The Association Between Hospital End-of-Life Care Quality and the Care Received Among Patients With Heart Failure
Feder SL, Tate J, Ersek M, Krishnan S, Chaudhry SI, Bastian LA, Rolnick J, Kutney-Lee A, Akgün KM. The Association Between Hospital End-of-Life Care Quality and the Care Received Among Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2020, 61: 713-722.e1. PMID: 32931904, PMCID: PMC7952458, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure patientsPalliative care consultationVeterans Health AdministrationLife care qualityFailure patientsHeart failureCare consultationsHighest quintileVA hospitalsIntensive care unit deathCare qualityIntensive care unitHealth care systemCare unitInpatient hospiceMean ageLowest quintileHospital endRetrospective analysisHOSPITAL scorePatientsHealth AdministrationCare processesHospitalLogistic regressionEnd-of-Life Care Quality Varies Among Facilities in the Department of Veterans Affairs for Patients with Heart Failure (S732)
Feder S, Ersek M, Kutney-Lee A, Luhrs C, Bastian L, Akgun K. End-of-Life Care Quality Varies Among Facilities in the Department of Veterans Affairs for Patients with Heart Failure (S732). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2020, 59: 546-547. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.12.294.Peer-Reviewed Original Research