Table 1
Patient Demographic Characteristics
| MICU | CCU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Patients | 475 | 373 | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 265 | 55.79% | 233 | 62.47% |
| Female | 210 | 44.21% | 140 | 37.53% |
| Age | ||||
| Range | 19-87 | 19-93 | ||
| Mean | 57.57 | 67.08 | ||
| Median | 59 | 69 | ||
| Mode | 56 | 66 | ||
| Standard Deviation | 14.27 | 14.65 | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||
| American Indian | 1 | 0.21% | 1 | 0.27% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.26% | 4 | 1.07% |
| Black/African American | 157 | 33.05% | 108 | 28.95% |
| White | 265 | 55.79% | 240 | 64.34% |
| Other/Unknown | 46 | 9.68% | 20 | 5.36% |
| First Code Status on Record* | ||||
| Full Code | 259 | 54.53% | 219 | 58.71% |
| Do NOT Intubate, No CPR | 52 | 10.95% | 43 | 11.53% |
| Intubate, No CPR | 72 | 15.16% | 17 | 4.56% |
| Limited | 20 | 4.21% | 6 | 1.61% |
| Palliative and Supportive Care, No CPR | 49 | 10.32% | 9 | 2.41% |
| None documented | 23 | 4.84% | 79 | 21.18% |
| APDRG Severity Index | ||||
| Extreme | 426 | 89.68% | 233 | 62.47% |
| Major | 39 | 8.21% | 75 | 20.11% |
| Moderate | 9 | 1.89% | 49 | 13.14% |
| Minor | 1 | 0.21% | 16 | 4.29% |
| Mechanical Ventilation | 349 | 73.47% | 144 | 38.60% |
Fig. 1. A
Disposition of patients without palliative care consult. B. Disposition of patients with palliative care consult.
Fig. 2
Distribution of time to palliative care consult and disposition (MICU and CCU)
Fig. 3
Time to palliative care consult
Fig. 4
Time to palliative care consult and length of stay