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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Richter, S

Titel

C24 CRITICAL CARE: IMPROVING FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE IN THE ICU: Changes In Code Status During Terminal Hospitalization Predict Intensity At The End Of Life In Icu Patients

Ist Teil von

• American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2017-01, Vol.195

Ort / Verlag

New York: American Thoracic Society

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Methods The data for this study are taken from the Multiparameter Intelligent Monitoring in Intensive Care (MIMIC) database, with >58,000 total visits to ICUs from 2001-2012 at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston. Results The primary outcome is the EOL intensity index, which assigns one point each for the use of mechanical ventilation, medications to raise blood pressure (pressors), and dialysis in the last week of life.