Lightbody Calvin J, Campbell Jonathan N, Herbison G Peter, Osborne Heather K, Radley Alice, Taylor D Robin
Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Hairmyres, NHS Lanarkshire, East Kilbride, UK.
Department of Medicine,, University Hospital Wishaw, NHS Lanarkshire, Wishaw, UK.
BMJ Open. 2018 Oct 31;8(10):e024264. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024264.
To assess the effect of using a treatment escalation/limitation plan (TELP) on the frequency of harms in 300 patients who died following admission to hospital.
A retrospective case note review of 300 unselected, consecutive deaths comprising: (1) patients with a TELP in addition to a do-not-attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation order (DNACPR); (2) those with DNACPR only; and (3) those with neither. Patient deaths were classified retrospectively as 'expected' or 'unexpected' using the Gold Standard Framework Prognostic Indicator Guidance.
Medical, surgical and intensive care units of a district general hospital.
The primary outcome was the between-group difference in rates of harms, non-beneficial interventions (NBIs) and clinical 'problems' identified using the Structured Judgement Review Method.
289 case records were evaluable. 155 had a TELP and DNACPR (54%); 113 had DNACPR only (39%); 21 had neither (7%). 247 deaths (86%) were 'expected'. Among patients with 'expected' deaths and using the TELP/DNACPR as controls (incidence rate ratio (IRR)=1.00), the IRRs were: for harms, 2.99 (DNACPR only) and 4.00 (neither TELP nor DNACPR) (p<0.001 for both); for NBIs, the corresponding IRRs were 2.23 (DNACPR only) and 2.20 (neither) (p<0.001 and p<0.005, respectively); for 'problems', 2.30 (DNACPR only) and 2.76 (neither) (p<0.001 for both). The rates of harms, NBIs and 'problems' were significantly lower in the group with a TELP/DNACPR compared with 'DNACPR only' and 'neither': harms (per 1000 bed days) 17.1, 76.9 (p<0.001) and 197.8 (p<0.001) respectively; NBIs: 27.4, 92.1 (p<0.001) and 172.4 (p<0.001); and 'problems': 42.3, 146.2 (p<0.01) and 333.3 (p<0.001).
The use of a TELP was associated with a significant reduction in harms, NBIs and 'problems' in patients admitted acutely and who subsequently died, especially if they were likely to be in the last year of life.
评估使用治疗升级/限制计划(TELP)对300例入院后死亡患者伤害发生频率的影响。
对300例未经挑选的连续死亡病例进行回顾性病例记录审查,包括:(1)除了不进行心肺复苏医嘱(DNACPR)外还拥有TELP的患者;(2)仅拥有DNACPR的患者;(3)两者都没有的患者。使用金标准框架预后指标指南将患者死亡情况回顾性分类为“预期”或“意外”。
一家地区综合医院的内科、外科和重症监护病房。
主要结果是使用结构化判断审查方法确定的伤害发生率、非有益干预(NBI)和临床“问题”在组间的差异。
289份病例记录可评估。155例拥有TELP和DNACPR(54%);113例仅拥有DNACPR(39%);21例两者都没有(7%)。247例死亡(86%)为“预期”死亡。在“预期”死亡患者中,以拥有TELP/DNACPR的患者作为对照(发病率比(IRR)=1.00),IRR分别为:伤害方面,2.99(仅拥有DNACPR)和4.00(既没有TELP也没有DNACPR)(两者p<0.001);NBI方面,相应的IRR分别为2.23(仅拥有DNACPR)和2.20(两者都没有)(分别为p<0.001和p<0.005);“问题”方面,2.30(仅拥有DNACPR)和2.76(两者都没有)(两者p<0.001)。与“仅拥有DNACPR”组和“两者都没有”组相比,拥有TELP/DNACPR组的伤害、NBI和“问题”发生率显著更低:伤害(每1000个床日)分别为17.1、76.9(p<0.001)和197.8(p<0.001);NBI分别为27.4、92.1(p<0.001)和172.4(p<0.001);“问题”分别为42.3、146.2(p<0.01)和333.3(p<0.001)。
使用TELP与急性入院后死亡患者的伤害、NBI和“问题”显著减少相关,尤其是对于那些可能处于生命最后一年的患者。