Publications by authors named "Alex Round"
Cancer centre supportive oncology service: health economic evaluation.
BMJ Support Palliat Care
July 2022
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on a multidisciplinary service at University Hospitals Sussex for treating cancer patients who are not curable but require supportive palliative care.
- Researchers compared patient data from before and after the implementation of this service to evaluate its impact on hospital stays and readmission rates, utilizing national datasets.
- Results indicated a reduction in hospital stay by 1.43 days and readmissions by 0.95 episodes, with a favorable benefit-cost ratio of 1.4, suggesting that integrating palliative care with oncology can be beneficial and cost-effective.