ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
A window of opportunity for ICU end‐of‐life care—A retrospective multicenter cohort study
Authors' conclusion
This study shows that there is a window of opportunity for EOL care, particularly for patients who are weaned from mechanical ventilation.
Study context
- Population
- Adults (≥18 years) admitted to Danish intensive care units (ICUs) in 2020 with ICU stay >96 h who died in ICU or within 7 days after ICU dischargeconsecutive patients, chart review
- Participants
- 250 adults
- Exposure
- Abrupt discontinuation vs gradual withdrawal of mechanical ventilation
- Abrupt discontinuationn = 171
- Gradual withdrawaln = 63
- Outcome
- Documentation of a diagnosis of dying and time from it to death (window of opportunity for end-of-life (EOL) care)
Methodological detailsmulticentre, chart review
- Multicentre
- Chart review
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Diagnosis of dying documented
Charts documenting that the patient was dying
223
89%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Time to death
Time from recorded diagnosis of dying to death
Original publication
A window of opportunity for ICU end‐of‐life care—A retrospective multicenter cohort study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 3 August 2024. doi:10.
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