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Cost analysis of a prospective multi-site cohort study of palliative care consultation teams for adults with advanced cancer: Where do cost-savings come from?

May P, Garrido MM, Cassel JB, Kelley AS, Meier DE, Normand C, Smith TJ, Morrison RS.

Palliat Med. 2017 Apr;31(4):378-386.

 

A prospective multi-site cohort study in three US hospitals included 863 patients with advanced cancer and analysed the cost-differences associated with early palliative care consultation (within 2 days of admission), later palliative care and usual care. 226 were seen by a palliative care team during their hospital admission (177 seen within 2 days of admission) and 637 received usual care only. This study showed that patients receiving early palliative care had less treatment and shorter length of stay; however there was minimal cost differences between the early and late palliative care consultations groups.

 

Composed by Elaine Boland.

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