2025
EHR-facilitated Symptom Control Intervention Impacts Palliative Care Consultation for Advanced Cancer Patients
Pachman D, Grzegorczyk V, Ruddy K, Griffin J, Strand J, Ridgeway J, Chlan L, Tofthagen C, Leventakos K, Austin J, Smith A, Mitchell S, Herrin J, Cheville A, Pachman D. EHR-facilitated Symptom Control Intervention Impacts Palliative Care Consultation for Advanced Cancer Patients. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2025, 69: e426-e427. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.02.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutpatient palliative careCollaborative care modelPalliative careImprove symptom managementSymptom managementAdvanced cancer patientsIntervention periodQuality of lifeAdvanced cancerPC consultationPC servicesSymptom surveillancePC utilizationPopulation of patientsCCM-based interventionsPalliative care consultationUsual care periodPalliative care utilizationSelf-management informationClinician decision supportMulti-state health systemCancer symptom controlMedical oncology clinicCancer patientsOutpatient PC
2024
Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
O’Brien J, Halsey B, Connors M, Deng M, Handorf E, Berardi G, Lynch S, Sorice K, Reddy S, Meyer J, Bauman J, Dotan E. Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2024, 28: 217-223. PMID: 39636708, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd of lifeAggressive EOL carePalliative careDay of deathEOL carePC consultationIntegration of palliative careEnd of life careEnd-of-life careAssociated with worse qualityHealth care resourcesMetastatic pancreatic cancerQuality of lifePC teamAggressive careCare resourcesHospiceAverage length of timeTertiary cancer centerCareWorse qualityAverage timeCancer CenterBenefit patientsPancreatic cancer94 Effects of Palliative Care Consultation Triggers in the Burn Unit
Savetamal A, Swanson C. 94 Effects of Palliative Care Consultation Triggers in the Burn Unit. Journal Of Burn Care & Research 2024, 45: 76-76. PMCID: PMC11023166, DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irae036.093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative care consultationPalliative care triggersCare consultationPalliative careEnd-of-life discussionsPalliative care conversationsPalliative care specialistsLate death groupDeath groupEnd-of-lifeBurn centerChronically ill patientsAverage length of stayPC consultationBurn injuryCare conversationsBaux scoreCare specialistsLength of stayPatient's familyBurn unitProportion of patientsCharacteristics of patientsSurgical decision-makingConsultation
2023
779 Utilization of Palliative Care in Patients Succumbing to Primary Burn Injury
Savetamal A, Canner J, Gibbs K, Graetz E, Ong C, Schneider E. 779 Utilization of Palliative Care in Patients Succumbing to Primary Burn Injury. Journal Of Burn Care & Research 2023, 44: s177-s177. PMCID: PMC10464588, DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irad045.254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative careBaux scoreBurn injuryPC consultationBlack patientsBurn patientsHigher Baux scoresPalliative care usePalliative care consultationMultivariable Poisson regressionNational Inpatient SampleUrban teaching hospitalGreater likelihoodNumber of diagnosesPercentage of bodyNon-teaching hospitalsChi-square testNation-wide studyPC encountersInhalation injuryClinical characteristicsHospital dischargeInpatient deathOlder patientsYounger patientsNational Survey of Emergency Medicine Physicians: Access, Barriers, and Attitudes for Palliative Care in the Emergency Department (Sci241)
George N, Wallingford G, Rosenthal M, Neugarten C, Ouchi K, Jubanyik K, Manfredi R, Crandall C, Fullerton L. National Survey of Emergency Medicine Physicians: Access, Barriers, and Attitudes for Palliative Care in the Emergency Department (Sci241). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2023, 65: e662. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.02.291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative careEmergency departmentEmergency physiciansPC consultationMajority of EPsLife symptom managementPalliative care consultantsPalliative care educationEmergency medicine physiciansMost emergency physiciansInadequate trainingMedian ageSymptom managementPC servicesEmergency providersObjective PatientsMedicine physiciansCare consultantsSerious illnessAdvanced directivesHealth systemEP utilizationMajority of respondentsFuture interventionsCare education
2022
Quality of Telehealth-Delivered Inpatient Palliative Care During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic
