Quality indicators for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit

被引:251
作者
Clarke, EB
Curtis, JR
Luce, JM
Levy, M
Danis, M
Nelson, J
Solomon, MZ
机构
[1] Univ Washington, Harborview Med Ctr, Div Pulm & Crit Care, Seattle, WA 98104 USA
[2] Ctr Appl Eth & Profess Practice, Newton, MA USA
[3] Educ Dev Ctr, Newton, MA USA
[4] Univ Calif San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
[5] San Francisco Gen Hosp, Div Pulm & Crit Care Med, San Francisco, CA 94110 USA
[6] Brown Univ, Rhode Isl Hosp, Providence, RI 02903 USA
[7] NIH, Dept Clin Bioeth, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
[8] Mt Sinai Sch Med, Div Pulm & Crit Care Med, New York, NY USA
关键词
terminal care; palliative care; intensive care; critical care; quality indicators; health care; total quality management;
D O I
10.1097/01.CCM.0000084849.96385.85
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Objective: The primary goal of this study was to address the documented deficiencies in end-of-life care (EOLC) in intensive care unit settings by identifying key EOLC domains and related quality indicators for use in the intensive care unit through a consensus process. A second goal was to propose specific clinician and organizational behaviors and interventions that might be used to improve these EOLC quality indicators. Participants: Participants were the 36 members of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Critical Care End-of-Life Peer Workgroup and 15 nurse-physician teams from 15 intensive care units affiliated with the work group members. Fourteen adult medical, surgical, and mixed intensive care units from 13 states and the District of Columbia in the United States and one mixed intensive care unit in Canada were represented. Methods: An in-depth literature review was conducted to identify articles that assessed the domains of quality of EOLC in the intensive care unit and general health care. Consensus regarding the key EOLC domains in the intensive care unit and quality performance indicators within each domain was established based on the review of the literature and an iterative process involving the authors and members of the RWJF Critical Care End-of-Life Peer Workgroup. Specific clinician and organizational behaviors and interventions to address the proposed EOLC quality indicators within the domains were identified through a collaborative process with the nurse-physician teams in 15 intensive care units. Measurements and Main Results: Seven EOLC domains were identified for use in the intensive care unit: a) patient- and family-centered decision making; b) communication; c) continuity of care; d) emotional and practical support; e) symptom management and comfort care; f) spiritual support; and g) emotional and organizational support for intensive care unit clinicians. Fifty-three EOLC quality indicators within the seven domains were proposed. More than 100 examples of clinician and organizational behaviors and interventions that could address the EOLC quality indicators in the intensive care unit setting were identified. Conclusions: These EOLC domains and the associated quality indicators, developed through a consensus process, provide clinicians and researchers with a framework for understanding quality of EOLC in the intensive care unit. Once validated, these indicators might be used to improve the quality of EOLC by serving as the components of an internal or external audit evaluating EOLC continuous quality improvement efforts in intensive care unit settings.
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页码:2255 / 2262
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