Palliative care consultation utilization among patient undergoing surgery for metastatic spinal tumors

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CHEN, W. | CHANBOUR, Hani | BENDFELDT, Gabriel A. | GANGAVARAPU, Lakshmi Suryateja | KARLEKAR, Mohana B. | ABTAHI, Amir M. | STEPHENS, Byron F. | ZUCKERMAN, Scott L. | CHOTAI, Silky

OBJECTIVE: In patients undergoing surgery for spinal metastasis, we sought to: 1) describe patterns of palliative care consultation, 2) evaluate the factors that trigger palliative care consultation, and 3) determine the association of palliative care consultation on longer-term outcomes. METHODS: A single-center, retrospective, case-control study was conducted for patients undergoing spinal metastasis surgery from 02/2010-01/2021. The primary outcome was receiving a palliative care consultation, and the timing of consultation was divided into same hospital stay consultation, preoperative vs. postoperative consultation, and early(

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