Palliative Care Consultations in Trauma Patients and Role of Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders: Propensity-Matched Study.

CONCLUSIONS: Advanced age, DNR order, and TBI were associated with a PCC in trauma patients and resulted in significantly higher mortality in PCC than in MC patients. Combination of DNR and PCC was associated with shorter ICULOS, HLOS, and time from PCC to discharge. PMID: 32319314 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32319314?dopt=Abstract

Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - April 21, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Fokin AA, Wycech J, Katz JK, Tymchak A, Teitzman RL, Koff S, Puente I Tags: Am J Hosp Palliat Care Source Type: research