Trends in admission to a new palliative care unit from home and subjects for the future

We investigated the trend in admission to new a palliative care unit (PCU) over 9 months. We observed a significant difference in the length of PCU stay depending on whether patients had access to a house call doctor. These findings suggest that house call doctors play an important role in ensuring a smooth admission to the PCU. In addition, our study suggests that review of the operational management in the PCU is required.