Location of terminal care in pulmonary hypertension

Location of terminal care in pulmonary hypertension
CJC Open; by Ramzi Ibrahim, Adam Habib, April Olson, Farah Shrourou, Hoang Nhat Pham, Mahmoud Abdelnabi, Maryam Emami Neyestanak, Sabrina Soin, See-Wei Low, Bhupinder Natt, Mamas A. Mamas, Timothy Barry, Chadi Ayoub, Reza Arsanjani, Franz P. Rischard, Kwan Lee; 4/25
Palliative care services have seen an increase in utilization in recent years, yet this uptrend has not been observed uniformly across all groups. The recent decline in mortality within inpatient facilities, despite the persistently high mortality rates of PH [pulmonary hypertension], depicts better coordinated patient-centered care, including hospice and at-home services. Nonetheless, place-of-death disparities remain, linked to demographic variables. Specifically, minority ethnic groups in the US have not experienced this increase. These populations often harbor misconceptions and unconscious biases about the nature of palliative care. The Pulmonary Hypertension Association, recognizing this gap, has advocated for the integration of palliative care into the treatment regimen for patients with PH.