[Trends in admission to a new palliative care unit from home and subjects for the future].
We investigated the trend in admission to new a palliative care unit (PCU) over 9 months. We observed a significant difference in the length of PCU stay depending on whether patients had access to a house call doctor. These findings suggest that house call doctors play an important role in ensuring a smooth admission to the PCU. In addition, our study suggests that review of the operational management in the PCU is required.
Akiko
A
Sato
Tomoko
T
Hirata
Eriko
E
Hayashi
Takumi
T
Sasaki
Fumiyasu
F
Fukano
Akihiko
A
Kusakabe
D006699:Home Care Services; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D010166:Palliative Care; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013997:Time Factors