Palliative care consultation and end-of-life outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

The impact of palliative care consultation on end-of-life care has not previously been evaluated in a multi-center study.

Objectives

To evaluate the impact of palliative care consultation on the incidence of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed and comfort care received at the end-of-life in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

Methods

We used the Society of Critical Care Medicine's COVID-19 registry to extract clinical data on patients hospitalized with COVID-19 between March 31st, 2020 to March 17th, 2021 and died during their hospitalization. The proportion of patients who received palliative care consultation was assessed in patients who did and did not receive CPR (primary outcome) and comfort care (secondary outcome). Propensity matching was u

SUBMITTER: Cheruku SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8669976 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature