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Prevalence and Outcomes of Patients Meeting Palliative Care Consultation Triggers in Neurological Intensive Care Units

verfasst von: Claire J. Creutzfeldt, Hannah Wunsch, J. Randall Curtis, May Hua

Erschienen in: Neurocritical Care | Ausgabe 1/2015

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Abstract

Background

Palliative care needs among patients in the neurological intensive care unit (neuroICU) are poorly characterized. Our aim was to explore the prevalence and type of potential palliative care consultation triggers in neuroICUs.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of neuroICU admissions in Project IMPACT from 2001 to 2008. We assessed the prevalence of neuroICU admissions meeting one or more of five validated palliative care consultation triggers and compared the percentage of admissions meeting these triggers in other ICUs from the same hospitals.

Results

Among 1268 admissions to 2 neuroICUs, 200 (15.8 %) met one or more triggers for palliative care consultation. Among 13,694 admissions to non-neuroICUs in the same hospitals, 1909 (13.9 %) met one or more palliative care triggers (p = 0.44). The most common trigger in the neuroICU was intracerebral hemorrhage with mechanical ventilation (n = 92; 7.3 %). The most common trigger in non-neuroICUs was ICU admission following ≥10-day hospital stay (n = 805; 5.9 %). Although ICU mortality was not significantly higher in neuroICU vs. non-neuroICU patients meeting triggers (23.4 vs 19.9 %, p = 0.46), neuroICU patients were significantly more likely to have withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies (19.4 vs 8.0 %, p < 0.001).

Conclusions

Among neuroICU patients, 15.8 % met triggers for palliative care consultation. Although prevalence of admissions meeting any trigger was similar amongst all ICUs, neuroICU admissions met different types of triggers and were more likely to have withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy. These data suggest that palliative care needs are common among neuroICU patients and discussions with patients and families regarding limitation of life-sustaining therapy may differ in this setting.

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Titel: Prevalence and Outcomes of Patients Meeting Palliative Care Consultation Triggers in Neurological Intensive Care Units
verfasst von: Claire J. Creutzfeldt
Hannah Wunsch
J. Randall Curtis
May Hua
Publikationsdatum: 01.08.2015
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Neurocritical Care / Ausgabe 1/2015
Print ISSN: 1541-6933
Elektronische ISSN: 1556-0961
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-015-0143-8

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