Table 1.
Demographics and Clinical Parameters of Heart Failure Patients with Palliative Care Consults (N=132)
| Median [IQR] or No. (%) | |
|---|---|
| Age | 76 [67, 82] |
| Male | 70 (53) |
| Marital Status | |
| Married | 74 (56) |
| Widowed | 35 (27) |
| Divorced | 14 (11) |
| Single | 7 (5) |
| Separated | 2 (2) |
| Race | |
| White | 129 (98) |
| Black | 1 (1) |
| Asian Pacific Islander | 1 (1) |
| Native American | 1 (1) |
| Systolic Blood Pressure | 110 [94, 122] |
| Weight kga | 77 [62, 90] |
| Advanced Directive at First Consult | 90 (68) |
| Ejection Fractionb | 40 [25, 64] |
| Patients with Cardiac Devices | 30 (23) |
| NYHA Class | |
| I | 9 (7) |
| II | 8 (6) |
| III | 49 (37) |
| IV | 66 (50) |
| Referring Department | |
| Cardiology | 82 (62) |
| Hospital Medicine | 24 (18) |
| Internal Medicine | 19 (14) |
| Hematology/Oncology | 4 (3) |
| Thoracic Surgery | 1 (1) |
| Anesthesiology | 1 (1) |
| Cardiac Surgery | 1 (1) |
| Discharged toc | |
| Home with Visiting Nurse | 35 (30) |
| Skilled Nursing Facility | 24 (21) |
| Home | 20 (17) |
| Home with Hospice | 17 (15) |
| Deceased | 10 (9) |
| Swing Bed | 5 (4) |
| Custodial Care | 2 (2) |
| Rehabilitation Center | 1 (1) |
| Transferred to Federal Hospital | 1 (1) |
a
n=131
b
n=130
c
n=115; only patients seen as inpatients have discharge data