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Naya K, Sakuramoto H, Aikawa G, Ouchi A, Yoshihara S, Ota Y, Okamoto S, Fukushima A, Hirashima H. Family Members' Feedback on the "Quality of Death" of Adult Patients Who Died in Intensive Care Units and the Factors Affecting the Death Quality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cureus 2024; 16:e58344. [PMID: 38756296 PMCID: PMC11098527 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.58344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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Intensive care units (ICUs) are designed for critically ill patients who often experience high mortality rates owing to the severity of their conditions. Although the primary goal is patient recovery, it is crucial to understand the quality of death in the ICU setting. Nevertheless, there is a notable lack of systematic reviews on measured death quality and its associated factors. This study aims to conduct a quantitative synthesis of evidence regarding the quality of death in the ICU and offers a comprehensive overview of the factors influencing this quality, including its relationship with the post-intensive care syndrome-family (PICS-F). A thorough search without any language restrictions across MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Igaku Chuo Zasshi databases identified relevant studies published until September 2023. We aggregated the results regarding the quality of death care for patients who died in the ICU across each measurement tool and calculated the point estimates and 95% confidence intervals. The quantitative synthesis encompassed 19 studies, wherein the Quality of Dying and Death-single item (QODD-1) was reported in 13 instances (Point estimate: 7.0, 95% CI: 6.93-7.06). Patient demographic data, including age and gender, as well as the presence or absence of invasive procedures, such as life support devices and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, along with the management of pain and physical symptoms, were found to be associated with a high quality of death. Only one study reported an association between quality of death and PICS-F scores; however, no significant association was identified. The QODD-1 scale emerged as a frequently referenced and valuable metric for evaluating the quality of death in the ICU, and factors associated with the quality of ICU death were identified. However, research gaps persist, particularly regarding the variations in the quality of ICU deaths based on cultural backgrounds and healthcare systems. This review contributes to a better understanding of the quality of death in the ICU and emphasises the need for comprehensive research in this critical healthcare domain.
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- Kazuaki Naya
- Department of Adult Nursing, Tokyo Healthcare University Wakayama Faculty of Nursing, Wakayama, JPN
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- Department of Critical Care and Disaster Nursing, Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing, Munakata, JPN
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- Department of Adult Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Ibaraki Christian University, Hitachi, JPN
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- Department of Adult Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Ibaraki Christian University, Hitachi, JPN
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- Department of Critical Care and Disaster Nursing, Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing, Munakata, JPN
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- Department of Fundamental Nursing, Tokyo Healthcare University Faculty of Healthcare, Shinagawa, JPN
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- Department of Nursing, Hitachi General Hospital, Hitachi, JPN
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- Department of Critical Care and Disaster Nursing, Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing, Munakata, JPN
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Farrow KA, Felber Neff D. Bereavement Care Team: Improving ICU Nurses' Professional Bereavement and Patient Family Experience. Nurs Adm Q 2024; 48:97-106. [PMID: 38564720 DOI: 10.1097/naq.0000000000000634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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When nurses care for dying patients, their compassion fatigue may increase and lead to burnout and feelings of professional bereavement. However, if a nurse perceives that the patient had a "good death," it may have a positive impact on them and reduce their emotional distress. The purpose of this project is to reduce nurses' feelings of professional bereavement by implementing a Bereavement Care Team (BCT) in the intensive care unit (ICU). This study is a pre-post quasi-experimental design. The Chen and Chow bereavement subscales Factor 1 and Factor 2 measured elements of a nurse's professional bereavement, and 5 items were statistically significant. Nurses felt a reduction in their exhaustion, frustration, and feeling fatigue in their job, reduced feelings about being nervous and worried about potential professional/patient conflicts, and nurses were moved by the patient's family's understanding of the patient's death. Implementing a BCT in the ICU provided an environment that created a "good death" for the patient and their loved ones. These findings supported the need for the BCT as they demonstrated an improvement in the ICU nurses' feelings of professional bereavement.
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- Kerry-Ann Farrow
- Author Affiliations: System Nursing Department, Advent Health, Orlando, Florida (Dr Farrow); and Department of Nursing Systems, College of Nursing, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida (Dr Felber Neff)
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Jennerich AL. An Approach to Caring for Patients and Family of Patients Dying in the ICU. Chest 2024:S0012-3692(24)00153-3. [PMID: 38354905 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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TOPIC IMPORTANCE Death is common in the ICU and often occurs after a decision to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining therapies. Care of the dying is a core skill for ICU clinicians, requiring expert communication, primarily with family of critically ill patients. REVIEW FINDINGS Limited high-quality evidence supports specific practices related to the care of dying patients in the ICU; thus, many of the recommendations that exist are based on expert opinion. Value exists in sharing a practical approach to caring for patients during the dying process, including topics to be addressed with family members, rationales for recommended care, and strategies for implementing comfort measures only. Through dedicated preparation and planning, clinicians can help family members navigate this intense experience. SUMMARY After a decision had been made to discontinue life-sustaining therapies, family members need to be given a clear description of comfort measures only and provided with additional detail about what it entails, including therapies or interventions to be discontinued, monitoring during the dying process, and common features of the dying process. Order sets can be a valuable resource for ensuring that adequate analgesia and sedation are available and the care plan is enacted properly. To achieve a good death for patients, a collaborative effort among members of the care team is essential.
