title: Inpatient palliative care consultation for patients with glioblastoma in a tertiary hospital.
abstract: Glioblastoma (GBM) is an uncommon disease with significant mortality and morbidity, but there is a lack of published evidence on palliative care involvement with this population. This audit highlights the heavy symptom burden, extensive allied health involvement and discharge outcomes of GBM inpatients referred to the palliative care service at The Royal Melbourne Hospital. This information can provide an important framework for further research and also supports the role of multidisciplinary palliative care in the care of patients with GBM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Palliative Care, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. esther.lin@ocv.net.au
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Eastman
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Le
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000592:standards*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers / Q000592:standards*
keywords: glioblastoma; inpatient consultation; palliative care