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Haghighat L, Reinhardt SW, Saly DL, Lu D, Matsouaka RA, Wang TY, Desai NR. Comfort Measures Only in Myocardial Infarction: Prevalence of This Status, Change Over Time, and Predictors From a Nationwide Study. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2022; 15:e007610. [PMID: 35041476 DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.120.007610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have a high mortality rate. Despite increasing recognition of the role for comfort focused care, little is known about the prevalence of comfort measures only (CMO) care among patients with AMI. The objective of this study was to investigate patient- and hospital-level patterns and predictors of CMO care among patients admitted with AMI. METHODS This retrospective cohort study used the National Cardiovascular Data Registry Chest Pain-MI Registry, which contains data on patients admitted with AMI. Data were analyzed in 6-month increments from January 2015 to June 2018. RESULTS Among 483 696 patients with AMI across 827 hospitals, 13 955 (2.9%) had CMO status at discharge (2.6% non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction and 3.4% ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction). There was a modest decline in CMO rates over time (3.0% to 2.8%). Independent patient characteristics associated with CMO status included male gender, White race, nonprivate insurance, frailty, and higher estimated bleeding and mortality risks. There was substantial variation in CMO rates across hospitals, with the proportion of CMO patients ranging from 0% to 17.1% and a median odds ratio of 1.59 (95% CI, 1.56-1.62). Among the 13 955 patients who were CMO by discharge, 8134 (58.3%) underwent diagnostic catheterization. This is despite significantly elevated risks predicted using precatheterization models, specifically the ACTION Registry GWTG in-hospital major bleeding and mortality risk scores. Patients who were initially managed invasively but later made CMO experienced high rates of procedural complications, including cardiogenic shock (38.3%), dialysis (10.1%), and bleeding (33.3%). CONCLUSIONS Most patients with AMI who were CMO by discharge had aggressive initial management and became CMO following in-hospital complications of their care. Early identification of high-risk patients and appropriate transition of such patients to CMO, if aligned with their values, remain important areas for future quality programs in AMI.
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- Leila Haghighat
- Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), CA (L.H.)
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (S.W.R., N.R.D.), Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Nephrology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (D.L.S.)
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (D.L., T.Y.W.)
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University, Durham, NC (R.A.M.)
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (D.L., T.Y.W.)
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (S.W.R., N.R.D.), Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT.,Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (N.R.D.), Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
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Wynnychuk LA, Otal D, Davidson H, Pyakurel A, Stilos K(K. Implementation of an educational intervention pilot for residents on acute care general internal medicine wards around the ‘comfort measures strategy’ for end of life care. PROGRESS IN PALLIATIVE CARE 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/09699260.2020.1841875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- L. A. Wynnychuk
- Palliative Care Consult Team, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Division of Palliative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, Western University, London, Canada
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- Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Palliative Care Consult Team, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
- Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Sibyl S Wilmont
- Sibyl S. Wilmont is a registered nurse, health care writer and editor, and student in the Community/Public Health Nursing MSN/MPH dual-degree program at the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing and the School of Urban Public Health, City University of New York, New York, NY
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Sundararajan K, Flabouris A, Keeshan A, Cramey T. Documentation of limitation of medical therapy at the time of a rapid response team call. AUST HEALTH REV 2014; 38:218-22. [PMID: 24589293 DOI: 10.1071/ah13138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2013] [Accepted: 12/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aims of the present study were to: (1) describe the documentation process of limitation of medical therapy (LMT) orders at the time of a rapid response team (RRT) call; and (2) compare documented LMT orders not associated with an RRT call (control, Group 1) with LMT orders documented at the time of an RRT call (Group 2). METHODS A descriptive study, over a 6-month period (February-August 2011), involving the review of the medical records of patients prospectively identified as either Group 1 or Group 2. RESULTS There were 994 RRT calls; of these, 50 patients (5%) had an LMT order documented by the RRT. A cardiac arrest was the trigger for the RRT for six patients (12%). Patients in Group 1 (n=50) and Group 2 were of similar median age (80.5 vs 78.5 years; P=0.30), LMTs were recorded at a similar time of day (15:30 vs 15:55 hours; P=0.52) and day of the week (weekend: 32% vs 35%; P=0.72). Comparing group 2 with Group 1, the RRT was less likely to document a not-for-resuscitation (NFR; 31 (62%) vs 49 (98%); P<0.01) or a not-for-ICU (NFICU; 18 (36%) vs 41 (82%); P<0.01) order, but more likely to document a not-for-RRT call (NFRRT; 31 (62%) vs 22 (44%); P=0.04) and modified RRT calling criteria (MRRT; 4 (8%) vs 0 (0%); P=0.04) orders. For Group 2 compared with Group 1 orders, involvement of the patient in the decision making process (9 (18%) vs 25 (50%); P<0.01) or the next of kin (29 (58%) vs 45 (90%); P<0.01) was documented less often. CONCLUSIONS Documentation of LMT orders at the time of an RRT call is less likely to include documented involvement of patients or their next of kin, and is more likely to be an NFRRT or MRRT order. These findings have implications for overall clinical governance. What is known about the topic? RRT are not infrequently involved in documenting LMT orders. What does this paper add? This is the first study in Australasia to look into the timing and circumstances surrounding the issuing of a NFR order during an RRT call. The study findings clarify the type of LMT orders documented by RRT and to what extent patients, their carers and senior medical staff are involved. What are the implications for practitioners? Our findings indicate that, in the setting of a rapid response system, there is a need to consider beyond the narrow interpretation of the NFR order, when a NFRRT may also be appropriate. This will require standardisation of such nomenclature, and training and education of those involved in documenting and interpreting such orders. Equally, it will require a different approach to the discussion with patients and their carers as to what the implications of an NFRRT order are. The findings also have significant implications as to the senior medical oversight of LMT, in particular for RRT, for whom it is their first encounter with such patients. Finally, the findings suggest that consideration be given to better delineating the documentation of the role of nursing staff when setting LMT orders.