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- Ann L Jennerich
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, and the Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
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Broden EG, Bailey VK, Beke DM, Snaman JM, Moynihan KM. Dying and Death in a Pediatric Cardiac ICU: Mixed Methods Evaluation of Multidisciplinary Staff Responses. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2024; 25:e91-e102. [PMID: 37678228 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Understanding factors influencing quality of pediatric end-of-life (EOL) care is necessary to identify interventions to improve family and staff experiences. We characterized pediatric cardiac ICU (PCICU) staff free-text survey responses to contextualize patterns in quality of dying and death (QODD) scoring. DESIGN This mixed methods study reports on a cross-sectional survey of PCICU staff involved in patient deaths. SETTING Single, quaternary PCICU from 2019-2021. PARTICIPANTS Multidisciplinary staff (bedside nurses, allied health professionals, and medical practitioners) rated QODD and voluntarily added free-text responses. We derived descriptive categories of free-text responses using content analysis. Response sentiment was classified as positive, negative or both positive and negative. We compared category and sentiment frequency by discipline, EOL medical intensity, years of experience and QODD score quartiles. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Of 60 deaths and 713 completed staff surveys, 269 (38%) contained free-text responses, including 103 of 269 (38%) from nurses. Of six qualitative categories (i.e., relational dynamics, clinical circumstances, family experiences, emotional expressions, temporal conditions, and structural/situational factors), relational dynamics was most frequent (173 responses). When compared by discipline, family experiences were more common in nursing responses than medical practitioners or allied health. High intensity was associated with infrequent discussion of family experience and greater focus on temporal conditions and clinical circumstances. Emotional expressions and temporal conditions were more common in lowest QODD quartile surveys. Although 45% staff responses contained both sentiments, relational dynamics and family experiences were more likely positive. Negative sentiments were more common in the lowest QODD quartile surveys and responses containing temporal conditions or structural/situational factors. CONCLUSIONS Synergistic relationships between the multidisciplinary team and family shaped clinician's positive responses. Attention to team dynamics may be a crucial ingredient in interventions to improve EOL care. Our data support that team-based education initiatives should consider differential foci between disciplines and EOL characteristics.
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- Elizabeth G Broden
- Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Cardiovascular and Critical Care Nursing Patient Services, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Cardiovascular and Critical Care Nursing Patient Services, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
- Cardiovascular and Critical Care Nursing Patient Services, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Georgakis S, Dragioti E, Gouva M, Papathanakos G, Koulouras V. The Complex Dynamics of Decision-Making at the End of Life in the Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Review of Stakeholders' Views and Influential Factors. Cureus 2024; 16:e52912. [PMID: 38406151 PMCID: PMC10893775 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.52912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
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A lack of consensus resulting in severe conflicts is often observed between the stakeholders regarding their respective roles in end-of-life (EOL) decision-making in the ICU. Since the burden of these decisions lies upon the individuals, their opinions must be known by medical, judicial, legislative, and governmental authorities. Part of the solution to the issues that arise would be to examine and understand the views of the people in different societies. Hence, in this systematic review, we assessed the attitudes of the physicians, nurses, families, and the general public toward who should be involved in decision-making and influencing factors. Toward this, we searched three electronic databases, i.e., PubMed, CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health), and Embase. A matrix was developed, discussed, accepted, and used for data extraction by two independent investigators. Study quality was evaluated using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Data were extracted by one researcher and double-checked by a second one, and any discrepancies were discussed with a third researcher. The data were analyzed descriptively and synthesized according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Thirty-three studies met our inclusion criteria. Most involved healthcare professionals and reported geographic variations in different timeframes. While paternalistic features have been observed, physicians overall showed an inclination toward collaborative decision-making. Correspondingly, the nursing staff, families, and the public are aligned toward patient and relatives' participation, with nurses expressing their own involvement as well. Six categories of influencing factors were identified, with high-impact factors, including demographics, fear of litigation, and regulation-related ones. Findings delineate three key points. Firstly, overall stakeholders' perspectives toward EOL decision-making in the ICU seem to be leaning toward a more collaborative decision-making direction. Secondly, to reduce conflicts and reach a consensus, multifaceted efforts are needed by both healthcare professionals and governmental/regulatory authorities. Finally, due to the multifactorial complexity of the subject, directly related to demographic and regulatory factors, these efforts should be more extensively sought at a regional level.
