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. 2018 Jul;66(7):1377-1381.
doi: 10.1111/jgs.15361. Epub 2018 Mar 15.

Prognosis After Emergency Department Intubation to Inform Shared Decision-Making

Kei Ouchi  1   2   3 , Guruprasad D Jambaulikar  1 , Samuel Hohmann  4   5 , Naomi R George  1   2 , Emily L Aaronson  2   6 , Rebecca Sudore  7 , Mara A Schonberg  8 , James A Tulsky  9   10 , Jeremiah D Schuur  1   2 , Daniel J Pallin  1   2
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Prognosis After Emergency Department Intubation to Inform Shared Decision-Making

Kei Ouchi et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018 Jul.

Abstract

Objectives: To inform the shared decision-making process between clinicians and older adults and their surrogates regarding emergency intubation.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Multicenter, emergency department (ED)-based cohort.

Participants: Adults aged 65 and older intubated in the ED from 2008 to 2015 from 262 hospitals across the United States (>95% of U.S. nonprofit academic medical centers).

Measurements: Our primary outcome was age-specific in-hospital mortality. Secondary outcomes were age-specific odds of death after adjusting for race, comorbid conditions, admission diagnosis, hospital disposition, and geographic region.

Results: We identified 41,463 ED intubation encounters and included 35,036 in the final analysis. Sixty-four percent were in non-Hispanic whites and 54% in women. Overall in-hospital mortality was 33% (95% confidence interval (CI)=34-35%). Twenty-four percent (95% CI=24-25%) of subjects were discharged to home, and 41% (95% CI=40-42%) were discharged to a location other than home. Mortality was 29% (95% CI=28-29%) for individuals aged 65 to 74, 34% (95% CI=33-35%) for those aged 75 to 79, 40% (95% CI=39-41%) for those aged 80 to 84, 43% (95% CI=41-44%) for those aged 85 to 89, and 50% (95% CI=48-51%) for those aged 90 and older.

Conclusion: After emergency intubation, 33% percent of older adults die during the index hospitalization. Only 24% of survivors are discharged to home. Simple, graphic representations of this information, in combination with an experienced clinician's overall clinical assessment, will support shared decision-making regarding unplanned intubation.

Keywords: emergency department; intubation; mortality.

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