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The objective of this study was to assess the association of specialist palliative care (SPC) and its timing with healthcare resource utilisation at the end of life.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This nationwide retrospective study which covers the whole population of Finland included all 1199 patients who died of pancreatic cancer in 2019. Data were obtained from national registries. Patients were categorised into two groups based on the timing of their first contact with SPC: Group I (&gt;\u200930\u2009days before death), and Group II (\u2264\u200930\u2009days before death or no contact).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 1199 patients, 438 (36%) had a SPC contact, and median time from the first contact to death was 51\u2009days. Contact with a SPC occurred &gt;\u200930\u2009days before death for 22.5% of the patients (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009270). Having an earlier contact with SPC (Group I) was significantly associated with fewer secondary care hospitalisations (25% vs. 56%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and fewer emergency department (ED) contacts (50% vs. 61%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) during the last month of life. In addition, patients in Group I were more likely to receive hospital\u2010at\u2010home services (44% vs. 9%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and to receive care in SPC wards (23% vs. 5%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Most of the patients died in hospital (56% vs. 79%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), but death in SPC ward (22% vs. 5%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) or at home (19% vs. 13%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.014) was more likely for patients in Group I.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Lower secondary healthcare utilisation and ED contacts during the last month of life, and higher probability of dying in SPC ward or at home, were observed in patients who had an earlier SPC contact. 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