ArticleClinical nephrology2021
Outcomes of palliative care consultation in patients with ESRD who received cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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- Advancing palliative care in cardiac arrest and cardiogenic shock: identifying evidence gaps and future research priorities.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
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- Full Code to Do-Not-Resuscitate: Culturally Adapted Palliative Care Consultations and Code Status Change Among Seriously Ill Hispanic Patients.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2022Article
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backgroundThe majority of dialysis patients receive aggressive burdensome treatment near the end of life. Currently, we lack interventions to improve end-of-life care (EoLC) for these patients. We examined the association of palliative care consultation with improving EoLC for critically ill patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who received cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). MATERIALS AND
methodsIn this retrospective study, we included patients with ESRD admitted to a large academic center who received CPR either prior to or during their hospital stay. Over 8 years, 17 out of 403 patients received palliative care consultation during their hospital stay; consultations were not standardized in their content. Main outcomes of interest to operationalize better EoLC were: (1) change in code status from full code to do not resuscitate (DNR) and (2) withdrawal from intensive care.
resultsOf the patients studied, 60.5% were African-American and 43.2% were female. Demographic differences between those with palliative care consultation and those with usual care were not statistically significant. Palliative care consultation was associated with higher odds of change in code status to DNR (odds ratio 8.10, 95% confidence interval 2.19 - 29.94) and withdrawal from intensive care (odds ratio 8.82, 95% confidence interval 2.69 - 28.91) in patients with ESRD who had received CPR. Palliative care consultation was not associated with any change in in-hospital mortality.
conclusionPalliative care consultation needs to be considered for hospitalized ESRD patients with limited expected prognoses as it may reduce aggressive and burdensome therapies at the end of life. Furthermore, primary palliative care skills such as communication and decision-making should be taught to nephrologists to improve EoLC for dialysis patients.
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