Characteristics and Outcomes of Potentially Inappropriate Admissions to the Intensive Care Unit

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Sin, Sooim [1 ]
Lee, Sang-Min [1 ]
Lee, Jinwoo [1 ]
机构
[1] Seoul Natl Univ, Coll Med, Seoul Natl Univ Hosp, Div Pulm & Crit Care Med,Dept Internal Med, 101 Daehak Ro, Seoul 03080, South Korea
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critical care; health resources; intensive care units; medical futility; mortality; OF-LIFE CARE; FUTILE; END; COST;
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10.4266/acc.2018.00388
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Background: Admission of patients perceived as potentially inappropriate for intensive care is a very sensitive and controversial issue. We aimed to evaluate the use of medical resources in the intensive care unit (ICU) and outcomes of patients according to a physician's judgment of appropriateness. Methods: ICU physicians classified patients who were admitted to the medical ICU of a tertiary hospital as appropriate or inappropriate for intensive care within 24 hours of admission. Patient outcomes including mortality were analyzed according to appropriateness. Additionally, the usage and duration of mechanical ventilation (MV), renal replacement therapy (RRT), and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) were analyzed according to appropriateness. Results: In total, 105 patients (male, 55.4%; mean age, 62 years) were included. Twelve (11.4%) patients were considered inappropriate for intensive care based on guidance published by the Society of Critical Care Medicine through a questionnaire survey of physicians. There was no significant difference between patients considered inappropriate or appropriate for ICU admission regarding the use and duration of MV, RRT, and ECMO. In contrast, the ICU, in-hospital, 28-day, 90-day, and total mortality rates were significantly higher among patients with inappropriate admission than among patients with appropriate admission (ICU mortality: 50.0% vs. 25.8%, P=0.008; in-hospital mortality: 58.3% vs. 43.0%, P=0.028; 28-day mortality: 58.3% vs. 33.3%, P=0.019; 90-day mortality: 66.7% vs. 44.1%, P=0.023). Conclusions: Despite higher mortality, the amount of medical resources used for patients considered potentially inappropriate for intensive care did not differ from the resources used for patients considered suitable for ICU care.
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