BMJ supportive & palliative care
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BMJ Support Palliat Care · Feb 2019
Palliative medicine and hospital readmissions in end-stage liver disease.
Patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD) have a reduced life expectancy and a significant symptom burden. Our aim is to determine if inpatient palliative care (PC) referral for patients with ESLD is associated with decreased hospital readmission rates. ⋯ Inpatient PC referral for patients with ESLD was associated with lower rates of hospital readmission. Early concurrent PC referral likely has added beneficial effects beyond quality of life issues and symptom management.