Background: Palliative care consultation has shown benefits across a wide spectrum of diseases, but the utility in patients with bacteremia remains unclear despite its high mortality.
Aim: To examine the frequency of palliative care consultation and factors associated with palliative care consult in bacteremia patients in the United States.
Design: A population-based retrospective analysis using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database in 2014, compiled by the Healthcare Costs and Utilization Project of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.