Early identification of dying trajectories in emergency department patients: potential impact on hospital care

J Palliat Med. 2012 Apr;15(4):392-5. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0358. Epub 2012 Apr 2.

Authors

Sangeeta Lamba¹, Roxanne Nagurka, Tiffany Murano, Robert J Zalenski, Scott Compton

Affiliation

¹ University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, University Hospital, Newark, NJ, USA.

PMID: 22468769
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0358

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Analysis of Variance
Attitude to Death*
Confidence Intervals
Emergency Service, Hospital / ethics*
Female
Hospitalization*
Humans
Length of Stay
Male
Patient Care / ethics*
Resuscitation Orders
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors
Triage / methods*