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Inpatient Palliative Care Utilization In Sickle Cell Disease: Temporal Trends And Factors Associated With Usage, Lois C. Akpati
Inpatient Palliative Care Utilization In Sickle Cell Disease: Temporal Trends And Factors Associated With Usage, Lois C. Akpati
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Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a highly morbid condition notable for recurrent hospitalizations due to vaso-occlusive crises and complications of end-organ damage. Palliative care (PC) aims to provide holistic care to patients with serious chronic illnesses. Little is known about the use of inpatient palliative care services in adult patients with SCD.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study utilizing data from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) from 2008-2017. Patients >18 years old hospitalized with a primary or secondary ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM diagnosis of SCD were included. Outcome of interest was PC service utilization using ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM diagnosis …