Martin Viola1, Robert Tyler Braun2, Elizabeth A Luth3, Cynthia X Pan4,5, Lindsay Lief5, James Gang5, Zara Adamou5, Philip Dodd6,7, Holly G Prigerson1,5. 1. Center for Research on End-of-Life Care and Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA. 2. Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA. 3. Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Institute for Health, Healthcare Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. 4. Division of Palliative Medicine and Geriatrics, New York Presbyterian Queens Hospital, Flushing, New York, USA. 5. Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA. 6. University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. 7. Department of Psychiatry, St Michael's House Intellectual Disability Services.
Abstract
Background: Little is known about end-of-life intensive care provided to patients with intellectual disabilities (ID). Objectives: To identify differences in receipt of end-of-life cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and endotracheal intubation among adult patients with and without ID and examine whether do-not-resuscitate orders (DNRs) mediate associations between ID and CPR. Design: Exploratory matched cohort study using medical records of inpatient decedents treated between 2012 and 2018. Results: Patients with ID (n = 37) more frequently received CPR (37.8% vs. 21.6%) and intubation (78.4% vs. 47.8%) than patients without ID (n = 74). In multivariable models, ID was associated with receiving CPR (relative risk [RR] = 2.92, 95% confidence interval = 1.26-6.78, p = 0.012), but not intubation. Patients with ID less frequently had a DNR placed (67.6% vs. 91.9%), mediating associations between ID and CPR. Conclusions: In this pilot study, ID was associated with increased likelihood of receiving end-of-life CPR, likely due to lower utilization of DNRs among patients with ID. Further research is needed to confirm these results.
Background: Little is known about end-of-life intensive care provided to patients with intellectual disabilities (ID). Objectives: To identify differences in receipt of end-of-life cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and endotracheal intubation among adult patients with and without ID and examine whether do-not-resuscitate orders (DNRs) mediate associations between ID and CPR. Design: Exploratory matched cohort study using medical records of inpatient decedents treated between 2012 and 2018. Results: Patients with ID (n = 37) more frequently received CPR (37.8% vs. 21.6%) and intubation (78.4% vs. 47.8%) than patients without ID (n = 74). In multivariable models, ID was associated with receiving CPR (relative risk [RR] = 2.92, 95% confidence interval = 1.26-6.78, p = 0.012), but not intubation. Patients with ID less frequently had a DNR placed (67.6% vs. 91.9%), mediating associations between ID and CPR. Conclusions: In this pilot study, ID was associated with increased likelihood of receiving end-of-life CPR, likely due to lower utilization of DNRs among patients with ID. Further research is needed to confirm these results.
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