Trends in the Utilization of Palliative Care in Patients With Gynecologic Cancer Who Subsequently Died During Hospitalization

To determine factors associated with the utilization of palliative care (PC) in patients with metastatic gynecologic cancer who died while hospitalized.Data were abstracted from the National Inpatient Sample database for patients with cervical, uterine, and ovarian cancers from 2005 to 2011. Chi-squared and logistic regression models were used for statistical analyses.Of 4559 women (median age: 65 years; range: 19-102), 1066 (23.4%) utilized PC....