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Impact of Palliative Care on Interhospital Transfers to the Intensive Care Unit Cover

Impact of Palliative Care on Interhospital Transfers to the Intensive Care Unit

Open Access
|May 2022

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1. A

Disposition of patients without palliative care consult. B. Disposition of patients with palliative care consult.
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)
Distribution of time to palliative care consult and disposition (MICU and CCU)

Fig. 3

Time to palliative care consult
Time to palliative care consult

Fig. 4

Time to palliative care consult and length of stay
Time to palliative care consult and length of stay

Patient Demographic Characteristics

MICU CCU
Total Patients475 373

Gender
Male26555.79%23362.47%
Female21044.21%14037.53%

Age
Range19-87 19-93
Mean57.57 67.08
Median59 69
Mode56 66
Standard Deviation14.27 14.65

Ethnicity
American Indian10.21%10.27%
Asian61.26%41.07%
Black/African American15733.05%10828.95%
White26555.79%24064.34%
Other/Unknown469.68%205.36%

First Code Status on Record*
Full Code25954.53%21958.71%
Do NOT Intubate, No CPR5210.95%4311.53%
Intubate, No CPR7215.16%174.56%
Limited204.21%61.61%
Palliative and Supportive Care, No CPR4910.32%92.41%
None documented234.84%7921.18%

APDRG Severity Index
Extreme42689.68%23362.47%
Major398.21%7520.11%
Moderate91.89%4913.14%
Minor10.21%164.29%
Mechanical Ventilation34973.47%14438.60%
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2022-0009 | Journal eISSN: 2393-1817 | Journal ISSN: 2393-1809
Language: English
Page range: 100 - 106
Submitted on: Mar 25, 2021
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Accepted on: Apr 26, 2022
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Published on: May 12, 2022
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2022 Safanah Tabassum Siddiqui, Emily Xiao, Sonika Patel, Kiran Motwani, Keneil Shah, Xinyuan Ning, Kathryn S. Robinett, published by University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
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