Comparison of healthcare resource use between patients receiving ondansetron or palonosetron as prophylaxis for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.

Objective: To analyze the differences between ondansetron and palonosetron in healthcare resource use (i.e., inpatient/ outpatient encounters) among patients receiving intraperitoneal cisplatin.

The national agenda for quality palliative care: promoting the National Consensus Project's domain of physical care and the National Quality Forum's preferred practices for physical aspects of care.

The National Consensus Project (NCP) 2004 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care defines eight domains of care essential for palliative care clinical practice. The National Quality Forum (NQF) 2006 document entitled A National Framework and Preferred Practices for Palliative and Hospice Care Quality: A Consensus Report is based on the NCP Guidelines. The NQF document identifies 38 evidence-based preferred practices for palliative care.