TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors Affecting Code Status in a University Hospital Intensive Care Unit
AU - Van Scoy, Lauren Jodi
AU - Sherman, Michael
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by the Drexel University College of Medicine Aging Initiative Grant. We acknowledge Jesse Chittams, Dominique Williams and Cindy Liao of the Biostatics Service Center at the Drexel University School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics for their assistance with data analysis. We also acknowledge Ms. Pamela Fried of Drexel University’s Academic Publishing Services for her editorial assistance.
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - The authors collected data on diagnosis, hospital course, and end-of-life preparedness in patients who died in the intensive care unit (ICU) with "full code" status (defined as receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation), compared with those who didn't. Differences were analyzed using binary and stepwise logistic regression. They found no differences in demographics, comorbidities, ventilator, hospital, or ICU days between groups. No-code patients were more likely to have higher APACHE-II scores (p <.0001), gastrointestinal/hepatic conditions (p <.01) and an advanced directive (p =.03). Patients dying with full code status were more likely to have previously coded (p <.0001), and had more central lines (p =.03). Implications are discussed.
AB - The authors collected data on diagnosis, hospital course, and end-of-life preparedness in patients who died in the intensive care unit (ICU) with "full code" status (defined as receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation), compared with those who didn't. Differences were analyzed using binary and stepwise logistic regression. They found no differences in demographics, comorbidities, ventilator, hospital, or ICU days between groups. No-code patients were more likely to have higher APACHE-II scores (p <.0001), gastrointestinal/hepatic conditions (p <.01) and an advanced directive (p =.03). Patients dying with full code status were more likely to have previously coded (p <.0001), and had more central lines (p =.03). Implications are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/07481187.2012.699908
DO - 10.1080/07481187.2012.699908
M3 - Article
C2 - 24521032
AN - SCOPUS:84879177499
SN - 0748-1187
VL - 37
SP - 768
EP - 781
JO - Death Studies
JF - Death Studies
IS - 8
ER -