End‐of‐life care in an Australian acute hospital: a retrospective observational study

Background There is a gap in knowledge about the kind and quality of care experienced by hospital patients at the end of their lives. Aims To document and compare the patterns in end‐of‐life care for patients dying across a range of different medical units in an acute care hospital. Methods A retrospective observational study of consecutive adult inpatient deaths between 1 July 2010 and 30 June 2014 in four different medical units of an...