Trends in inpatient palliative care use for primary brain malignancies

Primary brain malignancies (PBMs) pose significant morbidity and poor prognosis. Despite NCCN recommendations that palliative care should be integrated into general oncologic care plans, it has been historically underused in patients with PBM. We sought to examine trends and factors associated with inpatient palliative care use in patients with PBM. Data from the 2007–2016 National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample was analyzed for descriptive...