2019
Assessing Patterns of Palliative Care Referral and Location of Death in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Sixteen-Year Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study
Zou RH, Nouraie M, Chen X, Saul MI, Kaminski N, Gibson KF, Kass DJ, Lindell KO. Assessing Patterns of Palliative Care Referral and Location of Death in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Sixteen-Year Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2019, 22: 538-544. PMID: 30615545, PMCID: PMC7869870, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2018.0400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisSpecialty referral centerIPF patientsPalliative careLocation of deathPC referralHospice deathsReferral centerPulmonary fibrosisLife discussionsCenter retrospective cohort studyPalliative care referralTotal outpatient visitsCharlson Comorbidity IndexRetrospective cohort studyFatal lung diseasePatient-provider relationshipComorbidity indexHospital deathSevere comorbiditiesTransplant recipientsCare referralCohort studyMedian survivalClinical factors
2015
Palliative Care and Location of Death in Decedents With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Lindell KO, Liang Z, Hoffman LA, Rosenzweig MQ, Saul MI, Pilewski JM, Gibson KF, Kaminski N. Palliative Care and Location of Death in Decedents With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. CHEST Journal 2015, 147: 423-429. PMID: 25187973, PMCID: PMC4314817, DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-1127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisLocation of deathPalliative care referralPalliative careCare referralPulmonary fibrosisAdequacy of endCommunity hospital wardsLung transplant recipientsTiming of referralMajority of patientsObituary listingsTransplant recipientsMedian survivalSymptom burdenSpecialty centersFirst visitHospital settingCenter visitsHospital wardsClinical practiceReferralPatientsDecedentsCare