Table 3.
Hospital Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Seen by Chaplainsa
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis | |
| Solid Tumor | 35 (14) |
| Cardiac Arrest | 31 (13) |
| Septic Shock | 29 (12) |
| CVA/ICH | 20 (8) |
| Cardiogenic Shock | 19 (8) |
| ALI/ARDS | 17 (7) |
| Other | 151 (61) |
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| Hospital length of stay | 6 (2,15) |
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| |
| ICU length of stay | 4 (2,9.25) |
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| |
| Mechanical ventilation | 179 (72) |
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| |
| Ventilator Days, total | 4.0 (1,9) |
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| SOFA at ICU admission | 7.5 (4,11) |
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| SOFA at time of first chaplain note | 9 (4,12) |
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| Discharge Disposition | |
| Death (total) | 197 (79) |
| Death (withdrawal/comfort) | 179 (72) |
| Death (code) | 18 (7) |
| Home | 30 (12) |
| Long-Term Acute Care | 9 (4) |
| Hospice | 8 (3) |
| Transfer to another hospital | 3 (1) |
| Nursing Home | 1 (0.4) |
ALI = acute lung injury; ARDS = acute respiratory distress syndrome; CVA = cerebral vascular accident; ICH = intracerebral hemorrhage; SOFA = sequential organ failure assessment.
a
Shown as number (percent) or median (interquartile range).