ArticleCritical care explorations2023
Benefits of Early Utilization of Palliative Care Consultation in Trauma Patients.
Article in Critical care explorations, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Natural Language Processing to Assess Palliative Care Processes and Health Care Utilization in Seriously Ill Older Adults with Severe Trauma.Journal of palliative medicine · 2026Article
- The Effect of a Best Practice Advisory on the Utilization and Impact of Palliative Care Consultation in Heart Failure Hospitalizations.Palliative medicine reports · 2025Article
- Perceptions on Specialist Palliative Care Involvement During and After Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Qualitative Study.Critical care explorations · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the effects of palliative care consultation if performed within 72 hours of admission on length of stay (LOS), mortality, and invasive procedures.
designRetrospective observational study.
settingSingle-center level 1 trauma center. PATIENTS: Trauma patients, admitted to ICU with palliative care consultation.
interventionNone. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN
resultsThe ICU LOS was decreased in the early palliative care (EPC) group compared with the late palliative care (LPC) group, by 6 days versus 12 days, respectively. Similarly, the hospital LOS was also shorter in the EPC group by 8 days versus 17 days in the LPC group. In addition, the EPC group had lower rates of tracheostomy (4% vs 14%) and percutaneous gastrostomy tubes (4% vs 15%) compared with the LPC group. There was no difference in mortality or discharge disposition between patients in the EPC versus LPC groups. It is noteworthy that the patients who received EPC were slightly older, but there were no other significant differences in demographics.
conclusionsEPC is associated with fewer procedures and a shorter amount of time spent in the hospital, with no immediate effect on mortality. These outcomes are consistent with studies that show patients' preferences toward the end of life, which typically involve less time in the hospital and fewer invasive procedures.
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