Life-sustaining treatment preferences in older patients when referred to the emergency department for acute geriatric assessment: a descriptive study in a Dutch hospital.
Daisy J M ErmersMarit P H van Beuningen-van WijkEvi Peters RitSonja C Stalpers-KonijnenburgDiana G TaekemaFrank H BoschYvonne EngelsPatricia J W B van MierloPublished in: BMC geriatrics (2021)
In less than half the patients, at least one preference regarding life-sustaining treatments was known at the time of referral to the ED for an acute geriatric assessment; in most cases it concerned CPR policy. We recommend optimizing ACP conversations in a non-acute setting to provide more appropriate, desired, and personalized care to older patients referred to the ED.
Keyphrases
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- quality improvement
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- electronic health record