Soliman AA, Akgün KM, Coffee J, Kapo J, Morrison LJ, Hopkinson E, Schulman-Green D, Feder SL. Quality of Telehealth-Delivered Inpatient Palliative Care During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 65: 6-15. PMID: 36206949, PMCID: PMC9532267, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly COVID-19 pandemicGoals of carePC consultationElectronic health record reviewCOVID-19 pandemicQuality of telehealthUnmet PC needsInpatient palliative careHealth record reviewPalliative care servicesPatients' social needsRate of assessmentNew England hospitalsCOVID-19 infection ratesSymptom controlRecord reviewPalliative carePC servicesMean agePC needsFamily burdenCare servicesInfection ratePsychological symptomsEngland hospitalsThe Quality of Telehealth-Delivered Palliative Care During the Initial COVID-19 Pandemic Surge (S530)
Soliman A, Akgün K, Coffee J, Kapo J, Morrison L, Blatt L, Schulman-Green D, Feder S. The Quality of Telehealth-Delivered Palliative Care During the Initial COVID-19 Pandemic Surge (S530). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 63: 921-922. PMCID: PMC9001042, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.02.153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPC consultationDiscussion of goalsPalliative carePandemic surgeSerious illnessFamily understandingCOVID-19 pandemic surgeLarge hospitalsInitial pandemic surgeInpatient PC consultationsQuality of telehealthPercent of patientsPalliative care servicesPrimary cancer diagnosisAssessment of patientsEarly COVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19 infection ratesCOVID-19 ratesElectronic health recordsMedian timePC servicesMean ageInitial consultationInterdisciplinary carePatients
2019
Palliative care referral in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction complicated with cardiogenic shock in the United States
Ando T, Akintoye E, Uemura T, Adegbala O, Ashraf S, Pahuja M, Shokr M, Takagi H, Grines C, Afonso L, Briasoulis A. Palliative care referral in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction complicated with cardiogenic shock in the United States. Heart & Lung 2019, 49: 25-29. PMID: 31703953, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2019.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPalliative care referralElevation myocardial infarctionPC referralSTEMI-CSCardiogenic shockCare referralMyocardial infarctionMechanical circulatory support useCoronary artery bypass graftStudy periodPC referral rateArtery bypass graftExtended care facilitiesNationwide Inpatient SampleEdition Clinical ModificationTrends of utilizationLow-income statusPC encountersPC consultationBypass graftMultivariable analysisInpatient SampleReferral ratesHigh comorbidity
2018
Incidence, Trends, and Predictors of Palliative Care Consultation After Aortic Valve Replacement in the United States
Ando T, Adegbala O, Uemura T, Akintoye E, Ashraf S, Briasoulis A, Takagi H, Afonso L. Incidence, Trends, and Predictors of Palliative Care Consultation After Aortic Valve Replacement in the United States. Journal Of Palliative Care 2018, 34: 111-117. PMID: 30587081, DOI: 10.1177/0825859718819433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementPC referral rateAdjusted odds ratioPC consultPC referralValve replacementIndex hospitalizationPC consultationReferral ratesTransapical transcatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacement patientsNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseValve replacement patientsPalliative care consultPalliative care consultationMultivariable regression analysisCare consultTAVR cohortAcceptable morbidityInpatient mortalityReplacement patientsElectrolyte derangementsNIS databaseRegional Differences in Palliative Care Utilization Among Geriatric Colorectal Cancer Patients Needing Emergent Surgery
Heller DR, Jean RA, Chiu AS, Feder SI, Kurbatov V, Cha C, Khan SA. Regional Differences in Palliative Care Utilization Among Geriatric Colorectal Cancer Patients Needing Emergent Surgery. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2018, 23: 153-162. PMID: 30328071, PMCID: PMC6751557, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-018-3929-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariable logistic regressionPalliative careColorectal cancerPC consultationEmergent surgerySurgical patientsOstomy formationMethodsThe National Inpatient SampleLogistic regressionComplicated colorectal cancerPalliative care utilizationColorectal cancer patientsNational Inpatient SampleMeeting inclusion criteriaQuality of lifeChi-square testingCritical illnessElderly patientsHospital factorsMetastatic diseasePC patientsCare utilizationGeriatric patientsCancer patientsInpatient Sample
2017
Early integration of supportive oncology consultation for hospitalized cancer patients.
