title: [Preoperative patient-oriented advance planning of emergency and intensive care treatment--Necessary or imposition? : Questionnaire survey].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Traditional advance directives can often not be satisfactorily implemented into patient care; therefore, patient-oriented decision-making prior to scheduled interventions and beyond the actual surgery is of particular importance. Data on inpatient advance care planning (ACP) in Germany are lacking.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This proof-of-concept study was carried out to determine the needs of inpatients undergoing surgery for advance preoperative planning of emergency care and to assess potential discomfort caused by such a program.
  
  
  METHODS
  A voluntary and anonymous standardized questionnaire survey was carried out in scheduled surgery inpatients over 50 years old. Data collection was structured in a demographic part and statements dealing with preoperative advance planning of emergency care in hospital evaluated as Likert items.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of 579 patients (mean age 66 years, 51% male) 43% indicated a basic interest in being informed about advance planning of emergency care individually during the current hospital stay. Desire for patient self-determination represented an independent factor of information needs [p = 0.036, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 0.027-0.793]. The survey was perceived as a burden by only 7.3% of patients. This perception was independently associated with less concern about perioperative complication risks (p = 0.008, 95% CI 0.144-0.975).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results confirmed a substantial interest in patient-oriented advance planning of emergency care in a preoperative setting; however, no demographic group criteria for patients with information requirements could be defined. As the burden evoked by the topic is low, advance planning of emergency and intensive care treatment of inpatients undergoing surgery should be actively provided in the future.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anaesthesiologie, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, München, Deutschland. katrin.umgelter@lrz.tum.de.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Umgelter
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anaesthesiologie, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, München, Deutschland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anetsberger
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anaesthesiologie, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, München, Deutschland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blobner
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anaesthesiologie, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, München, Deutschland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kochs
mesh_terms: D032722:Advance Care Planning; D016223:Advance Directives; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Advance care planning; Advance directives; Patient care planning; Personal autonomy; Self determination
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