Highlights ■ Outpatient palliative care follow-up increased median survival by 4.7 months in patients with advanced head and neck cancer. ■ Patients receiving palliative care had fewer intensive care unit deaths, less chemotherapy in the final month of life, and a reduced need for palliative sedation. ■ Integrated palliative care resulted in fewer emergency visits per month of follow-up, suggesting more efficient symptom management. ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate whether integrated palliative care is associated with improved overall survival and better […]
