Prevalence and Nature of Financial Considerations Documented in Narrative Clinical Records in Intensive Care Units.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The extent to which financial considerations alter intensive care unit (ICU) decision making is poorly understood.

Objectives

To characterize the prevalence and nature of financial considerations documented in narrative clinical records and their association with patient-level demographic and clinical features.

Design, setting, and participants

In silico cohort study applying natural language processing to narrative notes from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC-III) study. Data from all individuals hospitalized between June 1, 2001, and October 31, 2012, in the ICU of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center were analyzed from April 1 to April 30, 2018.

Main outcomes and measure

Presence of financial considerations in narrative clinic

SUBMITTER: Gordon DD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6324587 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature