Palliative care access for hospitalized patients with end‐stage liver disease across the United States

Barret Rush, Keith R. Walley, Leo A. Celi, Neil Rajoriya, Mayur Brahmania – 29 June 2017 – Patients with end‐stage liver disease (ESLD) often have a high symptom burden. Historically, palliative care (PC) services have been underused in this population. We investigated the use of PC services in patients with ESLD hospitalized across the United States. We used the Nationwide Inpatient Sample to conduct a retrospective nationwide cohort analysis. All patients >18 years of age admitted with ESLD, defined as those with at least two liver decompensation events, were included in the analysis.

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