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Patient orders, clinical notes, medication records, microbiology results, and transport documentation were reviewed. A descriptive and basic comparative statistical analysis was performed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S2732494X25101824_as6\">\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      CPs were used in 13 of 549 patient encounters (2.37%), with an incidence of 2.02 per 1,000 PCU patient-days. Indications included known MRSA (5\/13), suspected CPO (4\/13), new MRSA (3\/13), and known vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (1\/13). The mean duration of CPs was 15.4 \u00b1 14.1 (range 0.2\u201347.8) days. Mean hospital and PCU lengths of stay in the CP group were 24.8 \u00b1 14.7 and 14.6 \u00b1 14.8 days, respectively, compared to 23.8 \u00b1 31.3 and 11.7 \u00b1 11.7 days in the non-CP group (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .816 for hospital stay;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .491 for PCU stay). No significant differences were observed between groups in age, sex, or length of stay. Antibiotics were used in 9\/13 patients, and 5\/13 patients remained on CPs until death on the PCU.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S2732494X25101824_as7\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study is the first known retrospective review of CP use in palliative care. 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