2022
Development of Primary Palliative Care End-of-Life Quality Measures: A Modified Delphi Process.
Bogetz J, Johnston E, Thienprayoon R, Patneaude A, Ananth P, Rosenberg A. Development of Primary Palliative Care End-of-Life Quality Measures: A Modified Delphi Process. Pediatrics 2022, 150 PMID: 36437228, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-058241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChildHospitalsHumansPalliative CareQuality of Health CareQuality of LifeTerminal CareConceptsComplex chronic conditionsEOL quality measuresPediatric palliative careEnd of lifeElectronic health recordsHealth care utilizationMultidisciplinary expert panelHigh-quality pediatric palliative careManual chart reviewQuality improvement initiativesModified Delphi processChart reviewCare utilizationSymptom managementPalliative careChronic conditionsIllness trajectoryPediatric measuresLife quality measuresDelphi processHealth recordsExpert panelImprovement initiativesQuality measuresInterprofessional services
2021
Sociodemographic and hospital‐based predictors of intense end‐of‐life care among children, adolescents, and young adults with hematologic malignancies
Mun S, Wang R, Ma X, Ananth P. Sociodemographic and hospital‐based predictors of intense end‐of‐life care among children, adolescents, and young adults with hematologic malignancies. Cancer 2021, 127: 3817-3824. PMID: 34185881, PMCID: PMC8478813, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.33764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematologic malignanciesYoung adultsLife careMultivariable logistic regression modelCancer-directed treatmentPremier Healthcare DatabaseRetrospective cohort studyEmergency department visitsIntensive care unitHigh-intensity endDays of lifeMajority of childrenLogistic regression modelsIntravenous chemotherapyTracheostomy placementCohort studyDepartment visitsCare unitMechanical ventilationHospital characteristicsMultivariable modelCardiopulmonary resuscitationType of insuranceHealthcare databasesMalignancy