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Post Pediatric Average Length of Stays at End of Life
Author: BarbZenker
Date: Mar 12, 2010 10:16 am
I am wondering if there are any published metrics for pediatric palliative care programs in general but most specifically average lengths of stays at the end of life. Thank you!
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+ Re:Pediatric Average Length of Stays at End of Life (by StacyRemke on 03/16/2010)
This is a work in progress, but I am not aware of much in publication at this point. Are you looking for inpatient LOS? Hospitalizations at time of death? Time in pall care program before death? I can say anecdotaly that this last item can range from hours to years. There are recommended metrics to collect, including volume data, diagnosis, referring sources, numbers of consults, pain scores, family and or/ referring provider satisfaction feedback. In general, the advice is to start: find reasonable data to collect and choose data that means something to the organization and key stakeholders.

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