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- Spiros Georgakis
- Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, GRC
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- Research Laboratory Psychology of Patients, Families & Health Professionals, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, GRC
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- Research Laboratory Psychology of Patients, Families & Health Professionals, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, GRC
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Tzenalis A, Papaemmanuel H, Kipourgos G, Elesnitsalis G. End-of-life Care in the Intesive Care Unit and Nursing Roles in Communicating with Families. J Crit Care Med (Targu Mures) 2023; 9:116-121. [PMID: 37593247 PMCID: PMC10429615 DOI: 10.2478/jccm-2023-0013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023] Open
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Introduction Professionals in Intensive Care Units face death, shifting their role from therapists to caregivers in end-of-life management. The nursing attitude and response to death has been shown to affect the quality of palliative care and end-of-life services that are interrelated services. Aim of the study The aim of this research was to evaluate the professional attitude of nurses towards the care of the families of critically ill patients in the ICU, leading to the emergence of specific attitudes, relating them to their demographic and professional characteristics, with the aim of drawing conclusions for the improvement of quality in end-of-life care. Material and Methods The sample of the study was 81 nurses from a large tertiary hospital. Participants completed the "Nurse Activities for Communicating with Families" (NACF) questionnaire. The questions are about ways in which nurses can help the patient's family during the patient's stay in the ICU. Results The results revealed that the nurses took actions related to the information and psychological support of the patient's family. On the contrary, they did not focus on the spiritual / religious needs of the patient and the needs of the family based on their cultural background. Conclusions The professional treatment of staff is characterized by compassion and empathy, but it is necessary to train them on important issues related to diversity, including the religious, spiritual values and beliefs of patients and their relatives.
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- General Hospital of Thessaloniki Papageorgiou, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Benoit DD, Vanheule S, Manesse F, Anseel F, De Soete G, Goethals K, Lievrouw A, Vansteelandt S, De Haan E, Piers R. Coaching doctors to improve ethical decision-making in adult hospitalised patients potentially receiving excessive treatment: Study protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0281447. [PMID: 36943825 PMCID: PMC10030010 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Fast medical progress poses a significant challenge to doctors, who are asked to find the right balance between life-prolonging and palliative care. Literature indicates room for enhancing openness to discuss ethical sensitive issues within and between teams, and improving decision-making for benefit of the patient at end-of-life. METHODS Stepped wedge cluster randomized trial design, run across 10 different departments of the Ghent University Hospital between January 2022 and January 2023. Dutch speaking adult patients and one of their relatives will be included for data collection. All 10 departments were randomly assigned to start a 4-month coaching period. Junior and senior doctors will be coached through observation and debrief by a first coach of the interdisciplinary meetings and individual coaching by the second coach to enhance self-reflection and empowering leadership and managing group dynamics with regard to ethical decision-making. Nurses, junior doctors and senior doctors anonymously report perceptions of excessive treatment via the electronic patient file. Once a patient is identified by two or more different clinicians, an email is sent to the second coach and the doctor in charge of the patient. All nurses, junior and senior doctors will be invited to fill out the ethical decision making climate questionnaire at the start and end of the 12-months study period. Primary endpoints are (1) incidence of written do-not-intubate and resuscitate orders in patients potentially receiving excessive treatment and (2) quality of ethical decision-making climate. Secondary endpoints are patient and family well-being and reports on quality of care and communication; and clinician well-being. Tertiairy endpoints are quantitative and qualitative data of doctor leadership quality. DISCUSSION This is the first randomized control trial exploring the effects of coaching doctors in self-reflection and empowering leadership, and in the management of team dynamics, with regard to ethical decision-making about patients potentially receiving excessive treatment.
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- Dominique D. Benoit
- Ghent University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Gent, Belgium
- Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Ghent, Gent, Belgium
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- Ghent University Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Gent, Belgium
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- Independent, Conversio, Gent, Belgium
- Kets de Vries Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Ghent University Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Gent, Belgium
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- Ghent University Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Gent, Belgium
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- Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Ghent, Gent, Belgium
- Ghent University Hospital Cancer Centre, Gent, Belgium
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- Faculty of Applied Mathematics, Computer Sciences and Statistics, Ghent University Faculty of Sciences, Gent, Belgium
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Hult International Business School Ashridge Centre for Coaching, Berkhamsted, United Kingdom
- VU Amsterdam School of Business and Economics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Ghent University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Gent, Belgium
- Ghent University Hospital Geriatrics, Gent, Belgium
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Pierron C, Levy M, Mattioni V, Poncelet G, Le Bourgeois F. Perceptible Signs of End of Life in Pediatric Intensive Care Patients. J Palliat Med 2022; 25:1829-1834. [PMID: 36137014 DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Background: How children die in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) has been poorly described, and support for parents during this traumatic experience could be improved. Better information on perceptible signs of the end of life (EOL) in children may help mitigate the trauma. Objective: To describe the most common perceptible EOL signs in PICU patients. Methods: A prospective study in a PICU. Health care providers observed 28 children expected to die and noted the perceptible signs. Results: The most common perceptible signs were desaturation and bradycardia. Twenty-seven patients had at least one change in physical appearance. Gasping was noted in 12 patients. Conclusion: Perceptible signs of the EOL were different from those reported in children dying in other units or in adults. Sharing information about signs of EOL with parents may prepare them and enable them to better support their child.
