Advance care and resuscitation plans in a tertiary hospital: a multimodal approach.
- Publisher:
- BMJ
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Citation:
- BMJ Support Palliat Care, 2023, pp. spcare-2023-004476
- Issue Date:
- 2023-08-08
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OBJECTIVES: Advance care planning (ACP) is the process of documenting a person's preference for medical treatment in the event of future deterioration. This audit aimed to improve discussion and documentation of ACP in patients who die during a hospital admission. METHODS: We performed a clinical audit in 2021 of inpatients at a tertiary hospital in Sydney, Australia to evaluate the benefit of multimodal interventions to improve ACP compared with previous audits from 2016 and 2011. RESULTS: In 2021, 97% of audited patients had a documented ACP prior to death compared with 80% in the 2016 audit. The completion of NFR documentation on admission in 2016 was 33%, while in 2021 65% of ACPs were completed within 24 hours of admission.In 2021, 94% of patients had a paper resuscitation form filled; however, identification stickers, which are associated with risk of error, were used in 64%; and 25% of forms were only partially completed. Palliative care was consulted for 44% of patients prior to death; 33% on the day of or prior to death. CONCLUSIONS: Improvement in prevalence and timing of ACP prior to death is seen in the postintervention audit. A repeat audit in 5 years will be conducted, with interventions focused on improving documentation of ACP.
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