Table 1.
Study Population
|
Surrogates |
Pre-intervention arm |
Post-intervention arm |
|---|---|---|
| N | 23 | 27 |
| Relationship to patient | ||
| Spouse, N (%) | 5 (22) | 8 (30) |
| Child/child-in-law, N (%) | 14 (61) | 15 (55) |
| Other, N (%) | 4 (17) | 4 (15) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 51 (14) | 57 (10) |
| Female, N (%) | 17 (74) | 15 (56) |
| White, N (%) | 20 (87) | 24 (89) |
| College education or higher, N (%) | 20 (87) | 22 (81) |
| Patients | ||
| N | 23 | 27 |
|---|---|---|
| Patient age, mean (SD) | 71 (12) | 71 (10) |
| Female, N (%) | 10 (43) | 13 (48) |
| SAPS, mean (SD) | 68 (15) | 70 (15) |
| SAPS, % mortality (SD) | 50 (24) | 54 (26) |
| Intubated patients, N (%) | 16 (70) | 18 (67) |
| Died before ICU discharge, N (%) | 5 (22) | 6 (22) |
SAPS, Simplified Acute Physiology Score.