Associations between palliative chemotherapy and adult cancer patients’ end of life care and place of death: prospective cohort study -

Associations between palliative chemotherapy and adult cancer patients’ end of life care and place of death: prospective cohort study
Information type: Other primary research
Source: British Medical Journal
Specialities: Palliative and End of Life Care
Summary
This US study (n=386) found that use of chemo (vs. none) in terminally ill cancer patients in last months of life was linked to increased risk of CPR, mechanical ventilation/both, and dying in ICU (14 vs. 2%) but there was no difference in survival (HR 1.11;95% CI,0.90-1.38).
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