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- Charlotte Pierron
- Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Center of Luxembourg-KannerKlinik, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Robert-Debré University Hospital, Paris, France
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- Medical Oncology Department, Saint Louis University Hospital, Paris, France
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Robert-Debré University Hospital, Paris, France
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Robert-Debré University Hospital, Paris, France
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Brekelmans A, Ramnarain D, de Haas M, Ruitinga R, Pouwels S. Evaluation of ICU end-of-life and bereavement care by relatives of deceased ICU patients. Respir Med 2022; 202:106972. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2022.106972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Lovell T, Mitchell M, Powell M, Tonge A, Strube P, O'Neill K, Dunstan E, Bonnin-Trickett A, Miller E, Suliman A, Ownsworth T, Ranse K. Dying in intensive care: An analysis of the perspectives of families and clinicians on end-of-life care. Aust Crit Care 2022:S1036-7314(22)00094-7. [PMID: 36089461 DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2022.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite a growing body of research into end-of-life care (EOLC) in intensive care units (ICUs), few studies have concurrently explored the perspectives of families and clinicians. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to identify the characteristics of high-quality EOLC in the ICU from family and clinician perspectives and by examining the care documented in medical records. METHODS A convergent mixed-methods study incorporating electronic health record audits (n = 20), structured interview surveys with families (n = 20), clinician surveys (n = 189), and focus groups (n = 10) was undertaken at a 30-bed, level 3 ICU at a metropolitan public adult teaching hospital in Australia. Descriptive statistics were calculated from quantitative data, and inductive thematic analysis was used to analyse qualitative data. RESULTS Overall, families were very satisfied with EOLC and the quality of communication yet, felt that earlier, clearer communication that the patient was dying was required. Families spoke of the attentiveness, or lack thereof, by ICU clinicians and the opportunity to be present for the patient's death. The majority of ICU clinicians felt EOLC could be improved. Nurses highlighted communication challenges when family meetings were delayed. Some nurses expressed a lack of clarity of how to withdraw care, resulting in hesitancy to cease potentially inappropriate care, and to provide EOLC outside ICU practice norms. In many instances, observations, invasive monitoring, and interventions were documented after EOLC commenced. A lack of documented personal cares was also noted. CONCLUSIONS This study provides new insights into EOLC from the dual perspectives of families and clinicians. There is a need for institutional guidelines to support ICU clinicians' EOLC practices and education to improve clinician confidence with communication.
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- Tania Lovell
- Intensive Care Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South Hospital Health Service, Queensland, Australia.
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- Intensive Care Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South Hospital Health Service, Queensland, Australia; School of Nursing & Midwifery, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia; Patient Centred Health Services, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia; National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South Hospital Health Service, Queensland, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South Hospital Health Service, Queensland, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South Hospital Health Service, Queensland, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South Hospital Health Service, Queensland, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South Hospital Health Service, Queensland, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South Hospital Health Service, Queensland, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South Hospital Health Service, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Applied Psychology and the Hopkins Centre, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
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- Intensive Care Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South Hospital Health Service, Queensland, Australia; School of Nursing & Midwifery, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia; Patient Centred Health Services, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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Bailey V, Beke DM, Snaman JM, Alizadeh F, Goldberg S, Smith-Parrish M, Gauvreau K, Blume ED, Moynihan KM. Assessment of an Instrument to Measure Interdisciplinary Staff Perceptions of Quality of Dying and Death in a Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. JAMA Netw Open 2022; 5:e2210762. [PMID: 35522280 PMCID: PMC9077481 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.10762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Lack of pediatric end-of-life care quality indicators and challenges ascertaining family perspectives make staff perceptions valuable. Cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) interdisciplinary staff play an integral role supporting children and families at end of life. