ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2026
12 years of specialized pediatric palliative inpatient care: description of patients' characteristics.
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Abstract
Background: Pediatric Palliative Care (PPC) patients represent a highly heterogeneous population. Depending on the specific needs of the child and their family, PPC is provided at different levels, ranging from a basic PPC approach to highly specialized PPC in tertiary care centers. However, data on patients treated in specialized inpatient PPC units remain limited. This study aimed to further characterize this patient population, focusing on diagnostic spectrum, comorbidities, device dependency, admission patterns and mortality. Methods: A retrospective single-center study was conducted, including all patients admitted to an 8-bed specialized PPC unit at a tertiary, university-affiliated pediatric hospital in Germany between 2012 and 2023. Patient characteristics, underlying and secondary diagnoses based on the ICD-10-GM, device dependency, and admission patterns were analyzed descriptively. Results: Conclusions: PPC patients exhibit profound multimorbidity, with the complexity of their healthcare needs necessitating specialized multidisciplinary care and a high level of clinical expertise within specialized PPC structures.
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