End-of-Life Care Characteristics for Young Adults with Cancer Who Die in the Hospital

作者: Jessica Keim-Malpass , Jeanne M. Erickson , H. Charles Malpass

DOI: 10.1089/JPM.2013.0661

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摘要: Abstract Background: Evidence suggests nonelderly adults with cancer are likely to receive aggressive treatment in their last month of life and less hospice and/or palliative services. Young (18–39 years) a unique population, little is known about the characteristics end-of-life care trajectories when they die hospital. Objective: The purpose this descriptive pilot study was explore death among young who died tertiary academic hospital order elucidate trajectories. Methods: A retrospective chart review conducted hospitalized primary diagnosis within 10-year period. Study variables were abstracted for quantification medical record notes reviewed validation. Results: 61 patient records indicate that commonly received weeks do-not-...

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