Emergency department, Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Emergency department, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.
BMC Palliat Care. 2023 Jun 27;22(1):81. doi: 10.1186/s12904-023-01205-5.
Palliative care is a form of medical care designed to enhance the quality of life of patients with life-threatening conditions. This study was conducted to compare the accuracy of predicted survival the 1 and 3-month survival rate of Broad and narrow criteria, Surprise questions (SQ), and Palliative Care and Rapid Emergency Screening (P-CaRES) after admission to the emergency department (ED).
This prospective cohort study was conducted at an urban teaching hospital in Thailand. Patients aged ≥ 65 years admitted to the ED were classified according to their emergency severity index (ESI) (Level: 1-3). We collected data on SQ, P-CaRES, and broad and narrow criteria. A survival data of participants were collected at 1 and 3 months after admission to the ED. The survival rate was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier and log-rank tests.
A total of 269 patients completed the study. P-CaRES positive and P-CaRES negative patients had 1-month survival rates of 81% and 94.8%, respectively (P = 0.37), and at 3-month survival rates of 70.7% and 90.1%, respectively (P < 0.001). SQ (not surprised) had a 1-month survival rate of 79.3%, while SQ (surprised) had a 97% survival rate (P = 0.01), and SQ (not surprised) had a 75.4% survival rate at 3-months, while SQ (surprised) had a 96.3% survival rate (P = 0.01). Broad and narrow criteria that were positive and negative had 1-month survival rates of 88.1% and 92.5%, respectively (P = 0.71), while those that were positive and negative had 3-month survival rates of 78.6% and 87.2%, respectively (P = 0.19). The hazard ratio (HR) of SQ (not surprised) at 1 month was 3.22( 95%CI:1.16-8.89). The HR at 3 months of P-CaRES (positive) was 3.31 with a 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.74 - 6.27, while the HR for SQ (not surprise) was 7.33, 95% CI: 3.03-19.79; however, broad and narrow criteria had an HR of 1.78, 95% CI:0.84-3.77.
Among older adults who visited the ED, the SQ were good prognosis tools for predicting 1 and 3-month survival, and P-CaRES were good prognostic tools for predicting 3-month survival.
姑息治疗是一种旨在提高危及生命的疾病患者生活质量的医疗形式。本研究旨在比较入院后宽和窄标准、意外问题 (SQ)、姑息治疗和快速紧急筛查 (P-CaRES) 对 1 个月和 3 个月生存率的预测准确性。
这是一项在泰国城市教学医院进行的前瞻性队列研究。根据急诊严重指数 (ESI)(级别:1-3)将年龄≥65 岁的患者分为入院的 ED。我们收集了 SQ、P-CaRES 和宽和窄标准的数据。在 ED 入院后 1 个月和 3 个月收集参与者的生存数据。使用 Kaplan-Meier 和对数秩检验计算生存率。
共有 269 名患者完成了这项研究。P-CaRES 阳性和 P-CaRES 阴性患者的 1 个月生存率分别为 81%和 94.8%(P=0.37),3 个月生存率分别为 70.7%和 90.1%(P<0.001)。SQ(不惊讶)的 1 个月生存率为 79.3%,而 SQ(惊讶)的生存率为 97%(P=0.01),SQ(不惊讶)的 3 个月生存率为 75.4%,而 SQ(惊讶)的生存率为 96.3%(P=0.01)。宽和窄标准阳性和阴性的 1 个月生存率分别为 88.1%和 92.5%(P=0.71),而阳性和阴性的 3 个月生存率分别为 78.6%和 87.2%(P=0.19)。SQ(不惊讶)的 1 个月 HR 为 3.22(95%CI:1.16-8.89)。P-CaRES(阳性)的 3 个月 HR 为 3.31,95%CI:1.74-6.27,而 SQ(不惊讶)的 HR 为 7.33,95%CI:3.03-19.79;然而,宽和窄标准的 HR 为 1.78,95%CI:0.84-3.77。
在就诊 ED 的老年人中,SQ 是预测 1 个月和 3 个月生存率的良好预后工具,而 P-CaRES 是预测 3 个月生存率的良好预后工具。