Table 2.
Antibiotics | IV fluids | Transfer to hospital | Medication by any route | Oxygen | BiPAP/CPAP | Intubation/ventilation | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
POLST maturity status | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
POLST maturity status | |||||||
Mature | 2 (66.67) | 3 (100) | 3 (100) | 3 (100) | 3 (100) | 3 (100) | 3 (100) |
Endorsed | 14 (73.68) | 13 (68.42) | 19 (100) | 19 (100) | 19 (100) | 18 (94.74) | 18 (94.74) |
Developing | 14 (70.00) | 16 (80.00) | 20 (100) | 20 (100) | 20 (100) | 18 (90) | 17 (85) |
Nonconforming | 2 (66.67) | 1 (33.33) | 3 (100) | 3 (100) | 3 (100) | 3 (100) | 3 (100) |
Frequency mentioned and locations | |||||||
Mentioned once | |||||||
Comfort Measures | 13 (28.89) | 0 | 0 | 45 (100) | 45 (100) | 0 | 0 |
Limited treatment | 0 | 28 (62.22) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2.22) | 0 |
Full treatment | 15 (33.33) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (22.22) | 36 (80) |
Separate section | 0 | 0 | 4 (8.89) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (11.11) |
Mentioned twice | |||||||
Comfort + limited treatment | 3 (6.67) | 0 | 7 (15.56) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Limited + full treatment | 0 | 5 (11.11) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 (57.78) | 0 |
Limited + separate section | 1 (2.22) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Full + separate section | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mentioned three time | |||||||
Comfort + limited + full treatment | 0 | 0 | 34 (75.56) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Limited + full + separate section | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total mentioned | 32 (71.11) | 33 (73.33) | 45 (100) | 45 (100) | 45 (100) | 42 (93.33) | 41 (91.11) |
Not mentioned at all | 13 (28.89) | 12 (26.67) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (6.67) | 4 (8.89) |
Total | 45 (100) | 45 (100) | 45 (100) | 45 (100) | 45 (100) | 45 (100) | 45 (100) |
BiPAP, bi-level positive airway pressure; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; IV, intravenous.