Health Care Utilization and End-of-Life Care Outcomes for Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis Based on Transplant Candidacy

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作者
Ufere, Nneka N. [1 ,2 ]
Halford, Jennifer L. [3 ]
Caldwell, Joshua [3 ]
Jang, Min Young [3 ]
Bhatt, Sunil [4 ]
Donlan, John [1 ,2 ]
Ho, Janet [5 ]
Jackson, Vicki [5 ]
Chung, Raymond T. [1 ,2 ]
El-Jawahri, Areej [4 ]
机构
[1] Harvard Med Sch, Liver Ctr, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[2] Harvard Med Sch, Gastrointestinal Div, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[3] Harvard Med Sch, Boston, MA USA
[4] Harvard Med Sch, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Div Hematol & Oncol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[5] Harvard Med Sch, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Div Palliat Care & Geriatr Med, Boston, MA 02115 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
End-stage liver disease; liver transplantation; hospice; palliative care; advance care planning; code status; STAGE LIVER-DISEASE; PALLIATIVE CARE; FAMILY PERSPECTIVES; HOSPICE UTILIZATION; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; DEATH; MORBIDITY; SURVIVAL; PLACE; MODEL;
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10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.10.016
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R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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摘要
Context. Patients with decompensated cirrhosis have high rates of health care utilization at end of life (EOL). However, the impact of transplant candidacy on intensity of EOL care is currently unknown. Objectives. To assess the relationship between transplant candidacy and intensity of EOL care in the last year of life in an ambulatory cohort of patients with decompensated cirrhosis. Methods. We performed a retrospective analysis of 230 patients with decompensated cirrhosis who were evaluated for liver transplantation in a large health care system between 1/1/2010 and 12/31/2017 and died by 6/20/2018. We compared health care utilization in the last year of life and EOL care outcomes between transplant-listed (n = 133) and nonlisted (n = 97) patients. We examined predictors of palliative and hospice care utilization using multivariate logistic regression. Results. During the last year of life, patients had a median of three hospitalizations (IQR 2-5) and spent a median of 31 days (IQR 16e49) in the hospital. In all, 80% of patients died in the hospital, with 70% dying in the intensive care unit. The majority (70.0%) received a life-sustaining procedure (mechanical ventilation, renal replacement therapy, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation) during their terminal hospitalization, which did not differ between transplant-listed and nonlisted patients (74.4% vs. 63.9%, P = 0.09). Transplant-listed patients had lower odds of receiving specialty palliative care (odds ratio 0.43, P = 0.005). Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma had higher odds of receiving hospice care (odds ratio 2.03, P = 0.049). Conclusion. Patients with decompensated cirrhosis had intensive health care utilization during their last year of life regardless of transplant candidacy. Further work is needed to optimize their EOL care, particularly for patients who are ineligible for transplantation. (C) 2019 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:590 / 598
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