Observational studyInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Differences in Characteristics, Hospital Care, and Outcomes between Acute Critically Ill Emergency Department Patients Receiving Palliative Care and Usual Care.
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- Critical care delivery models in emergency departments: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis of related outcome effects.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Characteristics and Outcomes of Implementing Emergency Department-based Intensive Care Units: A Scoping Review.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Comparison of resuscitation intervention utilization in the emergency department by palliative care eligible patients between cancer and non-cancer.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- [Palliative aspects in clinical acute and emergency medicine as well as intensive care medicine : Consensus paper of the DGIIN, DGK, DGP, DGHO, DGfN, DGNI, DGG, DGAI, DGINA and DG Palliativmedizin].Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin · 2023Review
- [Palliative aspects in clinical acute and emergency medicine as well as intensive care medicine : Consensus paper of the DGIIN, DGK, DGP, DGHO, DGfN, DGNI, DGG, DGAI, DGINA and DGPalliativmedizin].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2023Review
- [Palliative aspects in clinical acute and emergency medicine as well as intensive care medicine : Consensus paper of the DGIIN, DGK, DGP, DGHO, DGfN, DGNI, DGG, DGAI, DGINA and DGPalliativmedizin].Die Anaesthesiologie · 2023Review
- In-Hospital Mortality Prediction Model for Critically Ill Older Adult Patients Transferred from the Emergency Department to the Intensive Care Unit.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe early integration of palliative care in the emergency department (ED-PC) provides several benefits, including improved quality of life with optimal comfort measures, and symptom control. Whether palliative care could affect the intensive care unit admissions, hospital care and resource utilization requires further investigation.
aimTo determine the differences in inpatient characteristics, hospital care, survival, and resource utilization between patients receiving palliative care (ED-PC) and usual care (UC).
designRetrospective observational study. SETTING/
participantsWe enrolled consecutive, acute, critically ill patients admitted to the emergency intensive care unit at Taipei Veterans General Hospital from 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2020.
resultsA total of 1273 patients were evaluated for unmet palliative care needs; 685 patients received ED-PC and 588 received UC. The palliative care patients were more severely frail (AOR 2.217 (1.295-3.797),
conclusionAcute critically ill patients receiving palliative care were more frail, more critical, and had higher in-hospital mortality. Palliative care patients received less epinephrine, more endotracheal extubation, and more narcotics. There was no difference in the hospital LOS or hospital costs between the palliative and usual care groups. The synthesis of ED-PC is new but achievable with potential benefits to align care with patient goals.
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