Table 2.
Survival, hospital resource use, aggressive interventions at the end of life, and receipt of chemotherapy outcomes in studies comparing early palliative care to standard care in patients with advanced cancer
Boldface type indicates significant differences found between intervention and control groups.
RCT indicates randomize controlled trial; PC, palliative care; ICU, intensive care unit; ED, emergency department; QOL, quality-of-life; and APN, advanced practice nurse.
