Hospitalization at the end of life in patients with multiple myeloma

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Title: Hospitalization at the end of life in patients with multiple myeloma
Authors: Saqib Abbasi, John Roller, Al-Ola Abdallah, Leyla Shune, Brian McClune, Douglas Sborov, Ghulam Rehman Mohyuddin
Source: BMC Cancer, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021)
Publisher Information: BMC, 2021.
Publication Year: 2021
Collection: LCC:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
Subject Terms: Multiple myeloma, Palliative care, Hospice, Death, National inpatient sample, Inpatient, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282
More Details: Abstract Background Despite advances in treatment, multiple myeloma (MM) remains incurable and results in significant morbidity and mortality. Further research investigating where MM patients die and characterization of end-of-life hospitalizations is needed. Methods We utilized the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) to explore the hospitalization burden of MM patients at the end of their lives. Results The percent of patients dying in the hospital as a percent of overall MM deaths ranged from 54% in 2002 to 41.4% in 2017 (p
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1471-2407
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2407
DOI: 10.1186/s12885-021-08079-x
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/78db0d72e06f4037bf9b6a2474128d1f
Accession Number: edsdoj.78db0d72e06f4037bf9b6a2474128d1f
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:14712407
DOI:10.1186/s12885-021-08079-x
Published in:BMC Cancer
Language:English