title: Factors affecting code status in a university hospital intensive care unit.
abstract: The authors collected data on diagnosis, hospital course, and end-of life preparedness in patients who died in the intensive care unit (ICU) with '"full code" status (defined as receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation), compared with those who didn't. Differences were analyzed using binary and stepwise logistic regression. They found no differences in demographics, comorbidities, ventilator, hospital, or ICU days between groups. No-code patients were more likely to have higher APACHE-II scores (p < .0001), gastrointestinal/hepatic conditions (p < .01) and an advanced directive (p = .03). Patients dying with full code status were more likely to have previously coded (p < .0001), and had more central lines (p = .03). Implications are discussed.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine and Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, USA. Ivanscoy@drexelmed.edu
authors: Lauren Jodi
authors: LJ
authors: Van Scoy
authors: Department of Internal Medicine and Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, USA.
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Sherman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D057209:Hospital Rapid Response Team / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index