Implementing Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Lung Cancer: When to Start?

Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Lung Cancer

Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Lung Cancer 3.3.1. It is recommended that all physicians caring for patients with lung cancer should begin conversations about the patient’s prognosis and goals of care at the time of the diagnosis, and continue these throughout the course of the illness (Grade 1B) . Background: In the United States, lung cancer is a major health problem that is associated wit...

End-of-life care for hospitalized patients with lung cancer: utilization of a palliative care service.

PURPOSE High symptom burden and hospital mortality among patients with lung cancer argues for early palliative care intervention. Patient characteristics and discharge dispositions in hospitalized patients with lung cancer receiving usual care were compared to those referred to a new palliative care service. METHODS A retrospective database review of all lung cancer discharges receiving usual...

Psilocybin and palliative end-of-life care.

Palliative care and end-of-life decisions.

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Palliative and end of life care

Health care provided in the final year of life is typically costly and often delivers unintended outcomes. High value can be defined for end of life care. High value clinical practices exist for end of life care and a common set of high value processes can be identified. The current system structure of healthcare delivery does not consistently support those high value processes. An improved org...