Quality of end-of-life communication in 2 high-risk ICU cohorts: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Factors influencing the quality of end-of-life communication are relevant to improving end-of-life care. We assessed the quality of end-of-life communication and influencing factors in 2 intensive care unit (ICU) cohorts at high risk of death: patients living in nursing homes and those on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

Methods

This retrospective cohort study included admissions to 4 ICUs in Winnipeg, Manitoba, from 2000 to 2017. We identified cohorts and influencing factors from the Winnipeg ICU database and by manual chart review. We assessed quality of end-of-life communication using 18 validated, binary quality indicators to calculate a weighted, scaled, composite score (range 0-100). We used median regression to identify factors associated with th

SUBMITTER: Pham TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8177905 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature