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The study aims to evaluate if palliative care reduces the use of critical care therapies and shortens hospital stays in patients with advanced cancer.

March 26, 2026Critical Care Medicine

1602: Palliative Care in Patients With Advanced Cancer: Impact on Reducing Critical Care Therapies

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VMVerónica MonzónHospital Italiano de Buenos Aires IHIvan Huespe SSSabrina Di StefanoHospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

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Multicentre cohort study shows that palliative care reduces critical care therapies in advanced cancer patients, suggesting improved alignment with patient goals.

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The study aims to evaluate if palliative care reduces the use of critical care therapies and shortens hospital stays in patients with advanced cancer.
Conducted a multicentre retrospective cohort study in three Argentine hospitals from 2010 to 2024.
Included adults with stage III–IV solid tumors who died after first ICU admission.
Evaluated the effect of formal palliative care consultation on critical care therapy use and lengths of stay.
Adjusted for confounding factors using inverse-probability-of-treatment weights.
Analyzed outcomes through weighted logistic regression and zero-inflated negative-binomial models.
292 patients were eligible; only 68 (23%) received palliative care.
Patients receiving palliative care had lower critical care therapy exposure (54% vs 72%, p < 0.01).
Palliative care consultation halved the odds of receiving aggressive critical care therapies (OR 0.47, 95% CI 0.33–0.66).
Hospital length of stay was 33% shorter with palliative care (IRR 0.67, 95% CI 0.57–0.89).
ICU length of stay did not differ significantly (IRR 1.13, p = 0.22).

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Monzón et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c4cc69fdc3bde448917a9a https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ccm.0001188404.57619.84

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Multicentre cohort study shows that palliative care reduces critical care therapies in advanced cancer patients, suggesting improved alignment with patient goals.

1602: Palliative Care in Patients With Advanced Cancer: Impact on Reducing Critical Care Therapies

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1602: Palliative Care in Patients With Advanced Cancer: Impact on Reducing Critical Care Therapies

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