Code status documentation at admission in COVID-19 patients: a descriptive cohort study.

Saskia BriedéHarriet M R van GoorTitus A P de HondSonja E van RoedenJudith M StaatsJan Jelrik OosterheertFrederiek van den BosKarin A H Kaasjager

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

We observed no difference in the frequency of code status documentation or discussion in COVID-19 patients opposed to a pre-COVID-19 cohort. However, treatment limitations were more prevalent in patients with COVID-19, especially 'no intubation' and 'no intensive care admission'.

Keyphrases

sars cov
emergency department
electronic health record
coronavirus disease
advance care planning
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
cardiac arrest
cross sectional
replacement therapy