Palliative care for in-patient malignant glioma patients in Germany

• DOI: 10.1007/s11060-024-04611-8
• Publication Date: 2024-03-20T09:48:33Z
• Authors: Larissa Fink; Birgitt van Oorschot; Christiane von Saß; Maxine Dibué; Marie-Therese Foster; Heidrun Golla; Ronald Goldbrunner; Christian Senft; Aaron Lawson McLean; Martin Hellmich; Nazife Dinc; Raymond Voltz; Heiner Melching; Christine Jungk; Marcel A. Kamp
• Keywords: Medical record; Remuneration

Malignant gliomas impose a significant symptomatic burden on patients and their families. Current guidelines recommend palliative care for with advanced tumors within eight weeks of diagnosis, emphasizing early integration malignant glioma cases. However, the utilization rate these in Germany remains unquantified. This study investigates proportion who either died hospital or were transferred to hospice from 2019 2022, prevalence in-patient specialized interventions.