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Quality of Dying and Death (PICU-QODD) instrument and examine differences between disciplines and end-of-life circumstances. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This cross-sectional survey included staff at a single center involved in pediatric CICU deaths from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2021. EXPOSURES Staff demographic characteristics, intensity of end-of-life care (mechanical support, open chest, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR]), mode of death (discontinuation of life-sustaining therapy, treatment limitation, comfort care, CPR, and brain death), and palliative care involvement. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES PICU-QODD instrument standardized score (maximum, 100, with higher scores indicating higher quality); global rating of quality of the moment of death and 7 days prior (Likert 11-point scale, with 0 indicating terrible and 10, ideal) and mode-of-death alignment with family wishes. RESULTS Of 60 patient deaths (31 [52%] female; median [IQR] age, 4.9 months [10 days to 7.5 years]), 33 (55%) received intense care. Of 713 surveys (72% response rate), 246 (35%) were from nurses, 208 (29%) from medical practitioners, and 259 (36%) from allied health professionals. Clinical experience varied (298 [42%] ≤5 years). Median (IQR) PICU-QODD score was 93 (84-97); and quality of the moment of death and 7 days prior scores were 9 (7-10) and 5 (2-7), respectively. Cronbach α ranged from 0.87 (medical staff) to 0.92 (allied health), and PICU-QODD scores significantly correlated with global rating and alignment questions. Mean (SD) PICU-QODD scores were more than 3 points lower for nursing and allied health compared with medical practitioners (nursing staff: 88.3 [10.6]; allied health: 88.9 [9.6]; medical practitioner: 91.9 [7.8]; P < .001) and for less experienced staff (eg, <2 y: 87.7 [8.9]; >15 y: 91, P = .002). Mean PICU-QODD scores were lower for patients with comorbidities, surgical admissions, death following treatment limitation, or death misaligned with family wishes. No difference was observed with palliative care involvement. High-intensity care, compared with low-intensity care, was associated with lower median (IQR) rating of the quality of the 7 days prior to death (4 [2-6] vs 6 [4-8]; P = .001) and of the moment of death (8 [4-10] vs 9 [8-10]; P =.001). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE In this cross-sectional survey study of CICU staff, the PICU-QODD showed promise as a reliable and valid clinician measure of quality of dying and death in the CICU. Overall QODD was positively perceived, with lower rated quality of 7 days prior to death and variation by staff and patient characteristics. Our data could guide strategies to meaningfully improve CICU staff well-being and end-of-life experiences for patients and families.
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- Valerie Bailey
- Cardiovascular and Critical Care Nursing Patient Services, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Cardiovascular and Critical Care Nursing Patient Services, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Han XP, Mei X, Zhang J, Zhang TT, Yin AN, Qiu F, Liu MJ. Validation of the Chinese Version of the Quality of Dying and Death Questionnaire for Family Members of ICU Patients. J Pain Symptom Manage 2021; 62:599-608. [PMID: 33388383 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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CONTEXT The quality of end-of-life care services directly affects the end-of-life quality of life of patients and their families. At present, there are no standard tools in China for assessing the quality of dying and death (QODD) of critical intensive care unit (ICU) patients. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to introduce the Chinese version of the QODD questionnaire for family members of ICU patients, after transcultural adaptation and validation, to provide an effective instrument for assessing the quality of end-of-life care of ICU patients in China, fill the gap in the evaluation of the quality of end-of-life care of critical ICU patients in China, and offer a theoretical basis and practical guidance during purposeful intervention. METHODS This study involved the main adult caregivers or principal family members of 149 dying critically ill patients. The original QODD scale was translated using the double forward and backward method. Nine cultural adaptation experts adapted the Chinese version of the QODD scale for completion by family members of ICU patients. Then, we carried out content validity, structural validity, internal consistency, confirmatory factors, and item correlation analysis of the modified scale. RESULTS The Chinese version of the QODD for family members of ICU patients was developed after some items were deleted or modified. The content validity index was 0.93, indicating that all items were correlated with the measurement of death quality. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin value was 0.797, suggesting that the correlations between items were high. The Cronbach's α was 0.865, indicating good internal consistency. In confirmatory factor analysis, the fit indices were χ2 = 207.327, non-normed fit index = 0.916, root mean square error of approximation = 0.033, and comparative fit index = 0.93, indicating a good fit of the five-factor model of the Chinese version of the QODD questionnaire for family members of ICU patients. CONCLUSION The Chinese version of the QODD questionnaire for family members of ICU patients is a reliable and effective instrument for evaluating the quality of death among patients who die in the ICU and can be applied to clinical practice and research.
