Table 2.

Associations among Palliative Care Consultation, Hospice Discharge, and 30-Day Readmissions in Inpatient Oncology

Outcome variables	Palliative care consulted (n = 753)	Usual care (n = 753)	Adjusted relative risk (95% CI)
Discharge to hospice, n (%)	286 (38.0)	69 (9.2)	4.09 (3.07–5.44)*
Inpatient readmission 30 days after discharge, n (%)	158 (21.0)	192 (25.5)	0.93 (0.76–1.13)
ED visit 30 days after discharge, n (%)	29 (3.9)	43 (5.7)	0.76 (0.46–1.24)
Inpatient readmission or ED visit 30 days after discharge, n (%)	187 (24.8)	235 (31.2)	0.89 (0.75–1.07)

Regressions adjusted for palliative care consult in a prior hospital encounter and hospitalization in the prior 30 days.

^*p < 0.001.

CI, confidence interval; ED, emergency department.