Woodfield K, Adelson K, Horton J, Smith C. Early integration of supportive oncology consultation for hospitalized cancer patients. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 136-136. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.31_suppl.136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPC consultationPalliative careCancer patientsImproved symptom controlHospital day 2Stage IV diseasePlan of careNon-pain symptomsAdvanced practice nursesHealth care resourcesMajority of casesUncontrolled symptomsSymptom controlChart reviewDays hospitalizationMedian timeHospice utilizationOncology consultationOncology servicesPractice nursesHospice usePC needsReferral criteriaPancreatic cancerSolid malignanciesStandardized Criteria for Palliative Care Consultation on a Solid Tumor Oncology Service Reduces Downstream Health Care Use
Adelson K, Paris J, Horton JR, Hernandez-Tellez L, Ricks D, Morrison RS, Smith CB. Standardized Criteria for Palliative Care Consultation on a Solid Tumor Oncology Service Reduces Downstream Health Care Use. JCO Oncology Practice 2017, 13: jop.2016.016808. PMID: 28306372, DOI: 10.1200/jop.2016.016808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care usePC consultationPalliative careHospice referralReadmission ratesAdvanced cancerCancer careOncology servicesCare useStandardized criteriaInpatient oncology serviceReceipt of chemotherapyAdvanced solid tumorsHigh symptom burdenPalliative care consultationProspective cohort studyLength of staySymptom controlCohort studySymptom burdenPrior hospitalizationOncologic careCare consultationsControl subjectsIntervention group
2016
Factors associated with palliative care use in patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy
Morris R, Gani F, Hammad A, Peltier W, Gamblin T, Turaga K, Johnston F. Factors associated with palliative care use in patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Journal Of Surgical Research 2016, 211: 79-86. PMID: 28501134, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.11.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAppendiceal NeoplasmsChemotherapy, Cancer, Regional PerfusionColonic NeoplasmsCombined Modality TherapyCytoreduction Surgical ProceduresFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHyperthermia, InducedLogistic ModelsMaleMesotheliomaMiddle AgedOvarian NeoplasmsPalliative CarePeritoneal NeoplasmsReferral and ConsultationRetrospective StudiesSarcomaStomach NeoplasmsConceptsCytoreductive surgery/hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapyIntraperitoneal chemotherapyMultivariate logistic regression analysisHyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapyTotal parenteral nutritionCancer-relatedPalliative careLogistic regression analysisCytoreductive surgeryPeritoneal carcinomatosisMetastatic diseaseOverall survivalParenteral nutritionPrescribed opioidsStandard therapyGastric tubePC consultationG-tubeMultivariate analysisPatientsRisk factorsChemotherapyChronic symptomsPalliative care referralPalliative care use
2014
Bridging the gap: a palliative care consultation service in a hematological malignancy-bone marrow transplant unit.
Selvaggi K, Vick J, Jessell S, Lister J, Abrahm J, Bernacki R. Bridging the gap: a palliative care consultation service in a hematological malignancy-bone marrow transplant unit. The Journal Of Community And Supportive Oncology 2014, 12: 50-5. PMID: 24971405, DOI: 10.12788/jcso.0015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPC cliniciansPalliative carePalliative care consultation serviceGoals of care conversationsPeriod of program implementationPalliative care servicesDaily pain assessmentPre-implementation rateHospice referral ratesQuality improvement projectReports of painHospice enrollmentPC teamPC consultationCare conversationsTertiary care hospitalLevel of satisfactionCare servicesReferral ratesWestern Pennsylvania HospitalNeeds assessmentClinical consultationPain assessmentImprovement projectLack of collaboration
2013
Standardized criteria for required palliative care consultation on the solid tumor oncology service.
Adelson K, Paris J, Smith C, Horton J, Morrison R. Standardized criteria for required palliative care consultation on the solid tumor oncology service. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 37-37. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.31_suppl.37.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative care consultationPalliative careReadmission ratesHospice utilizationASCO guidelinesPC consultationCare consultationsMortality indexStandardized criteriaComparing group 1Improved symptom controlPalliative care consultStage IV diseaseHigh symptom burdenHealth care resourcesCare consultUncontrolled symptomsHospital deathST patientsSymptom controlSymptom burdenDays hospitalizationPrimary outcomeAdvanced cancerStay index
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