Limiting treatment in pre-hospital care: A prospective, observational multicentre study.

Heidi Kangasniemi Piritta Anniina SetäläAnna OlkinuoraHeini HuhtalaJoonas TirkkonenAntti KämäräinenIlkka VirkkunenArvi Yli-HankalaEsa JämsenSanna Hoppu

Published in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2020)

Making LCOs or treating patients with pre-existing LCOs is an integral part of HEMS physicians' work, with every twentieth mission involving LCO patients. The new LCOs mostly concerned withholding or withdrawal of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and intensive care.

Keyphrases

cardiopulmonary resuscitation
cardiac arrest
healthcare
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
primary care
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
emergency department
quality improvement
pain management
patient reported
chronic pain
replacement therapy
smoking cessation
drug induced