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- Xing-Ping Han
- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- School of Nursing, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- School of Nursing, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- School of Nursing, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- School of Nursing, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Nursing, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
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Cushman T, Waisel DB, Treggiari MM. The Role of Anesthesiologists in Perioperative Limitation of Potentially Life-Sustaining Medical Treatments: A Narrative Review and Perspective. Anesth Analg 2021; 133:663-675. [PMID: 34014183 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000005559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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No patient arrives at the hospital to undergo general anesthesia for its own sake. Anesthesiology is a symbiont specialty, with the primary mission of preventing physical and psychological pain, easing anxiety, and shepherding physiologic homeostasis so that other care may safely progress. For most elective surgeries, the patient-anesthesiologist relationship begins shortly before and ends after the immediate perioperative period. While this may tempt anesthesiologists to defer goals of care discussions to our surgical or primary care colleagues, we have both an ethical and a practical imperative to share this responsibility. Since the early 1990s, the American College of Surgeons (ACS), the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), and the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) have mandated a "required reconsideration" of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders. Key ethical considerations and guiding principles informing this "required reconsideration" have been extensively discussed in the literature and include respect for patient autonomy, beneficence, and nonmaleficence. In this article, we address how well these principles and guidelines are translated into daily clinical practice and how often anesthesiologists actually discuss goals of care or potential limitations to life-sustaining medical treatments (LSMTs) before administering anesthesia or sedation. Having done so, we review how often providers implement goal-concordant care, that is, care that reflects and adheres to the stated patient wishes. We conclude with describing several key gaps in the literature on goal-concordance of perioperative care for patients with limitations on LSMT and summarize novel strategies and promising efforts described in recent literature to improve goal-concordance of perioperative care.
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- Tera Cushman
- From the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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Boissier F, Seegers V, Seguin A, Legriel S, Cariou A, Jaber S, Lefrant JY, Rimmelé T, Renault A, Vinatier I, Mathonnet A, Reuter D, Guisset O, Cracco C, Durand-Gasselin J, Éon B, Thirion M, Rigaud JP, Philippon-Jouve B, Argaud L, Chouquer R, Papazian L, Dedrie C, Georges H, Lebas E, Rolin N, Bollaert PE, Lecuyer L, Viquesnel G, Leone M, Chalumeau-Lemoine L, Garrouste-Orgeas M, Azoulay E, Kentish-Barnes N. Assessing physicians' and nurses' experience of dying and death in the ICU: development of the CAESAR-P and the CAESAR-N instruments. Crit Care 2020; 24:521. [PMID: 32843097 PMCID: PMC7448438 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03191-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background As an increasing number of deaths occur in the intensive care unit (ICU), studies have sought to describe, understand, and improve end-of-life care in this setting. Most of these studies are centered on the patient’s and/or the relatives’ experience. Our study aimed to develop an instrument designed to assess the experience of physicians and nurses of patients who died in the ICU, using a mixed methodology and validated in a prospective multicenter study. Methods Physicians and nurses of patients who died in 41 ICUs completed the job strain and the CAESAR questionnaire within 24 h after the death. The psychometric validation was conducted using two datasets: a learning and a reliability cohort. Results Among the 475 patients included in the main cohort, 398 nurse and 417 physician scores were analyzed. The global score was high for both nurses [62/75 (59; 66)] and physicians [64/75 (61; 68)]. Factors associated with higher CAESAR-Nurse scores were absence of conflict with physicians, pain control handled with physicians, death disclosed to the family at the bedside, and invasive care not performed. As assessed by the job strain instrument, low decision control was associated with lower CAESAR score (61 (58; 65) versus 63 (60; 67), p = 0.002). Factors associated with higher CAESAR-Physician scores were room dedicated to family information, information delivered together by nurse and physician, families systematically informed of the EOL decision, involvement of the nurse during implementation of the EOL decision, and open visitation. They were also higher when a decision to withdraw or withhold treatment was made, no cardiopulmonary resuscitation was performed, and the death was disclosed to the family at the bedside. Conclusion We described and validated a new instrument for assessing the experience of physicians and nurses involved in EOL in the ICU. This study shows important areas for improving practices.
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- Florence Boissier
- Medical Intensive Care, University Hospital of Poitiers, Poitiers, France.,INSERM CIC 1402 (ALIVE group), Poitiers University, Poitiers, France
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- Data Management Research Department DRCI, Angers Hospital and SFR ICAT, University of Angers, Angers, France
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- Medical Intensive Care, Caen University Hospital, Caen, France
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- Medical Intensive Care, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Cochin University Hospital, Paris, France.,Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
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- Saint Eloi Hospital, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Montpellier, Anesthesia and Critical Care Department B, Montpellier, France.,PhyMedExp, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,INSERM U1046, CNRS UMR 9214, Montpellier, France
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Carémeau University Hospital, Nîmes, France.,Nîmes University, Nîmes, France
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- Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Edouard Herriot University Hospital, Lyon, France.,University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Medical Intensive Care, Cavale Blanche University Hospital, Brest, France
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- Medical Intensive Care, Les Oudairies Hospital, La Roche Sur Yon, France
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- Medical Intensive Care, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Saint Louis University Hospital, Paris, France
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- Medical Intensive Care, Saint André University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, La Timone University Hospital, Marseille, France
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- Medical Intensive Care, Victor Dupouy Hospital, Argenteuil, France
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- Medical Intensive Care, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Edouard Herriot University Hospital, Lyon, France.,Lyon Est University, Lyon, France
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- Medical Intensive Care, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Hôpital Nord, Marseille, France.,Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
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- Intensive Care, Bretagne Atlantique Hospital, Vannes, France
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- Medical Intensive Care, Groupe Hospitalier Sud Ile de France, Melun, France
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- Medical Intensive Care, Nancy University Hospital, Nancy, France.,Lorraine University, Nancy, France
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- Medical Intensive Care, Sud Francilien Hospital, Evry, France
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- Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.,Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Hôpital Nord, Marseille, France
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- Medical Intensive Care, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Saint Louis University Hospital, Paris, France.,Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology Research Team, U1153, INSERM, Paris Diderot Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology Research Team, U1153, INSERM, Paris Diderot Sorbonne University, Paris, France. .,Famiréa Research Group, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Saint Louis University Hospital, Paris, France. .,Medical ICU, Hôpital Saint-Louis, 1 avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010, Paris, France.