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- K Sundararajan
- Intensive Care Unit, Critical Care Services, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
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- Intensive Care Unit, Critical Care Services, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
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- Intensive Care Unit, Critical Care Services, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
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- Intensive Care Unit, Critical Care Services, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
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- Duc T Do
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth , Lebanon, New Hampshire
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Reference to the concept of comfort measures is growing in the nursing and medical literature; however, the concept of comfort measures is rarely defined. For the comfort work of nurses to be recognized, nurses must be able to identify and delineate the key attributes of comfort measures. A concept analysis using Rodgers' evolutionary method (2000) was undertaken with the goal of identifying the core attributes of comfort measures and thereby clarifying this concept. Health care literature was accessed from the CINAHL and PubMed databases. No restrictions were placed on publication dates. Four main themes of attributes for comfort measures were identified during the analysis. Comfort measures involve an active, strategic process including elements of "stepping in" and "stepping back," are both simple and complex, move from a physical to a holistic perspective and are a part of supportive care. The antecedents to comfort measures are comfort needs and the most common consequence of comfort measures is enhanced comfort. Although the concept of comfort measures is often associated with end-of-life care, this analysis suggests that comfort measures are appropriate for nursing care in all settings and should be increasingly considered in the clinical management of patients who are living with multiple, chronic comorbidities.
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- Irene Oliveira
- School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Despite how frequently we say “comfort measures only” (CMO) in the hospital setting, review of the medical literature yields poor representation and definition of the term. Through a survey in our hospital center, we aimed at understanding what doctors understand as CMO. A total of 176 physicians responded to the survey. We asked them about the moment in the patient care timeline when to use it and what degree of respiratory support, laboratory draws, antibiotic therapy, level of care, and code status should be a part of it. Disparities in responses were the norm, and common defining characteristics were the exception.
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- Cristian Zanartu
- Department of Medicine, Saint Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Saint Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA
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Walker KA, Nachreiner D, Patel J, Mayo RL, Kearney CD. Impact of Standardized Palliative Care Order Set on End-of-Life Care in a Community Teaching Hospital. J Palliat Med 2011; 14:281-6. [DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Kathryn A. Walker
- Department of Medicine, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
- University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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Maida V, Peck J, Ennis M, Brar N, Maida AR. Preferences for active and aggressive intervention among patients with advanced cancer. BMC Cancer 2010; 10:592. [PMID: 21029455 PMCID: PMC2988029 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-10-592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2010] [Accepted: 10/28/2010] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Intrinsic to "Patient-Centered Care" is being respectful and responsive to individual patient preferences, expressed needs, and personal values. Establishing a patient's preferences for active and aggressive intervention is imperative and foundational to the development of advance care planning. With the increasing awareness and acceptance of palliative philosophies of care, patients with advanced cancer are increasingly transitioning from active and aggressive medical management (AAMM) to conservative palliative management (CPM). Methods A cross-sectional study based on a prospective and sequential case series of patients referred to a regional palliative medicine consultative program was assembled between May 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006. Patients and/or their substitute decision makers (SDM) completed a questionnaire, at baseline, that assessed their preferences for AAMM en route to their eventual deaths. Seven common interventions constituting AAMM were surveyed: cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) & mechanical ventilation (MV), chemotherapy, antibiotics, anticoagulants, blood transfusions, feeding tubes, and artificial hydration. Multivariable analyses were conducted on the seven interventions individually as well as on the composite score that summed preferences for the seven interventions. Results 380 patients with advanced cancer agreed to participate in the study. A trend to desire a mostly conservative palliative approach was noted as 42% of patients desired one or fewer interventions. At baseline, most patients and their SDM's were relatively secure about decisions pertaining to the seven interventions as the rates of being "undecided" ranged from a high of 23.4% for chemotherapy to a low of 3.9% for feeding tubes. Multivariable modeling showed that more AAMM was preferred by younger patients (P < 0.0001), non-Caucasians (P = 0.042), patients with higher baseline Palliative Performance Scale scores (P = 0.0002) and where a SDM was involved in the decision process (p = 0.027). Non-statistically significant trends to prefer more AAMM was observed with male gender (p = 0.077) and higher levels of the Charlson Comorbidity index (p = 0.059). There was no association between treatment preferences and cancer class. Conclusions Although the majority of patients with advanced cancer in this study expressed preferences for CPM, younger age, higher baseline PPSv2, and involvement of SDMs in the decision process were significantly associated with preferences for AAMM.
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- Vincent Maida
- Division of Palliative Medicine, William Osler Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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