Table 2.
Outcomes for Patients with Palliative Care Consults in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit
| Outcome | N |
|---|---|
| Length of stay, mean (SD), days | 20 (19) |
| Disposition | |
| Home (%) | 4 (7%) |
| Rehab (%) | 2 (4%) |
| Nursing home | 10 (18%) |
| Long-term acute care hospital (%) | 2 (4%) |
| Hospice (%) | 9 (16%) |
| Died during hospitalization (%) | 28 (49%) |
| Mean time to palliative care consultation (days) | 10 |
| Late palliative care consult (%)a | 34 (62%) |
| Reason for palliative care consult | |
| Goals of care (%) | 50 (88%) |
| Pain (%) | 5 (9%) |
| Nonpain symptoms (%) | 6 (11%) |
a
Late palliative care consult = palliative care consult made after four days of hospitalization.