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Laserna A, Durán-Crane A, López-Olivo MA, Cuenca JA, Fowler C, Díaz DP, Cardenas YR, Urso C, O'Connell K, Fowler C, Price KJ, Sprung CL, Nates JL. Pain management during the withholding and withdrawal of life support in critically ill patients at the end-of-life: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Intensive Care Med 2020; 46:1671-1682. [PMID: 32833041 PMCID: PMC7444163 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-020-06139-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Purpose To review and summarize the most frequent medications and dosages used during withholding and withdrawal of life-prolonging measures in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit. Methods We searched PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and the Virtual Health Library from inception through March 2019. We considered any study evaluating pharmaceutical interventions for pain management during the withholding or withdrawing of life support in adult critically ill patients at the end-of-life. Two independent investigators performed the screening and data extraction. We pooled data on utilization rate of analgesic and sedative drugs and summarized the dosing between the moment prior to withholding or withdrawal of life support and the moment before death. Results Thirteen studies met inclusion criteria. Studies were conducted in the United States (38%), Canada (31%), and the Netherlands (31%). Eleven studies were single-cohort and twelve had a Newcastle–Ottawa Scale score of less than 7. The mean age of the patients ranged from 59 to 71 years, 59–100% were mechanically ventilated, and 47–100% of the patients underwent life support withdrawal. The most commonly used opioid and sedative were morphine [utilization rate 60% (95% CI 48–71%)] and midazolam [utilization rate 28% (95% CI 23–32%)], respectively. Doses increased during the end-of-life process (pooled mean increase in the dose of morphine: 2.6 mg/h, 95% CI 1.2–4). Conclusions Pain control is centered on opioids and adjunctive benzodiazepines, with dosages exceeding those recommended by guidelines. Despite consistency among guidelines, there is significant heterogeneity among practices in end-of-life care. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s00134-020-06139-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Andres Laserna
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Critical Care, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University-MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Critical Care, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Critical Care, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Critical Care, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Critical Care, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Research Services and Assessment, Research Medical Library, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Critical Care, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Critical Care, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
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Clinical Practice Guidelines and Consensus Statements About Pain Management in Critically Ill End-of-Life Patients: A Systematic Review. Crit Care Med 2020; 47:1619-1626. [PMID: 31517694 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000003975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To identify and synthesize available recommendations from scientific societies and experts on pain management at the end-of-life in the ICU. DATA SOURCES We conducted a systematic review of PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Biblioteca Virtual en Salud from their inception until March 28, 2019. STUDY SELECTION We included all clinical practice guidelines, consensus statements, and benchmarks for quality. DATA EXTRACTION Study selection, methodological quality, and data extraction were performed independently by two investigators. A quality assessment was performed by four investigators using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II instrument. The recommendations were then synthesized and categorized. DATA SYNTHESIS Ten publications were included. The Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II statement showed low scores in various quality domains, especially in the applicability and rigor of development. Most documents were in agreement on five topics: 1) using a quantitative tool for pain assessment; 2) administering narcotics for pain relief and benzodiazepines for anxiety relief; 3) against prescribing neuromuscular blockers during withdrawal of life support to assess pain; 4) endorsing the use of high doses of opioids and sedatives for pain control, regardless of the risk that they will hasten death; and 5) using quality indicators to improve pain management during end-of-life in the ICU. CONCLUSIONS In spite of the lack of high-quality evidence, recommendations for pain management at the end-of-life in the ICU are homogeneous and are justified by ethical principles and agreement among experts. Considering the growing demand for the involvement of palliative care teams in the management of the dying patients in the ICU, there is a need to clearly define their early involvement and to further develop comprehensive evidence-based pain management strategies. Based on the study findings, we propose a management algorithm to improve the overall care of dying critically ill patients.
