Am J Hosp Palliat Care
May 2021
Background: Advanced cancer patients are part of a group likely to be more susceptible to COVID-19.
Aims: To describe the profile of advanced cancer inpatients to an exclusive Palliative Care Unit (PCU) with the diagnosis of COVID-19, and to evaluate the factors associated with death in these cases.
Design: Retrospective cohort study with data from advanced cancer inpatients to an exclusive PCU, from March to July 2020, with severe acute respiratory syndrome.