Specialized palliative outpatient clinic care involvement associated with decreased end-of-life hospital costs in cancer patients, a single center study

Abstract Background Studies show that hospital deaths bring significant health care costs, and the involvement of specialized palliative care can help to reduce these costs. The aim of this retrospective registry-based study was to evaluate end-of-life hospital costs in patients dying in a universit...

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Main Authors: Anna-Maria Tolppanen, Annamarja Lamminmäki, Vesa Kataja, Kristiina Tyynelä-Korhonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-12-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-024-01633-x