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TABLE 14-4 Surrogate Decision Maker and Physician Estimates of Prognosis • Cox CE, Martinu T, Sathy SJ, et al. Expectations and outcomes
for CCI Patients of prolonged mechanical ventilation. Crit Care Med. November
Surrogate Decision Makers Physicians 2009;37(11):2888-2894; quiz 2904.
• Hollander JM, Mechanick JI. Nutrition support and the
High expectations for:
chronic critical illness syndrome. Nutr Clin Pract. December
One-year survival 93% 43% 2006;21(6):587-604.
Physical function 71% 6% • Huang SS, Septimus E, Kleinman K, et al. Targeted versus univer-
Quality of life 83% 4% sal decolonization to prevent ICU infection. N Engl J Med. June 13
2013;368(24):2255-2265.
Responses of surrogate decision makers for CCI patients and their physicians to questions of expectations for
long-term survival, functional status, and quality of life. Overall surrogate-physician concordance in expecta- • Jubran A, Grant BJ, Duffner LA, et al. Effect of pressure support
tions was poor (κ <0.08), suggesting ineffective communication of expected outcomes by clinicians. vs unassisted breathing through a tracheostomy collar on weaning
Data from Cox CE, Martinu T, Sathy SJ, et al. Expectations and outcomes of prolonged mechanical venti- duration in patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation:
lation. Crit Care Med. November 2009;37(11):2888-2894. a randomized trial. JAMA. February 20, 2013;309(7):671-677.
• Kahn JM, Werner RM, David G, Ten Have TR, Benson NM,
Asch DA. Effectiveness of long-term acute care hospitalization
TABLE 14-5 ProVent Score for Mortality Prediction in CCI in elderly patients with chronic critical illness. Med Care. January
One-Year 2013;51(1):4-10.
Cumulative Mortality % • Nelson JE, Meier DE, Litke A, Natale DA, Siegel RE, Morrison RS.
Risk Factor a Points Point Score Patients % (95% CI) The symptom burden of chronic critical illness. Crit Care Med.
Age ≥65 years old 2 0 28 20 (10-29) July 2004;32(7):1527-1534.
Age 50-64 years old 1 1 23 36 (24-48) • Schweickert WD, Pohlman MC, Pohlman AS, et al. Early physi-
cal and occupational therapy in mechanically ventilated, criti-
Vasopressors 1 2 30 56 (45-68)
cally ill patients: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. May 30,
Platelet count ≤150 × 10 /L 1 3 14 81 (67-94) 2009;373(9678):1874-1882.
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Renal replacement therapy 1 4-6 5 100 (77-100) • Unroe M, Kahn JM, Carson SS, et al. One-year trajectories of care
a Risk factors measured on day 21 of mechanical ventilation uninterrupted by more than 72 hours. and resource utilization for recipients of prolonged mechanical
Adapted with permission from Carson SS, Kahn JM, Hough CL, et al. A multicenter mortality prediction ventilation: a cohort study. Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(3):167-175.
model for patients receiving prolonged mechanical ventilation. Crit Care Med. April 2012;40(4):1171-1176. • Zilberberg MD, Shorr AF. Prolonged acute mechanical ventilation
and hospital bed utilization in 2020 in the United States: implica-
and surrogate decision makers in formulating goals of care for patients is tions for budgets, plant and personnel planning. BMC Health Serv
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