Palliative Care Consultations in Trauma Patients and Role of Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders: Propensity-Matched Study.

Alexander A Fokin Joanna WycechJeffrey K KatzAlexander TymchakRichard L TeitzmanSusan KoffIvan Puente

Published in: The American journal of hospice & palliative care (2020)

Advanced age, DNR order, and TBI were associated with a PCC in trauma patients and resulted in significantly higher mortality in PCC than in MC patients. Combination of DNR and PCC was associated with shorter ICULOS, HLOS, and time from PCC to discharge.

Keyphrases

trauma patients
palliative care
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
traumatic brain injury
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
advanced cancer
cardiovascular events
risk factors
patient reported outcomes