of an immediate decision for comfort care. The presence and timing of EoL discussions bears further study as a quality metric for geri-burn EoL care.