Prognosis After Emergency Department Intubation to Inform Shared Decision-Making.

Kei OuchiGuruprasad D JambaulikarSamuel HohmannNaomi R GeorgeEmily L AaronsonRebecca L SudoreMara A SchonbergJames A TulskyJeremiah D SchuurDaniel J Pallin

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2018)

After emergency intubation, 33% percent of older adults die during the index hospitalization. Only 24% of survivors are discharged to home. Simple, graphic representations of this information, in combination with an experienced clinician's overall clinical assessment, will support shared decision-making regarding unplanned intubation.

Keyphrases

emergency department
cardiac arrest
healthcare
physical activity
public health
working memory
young adults
adverse drug