292 Early Palliative Care Consultation Associated With Decreased Length of Stay

A growing body of literature supports early palliative care (PC) interventions as benefitting patients, families, as well as hospitals. Most critically ill patients begin their hospital journey in the emergency department (ED), thus increased consideration should be given to commence PC consultations in the ED. We sought to understand the effect PC consultation has on length of stay (LOS) once a patient is admitted and what aspects of the hospitalization affect LOS.

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