Abstract:e24166 Background: Multiple national database-based studies have shown that Black and Hispanic patients are less likely to receive palliative care options at end-of-life (EOL) inpatient care leading to higher costs and poorer quality of life. To the best of our knowledge, there is no reported data specifically considering lung and pleural malignancies. Methods: We analyzed hospitalizations across the United States in 2019 from the National Inpatient Sample dataset, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Age… Show more
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