Table 4.
Characteristics by Receiving Palliative Care Consult More Than One day (Mean or Percentage)
| Characteristic | Palliative care consult>1 day before death (n=19) | No palliative care consult/palliative care consult on day of death (n=42) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age at diagnosis | 31.32 | 28.67 | 0.346 |
| Age at death | 33.11 | 29.57 | 0.288 |
| Survival (months) | 20.02 | 12.99 | 0.019a |
| LOS | 14.37 | 15.43 | 0.121 |
| New diagnosis at admission | 21.05 (4/19) | 21.42 (9/42) | 0.974 |
| Advanced directives at admission | 15.79 (3/19) | 4.76 (2/42) | 0.146 |
| DNR at admission | 21.05 (4/19) | 9.52 (4/42) | 0.217 |
| Active primary therapy | 47.37 (9/19) | 47.62 (20/42) | 0.986 |
| Goals of care discussion at admission | 42.11 (8/19) | 28.57 (12/42) | 0.297 |
| ICU as place of death | 10.53 (2/19) | 47.62 (20/42) | 0.005a |
| ICU LOS | 15.25 | 13.64 | 0.979 |
| CPR used | 15.79 (3/19) | 19.05 (8/42) | 0.759 |
| Documentation of family meeting | 94.73 (18/19) | 69.05 (8/42) | 0.036a |
| DNR order prior to death | 89.47 (17/19) | 88.10 (37/42) | 0.876 |
| Timing of DNR order prior to death (days) | 9.94 | 1.92 | 0.001a |
| Hospital cost | $81,373.47 | $87,575.30 | 0.925 |
a
Denotes significance at 0.05 level.
LOS, length of stay; DNR, do-not-resuscitate; ICU, intensive care unit; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation.