Does Pediatric Palliative Care Involvement Influence Location of Death?

Does Pediatric Palliative Care Involvement Influence Location of Death?

Solano J; Singh M; Sherman A K; Linebarger J

2019

Death; Hospice Care; Intensive Care Units; Palliative Care; Pediatric

This study describes the influence of a palliative care team on location of death and location of death discussions with patients/caregivers, and determines whether location of death discussions influence location of death. With palliative care or a location of death discussion, patients were less likely to die in the PICU and more likely to die at home. Location of death discussions were more likely to occur if a palliative care team was involved.

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