Figure. Comparison of Goals of Care (GOC) Completion Across Individual Serious Illness Criteria.

On the y-axis, the numbers in parentheses denote the number of patients with the particular serious illness. Vulnerable elderly adult was defined as individuals older than 84 years and individuals older than 64 years who had a functionally dependent health status or a history of stroke or cerebrovascular accident or of dementia. ASA indicates American Society of Anesthesiologists; CHF, congestive heart failure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; and ESKD, end-stage kidney disease.