Palliative Care Consults Among Critically Ill Patients: Does Timing Matter?

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Retrospective cohort study finds in-hospital mortality rates comparable in ICU vs. post-ICU consults, suggesting need for better delivery models.

Palliative care consults show no difference in in-hospital mortality based on timing in critically ill patients.
195 patients received in-ICU consultations compared to 63 who had post-ICU consultations.
No sociodemographic differences were found between in-ICU and post-ICU consult groups.
The study highlights the need for improved models to provide in-ICU consultations for patients with longer MICU stays.

Mehta et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Retrospective cohort study finds in-hospital mortality rates comparable in ICU vs. post-ICU consults, suggesting need for better delivery models.