A5023171238- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
Delray Medical Center
2020-2021
Florida Atlantic University
2020-2021
To delineate characteristics of trauma patients associated with a palliative care consultation (PCC) and to analyze the role do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders related outcomes.Retrospective study included 864 from 2 level one centers admitted between 2012 2019. Level 1 are designated for admission most severe injured patients. Palliative group 432 who received PCC were compared matched control (MC) without PCC. Propensity matching covariates Injury Severity Score, mechanism injury, gender,...
Background: Palliative care is expanding as part of treatment, but remains underutilized in trauma settings. consultations (PCC) have shown to reduce nonbeneficial, potentially inappropriate interventions (PII), decision for their use should always be made the context both patient's prognosis and goals care. Objective: To characterize patients who received PCC analyze effect do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders on PII severely injured patients. Setting/Subjects: Retrospective cohort study 864...