Journal article
End of life care for women with gynecologic cancers
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Little is known about patterns of end of life (EOL) care in gynecologic cancer patients. This paper reports on five EOL quality indicators: (1) chemotherapy in last 2 weeks of life (2) death in an acute care bed (3) emergency department visits in last 2 weeks of life (4) home care (nursing) visits in last 6 months of life (5) physician house calls in last 2 weeks of life.
METHODS: A population-based, retrospective cohort study using …
Authors
Barbera L; Elit L; Krzyzanowska M; Saskin R; Bierman AS
Journal
Gynecologic Oncology, Vol. 118, No. 2, pp. 196–201
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2010
DOI
10.1016/j.ygyno.2010.04.014
ISSN
0090-8258