Racial disparities in end-of-life suffering within surgical intensive care units.

ABSTRACT:

Background

End-of-life (EOL) care is associated with high resource utilization. Recognizing and effectively communicating that EOL is near promotes more patient-centered care, while decreasing futile interventions. We hypothesize that provider assessment of futility during the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) admission would result in higher rates of Do Not Resuscitate (DNR).

Methods

We performed a retrospective review of a prospective SICU registry of all deceased patients across a health system, 2018-2022. The registry included a subjective provider assessment of patient's expected survival. We employed multivariable logistic regression to adjust for clinical factors while assessing for association between code status at death and provider's survival assessment with att

SUBMITTER: Haddad DN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11409343 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature