Beyond Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Diagnosis: Multidisciplinary Care With an Early Integrated Palliative Approach Is Associated With a Decrease in Acute Care Utilization and Hospital Deaths.

Context: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive, incurable interstitial lung disease with heavy symptom burden and poor quality of life. The last year of life is characterized by increased acute care utilization and hospital deaths. Clinical guidelines recommend early integration of palliative care but are rarely implemented.