ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Admission to the Emergency Department by Patients Being Followed up for Palliative Care Consultations.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Impact of palliative care integration on end-of-life resource utilization and costs in oncology patients: a single-center analysis in Jordan.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Challenges to timely access to out-of-hours end-of-life medications: a qualitative study in UK primary care.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2025Article
- Health care utilization at the end of life in Parkinson's disease: a population-based register study.BMC palliative care · 2024Article
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Abstract
introductionPalliative care aims to improve the quality of life of patients and families facing life-threatening diseases. Admissions to the emergency department are considered potentially avoidable. This study aims to characterize the use of the emergency department by palliative care patients at a public hospital in Portugal.
methodsThis retrospective study included patients who had their first palliative care appointment during the year 2019; 135 patients were included, with 255 admissions to the emergency department. Descriptive statistical analysis consisted of calculating the absolute (
resultsDying in hospital was associated with going to the emergency department. Patients who died in hospital had more admissions and spent more time there.
conclusionEmergency department admissions suggest that there are gaps in the provision of care. It is necessary to anticipate crisis situations, provide home and telephone appointments, and invest in professionals' education to respond to the needs that will grow in the future.
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