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Family ratings of ICU care. Is there concordance within families? J Crit Care 2019; 55:108-115. [PMID: 31715527 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2019.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Revised: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE To examine heterogeneity of quality-of-care ratings within families and to examine possible predictors of concordance. MATERIALS AND METHODS We examined two aspects of agreement within families: response similarity and the amount of exact concordance in responses in a cohort of Danish ICU family members participating in a questionnaire survey (the European Quality Questionnaire: euroQ2). RESULTS Two hundred seventy-four family respondents representing 122 patients were included in the study. Identical ratings between family members occurred in 28%-59% of families, depending upon the specific survey item. In a smaller sample of 28 families whose patients died, between 39% and 86% gave identical responses to items rating end-of-life care. There was more response variance within than between families, yielding low estimates of intrafamily correlation. Statistics correcting for chance agreement also suggested modest within-family agreement. CONCLUSIONS The finding that variance is higher within than between families suggests the value of including multiple participants within a family in order to capture varying points of view.
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Chen C, Michaels J, Meeker MA. Family Outcomes and Perceptions of End-of-Life Care in the Intensive Care Unit: A Mixed-Methods Review. J Palliat Care 2019; 35:143-153. [PMID: 31543062 DOI: 10.1177/0825859719874767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The purpose of this review was to evaluate end-of-life care (EOLC) in the intensive care unit (ICU) from the perspective of family members. Sandelowski's segregated approach from Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Mixed-Methods Systematic Reviews guided this review. A search was conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, EMBASE, and ProQuest databases and identified 50 papers (33 quantitative, 15 qualitative, and 2 mixed-methodology studies). Five synthesized themes (distressing emotions, shared decision-making, proactive communication, personalized end-of- life care, and valuing of nursing care) were identified. For quantitative results, study methodologies and interventions were heterogeneous and did not always improve family members' perceived quality of care and family members' psychological distress. Configuration of qualitative and quantitative data revealed ICU end-of-life interventions were ineffective because they were not guided by family members' reported needs and perceptions. To fulfill the family members' needs for the patients' EOLC in the ICU, researchers should develop a theory to explicitly explain how the family members experience ICU EOLC and implement a theory-based intervention to improve family psychological outcomes.
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- Chiahui Chen
- School of Nursing, University at Buffalo-The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- School of Nursing, University at Buffalo-The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA.,School of Nursing and Allied Health, SUNY Empire State College, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
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- School of Nursing, University at Buffalo-The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
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Selecting and evaluating decision-making strategies in the intensive care unit: A systematic review. J Crit Care 2019; 51:39-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2019.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Ågård AS, Hofhuis JGM, Koopmans M, Gerritsen RT, Spronk PE, Engelberg RA, Randall Curtis J, Zijlstra JG, Jensen HI. Identifying improvement opportunities for patient- and family-centered care in the ICU: Using qualitative methods to understand family perspectives. J Crit Care 2018; 49:33-37. [PMID: 30359923 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2018.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2018] [Revised: 09/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE The purposes of the study were to provide richer context for families' quantitative assessments of the quality of ICU care, and to describe further quality areas of importance for family members. MATERIALS AND METHODS Free-text comments from 1077 family members of 920 patients focusing on family evaluation of ICU quality of care were analyzed using content analysis. Twenty-one Danish and Dutch ICUs participated from October 2014 to June 2015. RESULTS Four themes emerged as important to families: information, clinician skills, ICU environment, and discharge from the ICU. Families highlighted the importance of receiving information that was accessible, understandable and honest. They indicated that quality care was ensured by having clinicians who were both technically and interpersonally competent. The ICU environment and the circumstances of the transfer out of the ICU were described as contributing to quality of care. The comments identified room for improvement within all themes. CONCLUSIONS The study highlights the importance of including both technical and emotional care for patients and families and the consequent need to focus on clinicians' mastery of interpersonal skills.
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- Anne Sophie Ågård
- Department of Intensive Care, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, 8200 Århus N, Denmark; Department of Science in Nursing, Institute of Public Health, Aarhus University, Building 1260, Bartholins Allé 2, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine Gelre Hospitals Apeldoorn, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.
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- Center of Intensive Care, Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden, PO Box 888, 8901 BR Leeuwarden, the Netherlands.
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- Center of Intensive Care, Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden, PO Box 888, 8901 BR Leeuwarden, the Netherlands.
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- Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, 325 Ninth Avenue, Box 359762, Seattle, WA 98104, USA; Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, 325 Ninth Avenue, Box 359762, Seattle, WA 98104, USA; Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
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- University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Vejle and Middelfart Hospitals, Beriderbakken 4, 7100 Vejle, Denmark; Institute of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, J.B.Winsløwsvej 19, 5000 Odense, Denmark.
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