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Early Palliative Care Consultation in the Medical ICU: A Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial.


ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To assess the impact of early triggered palliative care consultation on the outcomes of high-risk ICU patients. DESIGN:Single-center cluster randomized crossover trial. SETTING:Two medical ICUs at Barnes Jewish Hospital. PATIENTS:Patients (n = 199) admitted to the medical ICUs from August 2017 to May 2018 with a positive palliative care screen indicating high risk for morbidity or mortality. INTERVENTIONS:The medical ICUs were randomized to intervention or usual care followed by washout and crossover, with independent assignment of patients to each ICU at admission. Intervention arm patients received a palliative care consultation from an interprofessional team led by board-certified palliative care providers within 48 hours of ICU admission. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS:Ninety-seven patients (48.7%) were assigned to the intervention and 102 (51.3%) to usual care. Transition to do-not-resuscitate/do-not-intubate occurred earlier and significantly more often in the intervention group than the control group (50.5% vs 23.4%; p < 0.0001). The intervention group had significantly more transfers to hospice care (18.6% vs 4.9%; p < 0.01) with fewer ventilator days (median 4 vs 6 d; p < 0.05), tracheostomies performed (1% vs 7.8%; p < 0.05), and postdischarge emergency department visits and/or readmissions (17.3% vs 38.9%; p < 0.01). Although total operating cost was not significantly different, medical ICU (p < 0.01) and pharmacy (p < 0.05) operating costs were significantly lower in the intervention group. There was no significant difference in ICU length of stay (median 5 vs 5.5 d), hospital length of stay (median 10 vs 11 d), in-hospital mortality (22.6% vs 29.4%), or 30-day mortality between groups (35.1% vs 36.3%) (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS:Early triggered palliative care consultation was associated with greater transition to do-not-resuscitate/do-not-intubate and to hospice care, as well as decreased ICU and post-ICU healthcare resource utilization. Our study suggests that routine palliative care consultation may positively impact the care of high risk, critically ill patients.

SUBMITTER: Ma J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6861688 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Early Palliative Care Consultation in the Medical ICU: A Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial.

Ma Jessica J   Chi Stephen S   Buettner Benjamin B   Pollard Katherine K   Muir Monica M   Kolekar Charu C   Al-Hammadi Noor N   Chen Ling L   Kollef Marin M   Dans Maria M  

Critical care medicine 20191201 12


<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess the impact of early triggered palliative care consultation on the outcomes of high-risk ICU patients.<h4>Design</h4>Single-center cluster randomized crossover trial.<h4>Setting</h4>Two medical ICUs at Barnes Jewish Hospital.<h4>Patients</h4>Patients (n = 199) admitted to the medical ICUs from August 2017 to May 2018 with a positive palliative care screen indicating high risk for morbidity or mortality.<h4>Interventions</h4>The medical ICUs were randomized to interven  ...[more]

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