Using Gold Standard Framework Criteria in COPD: Empowering Patients to make Choices about End of Life Care

Conclusions: The majority of patients admitted with COPD to a respiratory ward meet GSF criteria and have a poor prognosis. We found that an MDT approach using GSF criteria to predict mortality at 12 months was accurate. Comparing deaths out of hospital (35%) to a pre project audit (18%) has demonstrated that by working in this way and initiating discussions about advanced care planning around the time of admission, resulted in a reduction in deaths in hospital.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tags: Clinical Problems COPD Source Type: research