Association of inpatient and outpatient pediatric palliative care in pediatric oncology

This lecture introduces Pediatric Palliative Care (PPC), emphasizing its critical role in oncology patient outcomes, particularly at end-of-life. It covers a comprehensive study from 2015-2022 analyzing PPC's impact, highlighting differences between inpatient and outpatient care. Findings demonstrate outpatient PPC increases hospice use and improves home deaths while inpatient care correlates with higher intensive interventions. Results underscore how outpatient PPC enhances accessibility and...